Author: D. Jouaust [editor]
Title: Les Caquets de L&Apos;Accouchee
Description: Paris, Librairie Des Bibliophiles, 1888. Leather. A new edition of this anonymous satire in the original French language. French language. Originally published in 1622. Illustrated throughout. An anonymous French satire referring to the custom of middle class women visiting each other during childbirth, a tradition established in the mid-15th century. The narrator is prescribed by a doctor to distract himself, so he listens to the gossip of the women surrounding his cousin shortly after she has given birth. Published by Damase Jouaust, a French author. In the original full calf binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine and the odd mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Keywords: Caquets Accouchee Jouaust Accouchee None


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