Red cloth binding with gilt title on the spine.

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For conditions, please view our photographs. A nice clean rare copy from the library gathered by the famous Cambridge Don, computer scientist, food and wine connoisseur, Jack Arnold LANG.

London: Hutchinson & Co, 1906. First Edition.  A splendid copy of this well illustrated work. 422pp, 16 illustrations together with a b/w portrait frontispiece. See above and photos. A lovely copy of this history of frolicking and intrigue at the 17th century French court of the Sun King. A must read for any student of Louis which explains much of the reason why France is today what it is!