BERWICK, Jacques Fitz-James de Mémoires du maréchal de Berwick, écrits par lui-même; avec une suite abrégée depuis 1716, jusqu’à sa mort en 1734. Tome premier (-second). 1778 Moutard, 2 vols, 12mo, cont. mottled sheep (rubbed, corners sl....
Estimation :
100 / 150
Adjudication :
130 €
Description
bumped), gilt spines on 5 raised bands (sm. def. at head and tail), red edges, marbled endpapers, silk marker, [2]-xlviij-508-[2], [2]-516-[6] pp. (some marg. toning or spotting, single wormhole in blank bottom margin of 1st vol.). Very good copy.
Military memoirs of the Anglo-French military leader James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, 1st Duke of Fitz-James, 1st Duke of Liria and Jérica (21 August 1670 – 12 June 1734), illegitimate son of King James II of England, esp. on the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714), and 1st publ. 1737. With an interesting folding map of the Franco-Italian border.
Military memoirs of the Anglo-French military leader James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, 1st Duke of Fitz-James, 1st Duke of Liria and Jérica (21 August 1670 – 12 June 1734), illegitimate son of King James II of England, esp. on the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714), and 1st publ. 1737. With an interesting folding map of the Franco-Italian border.
