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Maître Stéphane PRENVEILLE

29 - MADGETT (Nicholas)] - A History of John Churchill, Duke of M…
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MADGETT (Nicholas)] - A History of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire and of Mindelheim, Captain-General of the English and Dutch forces under Queen Anne, Grand Master of Artillery, Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Army, &c. &c. - Paris; Imprimerie Impériale, 1808 – 3 volumes, In-8° – Engraved frontispiece portrait, engraved plate featuring the Duke’s coat of arms with a facsimile of his autograph signature, 5 engraved fold-out maps and plans (with scattered foxing): map of the theatre of the Allied war commanded by the Duke of Marlborough, map of the Battle of Hochstett, map of the Battle of Ramillies, map of the Battle of Oudenarde, map of the Battle of Malplaquet (the latter partially torn at one fold, with no pages missing) - Contemporary glazed fawn calfskin binding (a few corners slightly worn) – Gilded fillets and scrolls framing the covers – Smooth spines with gold decoration (upper caps worn) – Title labels in havana morocco, volume number labels in brown morocco (missing from Volume II) – Gilded edges – A fine copy on beautiful laid paper. Expert: Caroline Velk – 06 99 94 10 05
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Auction time 10/02/2026 at 9:30 AM
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