Fair copy of a letter from Marie-Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise Du Deffand to Voltaire, written from Paris and dated 16 April 1760 [D8859]
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CMV33300
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*KGV+ 11-194 (p.88-90), ‘Lettres de Mons. de Voltaire a mad. la marq. du Deffand’
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Fair copy of a letter from Marie-Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise Du Deffand to Voltaire, written from Paris and dated 16 April 1760 [D8859]
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767738209
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Vous ne sçavez pas monsieur pourquoy J’aye l’honneur de vous écrire aujourd’huy, c’est pour vous dire que Je suis transportée de Joye de ce que vous êtes en vie.
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Fair copy of a letter from Marie-Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise Du Deffand to Voltaire, written from Paris and dated 16 April 1760.
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3 pp.
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Height: 330 mm
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2
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The paper is watermarked with three different watermarks: text reading ‘Sebille van Ketel & Wassenbergh’; a shield with the initials ‘SKW’; and text reading ‘D&C Blauw’.
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The text is contained within frames of plummet. The binder’s blank flyleaves at the beginning and end are in c.19th wove paper. The binder has titled the collection: ‘Recueil de letters. Tome 1’.
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Undecorated
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There are corrections and marginal notes scattered throughout. Additional pencil annotations have been added in a later hand.
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