Memoirs of the Count de Cartrie : a record of the extraordinary events in the life of a French royalist during the war in La Vendée and of his flight to Southampton where he followed the humble occupation of gardener
1906, First Edition. London : John Lane, The Bodley Head. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked red cloth boards, now somewhat dust-toned and with a uniformly sun-toned spine. Endbands rubbed. Edges, preliminary and final leaves foxed, with fainter scattered foxing to the margins throughout. Remains a strong and well-preserved copy overall. Item #460723
Physical description; lxxxi, 248 pages, plates : frontispiece, illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 23 cm. Notes; With an introduction by Frédéric Masson. Appendices and notes by Pierre Amédée Pichot and other hands. Title vignette (coat of arms). Subjects; Cartrie, Toussaint Ambroise Talour, Count de 1768-1834. France History Wars of the Vendée, 1793-1832 Personal narratives. France History Revolution, 1789-1799 Refugees. Royalists France Biography. Refugees England Biography. Gardeners England Biography. Gascoigne Collection.
Price: €32.00