CARNOT (Sadi). Les Volontaires de la Côte-d'Or. 2 in-4° volu - Lot 230

CARNOT (Sadi). Les Volontaires de la Côte-d'Or. 2 in-4° volumes in 1 volume. Historical origins, formation of 1789 and 1791, vigil of arms. Dijon, L. Venot, 1906. X, 232 pp. ; En campagne 1792-1796. Dijon, chez les Libraires and Nolay, chez l'auteur, 1942. II, 373 pp. Numerous illustrations in and out of text. Off-white Bradel-style cloth, cloth strip pastedown along spine with gilt title, year at foot, and, painted in the center, a lictor's bundle wearing a Phrygian cap, title illustrated in color and gilt on upper board, red head, covers of the 2 volumes and spine of the second retained. (Spotting to binding and gutter). Enriched ● with the original document reproduced as a frontispiece in volume II: "Congé des Volontaires de Dijon (1791-1792)". Printed on vellum (26.5 x 37.5 cm), under glass, gilt card. ●● of an invitation to a "Dîner des cinquante", Paris, December 7, 1914. "La Société du Dîner des Cinquante" (formerly Dîner de six francs) was founded on March 15, 1862, at the home of Mr. Adolphe Lance, with the assistance of Messrs. p. Abadie, f. Bourquelot, A. Gérente, Ch. Laisné and E. Millet. It met on the second Monday of each month, at the home of restaurateur Paul Brébant. The colonel was a member.