[Les cahiers du Grif].-Livre Rare Book
Lettres D'Une Peruvienne
17599360Paris: Braisson et al. 1759. 2 vols long 12mos 4 387 3; 2 292 4pp. Title and text on facing pages in French and Italian. Typographical headpieces. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards gilt-titled spines. Ownership rubber stamp of Lord Algernon Percy on half title of Vol II his initials on final leaf of Vol I and his presumed embossed coat of arms on all four covers. Leaf A12 with small paper flaw affecting a few letters but not the readability. Joints and boards rubbed. Very good. <br /> <br /> Bi-lingual edition of this extremely important and popular 18th century work of fiction by Françoise de Graffigny 1695-1758. Lettres D'une Peruvienne was first published in 1747 tells of Zilia a young Inca woman who is abducted and bought by a French officer. Zilia writes her estranged fiance Aza and tells of her adapting to French society while criticizing its traditions of female submission. Besides the status of women she also attacks religion education and politics. The novel was so popular it went through some 40 editions in 50 years before being somewhat forgotten in the revolution. However its "pre-feminist gesture" brought it back into focus centuries later with literary critics.<br /> <br /> <br /> This set in an attractive contemporary binding and owned by Lord Algernon Percy 1750-1830 the first Earl of Beverly. . Braisson et al. unknown
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