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Wit and Gossip of the French Court.Translated from the French by Lesley Mason.
193317547<p>Hollywood: Press of Hollycrofters 1933 One of 125 copies of this collection of aphorisms and anecdotes by Nicolas Chamfort 1741 – 1794 author and secretary to the sister of Louis XVI. Publisher's reddish-brown leather titled in gilt on spine. . Octavo. Set in Poliphilus and Blado and printed on handmade paper at the Press of Hollycrofters. Some edgewear and smudging. Toning to edges. A very good copy. We could not find much information on the Hollycrofters. Their publications date from 1929 to 1958 with most dating from the 1930s. Their other titles include Lucile Phillips Morrison's Doll Dreams 1932 which compiled short fiction by children with illustrations by California artists like Paul Landacre and Millard Sheets. They also published books with a Western Americana interest including Indians of Death Valley by Lydia Clements 1953 and Orphans of the Desert by Leo Papiano 1929 which was one of their earliest publications.</p> Press of Hollycrofters, hardcover
