Lot of women's literature. 1/ Adam, Madame.... - Lot 75 - Crait + Müller

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Lot of women's literature. 1/ Adam, Madame.... - Lot 75 - Crait + Müller
Lot of women's literature. 1/ Adam, Madame. - The Hungarian Fatherland. Personal reminiscences. Third edition. Paris, Nouvelle Revue, 1884. In-4, fawn half-calf, spine with five raised bands, crowned numeral at the foot, blue and red morocco parts, fading - [3 ff.], 327 pp. A travelogue, historical reminders and political reflections. 2/ Tencin, Madame de. - Memoirs of the Count of Comminges. The Siege of Calais. Notice and Notes by M. de Lescure. Paris, Quantin, 1885. In-8, half dark blue morocco with 5 nerves, crowned figure at the foot, covers preserved, fading - [3 ff.], 337 pp, [2 ff.], 3 etchings by Dubouchet, folding facsimile. Mme de Tencin was not only famous for her adventurous life, she was also the author of major novels of the 18th century literature. 3/ Liancourt (duchess of). - Regulation given to the princess of Marsillac. With a notice on the Duchess of Liancourt by the Marquise de Forbin d'Oppède. Paris, Plon, 1881. In-12, green half-maroquin with smooth spine, some faint foxing and spotting - [3 ff.], 295 pp. Famous moral treatise written for his granddaughter on the occasion of her wedding. Close to Port-Royal, Mme de Liancourt gives a good overview of what life must have been like in a large Christian family of that time. 4/ Necker, Mme - Reflections on divorce. Published by M. de Lescure. Paris, Librairie des Bibliophiles, 1881. In-12, red half-maroquin with smooth spine - [2 ff.], 112 pp. By the mother of Germaine de Staël. 5/ Genlis, Mme de. - Mademoiselle de Clermont. With a notice by M. de Lescure. Paris, Librairie des Bibliophiles, 1880. In-12, blue half-maroquin with smooth spine, top cover rubbed, speckled edges - [2 ff.], X, 86 pp., [1 f.]. First published in 1802, this historical novel is considered the author's masterpiece. Attached: 6/ Legouvé, Ernest. - Les Deux Reines de France. Drama with chorus in four acts in verse. Music by Charles Gounod. Paris, Michel Lévy, 1865. In-12, half calf, spine decorated with cold boxes - [2 ff.], 130 pp. First edition of this drama which opposes the two wives of Philip Augustus, Ingeborg of Denmark and Agnes of Merania. Rare. 7/ Cadol, Edouard. - Marguerite Chauveley. Paris, Calmann-Lévy, 1878. In-12, contemporary boards, foxing - [2 ff.], XX, 316 pp. First edition.
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