The manuscript title page translates as “Done by me, P. Bepmale of Carjac, M.DCC.LI. 1751, Compliments when one wishes to make them, a St. Quirc, at Mister the priest, by me Pierre Bepmale 1751.
Charming small handwritten collection of “compliments when one wishes to make them,” followed by “gallant letters, letters of protestation of love and fidelity,” written by a certain Pierre Bepmale de Caujac and dated 1751. Pierre Bepmale was born in January 1735 in Caujac, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France, he died January 9, 1807.
8 manuscript pages of compliments followed by 9 manuscript pages of gallant words, with the rest of the notebook left blank. An in-12 (17.8 cm x 11.8 cm) stitched booklet, with a blank leaf as a cover. Annotations on the boards. The first pages of the notebook contain small notes and scribbles. Includes small period drawings at the foot of one page of text.
Condition: stains and soiling on the cover, corners creased, edges browned, minor wear, foxing, and soiling in the text, otherwise in good condition.