Diane Comtesse (37 results)

Condition: New. pp. 79.

Condition: New. pp. 79.

Condition: New. pp. 79.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Octavo. 31, [1] pp. Staplebound beige wraps. Toning, scattered soiling, light rubbed along fold with one light crease near top of spine. Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Fantastic 3/4 leather binding with tooled bands on the spine and gilt lettering and fleur-de-lis on the spine; gilt page edges; marbled end pages. Binding is tight and complete. Leather is still supple with wear to the edges; light age toning. Text in French.

Hardcover. Condition: Book Good +/Good++. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. FRENCH TEXT. XLIV + 323 pages. Hide covered flexible boards with tooled spine, front board somewhat flared. Page-edges age-browned and light brown staining to tops of pages.

Full Leather Hardback. Condition: Very Good Plus. Reprint. 1902. Reprint. [iv], xviii, 248pp. Top edge gilt. Marie Josephine de Suin (1829-1899) married to become Countess Diana Beausacq, though in literary circles she is known as Countess Diana. Her work 'Maxims of Life' was first published in 1884, and consists of a series of life lessons, or rules of conduct. There is a preface by Sully Prudhomme. The book is bound (by Hatchards of Picadilly) in contemporary full leather boards with gold titling and five raised bands on the spine. The book is in excellent condition and the contents are tight and clean with slight age-browning to the pages. There is no inscription.

Condition: Neuf.

Dos toilé. Condition: Bon. Relié. Dos lisse, solide, pièce d etitre. Plats marbrés.Intérieur frais.

Leather. Condition: Good. G+++/no dust jacket---as issued. Green leather with raised bands on spine with gold gild on page ends. Browning to pages and 1/2" tear on first blank page head--in gutter. Heavy rubbing and light fraying to edges and corners. Wonderful former owners bookplate on front endpaper. 1894. Myers co. bookstore sticker on front endpaper. Marbled endpapers. 247 pages. Paul Ollendorff. Nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Blue half leather boards with gilt lettering to spine. Top edge gilt. Marbled end papers. Boards are marked commensurate with age. Bumping to corners. Spine has a little bumping to the ends, 5 raised bands. Foxing to the page edges. Occasional mild foxing internally. 210 pp. Additional photos are available upon request. Text in French. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 270g. 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: 035089:14g) Size: 24mo - over 5" - 53/4" tall Language: FRA 270 G. Book.

Cream spine and grey boards. Condition: VG-. No Jacket. 1st English ?. 219 pp., uncut edges, Christmas 1907 gift inscription to front endpaper; light foxing to endpapers and pastedowns, otherwise internally clean, tight & unmarked; covers clean and unworn but spine darkened and spine label chipped. Issued in 'The Royal Library Belles Lettres Series'. The author (1829-1894) was a renowned Parisian salon hostess and author of several works. This was first published in1883. This appears to be the scarce 1st English edition although an apparently more lavish edition boxed edition was issued in 1911. Note: quoted shipping rates are calculated for 500-700 gram net weight, cost will be modified up or down as appropriate outside this range. Size: 13 Cm x 17 Cm.

xliv + 326pp., nouvelle édition revue et augmentée, 19cm., br.orig., pour la plupart non coupé, bon état, Y83390.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Paris, Paul Ollendorff, 1895, in-16, mezza tela coeva, pp. XLIV, 323, [1].

Full-Leather. Condition: Good. Text in French and English. The Royal Library Belles Letters Series. Beautifully bound by Bumpus Ltd of Oxford Street. Arthur L. Humphreys, London 1911. iv + 220pp hb No Dust-wrapper, gilt red leather, raised seams, aeg, marker ribbon, pages browned, covers marked, good.

In-24° pp. XVIII-225, testo riquadrato da filo rosso. leg. in tela recente.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Diane Polignac nous livre dans ces mémoires des témoignages précieux sur la vie de Marie-Antoinette et sur les événements de la Révolution française vus depuis la perspective d'une aristocrate.

Early Printing. Part of publisher's Royal Library Belles Lettres Series. Collection of oft-quoted maxims. Octavo, original wrappers with cellophane, original blue box with paper label and original publisher's catalog. Near Fine, in worn but complete box.

