Mémoires de la Comtesse du Barry - Règnes de Louis XV, Louis XVI et sous la Révolution - Texte rendu public par Etienne-Léon de Lamothe-Langon - 1967

Memoirs of the Countess of du Barry on the events that took place during the reigns of Louis XV and Louis XVI and under the Revolution
Publicly released text by Etienne-Léon de Lamothe-Langon - Complete 5 Volumes - Jean de Bonnot Edition, Paris 1967 - Mouton leather bindings, honey color, covers with Louis XV style gilded decoration (scrolls, friezes, and vine leaves) with the coat of arms of the Countess of Barri at the center, smooth spines decorated with friezes and scrolls with title pieces on black backgrounds, gilded heads, illustrated boards and endpapers with gilded fleur-de-lis on a royal blue background, pages 353, 397, 407, 403, 439 (total 1999 pages).
Frontispieces for each volume and frontispieces preceding each chapter, banners and tailpieces - Abundantly and richly illustrated with numerous reproductions of engravings from the period, captioned - Table of contents: see photos - Excellent condition, Like New!
Born a commoner on August 19, 1743, in Vaucouleurs, Jeanne Bécu, also known as Jeanne Bécu de Cantigny, was the last mistress of King Louis XV, from 1768 to 1774. She owed her social rise to her great beauty. Several prominent gentlemen of the French high nobility were her lovers and taught her court manners and protocol. Becoming Countess of Barry through marriage, she was known as Madame du Barry. Presented to King Louis XV, he immediately fell under her charm, which led her to the highly coveted position of royal mistress. Condemned by the revolutionaries, she was guillotined in Paris on December 8, 1793.