1653 CLEOPATRA 1ed by Gautier Calprenede Louis XIII Anne of Austria Egypt Rome
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1653 CLEOPATRA 1ed by Gautier Calprenede Louis XIII Anne of Austria Egypt Rome
Guatier de La Calprenede was a 17th-century French novelist. Calprenede, with his plays and novels, found favor with Queen Anne of Austria and her husband, King Louis XIII of France in 1650. While serving the royal family, Calprenede fell in love with one the Queens maidens who agreed to marry him on the condition that he complete his lengthy novel Cleopatra. He agreed, however, the novel took more than 10 years to complete and wasnt finished until 1657. Nevertheless, Cleopatra became one of this most important and oft-read novels.
Item number: #24029
Price: $499
La CALPRENEDE, Gautier de Coste
Cleopatre. De?die?e a? Monseigneur le prince, part v
A Paris: Chez Antoine de Sommaville, 1653. First edition.
Details:
Collation:
[2], 801 (i.e, 711), [3]
Title page handwritten
Language: French
Binding: Leather; tight and secure
Size: ~6.25in X 4in (16cm x 10.5cm)
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Guatier de La Calprenede was a 17th-century French novelist. Calprenede, with his plays and novels, found favor with Queen Anne of Austria and her husband, King Louis XIII of France in 1650. While serving the royal family, Calprenede fell in love with one the Queens maidens who agreed to marry him on the condition that he complete his lengthy novel Cleopatra. He agreed, however, the novel took more than 10 years to complete and wasnt finished until 1657. Nevertheless, Cleopatra became one of this most important and oft-read novels.
Item number: #24029
Price: $499
La CALPRENEDE, Gautier de Coste
Cleopatre. De?die?e a? Monseigneur le prince, part v
A Paris: Chez Antoine de Sommaville, 1653. First edition.
Details:
Collation:
[2], 801 (i.e, 711), [3]
Title page handwritten
Language: French
Binding: Leather; tight and secure
Size: ~6.25in X 4in (16cm x 10.5cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
24029
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1653 CLEOPATRA 1ed by Gautier Calprenede Louis XIII Anne of Austria Egypt Rome
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