Comtesse de Sabran / Chevalier de Boufflers - Correspondance inédite de la comtesse de Sabran et du chevalier de Boufflers [1778-1788] - 1775

Unpublished correspondence of the Countess of Sabran and the Chevalier de Boufflers [1778-1788]. Paris, E. Plon, 1875, xvi-526 pp.

A large in-8 volume (235 x 170 mm), half calf, spine with raised bands ornamented, title pieces in red morocco (binding of the period). Wear and rubbing on the boards and the spine. Light scattered browning

Original edition with a frontispiece portrait of Mme de Sabran. First edition of this correspondence collected and published by E. de Magnieu and Henri Prat.

Correspondence between the Countess of Sabran (1749-1827) and the Chevalier de Boufflers (1738-1815). A brilliant and charming man of letters, he was a member of the Knights of Malta. They become lovers in May 1781. While he is staying in Senegal, the Countess of Sabran maintains a correspondence with Boufflers that provides abundant information, notably about life in Senegal in the 18th century and the organization of the colony.