HISTOIRE SECRETE DE LA COUR DE BERLIN, OU CORRESPONDANCE D'UN VOYAGEUR
1789
by MIRABEAU, Honore Gabriel Riquetti, Comte de
1789. [MIRABEAU, Honore Gabriel Riquetti, Comte de] HISTOIRE SECRETE DE LA COUR DE BERLIN, OU CORRESPONDANCE D'UN VOYAGEUR FRANCOIS, DEPUIS LE 5 JUILLET 1786 JUSQU'AU 19 JANVIER 1787. OUVRAGE POSTHUME. 2 VOLUMES. [N.P./N.P] 1789. xvii + 318/376 pp. 8vo., half calf with gilt green morocco spine labels and marbled paper covered boards. Joints cracked both volumes, boards and corners worn. Early armorial bookplates. Light occasional foxing. Scandalous goings-on and political intrigues in the Prussian court; Mirabeau's anonymous account was denounced by French Law. Stewart 1845. (Inventory #: 81119)