Madame Récamier
London: William Heinemann, 1906. First English language edition. Hardcover. 2 vol. 8vo. [7], x-xii, [4], x-xviii, [1], 2-326, [2]; [5], vi-ix[4], 2-447, [3] pp. Half contemporary calf over marbled boards with the spines in six compartments, gilt decorations on the spines with a black morocco label lettered in gilt on each spine; top edges gilt. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Title pages printed in red and black. Illustrated with a frontispiece and eight plates in the first volume; a frontispiece and plates in the second volume. Madame Récamier was a famous socialite from France and lived during the French Revolution. She sat for a number of famous artists and was beloved for her salons and her great beauty. Very Good. Item #000011282
Sticker ghost on the first blank leaf of each volume, bookplate in each volume, volume two's joints are professionally renewed.
Price: $250.00