In-12 (18 x 12 cm), 2 ff., XLIV-326 pp., 1 f., demi veau glacé marron, dos richement orné, tête dorée. Half calf with corners, g.o. spine. Comtesse Diane est le pseudonyme de Marie-Joséphine de Suin, comtesse de Beausacq (1829-1899),qui tint à Paris un salon littéraire fréquenté par notamment Jane Dieulafoy, Henri Martin, Sully Prudhomme, Jean Aicard, José-Maria de Heredia, Jules Ricard, Pierre Loti, Laurent Tailhade. Ce livre d'or, dont la première édition parut en 1889, renferme des contributions de ces auteurs, sous formes de maximes et d'aphorismes. Bel exemplaire, dans une reliure anglaise signée "Truslove & Hanson, Sloane St, SW".

Paris, Paul Ollendorff, 1899, in-16, br. edit. in oro e nero, pp. XVI, 202, (2). Testo inquadrato in cornice a filetto rossa. Mancanze al dorso, blande tracce d'uso alla coperta.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Diane Polignac nous livre dans ces mémoires des témoignages précieux sur la vie de Marie-Antoinette et sur les événements de la Révolution française vus depuis la perspective d'une aristocrate.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. "Les Glanes de la vie" Marie Joséphine de Suin, "Comtesse Diane" Paris, Ollendorff, 1898 10x13.5 cm, 210 pages Joli plein cuir à dos lisse. Reliure bicolore, bel état. Tranches et intérieur corrects. Tête dorée. En étui bordé cuir. Bel exemplaire, bien relié.

Librairie de Firmin Didot et cie, Paris, 1875. In/12 (17 x 12 cm) reliure demi-basane marron, dos lisse à filets et titre dorés, 385 pages. Manque de cuir sur le dos, sinon, très bon état des feuillets. Marie Joséphine de Suin, connue sous le nom de ville de Comtesse Diane de Beausacq, et ses noms de plume de Comtesse Diane et Emmeline Raymond (1829 - 1899). Diane de Beausacq tint salon à Paris où elle recevait notamment Jane Dieulafoy, Pierre Loti, Henri Martin, Sully Prudhomme, Jean Aicard, José-Maria de Heredia, . De 1860 à 1902, Elle crée et dirige la revue "La Mode Illustrée" sous le nom de Emmeline Raymond. Très au fait des usages dans le grand monde, elle insite sur les rapports de respects mutuels entre maîtres et servants par une belle formule : "On ne peut exiger le respect ; il est indépendant, comme tous les sentiments : on l'inspire, on ne l'impose pas.".

In-8 - br., couv. rempliée. portrait, V, 298 pp., qqs. rouss. Un des 60 ex. num. sur papier de Hollande (tirage de tête), celui-ci impr. pour M. V. Mercier. Extraits tirés d'un important manuscrit laissé par Marie-Joséphine de Beausacq (1829-1899). Elle fut liée à Lamartine et Jules Janin dont une partie du livre lui est consacrée. Elle était en relation avec Pierre Loti, J.-M. de Heredia, Hélène Vacaresco, la reine de Roumanie Carmen Sylva.

Condition: TBE. Mulhouse, demi-marocain tranche du haut dorée; in-12, 326 pp. Preface par Gaston Bergeret.

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Bien. London, Arthur L. Humphreys, 1908. Tafilete de época, nervios, corte superior dorado, 17x13 cm., 219 pp. Lomo algo rozados, pero buen estado de conservación. Edición bilingüe frances-inglés.

Arthur L. Humphreys, London. 1911. Hardback NO DW. Full blue leather binding by Hatchards of London. Inner dentelles and 5 raised bands with decorative gilt tooling. Partially untrimmed and dated on spine and title page. Top page edges gilt. A lovely copy.

In-12-carre, 17 cm, xvi-202pp., reliure demi-toile et coins de l'epoque, dos orne, charnieres usees, petit manque de toile sur la coiffe superieure, cachet ex-libris: Em. Wertheimer, Nb-0390,

Paris, Ollendorff 1883. 12,5 x 8,5 cm. XVIII, 215 S. Textseiten rot umrandet. Halbleder der Zeit. mit goldgepr. Rückentitel. Edition originale. Etwas berieben, einige Seiten stockfleckig. Gutes Exemplar.