Ελισάβετ-Ξάνθη  Λουμάκη-Σενιέ /Bonnieres R.: “Lettres Grecques de Madame Chenier (1729-1808) et sa vie” .Paris 1879

First edition. In 8vo 19x14cm,contemporary original fine illustrated upper paper cover preserved ,modern spine and back cover, complete 200p.,[3],text clean and bright ,overall in very good condition.

Ελισάβετ Ξάνθη (Σάντη) Λουμάκη (1729-1808) was a Cypriot intellectual lady who lived several years in Constantinople and married there the French merchant Louis Chenier and became Madame Chenier ,in 1755. They moved to Paris in 1765.She became the mother of two famous French poets .Her literary salon in Paris during late 18th century was the center of Philhellenism and the place where the plans for the famous secret organization Hotel Hellenophone (Ελληνόγλωσσο Ξενοδοχείο) for the cultural regeneration of Greeks and their revolution against the Turks, started. Her Greek letters remained manuscript and had been published only in 1879 together with her biography by Bonnieres. They include the famous letters on the Greek folk dances where the most ancient reference on Hassapiko (Χασάπικο) dance has been detected, letters on funeral traditions in Greece and many other letters, between Loumbaki-Chenier and leading French literary personalities of her time as Guys etc. First edition of the letters of a  leading Cypriot personality of 18th century .In old town of Nicosia, Cyprus, a street is devoted to her (Ξάνθης Ξενιέρου ,as has been attributed to Greek the surname Chenier….).Not in Atabey ,Blackmer or any other known collection .Extremely Rare