Memoirs of the Beauties of the Court of Charles the Second, with their Portraits, after Sir Peter Lely and other eminent painters: illustrating the Diaries of Pepys, Evelyn, Clarendon, and other contemporary writers
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1861. Second edition. Hardcover. 4to. xxiii,350pp. Gilt decorated maroon cloth and spine. Raised bands. Age wearing throughout binding. Discoloration and staining to front board. Wear along spine on front and back board. Wear to edges and corners. All gilt edges. Hinges starting. Marbled endpapers. Frontispiece of Frances Jennings. The second edition of Mrs. Jameson's popular biographies of the "Beauties of the Court of Charles the Second." Introductory essay on the reign and character of Charles II. Illustrated with reproductions of engravings. Minor browning to pages not affecting text or plates. Binding in fair, interior in good condition. fair. Item #14496
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