Brother to the Sun King Philippe, Duke of Orleans
by Nancy Nichols Barker
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0801861640
- ISBN 13
- 9780801861642
- Seller
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Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
First trade paperback edition, published by Johns Hopkins University Press, 1989. An in-depth biography of Philippe, Duke of Orleans, the younger brother of Louis XIV. A homosexual in a society that regarded homosexuality with contempt, yet he was the source of the vast fortune of the family. 318 pages, with Index, Bibliography and Notes. 6" X 9". No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. No creases to the cover or spine. Not a remainder, not a library discard copy. The edges of the text block are clean. The binding is tight and square. The attached photo is of the copy we have in our inventory.
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- Bookseller
- Hopkins Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23-08543
- Title
- Brother to the Sun King Philippe, Duke of Orleans
- Author
- Nancy Nichols Barker
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0801861640
- ISBN 13
- 9780801861642
- Publisher
- The Johns Hopkins University Press
- Date Published
- December 1, 1998
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
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