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1165 - Memoirs of the Duc de Montpensier [.
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Estimate €100 - €150

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Memoirs of the Duc de Montpensier [...], prince of the blood. Gr. in-8° (foxing to front). - Deluxe reprint (original ed. under the title "Relation de la captivité [...]" in 1816, under this title in 1824) of which there are copies in in-4° format, hors commerce. Ill. in front. of a finely engraved portrait by Dupont on chine appliqué after a self-portrait. "The youngest son of the Duc d'Orléans, brother of Louis-Philippe, the Duc de Montpensier (1775-1807) recounts his long captivity in Marseille in the company of the Prince de Conti and the Duchess de Bourbon. His account is very detailed and gives [...] a political analysis of the main events of the time" (Fierro). - Ref. Vicaire V:1115 (erroneously presented as the original edition). - Fierro 1070 - Joint, same format: Lauzun, Antonin Nompar de Caumont, Duc de - Mémoires du Duc de Lauzun. Complete edition preceded by a study of Lauzun & his Mémoires by Georges d'Heylli. Paris, É. Rouveyre (Dijon, imp. Darantière), 1880. Green morocco signed Pouillet, covers and witnesses cons. Bibliophilic reissue (orig.: 1821) of this work which caused a scandal. Deluxe edition of 100 copies, one of 50 on Whatman (no. 58). Etchings by É. de Malval. 1 gr. title (in 4 states, including 3 before the letter), headbands and tailpieces (the first 2 vignettes in 3 states). A very fine, finely bound copy. Ref. Vicaire V:106 (2 vols.) - Prov. [Georges Petit].

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1165 - Memoirs of the Duc de Montpensier [. See original version (French)

1165 - Memoirs of the Duc de Montpensier [.
See original version (French)