Marlborough Au Sallon Du Louvre Premiere Edition Contentant Discours Preliminaire Chansons

by Louis Abel Beffroy De Reigny

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First edition

Engraved frontis. port. & one engraved plate. 32 pp. 8vo, attractive antique calf-backed marbled boards, spine gilt, red morocco lettering-piece on spine. Paris: “Aux dépens de l’Académie Royale de Peinture & de Sculpture,” 1783.First edition of this little-known work by Beffroy 1757-1811 . A man of letters, he authored several dramas and comedic works, often under the pseudonym “Cousin Jacques.” He quickly fell out of favor during the

• Binding: Leather

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