Docteur Cabanès - Les Morts mystérieuses de l'Histoire; Mémoires de Madame de Staal-de-Launay; Mémoire du Duc de - 1901-1970

Mysterious Deaths in History: Rare 1-volume large in-8 paperback, 540 pages + iv Table and Legend of Engravings - Pleasant copy.

[Tirage à 110 exemplaires sur vergé de Hollande (81)]
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Cabanès examines the circumstances of the death of famous figures — kings, queens and princes — seeking to compare historical accounts, testimonies and the described symptoms with the medical knowledge of his time. The work covers in particular the period from Charlemagne to Napoleon III.

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Memoirs of Madame de Staal-de-Launay, gentleman-in-waiting to the Duchess of Maine, in 1 volume in-8 full leather, gilt fore-edge, xxviii-387 pages - Fine copy.
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Particularly interesting testimony on the court and French society between the end of Louis XIV’s reign and the Regency. Staal-Delaunay mentions in particular:

- her childhood and education;
- her entry into the aristocratic world;
- the court of Sceaux and the Duchess of Maine, whom she became a maid of honour to;
- court intrigues and the Cellamare conspiracy;
- her experience of the Bastille, where she was imprisoned in 1718;
- the characters and manners of early 18th-century high society.

The interest of the book lies less in a systematic political chronicle than in the very fine and often ironic personal view that Staal-Delaunay offers on power relations, dependence, ambitions and human characters. A nineteenth-century critic rightly highlighted the subtlety of her psychological observation.

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Memoir of the Duke of Lauzun, second edition, 2 volumes in 1 volume, n-16 half-binding, xx-180; 221 pages, speckled edges - Pleasant copy.
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The Duke of Lauzun (1747-1793), Armand-Louis de Gontaut-Biron, is a figure of the French nobility at the end of the 18th century, famous for his military career, his relationships with the court and his role during the French Revolution.

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Rare copy in 1 large volume in-8 paperback, 540 pages + iv Table and Legend of Engravings - Nice copy.

[Print run to 110 copies on laid Holland (81)]
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Cabanès examines the circumstances of the death of famous people—kings, queens and princes—seeking to compare historical accounts, testimonies and the described symptoms with the medical knowledge of his time. The work covers the period from Charlemagne to Napoleon III.

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Memoirs of Madame de Staal-de-Lamay, Chambermaid to the Duchess of Maine in 1 volume in-8 full leather, gilded head, xxviii-387 pages - Beautiful copy.
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particularly interesting testimony on the court and French society between the end of Louis XIV’s reign and the Regency. Staal-Delaunay mentions in particular:

- his childhood and education;
- his entry into the aristocratic world;
- the court of Sceaux and the Duchess of Maine, whom she became a maid of honour to;
- the court intrigues and the Cellamare conspiracy;
- her experience of the Bastille, where she was imprisoned in 1718;
- the characters and manners of the society of the early 18th century.

The interest of the book lies less in a systematic political chronicle than in the very fine and often ironic personal perspective that Staal-Delaunay brings to power relations, dependence, ambitions and human character. A nineteenth-century critic rightly noted the subtlety of his psychological observation.

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Memoire of the Duke of Lauzum, second edition, 2 volumes in 1 volume n-16 half-basane, xx-180; 221 pages, speckled edges - Nice copy.
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The Duke of Lauzun (1747-1793), Armand-Louis de Gontaut-Biron, was a figure of French nobility at the end of the 18th century, famous for his military career, his relations with the court and his role during the French Revolution.