"Madame de" 1953 De Vilmorin, Louise
$250
De Vilmorin, Louise
[64] pp.
Collins
1953
Third Impression
Drawings by Ian Ribbons
8 1/4 x 5 1/4"
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.