Memoirs, Letters And Authentic Documents, Life And Death Of The Duke Of Berry, 1820, By Chateaubriand

A rare and beautiful copy in a contemporary marbled calf binding, smooth spine decorated with rich gilt tools, red morocco title, covers with rich crenellated gilt friezes, marbled endpapers, pinked edges for this handsome octavo format. A text by the Viscount of Chateaubriand in the second edition, in Paris, at Le Normant, Printer-Bookseller, rue de Seine, No. 8, near the Pont des Arts. 1820. "Memoirs, Letters, and Authentic Documents Concerning the Life and Death of HRH Monseigneur Charles-Ferdinand d'Artois, Son of France, Duke of Berry; by Viscount de Chateaubriand. Second Edition. A beautiful and interesting historical account by one of the greatest authors of the early 19th century, in a handsome volume from the reign of Charles X. The printer has initialed this edition as authentic... A beautiful and captivating book."