by (MONNIER) [Loève-Veimars, François-Adolphe, et al.]
Paris (Urbain Canel, Libraire), 1828.. xvi, 442, (2)pp., 2 lithographed plates by Henry Monnier, finished by hand in colors. Lrg. 8vo. Marbled boards, 3/4 morocco gilt. T.e.g. Orig. dec. wraps. (after Monnier) and spine bound in. This copy with Monniers two finished original watercolor drawings for the plates bound in.
"Madame la Vicomtesse de Chamilly" was the collective pseudonym of these three writers. François-Adolphe Loève-Veimars (1801-1854) was a French wirter and diplomat who wrote for Figaro and on politics for the Revue des Deux Mondes. His translations of German authors such as E.T.A. Hoffmann, Heinrich Heine, Wieland and van der Velde influenced French literary circles. Dispatched as a diplomat to Russia by Louis Philippe, he was later ambassador to Baghdad, Caracas and Lima.
Louis-Émile Vanderburch (1794-1862) was a 19th century writer and playwright. Auguste Romieu (1800-1855) was a writer and administrator for the state. (Inventory #: B172376-1)
"Madame la Vicomtesse de Chamilly" was the collective pseudonym of these three writers. François-Adolphe Loève-Veimars (1801-1854) was a French wirter and diplomat who wrote for Figaro and on politics for the Revue des Deux Mondes. His translations of German authors such as E.T.A. Hoffmann, Heinrich Heine, Wieland and van der Velde influenced French literary circles. Dispatched as a diplomat to Russia by Louis Philippe, he was later ambassador to Baghdad, Caracas and Lima.
Louis-Émile Vanderburch (1794-1862) was a 19th century writer and playwright. Auguste Romieu (1800-1855) was a writer and administrator for the state. (Inventory #: B172376-1)
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