Masson Frederick (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Edouard Detaille (illustrator). 1st Edition. Please see my other offerings in Military History. I am moving to smaller quarters and must make room.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. A. Calbet (illustrator). Daté de 1717 mais probablement édité en 1897. Quart de reliure cuir et papier marbré.Six fleurons au dos. Filets au dos et sur les plats.Titre doré. Tranche de tête dorée. Pages de garde marbrées. Collections Édouard Guillaume «Nymphée». Table des matières: La jeunesse. Projet de mariage. Joséphine de Beauharnais. La Citoyenne Bonaparte. Madame Fourès. Le pardon. La Grassini. Les actrices. Les lectrices. Le Sacre de Joséphine. Madame ***. Stéphanie de Beauharnais. Eléonore. Hortence. Madame Walewska. Le divorce. Marie-Louise. L'île d'Elbe. Les Cent-Jours. Napoléon et l'amour. Rousseurs sur deux tranches et en début et fin de volume.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. Frederick Simpson Coburn (illustrator). Original red pictorial cloth decorated in gilt with a plate tipped onto upper cover. Both paste downs have a coloured plate as the centrepiece. No ownership inscription. 124 pages clean and tight. Size: Sm 4to.

Translated by H.G. Keene. 8vo. 74pp, 2 additional engraved title-pages, 5 copper engraved plates, head and tailpieces after C. Eisen. Original ¼ style cloth gilt, floral patterned boards, HMP. Board edges rubbed, worn and 'bumped'. Very light occasional spotting.

Condition: Very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Couverture rigide. Texte francais. État d'usage: très bon etat. Reliure demi-cuir, quatre bagues.Circa 1918's Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Book.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. Edition originale. A. Masson PARIS, - Copyright 1927 - C.18,5x12x1,7 cm - Cartonnage éditeur vert 253 pages. (Collection Le Masque - Collection de Romans d'Aventures - N° 3 [306.000.4], dirigée par Albert Pigasse.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. J. M. Howell's illustrated first English language translation of French historian Frederic Masson's study of Napoleon's role as a husband and lover. The first edition thus of this biographical study of Napoleon Bonaparte, being the first English language translation of J. M. Howell, from the original French of Frederic Masson.Illustrated with a frontispiece and four further plates of portraits, each retaining their original tissue guard. Collated, complete.A fascinating work exploring a little-discussed aspect of the life of the French military and political leader, discussing his marriages to Josephine and Marie Louise, his affairs, and his mistresses. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Front hinge lightly strained and rear hinge starting, with boards holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good. book.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. Features: Reservations - The New Diplomacy; Gandhi and Tagore - Two Wise Men of the East; Have You Ever Seen a Ghost?; When the Newspapers Are Dripping With Yellow Ink; On Mothers-in-Law; Mr. Ford's Page; Editorials; Grandpa's Physical Culture; The Lure of Sky-Line Trails - Higher Altitudes Bring Higher Thoughts, Making Better Men; Christmas Cards - Just What Do They Mean?; Faults of the 'Little Red Schoolhouse' - Consolidation of Country Schools Is the Remedy for Existing Evil Conditions; Jessie Bonstelle Chats on Preserving the Ideals of the Stage; and more. 32 pages. Center page holding by one staple, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy.; 4to.

