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F.E. GARAY de MONGLAVE and E.C.
See original version (French)
288
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F.E. GARAY de MONGLAVE and E.C.
See original version (French)
Estimate €20 - €50
Voluntary lot
Description
F.E. GARAY de MONGLAVE and E.C. PITON
Biography of the Ladies of the Court and of the Faubourg Saint-Germain, by a dismissed valet.
Paris, from the novelty booksellers, 1826; 18mo, bound. 166 pp.
A rare little volume. “The destruction of this scathing little work was ordered by a ruling of the Royal Court of Paris, dated 1 November 1826. It was thoroughly suppressed, and consequently copies are extremely rare.” Drujon. Works condemned, p. 53, for the Paris edition, Belin, 1826.
“This small volume, filled with slander and no doubt also with calumny, was seized, condemned and carefully destroyed.”
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About the sale
Comic books, Books, Autograph letters, Prints, Drawings, Sculptures, Paintings
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11/03/2026 at 10:05 AM
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