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76 - MAISTRE (Joseph de) – *Les soirées de Saint-Pétersbourg, ou …
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Estimate €80 - €120
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MAISTRE (Joseph de) – *Les soirées de Saint-Pétersbourg, ou entretiens sur le gouvernement temporel de la Providence*. Paris: Librairie grecque, latine et française, 1821. 2 vols. Contemporary fawn calf bindings; the covers decorated with embossed borders and patterns of black fillets highlighted with gold dots; smooth spines adorned with gold and embossed motifs, marbled edges. First edition published shortly after the author’s death, featuring a lithographed portrait of him as a frontispiece. A FAMOUS WORK ON POLITICS, justifying temporal and spiritual powers, which left its mark on some of the finest minds of its time. As ambassador to the King of Sardinia, Maistre had spent fifteen years in Saint Petersburg; the book brings together the conversations he had on the banks of the Neva with two interlocutors, a Russian and a Frenchman. The eleven conversations are followed by an ‘Explanation of the Sacrifices’, whose three chapters defend divine authority. - A copy in ornate Romantic bindings. Bookplates: Albert de Loisy – Henri Burton – Jean LARTEGUY. Formerly in the collection of Jean LARTEGUY, acquired through the estate of Mrs L.
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About the sale The Jean Lartéguy Collection – Following the estate of Mrs L. – PART I: Books
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Auction time 11/03/2026 at 11:00 AM
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