Author: FEUILLET DE CONCHES, F.,
Title: Souvenirs d’un curieux octogénaire. Fin du premier empire et restauration.
Description: 1882, 356pp. half linen binding, gilt lettering and decorations on spine, made by P.A. Happel, boekbinder, Rotterdam, nouvelle edition, revue et augmentee, tire a cent exemplaires pour distribution privee, new improved edition, printed in only 100 copies for private use, Memoires of Félix-Sébastien Feuillet de Conches (4 December 1798 - 5 February 1887, in Paris) who was a French diplomat, journalist, writer and collector. Having occupied the posts of 'introducteur des ambassadeurs' and head of protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he was able to form a collection specialising in English painting, 19th century French painting, the history of civilisations, the art of the Near East and the art of Asia. His contemporary Charles Monselet judged de Conches' collection as unequalled, but it included some pieces of dubious authenticity. Armorial bookplate of Mr. J. Havelaar. Signed and dedicated by the author to Monsieur Delasicotiere (possibly: comte de). Extremely scarce.
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Title: Souvenirs d’un curieux octogénaire. Fin du premier empire et restauration.
Description: 1882, 356pp. half linen binding, gilt lettering and decorations on spine, made by P.A. Happel, boekbinder, Rotterdam, nouvelle edition, revue et augmentee, tire a cent exemplaires pour distribution privee, new improved edition, printed in only 100 copies for private use, Memoires of Félix-Sébastien Feuillet de Conches (4 December 1798 - 5 February 1887, in Paris) who was a French diplomat, journalist, writer and collector. Having occupied the posts of 'introducteur des ambassadeurs' and head of protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he was able to form a collection specialising in English painting, 19th century French painting, the history of civilisations, the art of the Near East and the art of Asia. His contemporary Charles Monselet judged de Conches' collection as unequalled, but it included some pieces of dubious authenticity. Armorial bookplate of Mr. J. Havelaar. Signed and dedicated by the author to Monsieur Delasicotiere (possibly: comte de). Extremely scarce.
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Price: EUR 799.25 = appr. US$ 868.66 Seller: Antiquariaat Goltzius
- Book number: 69053
- Book number: 69053
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