1943 Lives of Gallant Ladies Brantome Pushkin Press First Edition

by Pierre de Bourdeille, Seigneur & Abbot of Brantome

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A 1943 Pushkin Press English translation of Brantôme's classic 16th-century French chronicle of court gallantry and scandal, translated by H.M. with a preface by Francis Macnamara. Covers the intrigues, romances, and cuckoldries of the ladies and gallants of the French Renaissance court in Brantôme's characteristically frank and anecdotal style. Details FieldValue AuthorPierre de Bourdeille, Seigneur & Abbot of Brantome IllustratorNot Stated PublisherPushkin Press Publication Year1943 Printed InGreat Britain (printed by Lund Humphries, London/Bradford, by the Replika process) ISBN— Condition: Salmon-pink cloth boards with gilt spine lettering, showing wear at spine ends and light fading/soiling to the covers. Text block edges have a pink stain. Text pages are clean with light foxing/spotting and no writing noted. Binding remains firm.

• Publisher: Pushkin Press
• Year: 1943
• Condition: Good

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