Marie Antoinette: The Last Queen of France by Evelyne Lever - 03/01/2001

Piatkus, 2001. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Hardback. Very Good.

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Piatkus. Very Good/Very Good. 2001. Hard Cover. 8vo 0749921943 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. Colour plates, 357 pages clean and tight. In Marie Antoinette leading French historian Evelyne Lever tells the compelling story of the last, and most infamous, Queen of France. She draws on little explored sources including Austrian and Swedish archives and the correspondence of foreign ambassadors to Paris to paint vivid portraits of the Queen, her inner circle and the lavish court life at Versailles, as well as the tragic events leading to her death. - Describes the queen's life in detail, from her birth in Vienna, through her turbulent, unhappy marriage, the intrigues of life at court, to the final bloody turmoil of the French Revolution and her beheading - Describes Marie Antoinette's relationship with the Swedish Count Axel Fersen, the grand passion of her life - Describes the seething social and… Read More

London: Piatkus, 2001. In tidy condition with a similar dust jacket. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Piatkus, 2001. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. H/B 357 pages, condition is very good.

London: Piatkus, 2001 13 colour illustrations; 2 black & white illustrations; Genealogical tree; First British Edition; Hardback: red cloth-style binding lettered in gilt on spine, illustrated end-papers; Head of spine slightly bruised, previous owner's inscription to half-title, vg+ in vg price-clipped dustjacket.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London: Piatkus, 2001. Hardcover. Good Condition. 24.2 x 16.4 x 2.8 cm. Dust jacket is fully intact, only lightly rubbed at edges. Contents clean and bright, with uncreased pages. Firm, secure bindings. Overall, a good used copy. Publisher's note: ""In 'Marie Antoniette' leading French historian Evelyne Lever tells the compelling story of the last, and most infamous, Queen of France. Married off at fourteen by her ruthless mother for political purposes to the unprepossessing Dauphin, the future Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette was immature, brazenly self-indulgent and wholly unprepared for the role history cast for her. In this major new biography, drawing on little-known private letters and archival material, Evelyne Lever paints vivid portraits of the Queen, her inner circle and the lavish court life at Versailles, as well as the tragic events leading to her death. From Marie Antoinette's birth in Vienna, through her turbulent, unhappy marriage, her grand passion for the dashing Count Axel… Read More