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DESFORGES-MAILLARD, Paul] – Poems by Mademoiselle de Malcrai…
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295
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DESFORGES-MAILLARD, Paul] – Poems by Mademoiselle de Malcrai…
See original version (French)
Estimate €50
Voluntary lot
Description
DESFORGES-MAILLARD, Paul] – Poems by Mademoiselle de Malcrais de La Vigne. Paris: Veuve Pissot, Chaubert, Clousier, etc., 1735. In-12, (1) folio, IV pp., (1) folio, 272 pp., fawn calf from the same collection, gold thread on the covers, decorated ribbed spine, slight tear to one cap, corners worn.
First edition. The first work by Desforges-Maillard (1699–1772) published in bookshops under the pseudonym Mademoiselle de Malcrais de la Vigne. Initially rejected by *Le Mercure* under her own name, this literary hoax earned her much praise, including from Destouches and Voltaire. Ode II refers to Voltaire’s *Henriade* and Ode IV to *Le Parnasse François* by M. Titon du Tillet.
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About the sale
The Jean Demaux Collection – Part 2
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Auction time
09/16/2026 at 2:00 PM
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