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Author: Hamilton, Anthony; Sir Walter Scott, ed. Title: MEMOIRS OF COUNT GRAMMONT. Edited, and with notes, by Sir Walter Scott. With a Portrait of the Author and Thirty-Three Etchings by L. Boisson on India Paper from Original Compositions, by C. Delort Publication: London: John C. Nimmo, [printed by Ballantyne, Hanson, and Co., Edinburgh and London], 1889. Description: Quarto [28.4 cm]. xxxvii, [1], 396 pages, including half title. Complete with frontispiece portrait and 11 plates. The other etchings alluded to in the title are vignettes appearing as chapter headpieces and tailpieces. Contemporary half dark blue morocco by Bumpus of Oxford Street (London), with raised bands and gilt tooling on spine, single gilt rules on covers, and top edge gilt. Penciled ownership inscription of North Carolina collector, Forster A. Sondley, on the front flyleaf. Tasteful bookplate of Sondley Reference Library and gilt manuscript call number on front pastedown. Ink stamp on front free endpaper, verso of title, and in margin of one other page. Embossed stamp on title page and on each of the plates, placed on the border of the printed area, not affecting the subject matter. Else very good plus. Binding shows some minor wear, but hinges are solid, inside and out. Occasional and light traces of marginal soiling. Two plates have a small, faint spot of marginal damping, in no way affecting images. Still an attractive copy overall. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION WITH THESE ILLUSTRATIONS, reproducing those of the Parisian edition of 1888. Limited edition; this is no. 565 of 780 copies. A handsomely printed edition of this classic narrative of the service of a French nobleman, Philibert, Comte de Grammont (1621-1707), under two kings: Louis XIV of France and Charles II of England. The work, written by the count's brother-in-law, Antoine Hamilton (1646-1720), was first published in 1713. "A masterpiece of style and of witty portraiture.... The most entertaining of contemporary memoirs, and in no other book is there a description so vivid, truthful, and graceful of the licentious court of Charles II." --Enc. Britannica, 11th ed. Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC Durham, North Carolina About us: Eilenberger Rare Books is an online shop specializing in Americana, particularly books about the Southeastern U.S., and we offer rare, scholarly, and antiquarian books on a variety of other subjects. David J. Eilenberger established the firm in 2010. Before that, he worked for over ten years at respected firms in the A.B.A.A., including Chapel Hill Rare Books. A native of Pennsylvania and a graduate of Colgate University, he has called North Carolina home for over twenty-five years. He attended the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS) in 2019. Member I.O.B.A. (Independent Online Booksellers Association) since 2017. Terms: PayPal is preferred. Orders shipped within two business days. Standard shipping is USPS Media Mail, which includes tracking. Expedited and international shipping are available on request; please inquire for a price quote. All items are guaranteed as described. Returns are accepted within 30 days of delivery provided all items are returned in the condition in which they were received. Please notify us before shipping. Return postage is the buyer's responsibility. Your satisfaction is our prime concern. If you are unhappy with any part of your experience with Eilenberger Rare Books, please let us know immediately and we will do everything we can to make it right.