Author: Anthony Hamilton; Sir Walter Scott
Title: Memoirs of Count Grammont
Description: Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1889. Cloth. A limited edition illustrated memoir of the Count de Gramont, written by his brother-in-law, a fascinating historical memoir on the courts of Louis XIV and Charles II. A limited edition work, limited to seven-hundred and eight copies, of which this is numbered one-hundred and seventy-six.The memoir of the life of Philibert de Gramont, a French nobleman. Edited with notes by Walter Scott.In 1662, Gramont was exiled from France for paying attentions to one of the Louis XIV's mistresses. He escape to the new court of Louis' cousin, Charles II, where he found an environment of pleasure, gallantry, and intrigue.A fascinating memoir showing first-hand insight into the courts of two of the most well regarded 'fun' kings of history.Illustrated with a frontispiece, eleven plates, and twenty-two in-text engravings by C. Delort.Collated, complete.Written by Antoine Hamilton, a soldier and author who fled to France during the Interregnum. Hamilton was the brother-in-law of Gramont.From the library of William S and John T Spaulding of Boston, Mass. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally, smart, with light marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Label to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Small tidemark to the tail of the last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: C. Delort. Very Good .
Keywords: Memoirs of Count Grammont count gramont philibert de gramont antoine hamilton count gramont walter scott france C. Delort
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Title: Memoirs of Count Grammont
Description: Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1889. Cloth. A limited edition illustrated memoir of the Count de Gramont, written by his brother-in-law, a fascinating historical memoir on the courts of Louis XIV and Charles II. A limited edition work, limited to seven-hundred and eight copies, of which this is numbered one-hundred and seventy-six.The memoir of the life of Philibert de Gramont, a French nobleman. Edited with notes by Walter Scott.In 1662, Gramont was exiled from France for paying attentions to one of the Louis XIV's mistresses. He escape to the new court of Louis' cousin, Charles II, where he found an environment of pleasure, gallantry, and intrigue.A fascinating memoir showing first-hand insight into the courts of two of the most well regarded 'fun' kings of history.Illustrated with a frontispiece, eleven plates, and twenty-two in-text engravings by C. Delort.Collated, complete.Written by Antoine Hamilton, a soldier and author who fled to France during the Interregnum. Hamilton was the brother-in-law of Gramont.From the library of William S and John T Spaulding of Boston, Mass. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally, smart, with light marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Label to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Small tidemark to the tail of the last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: C. Delort. Very Good .
Keywords: Memoirs of Count Grammont count gramont philibert de gramont antoine hamilton count gramont walter scott france C. Delort
Price: GBP 98.00 = appr. US$ 139.94 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 762P6
- Book number: 762P6
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