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"Madame De" 1954 VILMORIN, Louise de
$150
VILMORIN, Louise de
[54] pp.
Julian Messner, Inc.
1954
6 3/4" x 8 1/2"
Drawings by Ian Ribbons
VG/ VG
Her most famous novel was Madame de..., published in 1951, which was adapted into the celebrated film The Earrings of Madame de... (1953), directed by Max Ophüls and starring Charles Boyer, Danielle Darrieux and Vittorio de Sica.
Tells the story of Madame de - 's earrings. This is a story of jewellery, of love, of denial, of society that aims to have the simplicity of a fairy tale and the elegance of an eighteenth century roman-a-clef.