A.-L. Boué De Villiers Martyres D'amour 1st and 12 similar items

Martyres d'Amour [Martyrs of Love] with 2-page SIGNED letter from the author and bookplate from Charles de Mandre by Boué de Villiers, A.-L. [Amoury-Louis] Paris: E. Dentu, 1864 In French. First edition. Original bright blue cloth boards with gilt decoration on front cover with small gilt titles on green half-leather bound five-section spine; light wear to corners, wear to top of covers and portions of spine sides, tiny speckles on both covers; nice intact marbled endpapers, pages are mildly age-toned and tight, clean and intact except for occasional foxing. Top edge of pages are gilt. Has detached green cloth bookmark. 210 pages. Octavo (4 7/8" by 7-3/8"). A collection of essays and poetry by Amoury-Louis Boué de Villiers (1834-1883?). Inscribed and SIGNED by the author in 1864 on the half-title page. Attached in is a two-page letter on thin paper from the author. Also has a bookplate to front pastedown endpaper from the library of French politician Count Charles de Mandre (1805-1875), a close friend of French emperor Napoleon III. FREE SHIPPING TO THE USA PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS!