66 - LA FAYETTE, Madame de] - The Princess of Monpensier. A facsimile edition, Paris, Thomas Jolly, 1671. In-16, 113 pp., trimmed slightly short, a few light stains, title page slightly dusty, brown half-calf, smooth spine with decoration.

LA FAYETTE, Madame de] - The Princess of Monpensier. A facsimile edition, Paris, Thomas Jolly, 1671. In-16, 113 pp., trimmed slightly short, a few light stains, title page slightly dusty, brown half-calf, smooth spine with decoration. LEVER 354. Included: LA FAYETTE, Madame de, or SANDRAS DE COURTILZ] - Memoirs from Holland. Paris, Estienne Michallet, 1678. In-12, (4) ff., 456 pp., brown grained calfskin of the time, decorated ribbed spine, cap ends trimmed, small loss to one edge. TCH III, 846. LEVER 263. First edition. The authorship remains uncertain. “In a dissertation defended in 1970, Mr. Nicolas Lens suggests that these Memoirs were written by Pierre-Daniel Huet, Bishop of Avranches.” (Lever). This novel, set within the Jewish community of Amsterdam, tells the story of a young Jewish girl who converts to Christianity to marry a young cadet from the Lusignan family. The author appears to be well-informed and has undoubtedly read Richard Simon’s work published in 1674: *Ceremonies and Customs Observed Today Among the Jews*. -- LA FAYETTE, Madame la Comtesse de - Memoirs of the French Court for the Years 1688 and 1689. Amsterdam, Jean-Frédéric Bernard, 1731. In-12, 234 pp., title in red and black, paper slightly yellowed, a few brown spots, brown grained calfskin binding, decorated ribbed spine, two corners slightly worn. TCH III, 844. S.H. F. no. 877. Second edition. These memoirs cover the period from the issue of the Electorate of Cologne to the Irish expedition and its failure. Madame de La Fayette does not shy away from pointing out the faults of Louis XIV and his ministers, nor the limited intelligence and lack of energy of King James II of England. The author has interspersed the events with entertaining anecdotes.