121-ESTOURMEL (Joseph d'). Souvenirs de France et d'Italie, dans les années 1830, 1831 et 1832. Paris, Imprimerie de Crapelet, 1848, in-12, [2] ff. n.ch., VII-556 pp. midnight blue half-maroquin with corners, smooth spine decorated, gilt head (period binding). First edition. A member of the Conseil d'Etat and Prefect of the Empire, the Comte d'Estourmel (1783-1853) remained in office until the Revolution of 1830, when, as Prefect of Caen, he accompanied Charles X to Cherbourg and retired from public life. He then began traveling, first to Italy, then in 1832 to the Holy Land (Lebanon, Palestine) and Egypt, via Greece and Turkey. Bertier, 381. Joint in the same binding, by the same author: Derniers souvenirs. Paris, Dentu, 1860, in-12, VIII-544 pp. This volume deals mainly with the 1848 Revolution. A fine copy, from the library of the Duc de Luynes (bookplate). Very rare reunion of the two works in uniform binding.
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121-ESTOURMEL (Joseph d'). Souvenirs de France et d'Italie, dans les années 1830, 1831 et 1832. Paris, Imprimerie de Crapelet, 1848, in-12, [2] ff. n.ch., VII-556 pp. midnight blue half-maroquin with corners, smooth spine decorated, gilt head (period binding).
First edition.
A member of the Conseil d'Etat and Prefect of the Empire, the Comte d'Estourmel (1783-1853) remained in office until the Revolution of 1830, when, as Prefect of Caen, he accompanied Charles X to Cherbourg and retired from public life. He then began traveling, first to Italy, then in 1832 to the Holy Land (Lebanon, Palestine) and Egypt, via Greece and Turkey.
Bertier, 381.
Joint in the same binding, by the same author: Derniers souvenirs. Paris, Dentu, 1860, in-12, VIII-544 pp.
This volume deals mainly with the 1848 Revolution.
A fine copy, from the library of the Duc de Luynes (bookplate).
Very rare reunion of the two works in uniform binding.
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