Letters of the Marquise Du Deffand to the Hon. Horace Walpole, afterwards Earl of Orford, from the year 1766 to the year 1780 : to which are added letters of Madame Du Deffand to Voltaire, from the year 1759 to the year 1775: vol. II
1810, First Edition. London : Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme. Poor copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Item #281249
Physical description; vol. II (only): 24 pages : portrait, facsimile ; 18 cm. Notes; "Published from the originals at Strawberry-Hill"--title page. Includes bibliographical references. French text with preface and "Some account of the life of the Marquise Du Deffand" (vol. 1, pages [ix] to lxv) in English. Subjects; Du Deffand, Marie de Vichy Chamrond marquise (1697-1780) ; Correspondence. Walpole, Horace (1717-1797) ; Correspondence. Voltaire (1694-1778) ; Correspondence. Women authors, French 18th century ; Correspondence. Women intellectuals France ; Correspondence. Authors, French 18th century ; Correspondence. Intellectuals France ; Correspondence. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated.
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