77/2724 [Popular literature]. (Villedieu, M.-C. Desjardins de). Verhaal van 't leven, en de voorvallen van Henriette Sylvie de Moliere. Dutch transl. J.H. Glazemaker. Amst., P. Arentsz., 1672, (4),163,(1)p., 5 engr. plates, 19th cent. marbled boards, sm. 8vo.

- First few leaves browned spot in upper right margin and corner.

= Glazemaker Cat. 120; Buisman 2204 (attributing the novel to A.Th. Perdou de Subligny); Thijssen-Schoute 56 ("Geen ex. in UB Amsterdam"). Very rare Dutch translation of this semi autobiographical work by Marie-Catherine Desjardins de Villedieu (ca. 1640-83), a prolific writer, important for the evolution of the early modern French novel. She was one of the first women to write for a living. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CVIII.