De La Roche-Guilhen, Anne, The History of Female Favourites. Of Mary de Padilla, under Peter the Cruel, King of Castile; Livia, under the Emperor Augustus; Julia Farnesa, under Pope Alexander the Sixth; Agnes Soreau, under Charles VII, King of France; and Nantilda, under Dagobert,, rinted for C. Parker, the Upper End of New Bond-Street 1772

Title: The History of Female Favourites. Of Mary de Padilla, under Peter the Cruel, King of Castile; Livia, under the Emperor Augustus; Julia Farnesa, under Pope Alexander the Sixth; Agnes Soreau, under Charles VII, King of France; and Nantilda, under Dagobert,
Author: De La Roche-Guilhen, Anne
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Publisher: rinted for C. Parker, the Upper End of New Bond-Street
Year published: 1772
Place of Publication: Varsovie
Book Condition: Good & Sound
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Size: 8vo
Binding: Full Calf
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Notes: 324pp. 8vo. Slight worming to inner boards and a few leaves, not affecting text. Full contemporary calf, raised bands, with label. Missing FEP and h.t.p. Originally a series of ten brief tales of famous courtesans in history. Originally written in French and published 1697 in Amsterdam under the title Histoire des favorites contenant ce qui s’est passé de plus remarquable sous plusieurs règnes” and seen as scurrilous. ”