An inventory in the author’s hand (?) listing a selection of her own works, with titles, specifications (bindings, illustrations, coloring or not, formats, etc.), and corresponding prices. The manuscript is undated however the entry for Plaintes d’une jeune Israelite… includes the date 1816. A note on the final page, regarding La femme auteur in 12mo, appears to be in a second hand. Perhaps a bookseller? Adélaïde-Gillette Dufrénoy (née Billet, 1765-1825), was a prolific French writer most famous for her poetical works.
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