Recueil of copies of letters for use in a political and literary history of the c.18th

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CMV36269

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Recueil of copies of letters for use in a political and literary history of the c.18th

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Brief Summary:

Recueil of copies of letters for use in a political and literary history of the c.18th.

Detailed Summary:

The receuil contains letters to and/or from the following individuals:

  • Catherine II of Russia
  • Claire-Joseph-Hippolyte Legris de Latude, Mlle. Clairon
  • Frederick II of Prussia
  • Marie-Thérèse Geoffrin
  • Frédéric-Melchior, baron de Grimm
  • Adrienne Couvreur
  • Voltaire.

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225 pp.

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195 x 150 mm

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Bound in calf

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c.18th

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Owned by the Comtesse de Boisgelin and Adrien-Jean-Quentin Beuchot.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

17 September 2024