[ROUGÉ (Comte de)]. - Lot 71

[ROUGÉ (Comte de)]. "Conseils à mon fils, au moment de son entrée dans le monde." Early 19th-century manuscript, 126 pp., in a small in-4° volume, green half calf, smooth spine decorated (period binding). Manuscript calligraphed in brown ink, consisting of a title, a table and 122 pp. full of loose leaves and "paperoles", titled on the spine "M. le Cte de Rougé". Corrections in the text in pencil and annotations in fine: "[...] All in all this manuscript seems excellent to me, every line bears the imprint of a good father & an enlightened man, who has well studied & well judged society & the great world [...]". ATTACHED: L.A.S. (2 pp.) with envelope, addressed to Comte J. de Rougé (July 5, 1945) evoking the politician Adrien de Rougé (1782-1838) and the secret society of the Chevaliers de la Foi. Hardback damaged.