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17 - CHRISTINE OF SWEDEN] - ARCKENHOLTZ, Johann—Memoirs Concerning Christine, Queen of Sweden, to Shed Light on the History of Her Reign and, Primarily, Her Private Life, as Well as on the Historical Events of Her Time, Both Civil and Literary. Followed by two works by this learned princess, which have never been printed. The whole is based on her letters and drawn from the most authentic historians and sources, both manuscript and printed, accompanied by historical, political, critical, and literary remarks; with engravings and an appendix of supporting or instructive documents. Amsterdam and Leipzig, Pierre Mortier—Jean Schreuder & Pierre Mortier the Younger, 1751–1760. 4 vols. in-4, portrait after Bourdon, fold-out map, large fawn calf with the publisher’s monogram, triple gold thread on the covers, fleurons at the corners, decorated ribbed spine, one cap flattened, small loss to one corner.

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CHRISTINE OF SWEDEN] - ARCKENHOLTZ, Johann—Memoirs Concerning Christine, Queen of Sweden, to Shed Light on the History of Her Reign and, Primarily, Her Private Life, as Well as on the Historical Events of Her Time, Both Civil and Literary. Followed by two works by this learned princess, which have never been printed. The whole is based on her letters and drawn from the most authentic historians and sources, both manuscript and printed, accompanied by historical, political, critical, and literary remarks; with engravings and an appendix of supporting or instructive documents. Amsterdam and Leipzig, Pierre Mortier—Jean Schreuder & Pierre Mortier the Younger, 1751–1760. 4 vols. in-4, portrait after Bourdon, fold-out map, large fawn calf with the publisher’s monogram, triple gold thread on the covers, fleurons at the corners, decorated ribbed spine, one cap flattened, small loss to one corner.

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In Gratitude to Women in Literature—A Library Dedicated to Women's Literature
Tuesday, November 17
02:00 PM
22, rue Drouot
75009 Paris, France

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