Condition: VG+. Edouard Detaille (illustrator). First edition. A French historical work spectacularly illustrated with fine photogravures of Édouard Detaille watercolors. It is part of Masson?s series ofÉtudes Napoléonniennesand focuses on the cavalry of Napoleon?s era, from the Consulate through the First Empire. Internal Condition: FINE text and plates. Overall condition: VG+. Complete, including original paper wraps which are bound inside (quite scarce!) BOOK INFO Published in 1895 by Boussod, Valadon 7 Cie in Paris. First edition, first printing. Written in French. Original wraps and publication bound inside a gorgeous, contemporary, burgundy, crushed full morocco fine binding by Brentano's of Paris. Boards with triple gilt fillet paneling encompassing elaborate gilt rolls and tooled emblems of French military and cavalry. Spine with five gilt-ruled raised bands separating compartments richly tooled and ruled in gilt, including gilt spine lettering in compartment two and all other compartments with a gilt French military emblem. All board edges ruled in gilt. Top page edge gilt. Floral gilt dentelles and lustrous marbled endpapers. Sewn-in tri-colored silk ribbon placeholder. Thick, high-quality paper. Captioned tissue guards. A gorgeous publication and binding. Folio, 13" x 10". Collated and complete, including half-title, colophon and the very scarce original paper wraps: [iv], 238, [2] pp; color frontispiece, 31 additional photogravures. ABOUT THE WORK The book presents a detailed account of Napoleon?s cavalry forces, drawing on historical records and military history. It is richly illustrated with plates based on Detaille?s watercolors and paintings, which depict scenes from Napoleon?s campaigns and the lives of his cavalrymen. This work has been highly recognized as a valuable resource for military historians and enthusiasts of Napoleonic history. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Louis ClaudeFrédéric Masson (1847 -1923) was a French historian and academician best known for his books on Napoleon.In Napoléon inconnu (1895), Masson, together with Guido Biagi, brought out the unpublished writings (1786-1793) of the future emperor. These were notes, extracts from historical, philosophical and literary books, and personal reflections in which one can watch the growth of the ideas later carried out by the emperor with modifications necessitated by the force of circumstances and his own genius. ABOUT THE ARTIST Jean-Baptiste Édouard Detaille (1848 ? 1912) was a French academic painter and military artist noted for his precision and realistic detail. He was regarded as the semi-official artist of the French army. CONDITION REPORT The book is in VERY GOOD+ overall condition. Complete including very scarce original paper wraps bound-in. Exterior and binding: Very Good. Firm text block, cracking to foot of hinges and joints. Rear board a bit loose. Rubbed joints and extremities. Corners are not bumped but worn. Slight chipping to head and foot of spine. A few scuffs and dents to boards. Spine sun-darkened. Interior: The pages are clean, bright and white. The plates are strongly struck and in FINE condition. Tissue guards are toned and multiple have creases and/or tears. Toned endpapers and original paper wraps. Few signs of page handling. A few odd spots, mostly to back of a few plates. Sewn-in ribbon placeholder still attached. Binder name stamped on front blank and the bookplate of John Notman on another blank. All in all, a beautifully bound copy of an important French historical work with stunning photogravures ofÉdouard Detaille watercolors. With text and plates in FINE condition. . burgundy fine crushed full morocco.

Paris, Presses Universitaires de France PUF, avril 1988. In-8 broché de 191 pp. Une infime tache au premier plat, sinon bon état. Revues.

n.d., 36 pp., plates c549.

A. Masson PARIS, Librairie des Champs-Élysées [23, rue Marbeuf /// IFE, Imprimerie Française de l'Édition, 12, rue de l'Abbé de l'Épée] - Copyright 1927 - C.18,5x12x1,7 cm - Cartonnage éditeur vert titré et orné du masque à la plume emblématique de la collection en noir; jaquette blanche au premier plat illustré en couleurs par A. Masson, dos blanc titré et orné en noir et orange, 4e de jaquette blanc publicitaire de la collection en vert et orange; 253 pages. (Collection Le Masque - Collection de Romans d'Aventures - N° (3) [306.000.4], dirigée par Albert Pigasse - 6 f 50). Jaquette avec petits manques de papier et renforcée au verso au 'Filmoplast'. Bon état par ailleurs. LA PHOTO AUGMENTE LES DÉFAUTS DE LA JAQUETTE, surtout les rousseurs. VENTWORTH à la jaquette.BIEN COMPLET DE SA JAQUETTE illustrée. Première édition dans la collection. Français Livres.