Correspondance inédite de la Comtesse et de Sabran du Chevalier de Boufflers 1778-1788

Comtesse de Sabran; Chevalier de Boufflers; E. de Magnieu (ed); Henri Prat (ed)

Verlag: E. Plon et Cie, Paris, 1875

Beschreibung

A leather bound copy of letters from the Comtesse de Sabran and the Chevalier de Boufflers, written during the French Revolution. Second edition.Bound in half-calf on cloth boards by Bumpus.Illustrated with a frontispiece depicting the Comtesse de Sabran.'Correspondance inédite de la Comtesse et de Sabran du Chevalier de Boufflers' is a collection of letters written in 1778-1788 during the French Revolution. These letters provided a point of view from the side of the aristocrats as they watched the gruesome events unfolding around them.The Comtesse de Sabran (1749-1827), also known as Francoise Eleonore Dejean de Manville, was a French socialite and letter writer who eventually married the Chevalier de Boufflers. These letters show the gradual maturing of their relationship.Collated, complete. Half-calf binding on cloth boards. Externally, generally smart. Some marks to the boards, as well as some edgewear and fading to the margins and to the leather binding. Spine and gilt illustration is particularly faded and discoloured. Front hinge is starting but remains firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright throughout, with the odd spot throughout. Closed tear to page iii. Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 806D35

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Correspondance inédite de la Comtesse et de ...

Verlag: E. Plon et Cie, Paris

Erscheinungsdatum: 1875

Einband: Leather

Illustrator: Paul Rajon

Zustand: Good

Art des Buches: book