The Letters of a Portuguese Nun
first edition Hardcover
1900 · Portland, Maine
by Alcoforado, Marianna and Edgar Prestage (translator)
Portland, Maine: Thomas B. Mosher, 1900. First. Hardcover. VG (Some discoloration at spine; Small tear to paper at right-hand edge; Otherwise as new). Blue-grey paper over boards; White paper at spine; 53 pp.; Illustrated title page. Though presented as true letters from a nun to her forbidden French lover, scholars believe this is actually a work of fiction; Though the author remains unknown, it is posited that Gabriel-Joseph de la Vergne, Comte de Guilleragues could be the author; First published in 1669; One of only 925 copies in this edition. (Inventory #: 122313)