United Kingdom - LORT-SERIGNAN (Arthur de). William III stat - Lot 247

United Kingdom - LORT-SERIGNAN (Arthur de). William III stathouder of Holland and King of England. Historical study on the life and campaigns of this Prince. Passage of the Rhine. Seneffe. Cassel. Saint Denis pres Mons. The Boyne. Fleurus. Leuse. Steinkerque. Neerwinden. D'apres les documents la plupart inedits du Depot de la Guerre. Paris, Dumaine, 1880. Large in-8, blond calf, richly decorated ribbed spine, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, filleted edges, gilt inner lace, gilt head, covers preserved (period binding). Illustrations include a bistre etched frontispiece portrait, 8 maps and plans, including 2 fold-outs, and 2 tables. A very fine copy bearing the coat of arms of François Louis Nompar de CAUMONT LA FORCE, Comte de CASTELNAU, French explorer and naturalist (1810 - 1880). The de Caumont family, an illustrious house of southern France, distinguished itself from the time of the Crusades and in the wars against the English in Guyenne, and allied itself with the sovereign houses of Brittany and Albret. The two main branches are de La Force, which still exists, and de Lauzun, which died out around 1723. Expert: Madame Elvire POULAIN-MARQUIS