M. l'Abbe de Choisy - Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire de Louis XIV - 1727

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Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire de Louis XIV by M. l'Abbé de Choisy, in a single leather binding, in French (original language), published by Van-de-Water, Utrecht; history subject, 1727 oldest item, 560 pages, 17 cm by 11 cm, Bon condition, three volumes in one volume.

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. These curious posthumous memoirs may be the most remarkable work of the famous abbé de Choisy (1644-1724), voluntarily posthumous memoirs of an 'ecclesiastic dressed as a woman,' 'the most famous fool of the court of Louis XIV,' who spent most of his life dressed as a woman, calling himself Madame de Sancy or Madame la Comtesse des Barres. Preface
Three volumes in one book
Preface 6 pages not digitized
Volume I, 191 numbered pages.
Volume II 164 " "
Volume III 199

. These curious posthumous memoirs may be the most remarkable work of the famous abbé de Choisy (1644-1724), voluntarily posthumous memoirs of an 'ecclesiastic dressed as a woman,' 'the most famous fool of the court of Louis XIV,' who spent most of his life dressed as a woman, calling himself Madame de Sancy or Madame la Comtesse des Barres. Preface
Three volumes in one book
Preface 6 pages not digitized
Volume I, 191 numbered pages.
Volume II 164 " "
Volume III 199

Details

Number of Books
1
Subject
History
Book Title
Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire de Louis XIV
Author/ Illustrator
M. l'Abbe de Choisy
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1727
Height
17 cm
Width
11 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Van-de-Water, Utrecht
Binding/ Material
Leather
Number of pages
560
FranceVerified
800
Objects sold
96.18%
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