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Les femmes bibliophiles; catalogue of a collection of books bound by famous binders for royal and distinguished ladies from Marguerite de Valois to the Empress Eugénie (1919)

J. Pearson & Co · London : J. Pearson & Co. · leaf 147

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47 … 48 LES FEMMES BIBLIOPHILES 45 Versailles, she determined to possess a Library, and astonished the Court one day, whichcould not but be aware of her difficulty in reading and writing, by announcing that herprivate Library would shortly arrive. Meanwhile she had arranged with a Bookseller tosupply a…

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