[LICHTENAU (Wilhelmine Enke de)]. Memoirs of the Countess of Lichtenau, written by herself in 1808; followed by correspondence relating to her memoirs and taken from her portfolio. Translated from the German by J. F. G. P. Paris: Buisson, Bookseller, and Delaunay, Bookseller, 1809. Bradel 8vo, red cardboard, decorated spine (contemporary binding). VIII + 416 pp. First French edition of the memoirs of Wilhelmine Enke von Lichtenau (1753–1820), official mistress of King Frederick William II of Prussia from 1769 to 1797, who elevated her to the rank of countess. A few foxing spots; a small marginal tear in the corner of the last 16 pp.
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[LICHTENAU (Wilhelmine Enke de)].
Memoirs of the Countess of Lichtenau, written by herself in 1808; followed by correspondence relating to her memoirs and taken from her portfolio. Translated from the German by J. F. G. P. Paris: Buisson, Bookseller, and Delaunay, Bookseller, 1809. Bradel 8vo, red cardboard, decorated spine (contemporary binding).
VIII + 416 pp.
First French edition of the memoirs of Wilhelmine Enke von Lichtenau (1753–1820), official mistress of King Frederick William II of Prussia from 1769 to 1797, who elevated her to the rank of countess.
A few foxing spots; a small marginal tear in the corner of the last 16 pp.
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