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* Title: The Précieuse
* Author(s) name(s): Brianna Perry
* ISBN (or ASIN): Does not have either.
* Publisher: Huner Francis
* Publication Date Year: 2024
* Publication Date Month: October
* Publication Date Day: 14
* Page count: 80

* Format (such as paperback, hardcover, ebook, audiobook, etc): paperback, b﹠w, laser print, perfect bound

* Description:

The Précieuse is a deeply personal and reflective work, offering a bold, confessional tone in moments where one might expect professional formality. The title itself blends themes of pretentiousness and preciousness, drawing from its French origins. A "précieuse" refers to both a refined, often pretentious woman as well as a 17th-century literary style dominated by women known for their elaborate, periphrastic language.

Reformatted by Micah at Huner Francis, the book finds a refined structure in its exploration of painting, desire, fandom, personal identity, Blackness, poetry and the complexities of unmonitored internet access. Divided into two sections — Song of Songs, which features long-form writing, and The Book of Changes, focused on shorter pieces — The Précieuse serves as a showcase for the author's voice and evolution as an artist.

- https://huner-francis.info/hnr-f-15-b...
- https://www.instagram.com/emptyvessel...
- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

herald wrote: "* Title: The Précieuse
* Author(s) name(s): Brianna Perry
* ISBN (or ASIN): Does not have either.
* Publisher: Huner Francis
* Publication Date Year: 2024
* Publication Date Month: October
* Public..."

Hi, we appreciate your patience as we work through the tremendous backlog. The website you provided doesn't show the ISBN and Instagram is not an acceptable source. We need a webpage showing the ISBN/ASIN and other book data to validate the info and if available we need it for the cover image. It should be non-bookseller site (Amazon & AbeBooks excepted), so from the publisher, library or another acceptable site: https://help.goodreads.com/s/article/..., if you have the book, we can use a scan/photo of your copy for the cover and the page with the publication information (you can upload a scan/photo of your own to the "more photos..." section of your profile (https://www.goodreads.com/photo/new) in the browser, not the app), then copy the link here and a librarian can add it. Make sure you state the source of the photo in the text and that your account settings are public (not private).

@Eline

hi. it's already been detailed that this book does not have an ISBN nor ASIN identifier - the copy i own attests to this being true. the publisher site which was shared also corroborates all of the book data and i've seen nothing written in Goodreads' policy guidelines (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) that explicitly prohibits an author's Instagram as an 'acceptable' source; both links respectively feature a scan and photo of the cover which have been provided below for staff convenience.

photo (source: instagram.com / author)

scan (source: huner-francis.info / publisher)

herald wrote: "@Eline

hi. it's already been detailed that this book does not have an ISBN nor ASIN identifier - the copy i own attests to this being true. the publisher site which was shared also corroborates al..."

Hi Herald, Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter) and other social media cannot be used as a source of information, due to possible copyright infringement.

I've added the book here according to the information found on the publisher website - no full publication date/description/edition/...: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

@Eline

thank you.

Eline wrote: "herald wrote: "@Eline

hi. it's already been detailed that this book does not have an ISBN nor ASIN identifier - the copy i own attests to this being true. the publisher site which was shared also ..."

would you mind adding the description i typed up?