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HISTORY. 3 works, 9 volumes: - [CRILLON (Abbé A. Berton de)] and [P.-A. FORTIA d'URBAN]. Life of Louis de Berton de Crillon des Balbes, nicknamed “Le Brave Crillon,” followed by historical and critical notes. Paris, Dupont and Roret, Didot, 1825–1826, 3 in-8 volumes, XVI pp.–420 pp. – 2 folios–IV pp.–432 pp. - VII pp.-424 pp. - portrait. 19th-century bindings in bronze half-shagreen, ribbed spine, gilt fleurons. - Faded copy: some scuffing on the bindings, foxing, stains, and water stains inside the volumes. The bookbinder added a world map at the end of Volume III. First edition. The Life of “Brave Crillon,” “the Bravest of the Brave,” the famous captain who distinguished himself during the reigns of Charles IX, Henry III, and Henry IV, spans 80 pages. The remaining volumes are devoted to the extensive notes by the Marquis de Fortia d’Urban, who, incidentally, did not complete his work. (Barbier IV, col. 972). - MACE (Antonin). Course in Modern History. Covering the history of all the states of Europe and the European colonies, from the mid-15th century to the present day. Nantes, Guéraud; Paris, Joubert, 1840–1843, 3 volumes in-8, XI pp.–555 pp. - 2ff.-589pp. - 2ff.-724pp. Contemporary caramel-colored glossy half-calf bindings, smooth spines, gilt and blind-stamped fillets, friezes at the head and foot, marbled edges. - A fine copy, fresh and well-bound. First edition printed in Nantes. - SCHNEIDER (Louis). Emperor William. Intimate Memoirs, revised and annotated by the Emperor based on the original manuscript. Translated from the German by Ch. Rabany. Paris, Berger-Levrault, 1888, 3 in-8 volumes, XXVIII pp.–368 pp. – 3 ff.–339 pp. - 2ff.-351pp.- 2 facsimiles. Gray Bradel percaline, covers preserved, monogram in tails. (Franz). - Library stamp. First French edition of these memoirs on William I.