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Imbert de Saint-Amand, [Arthur Leon]. (1834-1900). - La Jeunesse de la Reine Marie-Amelie (1782-1806).
Paris: E. Dentu, Editeur, 1891. 1891. - Octavo, marbled boards backed with black calf & titled in gilt with decorations in gilt between raised bands in blind on the spine; marbled endpapers. The corners of the covers are rubbed & there is light rubbing to the leather. Half-title, title & 288 pages. The fore-edge & bottom edge are lightly foxed. The pages are darkened & there is foxing or staining to the margins of several pages. Despite its flaws, a very good, handsomely bound book.
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First edition.
A title in the series Les Femmes des Tuileries.
From the library of Alice Maud Livingston with her signature and the date 1894 on the flyleaf.
Arthur Leon Imbert de Saint-Amand [1834-1900] was a nineteenth-century French aristocrat, choreographer and historian of his times. He is best known for his accounts, often imbued with firsthand information, of the French aristocracy.
This volume deals with the youth of Marie Amelie [1782-1866] who later became Queen of France when her husband Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orleans acceded to the French throne following the July Revolution of 1830.
The text is in French. Good .
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 | £UK 20 | JP¥ 3825] Booknumber: 36951
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Total: USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 | £UK 20 | JP¥ 3825]
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