594. MARQUISE DE MAINTENON Francoise d'Aubigne (1635-1719) Second wife of Louis XIV to whom she was secretly married and for whom she bore six children. Scarce A.L.S. "Maintenon", 1p. 4to., [n.p.], Jan. 10 [n.y.], to a lady, in French discussing a purchase of fabrics. In part: "..Try again to find eight other fabrics in gold and black that would look neither rich nor poor...or then a nice and thick white, plain satin...one would not believe that I would be so embarrassed about my clothes so I will need soon a scarf all made of lace, the old-fashioned way...I saw one at the Duchess' for 200 francs..." Light toning, else very good. $500 - 600