Lot no. 361
MOGADOR (Celeste). Mémoires. Paris, Librairie Nouvelle, 1858. 4 volumes in-8, plum half-chagrin, threaded spine, gilt head (Period binding). Second edition, partly original, of the sulphurous memoirs of Céleste Vénard dite Mogador (1824-1909), Countess of Chabrillan by marriage. It is expanded by chapters XXXVII to LVI and enriched with documents from the legal proceedings she brought to recover ownership of the Hermitage de la Maison Rouge.
Minor rubbing to the binding, foxing and a few small rings.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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