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A LARGE-PAPER COPY, THE PUBLISHER'S COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION OF THIS POPULAR NOVEL BY AN EARLY FRENCH FEMINIST AUTHOR WHO SPENT MUCH OF HER LIFE IN NEW ORLEANS. 3, 291 pp. Illustrated throughout with drawings by Ferdinand Fau. ONE OF ONLY TEN LARGE-PAPER COPIES PRINTED ON FINE CHINESE PAPER. This is THE PUBLISHER'S COPY: bound in are TWO SIGNED AUTOGRAPH LETTERS and A SIGNED AUTOGRAPH NOTE from the author to the publisher, discussing how the author's name is to appear on the cover, having the proofs sent to her, the table of contents, etc. 8vo. Attractively bound in half morocco and decorated boards by SMEERS ENGEL (signed). Two sets of the original wraps preserved: colored and uncolored. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Binding worn at joints and corners, but still solid. Internally FINE AND BRIGHT. sxxi