About this title: Jeanne du Barry, courtesan and Louis XV's official mistress was the last of the French royal favourites. In this biography, Haslip portrays du Barry as an ordinary woman thrust into extraordinary circumstances in the royal court of 18th century France, victim of her own beauty.
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Edition: American ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780802112569ISBN:0802112560
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 213 p. Contains: Illustrations. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Tauris Parke Paperbacks
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781850437536ISBN:185043753X
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Brand new in superb condition, this book is NOT a remainder! Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 213 p. Audience: General/trade. Ships with Delivery Confirmation. read more
Description: FINE. Crisp, clean, unread paperback with light to moderate shelfwear/edgewear to the covers and a publisher's mark to one edge-Nice! ! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Tauris Parke Paperbacks
Date Published: 7-14-05
ISBN-13:9781850437536ISBN:185043753X
Description: FINE. Crisp, clean, unread paperback with light to moderate shelfwear/edgewear to the covers and a publisher's mark to one edge-Nice! ! 0.71 lbs. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780297810483ISBN:0297810480
Description: Good. GOOD OVERALL CONDITION-TRUSTED DEVON (UK) BASED SELLER-IN STOCK-SENT WITHIN 1 WORKING DAY-AVAILABLE BY EMAIL FOR QUERIES-NO QUIBBLE REFUND IF NOT COMPLETELY SATISFIED- read more
Description: Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First American edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Weidenfeld, NY
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780802112569ISBN:0802112560
Description: VG+/VG+ 0802112560 1st American ed., 8vo, tan and green boards, 213 pages, b/w illustrations, bibliiography. VERY GOOD+ book / VERY GOOD+ jacket: faint spotting to top page edge, owner name on front endpaper; jacket is price-clipped. The life of Jeanne, Comtesse du Barry [1743-1793], grisette and courtesan, official mistress of Louis XV... read more
Description: New. 185043753X Tauris Parke trade paperback, 2005, No marks or 'shelf wear'...Brand New...Bubble-wrapped and mailed in a Box w/delivery confirmation. read more
Edition: First British Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Weidenfeld Nicolson
Date Published: N.D.
ISBN-13:9780297810483ISBN:0297810480
Description: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0297810480. Dustjacket rubbed on edges, price blacked out with marker.; 9.5" tall; 224 pages. read more
Description: London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, (1991). Cloth, name on fly, paper browned else fine in d/w, illust., pp. viii, 213. ISBN 0 297 81048 0. The mistress of Louis XV after the death of Madame de Pompadour. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Pr
Date Published: 1992-06
ISBN-13:9780802112569ISBN:0802112560
Description: New. New, unread, unused & in perfect condition with no damaged or missing pages. Hardcover with jacket. Great Copy. Ships Lightning Fast. read more
Edition: First
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Weidenfeld, London
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780297810483ISBN:0297810480
Description: Very Good in Very Good- jacket. Biography. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Biography od the mistress of Louis XV, illustrated, 213 pages. read more
Description: Fair. Dust Cover Missing. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Limited, London, United Kingdom
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780297810483ISBN:0297810480
Description: Fair in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 1st edition thus. 213pp, illustarted. Prior owner's name else unmarked, NOT ex-library, remainder or BCE. read more
"I became intrigued by the persona of Madame du Barry after watching the movie Marie Antoinette (the one with Kirsten Dunst), where she was portrayed as crass, uncultured and completely unlikeable. Joan Haslip has done an excellent job of dispelling that mischaracterization for me. The book is a quick read and is in the end a rather tragic story of a woman who was able to use her natural beauty to eventually achieve incredible wealth.
Although du Barry was manipulated by the men in her life and basically given over to forward her family's fortunes; she was still able to remain somewhat naive and quite charming. It is also amusing to imagine du Barry using her affected lisp to draw in men, even as her beauty began to fade. Joan Haslip really brings the reader into the world of court life and all of the customs, traditions and etiquette that so ruled each courtier. It was also startling to see how difficult it was for women such as du Barry to realize that their world had been turned upside down by the Revolution until it was much too late."
"Madame du Barry (1792-1793) was the royal mistress to King Louis XV. Smashing (apocryphal?) details make it an animated, fast read. Explains the atmosphere of french court and the logistics of Versailles and later the early stages of the Revolution: the September riots and later Reign of Terror."
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