SECOND EMPIRE. 13 letters, 1858-1860, addressed to M. Lafond de Lurcy, Minister Plenipotentiary of Costa-Rica; 13pages in-4 or in-fol, several headings. Invitations from the diplomatic corps to receptions, with L.S. from Baron Haussmann, duc de Cambacérès, Grand-Maître des cérémonies (4). Attached are 2 invitations from the Duc d'Aumale to hunt at Chantilly (1882-1884), and a letter from a lady to a duke (September 1815).