Albert De Calvimont - Le dernier des Condé - 1832

A fascinating original edition of this work, which is set in the troubled historical context of the post-French Revolution era and takes as its backdrop the disappearance of the prestigious Condé house, whose fate is closely tied to the political upheavals in France -

The plot is notably inspired by the mysterious death of the last representative of this lineage descended from the high nobility, giving the narrative a dimension that is both dramatic and almost police-procedural -

The author develops a narration marked by tensions between monarchic fidelity and social transformations, portraying characters torn between attachment to aristocratic traditions and adaptation to the new realities -

The novel explores court intrigues, political rivalries, and human passions in a climate of suspicion and decline. It highlights the fragility of great noble families in the face of historical changes and the end of a world founded on privileges and hereditary honor -

Albert De Calvimont - The Last of the Condés - 1832 - Alexandre Vezard -
392pp

Good condition of the binding, paperback in its full original soft cover, with signs of dirt and wear, some defects on covers and spine, edges slightly worn, smooth spine adorned and titled in black, front cover titled -

Good interior condition, small stains, original edition enriched with an engraved portrait on laid paper of Louis Henri Joseph, Duke of Bourbon, captioned in the engraving "G. de Galard, le 5 août 1815, Bordeaux" -

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