Memoirs of the Count de Grammont containing the history of the English Court under Charles II. By Count Anthony Hamilton. Translated, with notes, by Horace Walpole; and with additional notes, etc. by Sir Walter Scott and Mrs. Jameson.

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Later edn of engl tsl of 1713 French 1stedn; 8vo Red cloth covered boards with gilt titling and deco to spine and blind decoration and borders to the upper board imitating half leather. Gilt top page edges. Green endpapers. The text block is unmarked, tight and square. Head/tail of spine, edges and corners lightly worn and bumped. viii + 408pp; Translated, with notes, by Horace Walpole. Additional notes by Sir Walter Scott & Mrs. Jameson. Includes biographical sketch of Anthony Hamilton. Illustrated with black and white plates, most of them portraits. Philibert, Comte de Grammont (1621-1707), the subject of the famous Memoirs, was of a noble Gascon family, said to have been of Basque origin. He was eighty years old when he supplied his brother-in-law, Antoine Hamilton, with the materials for his Memoires. They were said to have been written at Grammont's dictation, but it is very evident that Hamilton's share is the most considerable. Moreover Grammont, though he had a reputation for wit, was no writer, and there is no reason to suppose that he was capable of producing a work which remains a masterpiece of style and witty portraiture.

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Memoirs of the Count de Grammont containing the history of the English Court under Charles II. By Count Anthony Hamilton. Translated, with notes, by Horace Walpole; and with additional notes, etc. by Sir Walter Scott and Mrs. Jameson.

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London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co.

Fecha de publicación

1901

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Hardcover

Edición

Special Edition

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Very Good

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