[CHEVRIER (Francois-Antoine)]. Life story of H. Maubert, so- - Lot 229

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[CHEVRIER (Francois-Antoine)]. Life story of H. Maubert, so- - Lot 229
[CHEVRIER (Francois-Antoine)]. Life story of H. Maubert, so-called Chevalier de Gouvest, gas dealer in Brussels, and author of several political libels. London, chez les Libraires Associés, 1763. In-12 of 71 pp. Ivory half vellum, smooth spine, brown mar. title page, date at tail (late 19th c. binding). First edition. Successively capuchin, spy, artillery officer, tutor, historian, journalist, director of the Comédie-Française in Germany and man of letters, the adventurer Jean-Henri Maubert de Gouvest (1721-1767) is less known for his numerous works than for the singularity of his adventures, which make his life a true novel. (Barber II, 713.)
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