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Selected Letters of Madame de Sévigné
Original title : Sévigné Lettres choisies de Madame de Sévigné
Category / section : Literature and first editions
- 1871
- 28.5 x 20 cm
- 411 p.
125€
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Selected Letters of Madame de Sévigné with preface by M. Poujoulat. Mame, Tours, 1871. Folio format, 28.5 x 20 cm. Fine half-morocco binding with cherry corners, nerved spine, richly decorated panels, gilt top edge, minor wear at corners. Frontispiece after Foulquier engraved by Bertheault, 17 etchings with their serpentines. XXVI & 411 pp. A few rare and faint foxing marks,…
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- Date
- 1871
- Format
- 28.5 x 20 cm
- Pagination
- 411 p.
Condition of this copy, as described by the bookseller
- minor wear at corners
- A few rare and faint foxing marks
Bookseller’s description
Selected Letters of Madame de Sévigné with preface by M. Poujoulat. Mame, Tours, 1871. Folio format, 28.5 x 20 cm. Fine half-morocco binding with cherry corners, nerved spine, richly decorated panels, gilt top edge, minor wear at corners. Frontispiece after Foulquier engraved by Bertheault, 17 etchings with their serpentines. XXVI & 411 pp. A few rare and faint foxing marks, otherwise fresh interior. Charming copy.
The bookseller’s original description (in French)
Lettres choisies de Madame de Sévigné avec une notice de M. Poujoulat
Mame, Tours, 1871. In-4°, 28,5 x 20 cm., belle reliure demi-maroquin à coins cerise, dos à nerfs, caissons richement ornés, tête dorée, petites usures en coins. Frontispice d'après Foulquier gravé par Bertheault, 17 vignettes à l'eau-forte avec leurs serpentes; . XXVI & 411 pp., quelques rares & pâles rousseurs sinon intérieur frais.
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