Barthélemy-François-Joseph Mouffle d’Angerville - Vie privée de Louis XV - 1781

Rare edition of this historical work attributed to Barthélemy-François-Joseph Mouffle d’Angerville, although this attribution does not appear in the reference initially provided -

This book offers a particular approach to the reign of Louis XV (1710-1774), king of France who ascended to the throne in 1715, after the death of Louis XIV, and governed for nearly six decades -

Unlike official histories that favor diplomatic decisions, military campaigns, and administrative acts, the work focuses on the behind-the-scenes of power, court intrigues, the sovereign’s personal relationships, the rivalries among ministers and courtiers, as well as revealing anecdotes of the political and social life at Versailles -

Barthélemy-François-Joseph Mouffle d’Angerville - Vie privée de Louis XV - 1781 - Tome I - John Peter Lyton -
334 Pages.

Good condition of the binding, the work in its original full marbled calf leather, wear from use, some minor defects on boards and spine, headbands, corners and spine ends worn, foxing on the edges, red edges, spine with ornamental raised bands, gilded titling and tomaison on pieces of red and black morocco, blind-stamped fillets on the boards -

Good interior condition, some stains, beautiful vignette on the title page, splendid portrait in the frontispiece, relatively clean text, marbled endpapers in decent condition, a pleasing copy -

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