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Lot Number
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76
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Author
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La Fayette, Marie-Madeleine, Comtesse de
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Title
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La Princesse de Monpensier
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Year Published
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1662
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Place Printed
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Paris Chez Louis Billaine
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Description
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La Princesse de Monpensier. Paris: Chez Louis Billaine,1662 8vo (5 5/8 x 3 1/8 in.; 141 x 79 mm). Woodcut emblem on title-page, half-title; A1 soiled. Contemporary crimson morocco, French filleted boards with arms of Louis XIV, spine richly gilt in six compartments with raised bands (one reserved for brown lettering piece), gilt dentelles, Dutch-combed marbled endpapers, edges gilt.
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Lot Note
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First edition, with the arms of Louis XIV. Separated from her husband in 1659, Mme de La Fayette settled in Paris, where she enjoyed the friendship of Madame Henriette, sister of Charles II of England and wife of the the duc d'Orléans, brother of Louis XIV. One of Mme de La Fayette's principal romances, La Princesse de Montpensier constitutes a study of a political marriage void of love, which ends tragically. LITERATURE Brunet 3:742 (citing 3 printing partners); Tchemerzine 6:347 (citing 4 printing partners)
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Estimated Price
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USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00
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Actual Price
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USD 59,375.00
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