Count Vigny (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Translated from the ninth French edition by William Hazlitt, Book is tight and clean with no markings; Embossed green boards show some soiling and wear.

hardcover. Condition: Fair. no publication date stated, circa 1900; French text; London; Volume 1 & 2 , Notes and Index all bound together; green cloth covered boards with gilt spine titles; wear to covers especially at edges and corners; gutter gap throughout; Previous owner's name on ffep; interior is clean but marked with check marks and some underlining; 12mo, 6 3/4" - 7 3/4" Tall; each section is paginated separately;

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. marbled boards 151pp double column, name on title page. Scarce US edition. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First English Edition. Black cloth bound boards with bright gilt titling to the spine and blind-stamped decorations to the cloth. No dustjacket. There is light rubbing to the cloth corners. There are foxing (brown) spots to the page fore-edges, to the prelims and to the frontispiece. There is a gift note addressed to the former owner on the front free-endpaper. There is a split to the rear inner page hinge and there is loss to the top of the rear free-endpaper, Otherwise there are NO other inscriptions or marks. (xvii) + 397 pp. Translated from the ninth Paris Edition by Wiliam Hazlitt. Overall, apart from the 'faults', as detailed above, this is a Clean, Tight and Secure, 'Very Good' copy. "This is Count Alfred De Vigny's famous historical romance, here for the first time in English. " ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1847, 1st English ed, VG+. In green embossed cloth, corners and edges very lightly bumped and worn. Spine, titles in gilt, edges bumped. Internally, yellow (later?) endpapers, half title with adverts to verso, portrait frontis, [5], (vi-xvii), [1], [1], 2-397 pp, 1 pl (portrait), printed by TC Savill, part of the European Library series, small bookseller label to epd (Leighton), some light spotting to frontis, but an exceptionally clean copy. The classic French novel first published in Vienne in 1827. Our copy is the first English translation based on the 9th Paris edition. (Lowndes 23). The story of the failed conspiracy of young Henri d'Effiat, marquis de Cinq-Mars to overthrow Richelieu; his doomed romance with Marie de Gonzague, a princess betrothed to the king of Poland; and Cinq-Mars' subsequent beheading. Alfred Victor de Vigny, was a French poet, playwright, and novelist.

Condition: Good. Translated from French by William Bellingham, Esq., two volumes in one. Bound in a marble-designed hardcover, with wear to the edges and covers from use and age. The spine is in very good condition with minimal wear, and the gold gilt lettering and design are also vibrant. The binding is in good condition. Very light foxing throughout the book. Disclaimer: Postage rates may be subject to change depending on the weight of the books. For the heavier and/ or multivolume sets, the cost will be determined using the prices displayed below. UK: £7 per kg EU: £10 per kg USA: £12 per kg If you have any queries, please get in touch.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. MDCCCXLVII. An historical romance. Frontis of Alfred de Vigny. 397 pages. Original binding in green cloth with gold title and emboss decoration. A very worn, but complete and intact copy.

Leather. Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). An interesting work containing memoirs about military life from Alfred de Vigny and M. Elzear Blaze, edited by Sir Charles J. Napier. Second edition.Bound in half-calf on marbled boards, by Maclaren & Macniven.'Lights and Shades of Military Life' is a work of military memoir which can be broken down into two different volumes. The first portion of the work is taken from Count de Vigny's production of the historical 'Cinq-Mars novel', as well as other works of military fiction, while the latter part is taken from a publication by M. Elzear Blaze, a French captain in Napoleon's army. The editor, Lieutenant-General Sir Charles J. Napier, adds his own thoughts and life experiences through 'Editor's Remarks' throughout the work.Contents fall under 'Recollections of Military Servitude', 'Recollections of Military Greatness', and 'Military Life in Bivouac, Camp, Garrison, Barracks, &c.'Collated, complete. Bound in half-calf on marbled boards by Maclaren & Macniven. Externally, smart. Some marks to boards, as well as edge wear to extremities. Rubbing to raised bands of joints and to leather spine. Front hinge is starting but remains firm. Offsetting to endpapers from binding on paste downs. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with age-toning to margins and the odd spot. Very Good. book.