Jeanne Bcu, Comtesse du Barry (Marie-Jeanne, Comtesse du Barry) (1743-1793) was a French courtesan who became the mistress of Louis XV of France and is one of the most famous victims of the Reign of Terror. She first served as courtesan to Louis Franois Armand du Plessis, duc de Richelieu. Marie-Jeanne, however, could not qualify as an official ...
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Allardin, 1836. Vols. I-II only (of four)
Date Published: 1836
Description: Bound in half red leather and marbled boards. Marbled endpapers, 5 raised bands on spine. A nice set in very good condition. Text in French. The first two volumes only-Vols. III-IV are not included. read more
Description: *Helping and promoting global literacy since 1961* {iv}, 403 pp., paper wrappers chipped with front cover detached, text shaken and becoming disbound, light age staining throughout. read more
Description: *Helping and promoting global literacy since 1961* 4 volumes, each with a portrait frontis.; paper wrappers darkened and chipped with one side lacking, last leaf of first volume chipped at inside margin with no loss, age staining throughout, untrimmed copies but a reading set only; Lamothe-Langon is colorful but supplied made to order memoirs and is not to be relied on. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Paris. Chez Ménard, Libraire.
Date Published: 1833
Description: Very Good. 4 volumes. Late 19th century calf leather compartmentalized spines and marbled boards. Minor library stamps on front endpapers, top-edges and sticker shadow on spines only, none in text or title pages. Infrequent marginalia in pencil only. Ancient corner repairs to 6 or so pages, including the Marat frontispiece to volume 1 (but way away from image). Early bookplate VG antiquarian condition otherwise. Beautiful and solid bindings. Given Lamothe-Langon's reputation for fraud, I would ... read more
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