(Fine Bindings) 3 Vols. (Napoleonic Court Memoirs). (Remusat, Paul de, preface by). Memoirs of Madame de Remusat. 1802-1808. New York: D. Appleton, 1880. First American edition. Large 8vo, contemporary three-quarters red morocco and marbled boards, gilt spine compartments, top edge gilt; bottom edges scuffed, other minor wear. With Paul de Remusat autograph letter signed and other related manuscript material tipped in at front of volume 1. Ex-library: ink stamp on title pages, otherwise internally clean.
Claire Elisabeth Jeanne Gravier de Vergennes de Remusat (1780-1821), French woman of letters, author of Essai sur l'education des femmes, intimate friend of the Empress Josephine.