[LEE (Robert Edward)] Set of 17 volumes of texts and pamphlets dedicated to General Robert E. Lee (1807-1870), a major figure in American history. Commander-in-chief of the Confederate armies during the American Civil War, he later became president of Washington College (now Washington and Lee University) in Lexington. These books explore his life, his military and political role, and his close circle of friends: Includes two reproductions of portraits of General LEE, one on horseback. Framed. Annotated on the back by his nephew, Edward Lee Childe. - LEE (Henry). Memoires of the War in the Southern Department of the United States. A new edition, with revisions, and a Biography of the Author, by Robert E. Lee. New York: University publishing, 1869. - In-8, publisher's dark brown cloth. Autograph signed letter from Robert E. Lee to Edward Lee Childe. - COOKE (John Esten). A life of gen. Robert E. Lee. New York: D. Appleton and company, 1871. - In-8, publisher's green percaline. - LEE CHILDE (Blanche). General Robert E. Lee. [Paris: Revue des deux mondes, 1873]. -In-8, red half-maroquin with corners, gilt fillets, smooth spine decorated, gilt head, untrimmed (Dupré). Article from Revue des deux mondes, June 1, 1873. - LEE (Mary Anna Randolph Custis). General Lee by Mrs. Lee Childe. Accompanied by a portrait and two maps. Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1874. - In-16, dark blue Bradel cloth, smooth spine, untrimmed (period binding). [2 copies]. - Same. Havana half-maroquin with corners, spine ribbed, untrimmed, cover preserved (20th century binding). - LEE CHILDE (Edward). Le Général Lee sa vie et ses campagnes. Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1874. - In-16, black half-chagrin, spine ribbed, speckled edges (period binding). Includes a copy of a letter from Voisins-Lavernière to the author. Autograph signature of the author on the first white endpaper. - Le même. Demi-toile rouge à la Bradel, smooth spine (period binding). Enriched with a leaflet from Marie Lee Childe giving biographical information. - Le même. Dark green half-chagrin, smooth spine decorated, gilt head (period binding). Copy with several autograph corrections. - JONES (J. William). Personal reminiscences, anecdotes, and letters of gen. Robert E. lee. New York: D. Appleton and company, 1876. - In-8, havana basane, spine with ornate faux nerfs, marbled edges (period binding). Copy of the sculptor Antonin Mercié (1845-1916). Very damaged binding. - CHILD (Elias). Genealogy of the Child, Childs and Childe families, Of the Past and Present in the United States and the Canadas, from 1630 to 1881. New York: Curtiss & Childs for the author, 1881. - In-8, publisher's brown cloth. - [Collection of 5 pamphlets, including]: Ceremonies connected with the inauguration of the mausoleum and the unveiling of the recumbent figure of general Robert Edward Lee, at Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va, June 28, 1883... Lynchburg, 1883. -The Life and miscellaneous writings of Benjamin Franklin. Edinburgh, 1848. Etc. Collection in-8, dark brown half cloth à la Bradel, smooth spine, untrimmed (late 19th-century binding). - LONG (A. L.). Memoirs of Robert E. Lee his military and personal history. London: Sampso, Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1886. - In-8, publisher's green cloth. - Memorial addresses on the life and character of William H. F. Lee (a representative from Virginia). Delivered in the House of Representatives and in the Senate, fifty-second congress, first session. Washington: Government printing office, 1892. - In-8, dark brown chagrin, gilt fillets framing the boards, gilt fleuron at the corners, gilt title on the first board, ornate smooth spine, interior gilt roulette, gilt edges (publisher's binding). - LEE (Fitzhugh). General Lee. New York: D. Appleton and Company/, 1898. - In-12, publisher's green cloth boards. - LEE (Robert E.). Recollections and letters of general Robert E. Lee bys his son. New York: Doubleday, 1904. - In-8, publisher's illustrated gray cloth boards. - PAGE (Thomas Nelson). General Lee man and soldier. With portrait. London: T. Werner, 1909. - In-12, publisher's green cloth, title printed on front board, gilt head, untrimmed. Provenance: Château du Perthuis. Note: In 1868, Blanche de Triqueti chose as her second husband Edward Lee Childe, nephew of Robert E. Lee, tragic Southern hero of the American Civil War (1861-1865). The following year, the young couple traveled to the United States to meet the general and his family. The life of this extraordinary character was to inspire both Blanche and Edward, as they devoted several books to the unfortunate hero of a war still remembered today.