Description: The Memoirs of Count Grammont, 3 volumes, complete The fascinating, witty and insightful recounting and memories of the happenings and nobles of the court of King Charles II (who had fled from England to France) between 1662-64. OVERALL CONDITION: VERY GOOD Published in 1809 by John White in London. Second English edition, revised (as listed on the title page). Translated from the original French. In period fine binding: 1/2 polished blue calf over marbled paper; tooled bordering; 4 raised gilded spine bands with gilt lettered leather spine label and gilt lettering. All edges marbled. Marbled endpapers that match the boards. Octavo. Collated and complete in 3 volumes with 3 frontispieces and 37 additional engraved plates. King Charles II (1630 – 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Charles II was the eldest surviving child of Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and Henrietta Maria of France. After Charles I's execution at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War, the Parliament of Scotland proclaimed Charles II king on 5 February 1649. However, England entered the period known as the English Interregnum or the English Commonwealth, with a government led by Oliver Cromwell. Cromwell defeated Charles II at the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651, and Charles fled to mainland Europe. Cromwell became Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland. Charles spent the next nine years in exile in France, the Dutch Republic and the Spanish Netherlands. A political crisis after Cromwell's death in 1658 resulted in the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, and Charles was invited to return to Britain. The volumes are in VERY GOOD antiquarian condition for 225-year-old volumes. Square spines with firm hinges and joints. Rubbing to boards and extremities. Corners bumped. Foxing to endpapers and on/near plates. Generally quite clean with a sporadic smudge, page creasing, bent corner or other sign of handling. As a fellow book collector, I know how frustrating it can be when items aren’t accurately described or poorly packaged for shipping. That is why I (1) take a lot of pictures and try to describe condition issues as accurately as possible and (2) pack your book purchases with the utmost care before shipping. I have been selling and buying on eBay for over 10 years and have a 100% satisfaction rating, and offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee 30-day return policy. Please follow me as I have thousands of highly collectible books to list in the coming weeks and months!
Price: 499.95 USD
Location: Litchfield Park, Arizona
End Time: 2024-11-26T00:03:26.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Fine Binding
Place of Publication: London
Language: English
Special Attributes: Collector's Edition, Illustrated, 2nd Edition
Author: Count Grammont
Publisher: John White
Topic: Classics
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subject: Biography & Autobiography
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1809
