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ABRANTES (Duchess of)
Complete and authentic memoirs of Laure Junot Duchess of Abrantès. Historical memories of Napoleon, the Revolution, the Directory, the Consulate, the Empire, the Restoration, the Revolution of 1830 and the first years of the reign of Louis-Philippe. First complete edition.

In Paris, with Jean de Bonnot, 1967-1969. 16 volumes, (complete) octavo, beautiful full empire green leather binding from the publisher, flat and smooth spine highly decorated with golden motifs, (lying dogs and friezes), golden head, 
on watermarked laid paper, 250 out-of-text engravings. 
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“The Duchess of Abrantès is undoubtedly the most fascinating writer of her time. Married to Junot, she began a literary career to compensate for her multiple setbacks, thanks to the collaboration of a young writer, still little-known at the time, Balzac… This is how she became the mistress of young Balzac around 1828, after having refused him for a long time. » 

Complete and authentic memoirs of Laure Junot Duchess of Abrantès. Historical memories of Napoleon, the Revolution, the Directory, the Consulate, the Empire, the Restoration, the Revolution of 1830 and the first years of the reign of Louis-Philippe. First complete edition. In Paris, with Jean de Bonnot, 1967-1969. 16 volumes, (complete) octavo, beautiful full empire green leather binding from the publisher, flat and smooth spine highly decorated with golden motifs, (lying dogs and friezes), golden head,  “The Duchess of Abrantès is undoubtedly the most fascinating writer of her time. Married to Junot, she began a literary career to compensate for her multiple setbacks, thanks to the collaboration of a young writer, still little-known at the time, Balzac… This is how she became the mistre