1876 1st ed BEAUTIFUL Life of Marie Antoinette French Revolution France Yonge 2v



‘I am terrified of being bored.’

– Marie Antoinette



A stunning, two-volume first edition of Charles Yonge’s ‘Life of Marie Antoinette’. This 19th-century historical work is a thorough account of French Royalty during the French Revolution, providing details into political and social affairs of Marie Antoinette, the last French queen before the Revolution. Yonge also includes details on her relationship with Louis XVI, her trial, and eventual execution.



Item number: #7203

Price: $399



YONGE, Charles Duke



The life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France



London: Hurst and Blackett, 1876. First edition.



Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes

Vol. I – xvii, [1], 343, [1]

Vol. II – x, 357, [1]

Provenance: Bookplate

Ormond G. Smith

Ormond Gerald Smith (1860 – 1933) was the president of Street & Smith Publications.

Street & Smith Publications, Inc. was a New York City publisher specializing in inexpensive paperbacks and magazines referred to as dime novels and pulp fiction. They also published comic books and sporting yearbooks. Among their many titles was the science fiction pulp magazine ‘Astounding Stories,’ acquired from Clayton Magazines in 1933, and retained until 1961. Street & Smith was founded in 1855 and was bought out in 1959. The Street & Smith headquarters was at 79 Seventh Avenue in Manhattan.

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight & secure

Size: ~7in X 5in (18cm x 13cm)



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