Paul de Remusat — Correspondance de M. De Remusat

Paris , Calmann-Levy, 1883-1884. Leather. A half calf bound French three-volume set of the correspondence of notable politician, Charles de Remusat, published by his son, Paul de Remusat. Three volumes containing the correspondence of Charles de Remusat, a French politician and writer, during the first years of the Restoration.Uniformly bound in half calf.  Published by his son, Paul de Remusat, a distinguished journalist and writer who also published the memoirs of his grandmother, Madame de Remusat, a woman of letters. Contained in these volumes are the correspondence of Charles, including letters sent between him and his mother, in the original French. An insightful view of the life and political views of the chamberlain to Napoleon Bonaparte. With the bookplate of the Earl of Cranbrook, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Named after Cranbrook in the county of Kent, the title was created in 1892 for Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, Viscount Cranbrook, son of John Hardy. The current Earl, Lord Medway, is a British zoologist, biologist, naturalist and peer who has influenced research and education in Southeast Asia. He is the author of a number of naturalist works. Uniformly bound in half calf with marbled board and gilt detailing to the spine. Externally, smart, with slight rubbing to the extremities. Heavier wear to the spines, with small marks of leather loss. Bookplate of the Earl of Cranbook to the front pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with scattered spotting to the first and last few leaves and the fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Spotting largely affecting the bookplates. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .