Versailles by Duc Saint Simon (34 results)

Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. DJ with some edge wear and creasing. Well-illustrated (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Clean pages with no markings in the text. There is a date written on the front end paper and a short gift notation on the back of the frontispiece that is dated Christmas 1964. The paper on the front hinge is cracked, however the hinge is firm. The cover has some light edge wear. Illustrated. 312 pages.…

Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

hardcover. Condition: very good(+). Selected and translated by Lucy Norton. Preface by Nancy Mitford. Frontispiece, illustrated. xix + 312 pages, 8vo, red cloth; ownership signature front free endpaper, minor wear at head of spine. New York: Harper & Brothers, (1958). A very good(+) copy lacking dust wrapper.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Moderate rubbing to the edges and corners. Binding is tight and square. Pages are very clean and bright with no markings.

paperback. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Red 1958 hardcover in excellent condition: slight handling, owner's small address sticker inside the front cover, slightest erasure on the front endpaper, otherwise unmarked. Without DJ. 312 pages, two fold-outs. [1.5 lbs]. Book.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN:0140570136.

First Edition in this form. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 255 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), 1 facsimile, portraits (some color), 1 genealogical table ; 26 cm. Previous edition: 1978. Includes index. Subjects: Saint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy duc de 1675-1755. Versailles - (France) - History. 1 Kg. Well-illustrated (illustrator).…

1st Edition in this form. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 255 pages; Physical description: 255 p. , [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 26 cm. Subjects Saint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy, duc de, 1675-1755. France - Court and courtiers - Biography. France - History - Regency, 1715-1723. France - History - Louis XIV, 1643-1715. Memoirs in French - 1715-1789 - Translations. "The major proportion of the text was first published, with an introduction by Nancy Mitford, in 1958." -- colophon. 1 Kg. Well-illustrated (illustrator). …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 312pp, illustrated. French court life under Louis XIV. Very Good. Remainder.

Condition: Good. 1954. Second Impression. 234 pages. Wrapped illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth. Lacks slipcase. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are bright and clear with light tanning to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear. Spine has soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Some minor tanning, creasing and scuffing overall.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very good trade paperback.

Condition: Good. Jacket is clean but has wear to edges, including small chips and tears. Light spotting & toning to closed page block but contents are clean and bright.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Good, unmarked, 5 x 8 Paperback; bottom edge ink marks. [Intro., Peter Gay].

First Edition in this form. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 255 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), 1 facsimile, portraits (some color), 1 genealogical table ; 26 cm. Previous edition: 1978. Includes index. Subjects: Saint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy duc de 1675-1755. Versailles - (France) - History. 1 Kg. Well-illustrated (illustrator).…

1st Edition in this form. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 255 pages; Physical description: 255 p. , [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 26 cm. Subjects Saint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy, duc de, 1675-1755. France - Court and courtiers - Biography. France - History - Regency, 1715-1723. France - History - Louis XIV, 1643-1715. Memoirs in French - 1715-1789 - Translations. "The major proportion of the text was first published, with an introduction by Nancy Mitford, in 1958." -- colophon. 1 Kg. Well-illustrated (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING. Well-illustrated (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: VG+/VG++/GD. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. HARDBACK "UNCOMMON," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus. * Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1980 * Publisher: Hamish Hamilton.* Binding and cover condition: Dark green cloth, gilt title to spine only. No bumps or rubs, minimal marks & age to edges and to head and tail of spine, black marks to both covers, no other visible faults. VG.* Jacket condition: Colour illustrated dust wrapper showing a picture of Versailles. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing a shelf price of £9.95. No shelf wear to edges or to head or tail of spine. Spine faded and with Dewey dymo label to tail of spine (in clear un-attached archival jacket). GD++.* Contents condition: Ex School-library copy with usual stamps and labels. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, slight marks to all edges, otherwise no visible faults. VG+.* Illustrations: Numerous Colour & b/w photos, p rints and line drawings throughout. * Pages: 251 pp. text. vi pp. index & blank pagesat rear.* Description: This book consists - as its sub-title states - of excerpts of Saint Simon's memoirs. Saint Simon's memoirs consist of 15 volumes and are an extremely detailed account of his life, giving minute details of conversations and events between the innumerable people surrounding the Courts of Louis XIV and Louis XV. The present book consists of unedited 'raw' excerpts of the original text. Furthermore it is written in the original English translation of the 18th Century French text, and some of it is very difficult to understand however it does shed considerable light on the life of the times.* A NEAR VG++ ex school-library copy of the 1st./1st. with some age and wear reducing it to GD++. (now in clear un-attached protective film cover).*. Well-illustrated (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. xxii + 234pp, etchings by Goor, fold out genealogical chart in rear, bound in blue cloth, silver sun emblem on front board, silver lettered, NO SLIPCASE, good condition, Folio Society, London, 1953. * fine account of 17th Century French court life. GOOR (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Good. 1312 pages. text tanned Excellent Book.

Condition: Good. 1953. No edition remarks. 234 pages. Dust jacket over blue cloth. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Heavy foxing to endpapers. Tightly bound with mild thumb-marking throughout. Heavy foxing to text block edges. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly warped. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Heavy foxing. Heavy tanning to spine. Moderate rubbing and marking all over. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Harper Torchbooks, 1966. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good with light shelf wear, publisher marks on top and bottom page ends, and previous owner inscription on half-title page. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. …

Condition: Good. Scratches/creases/marks to cover & scuffs to edges. Tanning to pages & stain to bottom corner throughout. Text good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket has chipped and torn edges, foxing and is now in a protective sleeve, folding section intact. A little foxing to the page edges. 1953 Folio Society first. Shipped from the UK in recyclable card packaging.

Red Brown Cloth. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. Reprint, (c) UK 1958. Red Brown Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Reprint, (c) UK 1958. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 312 pages; 8 p. index; illustrated with reproductions of 17th & 18th C. art works, mainly portraits; with a Preface by Nancy Mitford; from the translator's note: ".what is included is the best of all: Saint-Simon's life at the Court, in the extraordinary, terrifying world of Louis XIV at Versailles and Marly, some most brilliant portraits of the men and women who were its inhabitants, some of the historical scenes here Saint-Simon becomes most absorbing, and some of the gossip." Book condition: Spine cover is faded a bit; one cover corner is worn so that a little board shodws, the other three have some rubbing; spine top eddge hass a little wear in the middle; book edges have darkened slightly, text is little off-white, otherwise VG.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. FIRST EDITION with dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post. Well-illustrated (illustrator).

First Edition. Previous owner's inscription. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xix, 312p. plates, ports., geneal. tables ; 25cm. Subjects: Saint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy duc de (1675-1755). France, History ; Louis XIV, (1643-1715). France ; Court and courtiers ; Biography. Memoirs in French (1715-1789) ; Translations. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Previous owner's inscription. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xix, 312p. plates, ports., geneal. tables ; 25cm. Subjects: Saint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy duc de (1675-1755). France, History ; Louis XIV, (1643-1715). France ; Court and courtiers ; Biography. Memoirs in French (1715-1789) ; Translations. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near V.G. 234pp. plus fold-out genealogical table. 500g. Translated and edited by Desmond Flower. Illustrated with etchings by Goor. Blue cloth boards with silver lettering and designs, very slightly rubbed to extremities, and with slight spotting to endpapers only o/w near FINE, in a near V.G. rather marked d/w with some edgewear and chipped to top of spine, and now in protective wrap.…