Binding.- Zeloni (A) Vie de la Princesse Borghèse, Paris, Aug. Vaton, 1843.
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Binding.- Zeloni (A) Vie de la Princesse Borghèse, half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece, a little foxing, bound in maroon velvet with decorative gold-plated central crown above initials "GB" (Guendaline Borghese), surrounded by corner-pieces, and also architectural clasps, spine very lightly sunned, g.e., housed within modern drop-back box, 8vo (binding: 222x142mm.), Paris, Aug. Vaton, 1843.*** Provenance: from the library of Henri, Count of Chambord (1820-1883) [book-label]. As the last direct Bourbon descendent of Louis XIV, Henri disputedly held the French throne as 'Henri V' from 2nd - 9th August in 1830, after the abdication of his grandfather Charles X. His mother, Marie-Caroline Duchess of Berry is well known for her intrigues on his behalf.
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Binding.- Zeloni (A) Vie de la Princesse Borghèse, Paris, Aug. Vaton, 1843.
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