Louise-Marguerite de Lorraine, Princesse de CONTI. - Lot 145

Louise-Marguerite de Lorraine, Princesse de CONTI. Les Amours du grand Alcandre, by Mlle de Guise; followed by Pièces intéressants pour servir à l'Histoire de Henri IV. A Paris, de l'Impr. de Didot l'aîné, 1786, 2 volumes in-12 bound in full speckled calf, ornate smooth spines, title and appendix, triple gilt fillet on covers, gilt edges. Illustrated with a fold-out genealogical chart. Souvenirs in which Louise Marie de Lorraine, daughter of the Duc de Guise, portrays herself, never forgetting to speak of herself in praise of her figure, her graces and her spirit. In this edition, names have been restored and the publisher has included historical notes on the characters. A good copy in a binding attributable to Derome. Barbier, I-152 (sometimes attributed to Roger de Saint-Lary Bellegarde) - Brunet, III-193.