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222 - SEGRAIS (Jean REGNAULT de). *Nouvelles françoises ou les div…
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SEGRAIS (Jean REGNAULT de). *Nouvelles françoises ou les divertissements de la princesse Aurélie*. Paris, Mouchet, 1722. 2 volumes in-12, brown calfskin, decorated spines (contemporary binding). Frontispiece and 7 plates. Included, by the same author: Œuvres diverses. Amsterdam, Changuion, 1723. 2 volumes in-12, speckled calfskin, decorated spines (contemporary binding). Portrait. Contains: Memoirs and Anecdotes, Eclogues to Various Persons, *Love Cured by Time* (a tragedy), *Account of the Imaginary Isle* and *History of the Princess of Paphlagonia*. From the library of General Mouton, Count of Lobau, with bookplates. Georges Mouton (Phalsbourg, 1770 – Paris, 1838) was a general of the Empire who distinguished himself at Jena, Friedland and during the Russian campaign. ‘My Mouton is a lion,’ Napoleon is said to have remarked of him.  Set of 4 volumes.
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