La belle assemblée: or, The adventures of twelve days. Being a curious collection of remarkable incidents which happen'd to some of the first quality in France. Written in French for the entertainment of the King, and dedicated to him by Madam de Gomez. In two volumes. The second edition, adorn'd with copper-plates.

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Title La belle assemblée: or, The adventures of twelve days. Being a curious collection of remarkable incidents which happen'd to some of the first quality in France. Written in French for the entertainment of the King, and dedicated to him by Madam de Gomez. In two volumes. The second edition, adorn'd with copper-plates.
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Signed Author Written in French for the entertainment of the King, and dedicated to him by Madam de Gomez.
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Pagination I 273; II 318
Date of Publication 1728
Edition Statement The second edition, adorn'd with copper-plates.
Edition Number 2
Date of First Publication 1724
Imprint printed for D. Browne, at the Black-Swan without Temple-Bar; Weaver Bickerton, in Devereux-Court, without Temple-Bar; and Joseph Pote, at the Golden-Door over against Suffolk-street, near Charing Cross,
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Notes ESTC Notes: Translated by Eliza Haywood. The titlepage to vol. 2 has a misspelling: "Adorn'd with copper-plales.". The ornaments are those used by Henry Woodfall. A third volume was published in 1731.
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Gomez, Madeleine-Angélique. La belle assemblée: or, The adventures of twelve days. Being a curious collection of remarkable incidents which happen'd to some of the first quality in France. Written in French for the entertainment of the King, and dedicated to him by Madam de Gomez. In two volumes. The second edition, adorn'd with copper-plates.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 24166, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/24166. Accessed 2025-10-14. 

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