BRÉCY (Cher). Viscount GAUTHIER DE BRÉCY Charles-Edme, Royal - Lot 577

BRÉCY (Cher). Viscount GAUTHIER DE BRÉCY Charles-Edme, Royal Lecturer to Kings Louis XVIII and Charles X, Royalist Publicist (1753–1836). He Became a Baron—Autograph signed letter from Viscount G. de BRÉCY, Royal Reader, to the Marquis de LALLY TOLLENDAL, Peer of France and Minister of State, dated May 14, 1829. 1 page, in-8°: “My Lord Marquis. You have consistently offered praise for the light-hearted works of my heart; encouraged by your approval, I do not hesitate to present you with a copy of my *Portraits of the King and the Royal Family*. The King and his family have deigned to bestow upon them a gracious and generous favor; this work is not literature but rather an expression of sentiment…”