15th Mar, 2019 10:30 GMT/BST

Books, Maps & Ephemera

 
Lot 129
 

129

No�, Louis Pantal�on Jude Am�d�e, comte de Memoires...

No�, Louis Pantal�on Jude Am�d�e, comte de
Memoires relatifs a l'expedition Anglaise. Paris: Chez Nepveu, Libraire, passage des Panoramas, 1826. 8vo, sometime rebound in green pebble cloth, spine lettered in gilt, retaining org. wrappers; pp. [4], [i]-iii, blank, [1]-288, [4]; 19 coloured lithographs, 2 folding maps. First ed.
De No� fled the French Revolution to England, like many other aristocrats. There he joined the British army, receiving a post in Bengal. He served in the 1798-1800 military campaign to drive the French out of Egypt. This book gives a personal recollection of the campaign, given a unique twist by the perspective of a French Royalist serving with the British army, as well as a Western eye on Eastern life. There is something of the travel writer about de No�, as he records city life, customs and fashions and other aspects of the countries through which he goes. The striking lithographs continue this theme, with the main part of them devoted to costume studies - military and civilian.

Sold for £60
Estimated at £100 - £200


 

. Binding a little scuffed, tearing to lower margin of first map, not affecting image, small marginal tear to second map, just touching border, generally clean text bloc, plates with a little offsetting from text, one with staining to rear showing on image, one with marking to image, otherwise colours remain bright, a very good copy.

 


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