THE STRANGE CAREER OF THE CHEVALIER D'EON DE BEAUMONT, Minister Plenipotentiary from France to Great Britain in 1763

Telfer, Captain J. Buchan, R.N., F.S.A., F.R.G.S.

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1885. First Edition. Hardcover. A celebrated 18th-century soldier, diplomat, and spy, the Chevalier d'Eon (1728-1810) lived openly as a man and as a woman in France and England at different stages of life, drawing much public interest. Octavo: xix, [5], 378, [26, ads] pp. with 3 plates, an illustration, and a folding facsimile. Original red cloth binding, with gilt-stamped titling, gilt and blind-stamped borders, and black endpapers. Period bookseller's ticket to the front pastedown. The spine is rather darkened, with some fraying and loss to the tips, and a bit of general smudging. Scarce. Good. Item #79970

Price: $200.00