The Memoirs of the Duke of Saint-Simon on the Reign of Louis XIV and the Regency
by Louis de Rouvroy, Bayle St. John (Translator)
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Willey Book Company , 1936. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. The complete two volume set of memoirs by the French soldier, Louis de Rouvroy, giving an account of the reign of Louis XIV. A new American edition. Complete with four works in two volumes. In the publisher's original full cloth, armorial binding. With an engraved frontispiece in each book. Translated from the French by Bayle St. John with a preface by James Breck Perkins. The Duke of Saint-Simon, also known as Louis de Rouvroy, was a French soldier, diplomat and memoirist. His works are crucial for the study of French literature and give a full and comprehensive account of the court at Versailles of Louis XIV and the Regence at the start of his reign. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with shelf wear to the edges and marks to the boards. Slight fading to the spine. Spotting to the paste-downs and free endpapers. The hinges in volume one are starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with some spotting to the frontispieces, some light age-toning to the edges and the occasional mark and crease. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 837G7
- Title
- The Memoirs of the Duke of Saint-Simon on the Reign of Louis XIV and the Regency
- Author
- Louis de Rouvroy, Bayle St. John (Translator)
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Willey Book Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1936
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Louis XIV French history claude de rouvroy louis de rouvroy French history
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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