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[Anonymous]. The Gossips of the Childbed. Paris, Jouaust, Bibliophiles’ Bookshop, 1888, xxx-226 pp.

A small-format octavo volume (180x110 mm), paperback. Fine overall condition. Interior fresh, without foxing.

Very handsome edition illustrated with etchings at the head and end of chapters by Lalauze

The Gossips of the Childbed is an anonymous satire first published in 1622. The text depicts the gossip of Parisian bourgeois women gathered around a new mother, in the form of dialogues.

[Anonyme]. Les caquets de l'accouchée. Paris, Jouaust, Librairie des bibliophiles, 1888, xxx-226 pp. 

Un volume in-12 (180x110 mm), broché. Bel état d'ensemble. Intérieur frais, sans rousseurs. 

Très jolie édition illustrée par des eaux-fortes en tête et fin de chapitre par Lalauze

Les Caquets de l’Accouchée est une satire anonyme publiée pour la première fois en 1622. Le texte met en scène des commérages de femmes bourgeoises parisiennes réunies auprès d’une accouchée, sous forme de dialogues.

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[Anonyme] - Les caquets de l'accouchée - 1888

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Anonyme, Les caquets de l'accouchée, illustrated edition of a satire first published in 1622, Paris: Jouaust, Librairie des bibliophiles, 1888, 226 pages, 18 x 11 cm, soft cover, text in French.

[Anonyme] - Les caquets de l'accouchée - 1888

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