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[WOMEN TRAVELERS]. Candeille, Amelie-Julie.

Souvenirs de Brighton, de Londres, et de Paris; et Quelques Fragmens de Littérature Légère; Par Mme Simons-Candeille.

Place and Imprint: Paris: Delaunay, Mongie, Lenormand, L'Huillier, 1818.
Edition: First edition.
Condition: Edges slightly rubbed; a few spots of foxing; very good copy.
Book ID: 29024

Physical Description

8vo, contemporary quarter continental brown calf, red paper boards, gilt decorated and lettered spine, edges stained yellow. With half-title.

Comments

The travel memoirs of French composer, librettist, writer and woman of many thespian talents, Amelie-Julie Candeille (1767-1834), who left France for exile in England following Napoleon's return from Elba. She recounts musical events in Brighton and London and writes about English horses, taste, cuisine, interiors of homes, a dinner menu, etc. Interestingly her memoir is in part told through the voice of another character. See Wikipedia.

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