SÉVIGNÉ, Marquise de — Letters from Madame Rabutin-Chantal, - Lot 115

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SÉVIGNÉ, Marquise de — Letters from Madame Rabutin-Chantal, - Lot 115
SÉVIGNÉ, Marquise de — Letters from Madame Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de Sévigné, to Madame the Countess of Grignan, her daughter. The Hague, P. Gosse, J. Neaulme, 1726. 2 volumes in one in-12 volume, (10) folios, 344 pages, (1) folio of errata; (1) folio, 298 pp., (7) folios including the errata; pages 254 through 295 of Volume II are occupied by the catalog by Gosse and Neaulme, portrait added, small Light stains on the title page of Volume I; 19th-century Bradel-style cardboard binding; smooth spine decorated with gold thread. TCH V, 820, no. 3. “Partially original edition containing 39 more letters than previous editions.” According to a note by Walckenaer, it is said to have been donated to The Hague by a man named J. J. Gendebien. The previously published letters contain numerous variants compared to the text of the Rouen edition. This edition is extremely rare.”
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