Memoirs of the Duc de Saint-Simon on the times of Louis XIV and the regency / translated and abridged by Katharine Prescott Wormeley, from the edition collated from the original manuscript by M. Cheruel. Illustrated with portraits from the original
1899, 1st Edition in this form. London : William Heinemann. Good to very good copies bound in contemporary 1/2 burgundy leather over red cloth. Library marks remain. Gilt-blocked titles to spine. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Bumped corners. Minor, scattered foxing. Marginal damp stain running through volume 2 - text unaffected. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Further scans, images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 0 pages; Physical description: 4 v : illus., plates, ports., geneal. table ; 23 cm. Subjects: Saint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy, duc de, 1675-1755. France -- History -- Regency, 1715-1723 -- Louis XIV, 1643-1715 -- Court and courtiers. Item #218383
Price: €195.00