Memoires de Jacques Casanova de Seingalt (vol.V)

Paris: Paulin, Libraire-Editeur, 1835. Early edition. Very Good. Giacomo Girolamo Casanova (1725 â€" 1798) was an Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice His autobiography, Histoire de ma vie (Story of My Life), is regarded as one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century
As was not uncommon at the time, Casanova, depending on circumstances, used more or less fictitious names, such as baron or count of Farussi (the maiden name of his mother) or Chevalier de Seingalt He often signed his works as 'Jacques Casanova de Seingalt' after he began writing in French following his second exile from Venice
He has become so famous for his often complicated and elaborate affairs with women that his name is now synonymous with "womanizer" He associated with European royalty, popes, and cardinals, along with the artistic figures Voltaire, Goethe, and Mozart He spent his last years in the Dux Chateau (Bohemia) as a librarian in Count Waldstein's household, where he also wrote the story of his life

This is a very good copy of Vol V only, in French, in black morocco, with black leather spine with gilt titles and design Appears to be a later 19th century rebind Spine edges and ends scuffed and corners bumped Endpapers cracked, but binding is sound Text has moderate foxing, but is otherwise clean, with no marks or damage
Provenance: The bookplate of E Vienot is affixed to the ffep, and the personal bookplate of Charles Edmund Merrill Jr is affixed to the front pastedown
Charles Edward Merrill Jr (1920 â€" 2017) was an American educator, author, and philanthropist, best known for supporting historically black colleges and founding the Commonwealth School in Boston He founded the Commonwealth School in Boston in 1958 Housed in two connected townhouses in Boston's Back Bay at the corner of Commonwealth Avenue and Dartmouth Street, the school was personally funded and staffed by Merrill from its beginnings He retired as the headmaster of the school in 1981 The school was a reflection of Merrill's principles His goal was to provide a rigorous classical education to minority students and the less fortunate, heavy on history, English, and writing; Merrill himself taught Bible class to the entire class of ninth graders, not from a religious perspective but from a humanistic one He also maintained the principles of Yankee frugality, requiring students to participate in the upkeep of the school, from bussing tables and washing dishes at lunch to emptying trash baskets at the end of the day His generosity was quiet but overflowing; it was not unusual for Merrill to foot the tuition bills, even college tuition, for students who were financially distressed 455 pp.