Lettres choisies de Mesdames de Sévigné et de Maintenon
Paris/Amsterdam. - J.E. Gabriel Dufour/Imprimerie Guilleminet. - 1803.
- Format : In-12.
- Number of volumes : 1 volume.
- Binding : Paperback.
- Collation : XXXVI - 371 pp.
Full brown base-bound binding. Smooth spine with threads, circled or uncircled fleurons and red morocco piece with taffy. All gold lettering and gilt ornaments. Moderate wear of the binding. Embossed fillets in relief on the covers. All edges speckled. Good preservation of the contents. The book is accompanied by a cloth bookmark.
Second revised edition.
With a preface and notes, by M. de Lévizac.
Compilation of several letters written by two women who left their mark on 17th century France in their own way. The first, Madame de Sévigné, was a woman of letters who contributed to the cultural brilliance of the kingdom. The second, Madame de Maintenon, was the humble and discreet "Widow Scarron" who had won the favours of King Louis XIV to the point of arousing a love marriage, which was extremely rare at that time. Two different people here reunited by their writings and their respective correspondences.
Nice condition of the contents.
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