Amorous Intrigues at the Court of Charles II
Memoirs of Count Grammont. Edited with Notes by Sir Walter Scott.
London: John C. Nimmo, 1896.
with 12 original and 20 extra plates, xxxvi, (2), 396 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Amorous Intrigues at the Court of Charles II. Bound in full green morocco, a.e.g., by L. Broca for C.E. Lauriat (Booksellers, Boston). In slipcase Item #267761
First published in English one year after the 1713 French first edition, the Memoirs of Count Grammont is a fascinating account of the court of Charles II during 1662-4; “it is written with such brilliancy and vivacity that it must always rank as a classic” (DNB). Gibbon called it “the delight of every man and woman of taste.” FINELY EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED: Alongside portraits of Dukes and Earls are those of Cardinal Richelieu and Charles II. A gorgeous copy.
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