The Affair of the Poisons: Louis XIV, Madame de Montespan, and One of History's Great Unsolved Mysteries
by Frances Mossiker
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- Seller
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
The royal court of the Sun King, Louis XIV, and the weird underworld of seventeenth century Paris are linked by one of the great unsolved mysteries of the age- the murky, death laden Affair of the Poisons. The incredible luxurious world of Versailles filled with intrigue and the overwhelming personality of the King comes in contact with the criminal world of Paris and its gradual revelation of occult crimes. What was the role played by Madame de Montespan the King's Favourite and mistress. It was thought all evidence of the Affair was destroyed but the able and meticulous chief of the Paris police kept his own notes. 336 pages with 9 page Index and 16 black and white plates. Book in very good+ condition with light tanning. Dust jacket in very good condition with some minor tears and dents (see photo).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lems Bookshop (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1992
- Title
- The Affair of the Poisons
- Author
- Frances Mossiker
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A Knoff
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- History, True Crime,
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; True Crime;
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia
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