Craveri, Benedetta — Madame Du Deffand and Her World

Boston, David R. Godine, 1994. First American. Hardcover. Green boards with red cloth spine; Gold lettering on spine; Gold decoration on front cover; Color illus. dj.; 481 pp.; 10 bw figures. Biography of the Marquise du Deffand (1696 - 1780), one of the most scandalous women of her time due to her disregard for the traditional ideas of women's roles, decorum, and sex and love. VG in Good dj. (Minor tear to bottom back of dj.) .