Valois-Saint-Rémy (Countess de Valois de la Motte Jeanne de) - Lot 80

Valois-Saint-Rémy (Countess de Valois de la Motte Jeanne de) Mémoires justificatifs de la comtesse Valois de la Motte written by herself. London, S.E., 1788. 1 volume in-8°, late nineteenth century Bradel binding in blue percaline. Good condition. 232 pages countersigned in pen by the Countess herself on the last page. Following are 46 pp. of supporting documents. First edition of these famous memoirs, enriched with the author's autograph signature (p.232). The Comtesse de La Motte, known for her role in the Affaire du Collier, for which she was sentenced to life imprisonment. She escaped to London, where she was joined by her husband, and published her memoirs, full of lies, in which she claimed to have been an intimate of Marie-Antoinette. In the second part, she claims to publish the correspondence between Queen Marie-Antoinette and Cardinal de Rohan. Rare with her in-fine signature.