Marchioness Brinvilliers Poisoner Seventeenth Century by Smith Albert (50 results)

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Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Fair Copy in blue cloth on boards with bright gilt deoration on cover and title on spine. Spine tail and reverse cover rubbed. Attractive decorated end papers. Free of inscriptions. Loose frontis and tissue guard. Text and attractive b/w engravings clean but binding loose with some internal cracking thus fair.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. half-leather cover with marbled boards shows minor wear, rubbing, staining. pages tanned and clean.

Reissue. Lacks front free end paper & half-title page; Royal Thames Yacht Club library bookplate on front pastedown; end papers lightly foxed & browned; board corners a little bumped; spine darkened, with slight wear to cloth & leather title label. Used - Acceptable. Fair hardback in brown cloth Used - Acceptable. Fair hardback in brown cloth.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. John Leech (illustrator). [Reprint]. 15 plates by John Leech. Original dark blue cloth, blocked with duelling women in gilt on front board, lettered in gilt on spine; blue and gilt marbled endpapers. Corners scuffed, otherwise clean, bright, tight copy: very good. A heavy item which will require additional postage. Book.

Condition: New.

Hardback. Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. 1st Edition. Green publisher's cloth, lettered in gold. Vignette of fencing ladies. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES MAY APPLY Packed weight 1400g.

Slightly broad 8vo, xii + 316pp. Original navy blue cloth in gilt illustrative motif of front board and gilt lettering on spine; a little edgeworn and discoloured twoard fore-edges. Numerous original illustrative engravings and frontispiece by Joh Leech. Short ink inscription on reverse of ffe. A beautiful, near-fine copy. John Leech illustrations.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Step back in time to 17th-century Paris, a city teeming with life, intrigue, and a darkness lurking beneath its glittering surface. This book throws you into the heart of the bustling Carrefour du Chatelet, where a charismatic charlatan and his enigmatic assistant ply their trade amidst a backdrop of public executions, political turmoil, and whispered rumours of a mysterious "Iron Mask." The author skillfully paints a vivid picture of a society grappling with superstition, alchemy, and the ever-present threat of poison. As we delve deeper into the lives of Louise Gauthier, a young woman seeking solace in the city, and Gaudin de Sainte-Croix, a cavalier with a shadowed past, we are drawn into a web of love, betrayal, and the desperate pursuit of power. The narrative explores themes of social disparity, religious persecution, and the corrupting influence of ambition. It delves into the complexities of human relationships, where love and loyalty intertwine with deceit and manipulation. Through its rich historical detail and compelling characters, this book offers a captivating glimpse into a bygone era, where the boundaries between science and sorcery blur, and the human heart becomes both the weapon and the battlefield. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - bTitle:/b The Marchioness of Brinvilliers, the poisoner of the seventeenth century. A romance of old Paris.br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.br/br/The GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and social order. br/br/++++br/The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:br/++++br/br/b/b British Librarybr/b/b Smith, Albert Richard; br/b/b 1887.br/b/b 154 p. ; 8ş.br/b/b 12620.g.37.br/.

Gebunden. Condition: New. KlappentextThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the origina.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: ix, 313 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Subjects: Brinvilliers, Marie-Madeleine Gobelin marquise de 1630-1676 Fiction. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. In contemporary half calf with green cloth, some blind tooling, corners and edges a little bumped and worn. Spine relaid, raised bands, gilt tooling, new label with gilt titles to maroon morocco label. Internally, green endpapers, hinges strengthened, text block edges reddened, armorial bookplate of Herbert Henley Richardson to fpd, [2], [1], 8-284, printed by Cox (Bros) and Wyman. WITH, Duchess of Mazarin, [1856], with the publishers leaf, frontis and additional engraved title page, [4], [1], 2-224 pp, 2 pls, not dated but 1856?, number 4 in Blackwoods London Library, printed by M'Corquodale and Co, faint browning to some leaf edges. Uncommon. (155*98 mm). WorldCat lists only 2 copies of this edition in UK institutions. Marchioness of Brinvilliers was first published in 1846, this appears to be the 2nd publication of it, although with a different publisher. (Allibone 2128).

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 315 pages and 15 illustrations worked from the original etchings and most with tissue guards. Light foxing to surrounds of some illustrations. Blue cloth with gilt decoration on front and gilt lettering on spine - gilt female duellers on front board, gilt titles on spine. Spine ends worn and corners rubbed and edges worn. Text generally sound and clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. John Leech (illustrator). New Edition. Large octavo (6-3/4" x 10") in publisher's decorated blue cloth; (xii), 315, (1) pages. With 15 steel-engraved plates"worked from the original etchings" by John Leech with tissue guards.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. John Leech. 15 Tissue Guarded Plates (illustrator). First Edition. Green original pebbled cloth with gilt engraved picture of 2 ladies duelling on upper cover.Gilt titles on spine. Marbled end papers with small book plate on front paste down. A little foxing. No inscription. 315 pp. plus 1 page of catalogue. Clean and tight. Size: 7" By 10" Tall.

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First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: ix, 313 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Subjects: Brinvilliers, Marie-Madeleine Gobelin marquise de 1630-1676 Fiction. 1 Kg.