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919 - CHINARD (Gilbert). Unpublished letters by Beaumarchais, Mada…
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CHINARD (Gilbert). Unpublished letters by Beaumarchais, Madame de Beaumarchais and their daughter Eugénie. Published from the originals held at the Clements Library. Paris: Librairie Historique A. Margraff, 1929. In-8, (8)-139-(5) pp., green half-cloth, cover and spine preserved. First edition. One of 800 copies numbered on vellum. Unpublished letters written by Beaumarchais concerning his first commercial misadventure, the purchase of the Chinon forest; letters to Théveneau de Francy, his agent during the American War of Independence, containing new information on the difficulties that arose between Beaumarchais and the American Congress. A letter from his wife during Beaumarchais’s exile in Hamburg. Letters from Madame de Beaumarchais and her daughter following his death. Six facsimiles.
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 2 of 4 – Nos. 550 to 1084
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Auction time 08/20/2026 at 11:00 AM
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