[United Kingdom]. George Dandin ou l'échelle matrimoniale de - Lot 705

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[United Kingdom]. George Dandin ou l'échelle matrimoniale de - Lot 705
[United Kingdom]. George Dandin ou l'échelle matrimoniale de la Reine d'Angleterre; petit conte national, translated from the English by the author of the political house Jacques built. With fifteen engravings. Paris, Ponthieu, 1820. In-8 paperback, printed cover (lined in yellow card reinforcement). Translation of pamphlets published in London newspapers, illustrated with fifteen woodcut caricatures after the English originals, showing the famous The Queen's matrimonial ladder. Complete with 15 satyric illustrations engraved outside the text. Cover restored, leaves unstuck, scattered foxing. Libelle translated into French concerning Caroline of Brunswick (1768 -1821), who married the Prince of Wales (future George IV) in 1795. The marriage was a failure; the couple separated immediately after the celebration and led a "sulfurous" life on their own, but the Prince of Wales did not tolerate his wife's behavior. Among other things, the princess had a great love affair with the Italian postilion Bartolomeo Bergami, whom she showered with titles and favors. Once on the throne in 1820, George IV did not allow Caroline to share his title or attend the coronation the following year. Poor Princesses of Wales... Also includes: ROBERTSON (William). The History of the reign of the Emperor Charles V. London, Cadell & Davies, 1811. 4 vols. lime-green calf, finely ornamented smooth spines, red marble title-pages, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, marbled boards (period binding). 2 pieces of leather missing from the covers of the first volume, the rest slightly rubbed, brown angular staining on the last pages of volume I, otherwise a fine, well-bound copy.
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