The Sunset of the Splendid Century: The Life and Times of Louis Auguste de Bourbon, Duc du Maine, 1670-1736
by Lewis, W. H
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/G+
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: William Sloane Associates, Inc. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Orange cloth, gilt titles on spine, top edge dyed orange, 320 pp, 8 ff b & w plates, footnotes, bibliography, index. Slight wear & fading to top & bottom edges, owner's signature dated 1955 & remains of a bookplate on recto of ffep. Price-clipped DJ is worn & chipped at corners & spine ends, otherwise very good; in Brodart archival cover. Louis Auguste was the illegitimate son of Louis XIV by Madame de Montespan. The author was the brother of theologian & novelist C. S. Lewis. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First US Edition. . VG/G+. 23 X 15 cm.
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- Bookseller
- Twin City Antiquarian Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- HIFR00008
- Title
- The Sunset of the Splendid Century: The Life and Times of Louis Auguste de Bourbon, Duc du Maine, 1670-1736
- Author
- Lewis, W. H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- G+
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Publisher
- William Sloane Associates, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Weight
- 2.00 lbs
- Keywords
- History France
- Bookseller catalogs
- History - France;
- Size
- 23 X 15 cm
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
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