Home · Catalogue · History & Americana · S.I.8467
Memoires de Fauche-Borel (Four Volumes) First Edition
Fauche-Borel, Louis · Paris
- Author
- Fauche-Borel, Louis
- Date
- 1829
- Place
- Paris
- Publisher
- Moutardier, Libraire-Editeur
- Language
- English
- Binding
- 8vo.(4.75" x 8") Four volumes complete. Full green treecalf with thick fancy gilt rule framing covers. Spine with gilt lettering and decoration. All edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Minor edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed with the rear top tip of Vol. 4 rubbed through. Head of spine to zvol. 2 chipped with tiny loss, some gilt on each spine rubbed (see pic). Illustrated with engraved portrait frontispieces and several engraved portraits with folded facsimile handwriting samples throughout each volume. A beautiful set of books with great shelf-appeal.
- Format
- Louis Fauche-Borel (12 April 1762 – 4 September 1829) was a French counter-revolutionary and member of the Royalist movement during the French Revolution and First French Empire. He was born and died in Neuchâtel.
- Category
- History & Americana
- Record
- S.I.8467
Memoires de Fauche-Borel (Four Volumes) First Edition. 1829. Paris: Moutardier, Libraire-Editeur.
8vo.(4.75" x 8") Four volumes complete. Full green tree calf with thick, fancy gilt rule framing covers. Spine with gilt lettering and decoration. All edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Minor edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed, with the rear top tip of Vol. 4 rubbed through. Head of spine to zvol. 2 chipped with tiny loss, some gilt on each spine rubbed (see pic). Illustrated with engraved portrait frontispieces and several engraved portraits with folded facsimile handwriting samples throughout each volume. A beautiful set of books with great shelf appeal.
Louis Fauche-Borel (1762–1829) was a Swiss royalist agent and political conspirator active during and after the French Revolution. He played a key role in attempting to restore the French monarchy—particularly the Bourbon dynasty—by acting as a secret intermediary between royalist forces and exiled French nobles.
Free shipping via USPS for United States purchasers within the continental U.S., International shipping determined using USPS Priority Express, DHL, FedEx, or Parcel Monkey. We are currently putting all 5000+ titles online, but if there is a specific title you are looking for, please reach out, we may just have it! Sonny Ideker Bookseller is located within City Antiques in Historic Roswell, Georgia at 700 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell, GA. 30076. We look forward to your visit or email for specific wants or needs. Thanks!
Antique Books, Old Leather Book, Old Vellum Book, Decorative Binding, Antiquarian Book, Vintage decorative, Ancient Leather, Rare Books, Decorative Books, Decorative Leather, Beautiful Decorative Book, That Rare Book Guy, Sonny Ideker, City Antiques & Interior Arts, Georgia Antiquarian Booksellers Association, Colette French Pastries
Condition
Very Good
Guaranteed authentic and as described · 7-day returns · free US shipping — our terms. Subject to prior sale.