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Unpublished letters by Madame de Sévigné, collected …

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[ILLUSTRé COLLECTION] Unpublished letters by Madame de Sévigné, collected by Judith GAUTIER and illustrated by Madeleine LEMAIRE. Paris, A la marquise de Sévigné éditeur, 1913, Devambez imprimeur. One volume, large in-4°, paperback. Illustrated with ten off-text color engravings by Madeleine Lemaire and numerous sepia illustrations in the text, and a frontispiece portrait of Madame Sévigné engraved by Devambez. Edition of 1,200 numbered copies, numbered 66 on "Normandy Vellum France" wove paper, signed by the author and illustrator. This copy was given to Monsieur Lintilhac, with the inscription "Hommage de la Chocolaterie de Royat 'A la Marquise de Sévigné' à Monsieur Lintilhac" and the mailing card "Mr et Mme Rouzaud présentent leurs respectueuses salutations à Monsieur Lintilhac". (loose leaf, cover unstained and soiled). This copy was probably sent to Eugène LINTILHAC (Aurillac 1854-1920) literary figure and senator for the Cantal region.

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[ILLUSTRé COLLECTION] Unpublished letters by Madame de Sévigné, collected by Judith GAUTIER and illustrated by Madeleine LEMAIRE. Paris, A la marquise de Sévigné éditeur, 1913, Devambez imprimeur. One volume, large in-4°, paperback. Illustrated with ten off-text color engravings by Madeleine Lemaire and numerous sepia illustrations in the text, and a frontispiece portrait of Madame Sévigné engraved by Devambez. Edition of 1,200 numbered copies, numbered 66 on "Normandy Vellum France" wove paper, signed by the author and illustrator. This copy was given to Monsieur Lintilhac, with the inscription "Hommage de la Chocolaterie de Royat 'A la Marquise de Sévigné' à Monsieur Lintilhac" and the mailing card "Mr et Mme Rouzaud présentent leurs respectueuses salutations à Monsieur Lintilhac". (loose leaf, cover unstained and soiled). This copy was probably sent to Eugène LINTILHAC (Aurillac 1854-1920) literary figure and senator for the Cantal region.

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