Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, spines gilt, with red morocco labels.
1817 · Paris et Londres:
by Morgan, [ Sydney Owenson ], Lady
Paris et Londres: Chez Truettel et Würtz, 1817 Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, spines gilt, with red morocco labels. . Two volumes, octavo. Small ink stain at lower margin of first four leaves of Volume I. Front board of Volume II shows some wear. A very good, attractive set. Lady Morgan's popular book was published both in French and English in 1817, with second editions following in the same year. This translation into French by Phillipe Alexandre Lebrun de Charmettes adds a number of notes and observations on her work. Lady Morgan's book also inspired another commentary, that of Auguste Jean Baptiste Defauconpret, Observations sur l'ouvrage intitule: La France; par Lady Morgan. Par l'auteur de Quinze Jours et de Six Mois a Londres
(Inventory #: 14506)