Author: Chron de Villiers
Title: Marie-Anne Charlotte de Corday d'Armont. Sa vie, son temps, ses crits, son proces, sa mort. Fac-simil de portraits et d'autographes excuts par mile Bellot.
Description: Paris, Amyot, Libraire-diteur, 1865 Large 8vo (28x19 cm). Contemporary red morocco with red morocco cornerpieces (a bit rubbed); spine with ribbons; gilt title on spine,; covers with marbled paper; marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt, uncut, Original printed frontcover preserved. - Printed in 325 copies. One of the 300 copies on "papier vlin blanc fort". "Chaque exemplaire est compagn d'un Album contenant 21 planches". In our copy the 21 plates are placed in the book: lithographed frontispiece (portrait of Charlotte de Corday) and 20 other engraved portraits, some with autographs. - Besides these 21 plates there are 9 other engravings inserted from other editions (smaller sizes) pasted on thick paper. - Unfortunately textleaves and portraits with large brown spots. Still a good copy in a nice binding, very rare with all the plates (and the 9 supplementary portraits) . Gewicht/Weight: 2000 grs.

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