Item #460401 The memoirs of the Duke of Saint-Simon on the reign of Louis XIV. and the regency [complete in four volumes]. Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon, duc de.

The memoirs of the Duke of Saint-Simon on the reign of Louis XIV. and the regency [complete in four volumes]

1901, First Regency Edition. New York : J. Pott & Company. Very good copies all in the original gilt-blocked red cloth boards, now slightly dust-toned. Small tear at the front cover fore-edge of v. 1. Faint damp-spotting to front of v.3. Spines lightly sun-toned, with endbands slightly rubbed. Top edges gilt. Contemporary reader autograph to front free endpapers. Text blocks remain tight, bright and clean throughout. A well-preserved set overall. Item #460401

Physical description; complete in 4 volumes : frontispieces (portraits) ; 19 cm. Notes; Translated from the French by Bayle St. John, with a preface by James Breck Perkins. Subjects; France History Louis XIV, 1643-1715. France History Regency, 1715-1723. France Court and courtiers.

Price: €125.00

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