AUTHENTIC ADVENTURES OF THE CELEBRATED COUNTESS DE LA MOTTE. Including The Fraudulent Transaction with Cardinal de Rohan. translated from the French. To which is added, a Narrative of her escape to London, as stated by herself. Also memoirs of her sister, under the character of Marianne.
London.E. Johnson. 1787. [2], xii, 163, [1]pp. 12mo. Bound in a fine recent binding of full sprinkled calf gilt, with a red morocco label to the spine, and gilt decoration to the panels. First edition. [One of two issues are known, varying only in the details of the imprint.] Lacks half-title; clean tear to upper margin pf pages 123/4; title slightly grubby and with just a tiny piece lost from the lower outer corner; else a very good copy of a rare title.A translation of 'Histoire veritable de Jeanne de S. Remi.' OCLC records three copies only of this issue.
Book ID: 5095
Print this page
Price:
£875.00