Madame de Pompadour
London: Harper & Brothers, 1902. 1st. Hardcover. 4to. 431, (1) pp. 16 color photogravures with titled tissue guards (including frontispiece). Index. Red leather with gilt lettering to spine; AEG; marbled endpapers. A very good copy (light wear to extremities; light shelfwear; dampstaining to boards; occasional foxing). Item #14815
"...Madame de Pompadour was no ordinary king's mistress; she was a great political force...In short, almost from the day on which she was installed at Versailles as maitresse declaree till her death in 1764, the influence of Madame de Pompadour was paramount in all matters, from politics to porcelain, and it is not too much to say that, during that period, it was she, rather than Louis XV, who was the real ruler of France and the fountain of honour." - Preface. Next day shipping. Celebrating our 17th year - all domestic orders ship with Delivery Confirmation Tracking Number - Images available upon request.
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