CINCINNATI. - Lot 97

CINCINNATI. Lot of two books: -CONTENSON Baron Ludovic de]. La société des Cincinnati de France and La Guerre d'Amérique 1778-1783, published in Paris by Auguste Picard in 1934. In-4 in blue half chagrin, spine ribbed with gilt title, 310 pages. Facsimile of the 1783 edition. Illustrated with 193 portraits and 17 plates, published under the auspices of the Société Cincinnati de France. A work to the glory of the Society of Cincinnati, to perpetuate the memory of the circumstances that led to the independence of the United States, and of the fraternity of arms that united American and French officers during the battles they fought together. Label of the Clavreuil bookshop, Paris VI, on the front flyleaf. A fine copy, with wide margins and a very fresh interior. Slight tear to frontispiece, but not missing. -LAMANT (Hubert) & SAINT SIMON (F. de). Armorial des Cincinnati de France, published in Paris by Contrepoint in 1980. Fort In-4 of 773 pages in full basane, smooth spine, boards decorated with gilded decorations with title page, of 773 pages. Facsimile of the 1783 edition. A work presenting the members of the Cincinnati with the history of the original officers and their lineage. In memory of French and American officers and their fight for American independence. Some scratches and tears to publisher's binding, fresh inside.