Author: MAYNE, ETHEL COLBURNE
Title: Enchanters of Men
Description: London, Methuen. 1909. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ornate gilt decoration and title to spine with leather title label on tan cloth boards. Title label worn with some wear to spine tail. Internally there is a repaired rear hinge, darkened endpapers and light foxing to closed edges and occasionally to a few pages. Second edition - first was published May 6th 1909. x + 858 pages. Photogravure portrait of Tullia D'Arragona to frontispiece and 23 other illustrations. 30 page catalogue to rear. Covers 23 women, many royal mistresses, courtesans, royal ladies and others including Ninon De Lenclos, Sophie Arnould, The Du Barry, Marie Antoinette, Henriette D'Orleans. A1C. Good/No Jacket.

Keywords: Ninon de Lenclos, Sophie Arnauld, Bianca Capello, Gabrielle D'Estrees, Marie Mancini, Lola Montez, Jeanne Du Barry, Tulia D'Arragona, Louise of Stolberg, Pauline Borghese, Henriette D'Orleansgiulia Grisi, Adrienne Lecouvreur, Jenny Lind


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