8vo. [4], 310pp. With half-title; title page in red and black. Finely bound for Hatchards of Piccadilly (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in contemporary gilt-ruled red half-morocco, red cloth boards, T.E.G. Marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed. Contemporary inked gift inscription reading 'To my darling mother, with the best love of ? Airlie, Xmas. 1904' to first blank fly-leaf; otherwise, internally clean and crisp.

An early twentieth century issue, finely bound for Hatchards, of the enduring memoirs of Anne 'Ninon' de Lenclos (1620-1705) French author, free thinker and courtesan. Originally published in the eighteenth century, and often attributed to French writer Antoine Bret (1717 – 1792), the memoirs recount the fascinating life of the pioneering literary figure, whose determination to remain unmarried and pride in her independent income made her a French cultural icon.