Vicomtesse de RENNEVILLE, Woman of Letters, Editor of L'Illustrateur des Dames and Gazette Rose. Autograph manuscript signed 6 times, set of 41 pages in-4° (in separate sheets used for printing) About 1861. 6 articles relating to fashion, having appeared in the Courrier de la Mode, in the Illustrateur des Dames. These texts are curious for the personal considerations of the Vicomtesse de Renneville and her descriptions of the dresses and hairstyles of the period. The style is lively and pleasant.

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