Memoirs of Madame la Marquise de Montespan [complete in 2 volumes]

Montespan, Francoise-Athenais de Rochechouart de Mortemart, marquise de, (1641-1707)

1895, 1st edition, limited. London : H. S. Nichols. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked blue cloth. Gilt-tooled border and coat-of-arms to front panel. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Physical description: 2 v. : ill., fronts. ; 23 cm. Subject: Montespan, Francoise-Athenais de Rochechouart de Mortemart, marquise de, 1641-1707 -- Biography. "Limited edition of 500 copies. Five extra copies printed on Japanese vellum, but not offered for sale." -- fly-leaf. "Now first translated into English" --title page. Series: Collection of court memoirs, 7. Notes: Anonymous trans., attributed to Lafont d'Aussonne, Gaspard Louis (1770?-1849) - Translator's preface signed: P.E.P. Item #198065

Price: €125.00