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Paperback / softback. New.

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London: John Murray. 1826. First edition. First edition. Publisher's original drab paper-covered boards with printed paper title label to the spine. Page edges untrimmed. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with bumping to the corners and a little chipping and a couple of minor old repairs to the spine. The contents with a touch of occasional light scattered foxing are otherwise in very good order, clean throughout and remain free from any previous owners' inscriptions or stamps. A detailed study of the legendary "Man in the Iron Mask" - the mysterious figure who was held captive by the French government from 1687 until his death in 1703, spending most of that time in the Bastille. Long thought to have been the identical twin brother of Louis XIV, here Agar-Ellis concludes that is was in fact the Italian politician Antonio Ercole Matthioli (1640-1694), who had been arrested for treason after selling state secrets. Providing an account of the legend's history and a… Read More

London: John Murray , 1826. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5" . None . The uncommon first edition of this sweeping study of the famous 'Iron Mask' prisoner by George A. Ellis, rebound in an attractive modern half morocco biding. The first edition of this work. A detailed study of the enigmatic man who spent many decades confined to the Bastille and other prisons around France and the Fortress of Pignerol in modern Italy. George Agar Ellis attempts to trace the history of the man whose crimes and identity have appealed the interest of many people in time. Extracted from documents in the French archives which provide much insight into the oppressive reign of Louis XIV.Debate among historians concerning the identity of the Iron Man remains alive. He died in 1703 under the name of Marchioly. Most of what is known is based on correspondence between Saint-Mars, jailer who kept the iron man in custody for thirty-four years, and his superiors, reported in the present volume. In the… Read More

London: John Murray, 1826. First Edition, 1826. Bound in half polished calf over marbled boards. back ornately gilt, ribbon marker, later plain beige end papers. with SCARCE handwritten errata slip tipped at p. 105, reading "p. 105, l. 2 from 6 m. for Carrosa read Canopa". Very Good, a small scrape to calf rear cover, dampstains bottom margins unaffecting text, which is quite clean. An attractive copy. The source for the Alexander Dumas novel "The Man in the Iron Mask". . First Edition. Half Calf Over Marbled Boards. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.