MADAME DE SEVIGNE: A LIFE AND LETTERS
by MOSSIKER, Frances
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- Hardcover
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- Seller
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Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
1983. MOSSIKER, Frances. MADAME DE SEVIGNE: A LIFE AND LETTERS. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. Small quarto, maroon cloth stamped in gilt in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Mossiker on the title page, to her cousins: "For Joe and Liza - cousins I love and love to claim as cousins. Fondly, Frances. October, 1983." Mossiker is a highly acclaimed biographer and historian. Uncommon signed. Near fine in d/j. $85.00.
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- Bookseller
- Antic Hay Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1972
- Title
- MADAME DE SEVIGNE: A LIFE AND LETTERS
- Author
- MOSSIKER, Frances
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1983
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About the Seller
Antic Hay Books
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Asbury Park, New Jersey
About Antic Hay Books
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