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MOTTEVILLE Madame de

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MOTTEVILLE Madame de Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire d'Anne d'Autriche, épouse de Louis XIII, roi de France. Amsterdam, Changuion, 1750, 6 volumes In-12°. Full red morocco (2nd ½ 19th century). Spines with 5 nerves decorated with a gilt fillet, decorated with gilt boxes and small irons, with title and tomaison in gilt letters. Gilded fillets and roulettes around the boards. Gilded lace on the inside covers. Gilt dotted edges. All edges gilt. Some rubbing here and there. Very fresh inside. New edition of these "Memoirs" by Anne of Austria's lady-in-waiting and confidante, covering the years 1615-1666, on the queen, her private life and the secret workings of the Court during the Fronde. A fine, well-established copy.