Paris: E. Dentu, Editeur, 1892., 1892.. Good. - Octavo, marbled boards backed with black calf & titled in gilt with decorations in gilt between raised bands in blind on the spine; marbled endpapers. There are small areas of rubbing to the covers and the head of the spine is rubbed & chipped. Half-title & 410 pages. There is some light foxing to the half-title & last index page & to the bottom edges of several pages. The top corner of the front endpaper is rubbed & there is a small stain to the book's bottom edge. Despite its flaws, a very good, handsomely bound book. First edition.A title in the series Les Femmes des Tuileries.From the library of Alice Maud Livingston with her signature and the date 1894 on the flyleaf.Arthur Leon Imbert de Saint-Amand [1834-1900] was a nineteenth-century French aristocrat, choreographer and historian of his times. He is best known for his accounts, often imbued with firsthand information, of the French aristocracy.Maria Amelie [1782-1866] became Queen of France when her husband Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orleans acceded to the French throne following the July Revolution of 1830. This volume deals with events leading up to her reign.The text is in French.

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Bookseller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 36950
Title: MARIE-AMELIE AU PALAIS-ROYAL.
Author: Imbert de Saint-Amand, [Arthur Leon]. (1834-1900)
Book Condition: Used - Good
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Paris: E. Dentu, Editeur, 1892.
Date Published: 1892.
Keywords: HISTORY; FRENCH ARISTOCRACY; FRENCH QUEENS; LES FEMMES DES TUILERIES;IMBERT DE SAINT-AMAND; NINETEENTH CENTURY FRENCH ARISTOCRAT; HISTORIAN; MARIE-AMELIE AU PALAIS-ROYAL; BOURBONS; LOUIS-PHILIPPE, DUKE OF ORLEANS; BINDING; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.

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