Lot n° 27
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LIBRARY OF THE DUCHESSE OF BERRY FOR HER... - Lot 27 - Coutau-Bégarie
LIBRARY OF THE DUCHESSE OF BERRY FOR HER CHÂTEAU DE ROSNY
Beautiful brown long-grain morocco binding, signed Alphonse Giroux in Paris, decorated in the centre of each plate with a large leafy frieze framed by two gilt fillets, in-4° (205x130 mm), gilt on edges, spine decorated with stylized motifs, bears the ex-libris Château de Rosny - La solitude Containing the handwritten copy of a letter written to Monsieur le Duc de Rivière by Madame la Vicomtesse de Gontaut, dated October 12, 1826, 14 pages, this document is countersigned by the Duchess de Gontaut, governess of the children of France, on September 20, 1827, certifying that this copy is in conformity with the original. This document is followed by the handwritten copy of the report made to the king by M. le docteur Baron, doctor of the children of France, 7 pages. With autograph dedication signed by the Duchess of Gontaut at the opening of the volume: "To Mr. Baron, doctor of the children of France on behalf of Mrs. Duchess of Gontaut". Attached is the original draft of the report made to the king, included in this volume, made by Doctor Baron, 4 pages, folio. Time wear, but good general condition.
This precious and interesting historical document relates the education of the young duke of Bordeaux, son of the duke and duchess of Berry, called the child of the miracle, born on September 29, 1820.
Saturday, July 18, letter from my uncle Camille who arrives on the 19th, "You are experiencing painfully now my dearest Albert why I could not take it upon myself to advise you to stay. I know only too well that when the starting point does not change, the consequences do not change much either; but in the end, what is done is done, so let us take things as they are. 1. You have written strongly to Mr. (...) and you have done well, since your position seems honourably untenable. He replied to you with affection and told you that you should get along. Even better. For it is also an explanation that I will ask for you, and I will ask for it to be clear, frank and complete on both sides; but not with two people. Mr Delaunay must be involved, and if it is done in writing, which I consider indispensable, you must make it very clear what you believe you are entitled to claim, what you want at last. If your claims are accepted, ask that they be submitted to Mr Delaunay and that his approval be passed on to you. Then it would be the law on both sides. If your report, which you must take care of and in which you still need a little of that damned diplomacy, is rejected, or if modifications are introduced which worsen the position you have claimed. I think that after you have communicated the answer to your father and me beforehand, if you think it appropriate, as you did with your note, you should withdraw it from the education of the princes and think of something else. 2° In my opinion, you cannot move away before this solution. There are many cases where time is of great benefit; either it would be fatal. To give up the place would be to give up the game, and people would get used to doing without you. Nor am I in favour of dragging it out to await my arrival, which would not change the situation and might even do more harm than good. There would be no dignity, no frankness, no logic in such procrastination. If you have seemed to accept the Lannog program for two months, you must accept it for ten years or you will appear at least inconsistent. That is what you must not do. We owe the King candour, as we owe ourselves, we owe him many sacrifices, except honour. To delay would be nothing but an unconfessed composition with our weakness. I am not. One must know how to swallow the medicine, however bitter it may be. I said that my active intervention and my presence could do more harm than good, I explain. It might be useful if it were a question of proving my interest in you. But in this matter our proofs are done and I have nothing to teach anyone. It is well known that by hurting you I am being hurt. Here is how it could hurt. It is believed, rightly or wrongly, that I want what I want, and that I know when it is necessary to put my trump card on the table; that I only ask with a certain insistence for what I believe to be right and to be mine by right, and that then a half measure of justice can bring about an immediate retreat. All this must be known perfectly and without my saying it, for I have always applied to my own use the principles I gave you in trading, and it was already known when I last supported you in Brussels, but in vain. If I commit myself further at this moment, I will not be granted any more than I was then, because another dignity would be at stake (which must be avoided above all else), so of two things, or I will not withdraw, and in that case what use will I be to you later? Or I
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