Secret Memoirs of the Courts of Europe - Limited + Numbered - 24 Volumes - 1900

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Secret Memoirs of the Courts of Europe - Limited + Numbered - 24 Volumes - 1900:
$697.00

Wonderful Antique Set - Secret Memoirs of the Courts of Europe from the 16th to the 19th Centuries - Complete 24 volume set as follows : Memoirs of Marie Antoinette by Madame Campan, Vols 1 & 2 = Memoirs of Madame la Marquise de Montespan - Now first translated into English, Vols 1 & 2 = Napoleon\'s Court and Cabinet of St Cloud in a Series of Letters from a Gentleman at Paris to a Nobleman in London, Vols 1 & 2 = Memoirs of the Courts of Europe at the Close of the Last Century by Henry Swinburne, Vols 1 & 2 = Memoirs of the Court of Austria by Dr E Vehse, Vols 1 & 2 = Memoirs of the Courts of Sweden and Denmark from 1766 to 1818 by John Brown, Vols 1 & 2 = William (Germany) and Francis Joseph ( Austris-Hungary) by Mme. la Marquise de Fonenoy, Vols 1 & 2 = The Royal Family of France During the Revolutioon, from the Journal and Letters of Princess Lamballe, Vols 1 & 2 = The Secret History of the Court of Berlin by Count Mirabeau, Vols 1 & 2 = Memoirs of Empress Josephine with Anecdotes of the Courts of Navarre and Malmaison by Madame Ducrest, Vols 1 & 2 = = = plus four single volume : Memoirs of the Court of St Petersburg, from the French = Memoirs of Margaret de Valois, Queen of Navarre Written by Herself = The Secret Memoirs of the Court of Louis XIV and ot the Regency from the Correspondence of the Duchess of Orleans = The Private Memoirs of Louis XV from the Mamoirs of Madam du Hausset - - - a few are copyright 1900 and others are not dated but they are clearly from the same set - George Barrie & Son, Philadelphia, Publishers - These editions, printed on Japanese Vellum Paper is Limited to One Thousand Numbered Copies, this being No. 691, Printed for Emma B Schmidt - All are nicely illustrated with descriptive tissues for each engraving - Gilt edges all around - Marbled inside covers - Nice green leather boards with brownish spines - decorative gilt trim and lettering plus gilt crests of the courts on back boards - very much like new, a few have a minor flaw or two, a small spine chip or some slight sunning but overall a beautiful set - with FREE and INSURED shipping in the USA **** PLEASE NO international orders on this one due to the size ***** Most likely will be shipped in multiple boxes for safe travel.

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