« Public opinion is not favorable to women writers; it is almost hostile to them, and it seems that the career of letters
– where many of them have been illustrated – must be forbidden to them.
This is an injustice and a prejudice » (Hervé de Broc).
Dear bibliophile friends,
here is our thematic showcase dedicated to women writers from the 17th to the 19th century.
La Princesse de Clèves kept in its contemporary binding.
Lettres de Madame de Sévigné in contemporary armorial morocco.
Lettres d’une Péruvienne (Madame de Graffigny) : the magnificent copy bound for Maria Feodorovna.
De l’influence des passions (Madame de Staël); the first edition kept in its attractive contemporary binding.
La Mare au diable‘s first edition in contemporary binding.
Please come and visit us at our bookstore, 1 rue de l’Odéon, Paris 6th
where we’ll be happy to show you these beautiful copies.
Amélie & Juliette.
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- Madame de La Fayette. La Princesse de Clèves, 1689.
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- Madame de Sévigné. Lettres, 1738-1751.
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- Madame de Graffigny. Lettres d’une péruvienne, 1763.
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- Madame de Staël. De l’influence des passions, 1796.
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- George Sand. La Mare au diable, 1846.
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