[Charlotte CORDAY] CHERON de VILLIERS. - Lot 247

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[Charlotte CORDAY] CHERON de VILLIERS. - Lot 247
[Charlotte CORDAY] CHERON de VILLIERS. Marie-Anne de Corday d'Armont. Her life, her writings, her trial, her death. Paris, Amyot, 1865, in-4 bound half-maroquin with corners, ribbed spine, gilt head. Limited edition of 325 copies, one of 300 on strong white wove paper, with the 21 prints and autographs from the album bound into the body of the book, small trace of moisture on the first few leaves. This copy is accompanied by an autograph letter signed by the author, dated July 1865 (4 pages), addressed to the Vicomte de Toustain, accompanying the shipment of this work and specifying the enrichment of the copy, namely: "the issues of the Bulletin du Tribunal Révolutionnaire containing the trial of C.C [sic for Charlotte Corday] including the untraceable supplement in which her letters are reproduced, the portrait of Adam Lux (untraceable), that of Louvet (rare), 20 other various portraits of people mentioned in the book [2 of Louis XVI, Robespierre, Desaix, etc], 6 large portraits of C.C, 4 smaller portraits, 6 miscellaneous scenes of the assassination, trial, prison and torture, 4 portraits of Marat, 9 miscellaneous scenes, several original tracings of the trial exhibits, the rare bill to Gusman (facsimile), the rare letter from C.C. to M. Alain (facsimile)". In addition, the copy has been enriched by Toustain with a portrait by Carjat of the author, laminated, and accompanied by a portrait of Charlotte Corday laminated on strong cardboard, "photograph after a pastel by Brard painted from life going to the torture" Collection Mancel. Provenance: Bibliothèque du Baron du Charmel (bookplate). Rare and unique copy.
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