Madame De by Louise De Vilmorin. Translated by Duff Cooper (HQ778)

Published 1952: First UK Edition / Hardcover / Very Good Condition / Illustrated throughout by Ian Ribbons

Original grey and red cloth with gilt titles on the spine. 64 very clean and bright pages. Boards slightly rubbed with time consistent with age. (HQ778)

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A society woman in Paris sells her jewels, a gift from her husband, to pay debts. The buyer informs the husband, the husband buys them back and gives them to his mistress. The mistress sells them and they come back to the original woman via an admirer.

Louise de Vilmorin lived from 1902 to 1969. She lived in France until she married Henry Leigh-Hunt in 1925 and lived for a time in Las Vegas. Returning to Paris in 1929, she divorced in 1931. She was famous for her wit and had many lovers. Her first novel was published in 1943, Sainte Unefois. She continued all her life to write. Google Books...