Comte Messey (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1843 d'après la préf. Autre tirage : 1877. Portrait en frontispice. Description: 1 vol. (356 p.-[17] f. de pl.) : ill, portr. ; 18 cm. Responsibility: Silvio Pellico ; traduction nouvelle par le comte H. de Messey, revue par le vicomte Alban de Villeneuve ; avec une notice biographique et littéraire sur Silvio Pellico et ses ouvrages par M. X. Philipon de la Madelaine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. This is an account of prison life of the Italian patriot Silvio Pellico. Ex. library. 1/3 black leather binding with blue leather boards. 4 raised bands on the spine with gilt designs and lettering in the compartments. Both covers moderately rubbed, and there is visible wear on both outer hinges. Moire end papers. 2 library bookplates inside front cover, some writing in ink on first endpaper, as well as title page. Illustrated throughout, some foxing. Gilt page edges. This page is completely free of marginalia. Considered very good condition for its age. More images by request. Full refund if not satisfied.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued. New Illustrated Edition. Mes prisons, suivi des Devoirs des hommes. Traduction nouvelle, par le comte H. de Messey, revue par le vicomte Alban de Villeneuve, avec notice biographique et littéraire sur Silvio Pellico et ses ouvrages, par M. V. Philipon de la Madelaine. Edition illustrée d'après les dessins de MM. Gérard Séguin, d'Aubigny, Steinheil. ***Translates as: My prisons, followed by the duties of men. New translation, by Count H. De Messey, reviewed by Viscount Alban de Villeneuve, with a biographical and literary record on Silvio Pellico and his works, by M. V. Filipe de la Madelaye. Illustrated by the drawings of Mr. Gérard Séguin, of Aubigny, Steinheil. ***In the French Language. Illustrated with steel engravings throughout. ***Very good in red cloth-covered boards with gilt titles and blind rules to spine and blind ruled corners to boards. Spine faded. Edges of boards rubbed. Corners of boards rubbed. Foxing to some pages. Spine tight. With a stamp to the bottom of the title page: Pensionnat de la congregation de N-D du Grand Champ, Versailles. ***Translates as: Boarding House of the N-D Congregation of the Grand Champ, Versailles. ***260 mm x 178 mm. xxii prelim-pages plus 335 pages. ***Silvio Pellico (24 June 1789 ¿ 31 January 1854) was an Italian writer, poet, dramatist and patriot active in the Italian unification. ***A nice copy of an original French illustrated antiquarian book - of interest to historians of Italian political history and unification. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO40099303: 1844. In-4. Relié demi-cuir. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos à nerfs, Intérieur bon état. 335 pages. Illustré de nombreuses gravures en noir et blanc dans le texte et de bandeaux décoratifs en noir en tête de chapitres. Auteur, titre, fleurons, roulettes et filets dorés sur le dos. Dos et mors frottés. . . . Classification Dewey : 850-Littératures italienne, roumaine, rhéto-romane.