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1 Remusat, Claire Elisabeth Jeanne De Vergennes Memoirs of Madame De Remusat. 3 Vols
London Sampson, Low, Marston 1880 First British Edition 3/4 Morocco Very Good Octavos 
Includes the matching 3d volume, A SELECTION OF LETTERS OF MADAME DE REMUSAT TO HER HUSBAND AND SON, From 1804 to 1813. London, 1881. Mme Remusat became a Lady of the Palace to Empress Josephine in 1802. "Although the epoch of the First Empire has been much discussed by the writers of Memoirs, the inner life of the Imperial palace has never been handled freely, and in detail -Preface." Remusat played chess with Napoleon, and wrote an essay on the subject of educating females. 005489 
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