MARIE-ANTOINETTE. [MAISTRE (Joseph de)]: Marie-Antoinette Archduchess of Austria, Queen of France, Tableau de la révolution par Monsieur le chevalier de Mayer. S. l., 1794; in 8°, blond half calf, spine ribbed with gilt fillets, red calf title page, arms and motto at the foot. Extremely rare first edition of this tribute to the queen, attributed to Joseph de Maistre, one of the great theorists of the counter-revolution. It includes a frontispiece and two engraved figures. A well-bound copy circa 1860 for Félicie Delessert, Countess of Nardaillac. Barbier III, 70; Quérard, Supercheries littéraires, II, 1003
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MARIE-ANTOINETTE. [MAISTRE (Joseph de)]: Marie-Antoinette Archduchess of Austria, Queen of France, Tableau de la révolution par Monsieur le chevalier de Mayer. S. l., 1794; in 8°, blond half calf, spine ribbed with gilt fillets, red calf title page, arms and motto at the foot. Extremely rare first edition of this tribute to the queen, attributed to Joseph de Maistre, one of the great theorists of the counter-revolution. It includes a frontispiece and two engraved figures. A well-bound copy circa 1860 for Félicie Delessert, Countess of Nardaillac. Barbier III, 70; Quérard, Supercheries littéraires, II, 1003

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MARIE-ANTOINETTE. [MAISTRE (Joseph de)]: Marie-Antoinette Archduchess of Austria, Queen of France, Tableau de la révolution par Monsieur le chevalier de Mayer. S. l., 1794; in 8°, blond half calf, spine ribbed with gilt fillets, red calf title page, arms and motto at the foot. Extremely rare first edition of this tribute to the queen, attributed to Joseph de Maistre, one of the great theorists of the counter-revolution. It includes a frontispiece and two engraved figures. A well-bound copy circa 1860 for Félicie Delessert, Countess of Nardaillac. Barbier III, 70; Quérard, Supercheries littéraires, II, 1003
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