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ROUILLAC

Estimate €80 - €100
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[Books] SEGUR (Louis-Philippe, Viscount of). Women, their status and influence within the social order among various ancient and modern peoples. Paris, Raymond, 1820. 2 vols. in-8, fawn calfskin, gilt and blind-stamped borders, spine similarly decorated, green fittings, gilt edges (binding signed at the foot: P. Gaudreau). New edition expanded to include a chapter on the influence of women during the Empire, illustrated with 4 separate plates. Bookplate of E & J. Duplessis Beylard. A few foxing spots. Binding rubbed. INCLUDED: DUCREST (Madame G.). *Paris en province et la Province à Paris*. Paris, Ladvocat, 1831. 3 vols. in-8, paperback, untrimmed, soft cardboard binding with marbled paper of the period. First edition of this novel of manners; it is followed by an unpublished short story attributed to Madame de Genlis, *Du Château de Coppet en 1807*, which evokes Madame de Staël’s famous estate. Foxing spots.
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Auction time 10/08/2026 at 2:00 PM
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