DIEULAFOY (Jane). Volontaire 1792-1793. Paris, Armand Colin - Lot 237

DIEULAFOY (Jane). Volontaire 1792-1793. Paris, Armand Colin Cie, no date [1892]. In-18, 330 pp. pastiche binding in green morocco, 5-rib spine richly decorated, gilt title, gilt place and date on tail, triple fillet framing the boards, with a gilt numeral on the upper cover, double gilt fillet on the edges, richly decorated chasses with wide lace, gilt scrolls and fillets, gilt head, cover preserved. (Thierry, successor to Petit-Simier). From the Bibliothèque de romans historiques collection. In the cipher of Cécile CARNOT, wife of President Sadi CARNOT, with a letter from the author "A Madame Sadi Carnot, bien affectueux souvenir. Jane Dieulafoy." Jane DIEULAFOY (1851-1916), was an archaeologist, author of novels, short stories, theater, journalist and photographer. On October 20, 1886, President Sadi CARNOT awarded her the Cross of the Legion of Honor for her contribution to the work in Susa; she was the wife of archaeologist Marcel DIEULAFOY. Some slight rubbing to binding, a fine copy.