Aulnoy, Marie-Catherine d' (1650/51-1705) [but not here named]
Title
HISTOIRE DE JEAN DE BOURBON, Prince de Carency. Par l'Auteur des Memoires et Voyage d'Espagne.
PlacePub
The Hague
Publisher
Adrian Moetjens
Date
1692
Illustrations
Woodcut emblematic printer's mark of stork in palmtree with open book held by Athena & winged goddess.
Description
Duodecimo (134x70mm) contemporary leather (rebacked with part of old spine relaid, tips very worn). All edges sprinkled red, ownerships (Chas. Johns Painter Bedford May 24th 1838 & R.H.B. Bolton Trin. Coll. Camb. 1880) on free endpaper, 498pp (inc. almost identical titlepages for 1st and 2nd parts) +[6]pp publisher's book list. French text. First titlepage somewhat browned as are endpapers, a few signs of use and small corner creases, else clean and tight. *Madame d'Aulnoy, famous for her collections of fairy tales, also wrote several pseudo-biographies like this one relating 15th century heroic deeds.
Booknumber
V74807
Price
Price: GBP 135.00 or USD 166.00
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