CHEVRIER (François-Antoine de) - Mémoires pour servir à l'hi - Lot 1102

CHEVRIER (François-Antoine de) - Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire des hommes illustres de Lorraine avec une réfutation de la Bibliothèque Lorraine de Dom Calmet, abbé de Senones. Bruxelles, s.e., 1754; in-12, 362 + 300 pp. + XXX alphabetical table, bound in full contemporary marbled calf, ornate smooth spines, red morocco titles and green calligraphy, edges painted red, small fillet on covers. The 2 volumes. François-Antoine de Chevrier was an author from Nancy in Lorraine. He published libels and pamphlets against Stanislas Leszczynski and the theatrical milieu. On learning of his death in July 1762, actress Sophie Arnould declared: "He will have sucked his pen". His premature death led to speculation that he had been poisoned by the French government. Chevrier published many texts, including pamphlets, novels, plays and even poetry. Ex-libris Soyer-Willemet pharmacist. Rare. Consultant: Monsieur Philippe HENRY