in very good condition, except for volume 1, whose 4 flyleaves are detached from the binding (photo 5), but they are in perfect condition (photo 6); published by Aug. Wahlen et Cie, imp.-libraires, Brussels.

Jeanne-Louise-Henriette Campan, born Henriette Genet on 2 October 1752 in Paris and died on 16 March 1822 in Mantes, was a French educator, best known for her presence at the French court for more than two decades, especially with the dauphine, the future queen Marie-Antoinette.

The 3 volumes are entitled ‘Mémoires sur la vie privée de Marie-Antoinette, reine de France et de Navarre; suivis de souvenirs et anecdotes historiques sur les règnes de Louis XIV, Louis XV et Louis XVI’. Cover and spine in cardboard.

Height and width of each volume in cm: ~14 x 9.2
Thickness of each volume and total weight:
4 cm for volume 1 with 432 pages, 3.5 cm for volume 2 with 396 pages and 3 cm for volume 3 with 352 pages - total weight: 0.750 kg (0.950 kg with shipment packaging)