SÉVIGNÉ, Marquise de — A Collection of Selected Letters to - Lot 118

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SÉVIGNÉ, Marquise de — A Collection of Selected Letters to - Lot 118
SÉVIGNÉ, Marquise de — A Collection of Selected Letters to Serve as a Sequel to the Letters of Madame de Sévigné to Madame de Grignan, Her Daughter. Paris: Rollin, 1751. In-12, (10) ff., 499, (4) pp., marbled fawn calfskin from the publisher, plain spine decorated with TCH V, 825. One of the three editions described by Tchémerzine at the time of the original publication. Contains 25 letters addressed to Coulanges, Mme de Coulanges, Mme de La Fayette, the Duke of Chaulnes, Ch. de Sévigné, and 98 letters from Mme de Grignan, de Coulanges and his wife, Mme de La Fayette (14), de Retz, and de La Rochefoucauld. This collection was published by Chevalier Perrin. Enclosed: SÉVIGNÉ, Mme de]—Letters from Madame de S*** to Monsieur de Pomponne. Amsterdam (Paris), 1756. In-12, (2) ff., 73 pp., ivory vellum in Bradel binding, gilt roll on the covers, medallion with the monogram J in the center, plain spine with decoration. TCH V, 828. First edition. This collection contains eleven of the most famous letters recounting the trial of Fouquet. (Another copy, unbound, without a cover.) -- SÉVIGNÉ, Marquise de - New Letters, or Recently Rediscovered Letters of the Marquise de Sévigné, and of the Marquise de Simiane, Her Granddaughter. To Serve as a Sequel to the Various Editions of the Letters of the Marquise de Sévigné. Paris, Lacombe, 1773. In-12, XII, 393 (1) pp., title page yellowed, a few foxing spots, marbled fawn calfskin of the time, spine with decorative fillet. TCH. V, 829. This collection, which is the first edition, contains a reprint of eleven letters concerning the Fouquet trial, as well as original letters from Mme de S. to President de Moulceau, several letters to the same from Corbinelli and Mme de Grignan, a letter from the Marquis de Grignan, and the letters from Mme de Simiane to M. d’Héricourt. The preface is attributed to La Harpe.
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