Marc Rene Montalembert

Montalembert, Marc Rene, Marquis de

Ingenieur für Waffentechnik und Festungsbau (1714–1800). 2 autograph letters signed (written in third-person). London. Zusammen (½+1=) 1½ SS. auf 4 (= 2 Doppel)Blatt. 4to und 8vo. Jeweils mit eh. Adresse (Faltbriefe).
$ 1,897 / 1.800 € (24830)

To „Monsieur le Chev. D’Eon“, written during a visit in London. By planning a trip to the waters in Bath, Montalembert would be very pleased to see Mr. le Chevalier d’Eon and renew their acquaintanceship from St. Petersburg. – The second letter is addressed to „Mademoiselle la Chevaliere D’Eon“ and invites her [!] to dine with him. – Chevalier d’Eon, the famous spy for Louis XV, spent his first 49 years as a man, and his last 33 years as a woman. – Scattered toning and soiling; small pencil notations.

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