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LAMBERT, Marguenat de Courcelles, Marquise de ] – Advice fro…
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306
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LAMBERT, Marguenat de Courcelles, Marquise de ] – Advice fro…
See original version (French)
Estimate €150
Voluntary lot
Description
LAMBERT, Marguenat de Courcelles, Marquise de ] – Advice from a mother to her son and daughter. Paris, Etienne Ganeau, 1728. in-12, (2) ff., 207 pp., (2) ff., fawn calfskin, triple gold thread on the covers, decorated ribbed spine, internal dentation, gilt edges (PETIT, successor to SIMIER).
First edition. Written for her children, it first circulated in manuscript form in 1726 and was published without her consent. Madame de Lambert hosted a famous salon frequented by Fontenelle, Saint-Aulaire, Lamotte and Fénelon, whose influence she felt: ''‘In *Telemachus* I found the precepts I gave to my son, and in *The Education of Girls* the advice I gave to my daughter.’"
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About the sale
The Jean Demaux Collection – Part 2
Auction location
Auction time
09/16/2026 at 2:00 PM
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