Didot, Pierre.

L'ami des jeunes demoiselles; suivi d'une épître aux Célibataires.

Paris: chez Didot Fils aîné, 1789. First edition of an uncommon tale of love and marriage, composed by the renowned typographer and author Pierre Didot (1760-1853). Addressed to the ladies, it ends with a letter to young unmarried men, showing the disadvantages of their situation. A very good copy. Later boards with printed paper spine label. Spine darkened, boards a bit soiled. Twelvemo. 137 pp. Item #16044

OCLC lists copies at UCLA, Berkeley and the Hagley Museum only in North America. Gay, p. 113. Quérard, p, 556. Not in Cioranescu.

Price: $750.00