Various; Lucy Burlamacchi (Ed) — Toute Une Moisson de Pensãƒâ©Es de Femmes

Paris, Librairie Fischbacher, c1900. Leather. A lovely collection of quotes from French female intellectuals, prepared by Lucy Burlamacchi, bound in full-calf by J & E Bumpus. Full-calf binding, bound by J & E Bumpus. This is a lovely French work containing a collection of literary criticism by notable French women, including George Sand, Carmen Sylva, M.me De Pompadour, and Marie Antoinette.This work is dedicated to the Princess of Naples from Lucy Burlamacchi, who collected the many quotes from 'volumes gleaned during the long harvest of my life&apos. With an ink inscription to front free endpaper, stating 'To B. M. Christmas 192 with a blessing from ----&apos. A handwritten letter for the prior owner is loosely inserted into the text, stating, 'I send you a little 'tall' blue book for some table beside you&apos.Undated, so dated using the dated ink inscription from the prior owner, similar editions found on WorldCat, as well as from the publication history for the publisher and bookbinder.Collated, complete.  Bound in full-calf by J & E Bumpus. Externally, very smart. Light rubbing to the extremities and the spine, with discolouration and fading to the top edge of boards and the spine. Offsetting to endpapers from leather binding. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean, with light age-toning to margins. Prior owner's ink inscription to recto of front free endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .