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The Life and Times of Louis the Fourteenth
G. P. R. James
1839
Richard Bentley : London
9" by 6"
vii, 468; viii, 450; viii, 434; vii, 450pp.
SUMMARY
A comprehensive biography of the Sun King, Louis the Fourteenth, unusual in a complete four volume set.
Illustrated,Very Scarce
Overall Condition: Good Only
This book weighs3 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
A four volume set in the publishers original cloth bindings, with Louis the Fourteenths coat-of-arms gilt stamped to the front boards. Binders label to the front paste down of Volume I.
Frontispieces to all volumes.
George Payne Rainsford James (1799-1860), was an English novelist and historical writer who held the honorary office of British Historiographer Royal during the last years of William IVs reign. This is his biography of King Louis XIV of France (1638-1715), also known as Louis the Great or the Sun King, with an exploration of his era. He was one of the most powerful and certainly one of the longest reigning monarchs in Europe. Significant and influential achievements were made during his reign, such as the construction of the Canal du Midi, the patronage of artists, and the founding of the French Academy of Sciences.
This biography is very scarce as a complete four volume set.
CONDITION
In the publishers original cloth bindings. Externally sound, with some spotting and light marks to the boards of all volumes. Extremities are a little bumped, and there is a very small tear to the spine of Vol I. The hinges to all volumes are tender, particularly to Vol III and IV, the boards of which are starting to detach. The bindings to all are somewhat strained, particularly to Vol IV, in which pages 400 to 433 are starting to detach. The rest of the bindings remain reasonably firm. Pages are generally bright and clean, though with some spotting to the plates and offsetting to the title pages.
Overall Condition: Good Only
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good- Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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