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Gyp (pen name of the Countess of Martel de Janville, née Syb…
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135
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Gyp (pen name of the Countess of Martel de Janville, née Syb…
See original version (French)
Estimate
€40 - €70
Voluntary lot
Description
Gyp (pen name of the Countess of Martel de Janville, née Sybille Riquetti de Mirabeau) – *Les chapons* – A handwritten, signed dedication by the author to her doctor on the half-title page. Félix Juven, undated (1902). 12° format, comprising 321 pages. Bound in full brown sheepskin, with a red title label; covers intact, in good condition. Note: Gyp, the pen name of the Countess de 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 satirises 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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ID: 88444628
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