"Marie de Vichy-Chamrond, Marquise du Deffand. - Lot 64

"Marie de Vichy-Chamrond, Marquise du Deffand. Letters from the Marquise du Deffand to Horace Walpole, later Earl of Oxford, written between 1766 and 1780, accompanied by Letters from Madame du Deffand to Voltaire, written between 1759 and 1775. New edition. Paris, Ponthieu, 1824, 4 in-8 volumes bound in half-basane, smooth spines with decorative embellishments, title and volume number labels, marbled edges. A fine copy. Frontispiece portrait. Included: - [Nathaniel HOOKE] An Account of the Conduct of the Dowager Duchess of Marlborough at Court, from the Time of Her Entry Thereunto until the Year 1710. Written by Herself in a Letter to My Lord ***, Translated from the English. The Hague, P. Paupié and A. Johnson, 1742, 12mo, bound in full contemporary sheepskin, decorated ribbed spine, small cutout at the upper margin of the title page. At the end, an extract of the disbursements and allowances of the Bureau des Robes since 1660. First French edition. - QUINAULT. Selected Works of Quinault, preceded by a new note on his life and works. Paris, Crapelet, 1824, 2 volumes, in-8, bound in half-basane, ribbed spine, title and volume number labels. A fine copy. Portrait of Quinault by Bonvoisin as a frontispiece; pages have browned; scattered foxing." Appraiser: Cabinet Valleriaux contact@valleriaux.com Please request condition reports: they are not included in the descriptions.