hardcover
1894 · New York
by DE GONTAUT, Duchesse
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co, 1894. hardcover. fine/very good. Translated from the French by Mrs. J.W. Davis. 2 vols. 2 color mezzotint frontispieces both signed in pencil and matted, & 12 illustrations all with tissue guards. 8vo, decorative white cloth, with original protective blue cloth wrappers, deckled edges.unopened. New York: Dodd Mead, 1894. Fine. A beautiful set. One of 175 numbered copies. The Duchesse was the Gouvernante to the Children of France during the Restoration, 1773-1836.
(Inventory #: 123212)