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Daguerre Savoie

136 - Gyp (pen name of the Countess of Martel de Janville, née Syb…
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Estimate €15 - €25
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Gyp (pen name of the Countess of Martel de Janville, née Sybille Riquetti de Mirabeau) - Les femmes du Colonel - A long handwritten autograph dedication by the author to her doctor on the half-title page, dated 1915. Ernest Flammarion, undated. 12mo, comprising 241 pages. Bound in full brown sheepskin, with a red title label; covers intact; in good condition. Note: Gyp, the pen name of the Countess of Martel de Janville, née Sybille Riquetti de Mirabeau, was a playwright, novelist and salon hostess, 1849–1932. She published over 120 works, many of which were successful. Gyp delightfully satirised the high society of which she was a part. She created characters who remain archetypes: the spoilt child, the precocious schoolgirl, the young wife...
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About the sale AUTOGRAPHS & BOOKS
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Auction time 09/06/2026 at 8:00 PM
ID: 88412512
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