Memoirs of Count Grammont
London: Sisley's, n.d. ( 1920). Frontispiece and introduction, embellishemts by Edgar Wilson. Original decorated suede leather boards, all edges gilt, frontis portrait plate (Nell Gwynn), decorated title page, dec endpapers, pp 268, ii. Bookplate front endpaper. N.d.: bookplated dated 1925. Fraying at fore-edge of spine, some fading. Edition from the "Panel Book" series, Recalling the delightful editions of the Eighteenth Century" (publisher's advertisemnt at rear). The suede spine is very fragile otherwise good condition.
Philibert, Count de Gramont (1621 - 1707), was a French courtier and soldier, known as the protagonist of the Mémoires written by Anthony Hamilton (his brother-in-law). He spent time at the court of Charles II. Item #100510
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