Lesourd, Paul. L'Ame de Talleyrand. Without mention of place, published by [Flammarion] in 1942. Limited edition, one of 20 copies on vellum pur fil de Rives, N°2. In octavo / In-8 format. Mahogany half-chagrin. Spine decorated with gilt handwritten title, 192 pages, covers and spine preserved, With 2 bookplates from Dominique Labarre de Raillicourt. Leaves with wide margins. Boards and spine a little rubbed, corners dulled, inside fresh. A fine copy. A fine biography of Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754-1838), one of the most influential political figures in French history, who served several successive regimes, from the pre-Revolutionary monarchy through the Revolution, Consulate, Napoleonic Empire and Restoration to the July Monarchy.