Colonel Maceroni (5 results)
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by John Macrone, London, 1838
- Hardcover
Seller: YattonBookShop PBFA, Yatton, United KingdomYattonBookShop PBFA
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Condition: Used - Good
US$ 180.46
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Brown quarter cloth and card boards. Spine and paper spine labels to each volume are new. The remainder the of the boards remains uncovered. Corners are bumped. Frontispiece to volume one. Mild foxing to endpages and occasionally throughout. Previous owner's mark to ffep in both volumes. Vol one: 497…pp, Vol two: 509 pp, xxi pp. Additional photos are available upon request. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 1597g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 033944:1-K2) Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" Tall Language: ENG 1597 G. Book.
More imagesPublished by London: John Macrone, 1838., 1838
- Hardcover
Seller: McConnell Fine Books ABA & ILAB, Deal, KENT, United KingdomMcConnell Fine Books ABA & ILAB
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 2 volume set, 9 inches tall. An exquisite late Victorian half morocco by Worsfold with gilt raised bands, very fine 'Napoleonic' gilt tooling to the panels and gilt top edges. Engraved portrait. The Extraordinary Francis Maceroni was an inventor, diplomat, balloonist and soldier. As a Colonel of Caval…ry he was aide de camp of Murat during the Napoleonic Wars. Later he developed steam carriages but after various misfortunes was left penniless. A splendid set of this remarkable history.
More imagesPublished by London: John Macrone, 1837
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Stony Hill Books, Madison, WI, U.S.A.Stony Hill Books
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US$ 750.00
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. In two volumes, with engraved frontispiece portrait to volume I. Bound in half brown leather over marbled boards, marbled endpapers and page edges, pages clean tight and unmarked VG+, bindings firm and tight, covers modestly rubbed especially at corners and extremities.
More imagesPublished by London: John Macrone, 1838, 1838
- First Edition
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United KingdomPeter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB.
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First edition of the memoirs of the soldier and inventor Francis Maceroni (1788-1846). "Maceroni recommended himself to Joachim Murat, king of Naples, who on 1 January 1814 made him one of his aides-de-camp, with the rank of colonel of cavalry, and sent him on missions to London, where he was when Murat's forces were defeated by… the Austrians at Tolentino in May 1815" (ODNB). 2 vols, octavo (212 x 133 mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait to vol. I. Contemporary black morocco-grain roan, flat raised bands, spine lettered in gilt, compartments richly gilt, boards elaborately decorated in gilt and blind, all edges gilt, yellow endpapers. Contemporary gift inscription on front flyleaf. Extremities slightly rubbed, endpapers dust soiled, prelims and endmatters foxed, occasional spotting to text blocks.
- Hardcover
- Print on Demand
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, IndiaTrue World of Books
Contact seller5-star sellerLeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1838 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt band…s. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 511 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 511.
