Honore Gabriel Riqueti, Comte de Mirabeau — Lettres Originales de Mirabeau

Paris, Garnery, 1792 . First edition. Leather. The complete four volume first edition of Honore Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau's letters to his mistress, Marie Therese de Monnierm, written when he was imprisoned in Vincennes. In the original French.The first edition of this work, complete in four volumes.The letters of French writer, orator, and statesman Honore Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau, a prominent figure of the early stages of the French Revolution.He spent much of the 1770s imprisoned for his anti-government politics, including four years in Vincennes Castle. During this period he wrote a series of letters to his mistress Marie Thérèse de Monnier. These love letters were collected and published in this edition posthumously.Rebound in calf, with endpapers renewed.Bookplate of Edward Alan Walker to the front pastedowns.These love letters were written between 1777 and 1780 at Vincennes. In Vincennes, he met the Marquis de Sade, who was also writing erotic works; however the two disliked each other intensely. Rebound in full calf, with endpapers renewed. Fading to back strips, with light rubbing to back strip heads and tails. Bookplates to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned, with instances of spotting to first and last few leaves of each volume. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .