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10 - BEAUHARNAIS (Fanny de): *Le somnambule*, works in prose and …
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Estimate €150 - €200
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BEAUHARNAIS (Fanny de): *Le somnambule*, works in prose and verse, containing a general history of a most singular island discovered in the East Indies in 1784. At the Isle de France, published by P. Fr. Didot the Younger, the Lord’s printer, 1786. In-8, contemporary marbled calf, ribbed spine with decoration, speckled edges, coat of arms on the covers (ALWAYS the same). First edition. Not held by the Bibliothèque Nationale de France or in French catalogues; one copy in the British Library and a few in English catalogues.A French woman of letters (1737–1813), the Countess Anne Marie Françoise de Beauharnais wrote short stories, tales, plays and verse, all of which are collected in this volume. A fine copy bearing the coat of arms of ????
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About the sale Ancient and modern books and manuscripts
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Auction time 06/26/2026 at 2:00 PM
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