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Maître Philippe AMIGUES - Hotel des Ventes du Tarn

72 - 72- LEAR (Fanny): ‘The Story of an American Woman in Russia,…
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Estimate €50 - €80
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Description
72- LEAR (Fanny): ‘The Story of an American Woman in Russia, accompanied by original letters’. Brussels: A. Lacroix et Cie, publishers, 1875. In-12. Half-chagrin binding with period corners. Spine with decorated faux raised bands. Handwritten bookplate by Gabriel DE LACGER (from the Tarn region). A fine copy overall. FIRST EDITION of this autobiographical account. Under the pseudonym Fanny Lear, Harriet Clarissima Ely Blackford offers a personal account of the aristocratic society of St Petersburg and of her stay in Russia. The book caused quite a stir due to the author’s affair with Grand Duke Nikolai Konstantinovich, grandson of Tsar Nicholas I.
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About the sale Antique and modern books – comic books
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Auction time 10/22/2026 at 10:30 AM
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