2 vols 3/4 Leatherbound "Letters of Madame de Sévigné" Brentano's 1927

Letters of Madame de Sévigné to her daughter and her friends. Selected, with an introductory essay / by Richard Aldington. With an appendix of biographical and historical information, and an index.

Historical significance and collectibility

The Letters of Madame de Sévigné represent one of the most important collections of 17th-century French correspondence ever preserved. Madame de Sévigné (1626-1696) lived through the reign of Louis XIV, providing invaluable firsthand accounts of Versailles court life, political intrigue, and the cultural milieu surrounding the Sun King. Her 1,120 surviving letters chronicle major historical events and offer intimate glimpses into aristocratic French society.

Richard Aldington's editorial contribution elevates this edition significantly. By 1927, Aldington had established himself as a central figure in English literary modernism, co-founding the Imagist movement alongside Ezra Pound and H.D. His linguistic expertise in French & Latin.