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100 - VILLEDIEU (Marie Catherine Hortense DESJARDINS, Madame de).
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VILLEDIEU (Marie Catherine Hortense DESJARDINS, Madame de). The Works of Madame de Ville-Dieu. Paris, Prault, 1741. 12 volumes in-12, red morocco, framed with triple gilt fillets, smooth spine decorated with gilt panels and fleurons, title labels and volume numbers in green morocco, interior lace and gilt fillets on the edges, gilt edges (contemporary binding). A fine edition containing I) *Les Désordres de l’Amour* – *Le Portrait des faiblesses humaines* – *Fables ou histoires allégoriques* – *Nouveau recueil de pièces galantes* – *Cléonice ou le Roman galant*. II) Theatre: *Manlius* – *Nitetis* – *Le Favory*. III) *Carmante*. IV) *Alcidamie* – *Galanteries grenadines*. V) The Loves of Great Men – The New Lysander. VI) Memoirs of the Seraglio – African Tales. VII) Memoirs of Henriette-Sylvie de Molière – Gallant Annals of Greece. VIII) The Exiles. IX) Gallant Annals. X) Love Diary. XI) The Prince of Condé – Mademoiselle d’Alençon – Mademoiselle de Tournon. XII) Asterie or Tamerlane – Dom Carlos – The Illustrious Parisian. A very fine copy in period morocco leather, in excellent condition. From the library of the Count of Lignerolles (1894, no. 2136).
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About the sale Xavier de Planhol Library – The Origins of the Novel
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Auction time 09/30/2026 at 2:00 PM
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