Duc de Saint-Simon & M.F. Laurent - Mémoires du Duc de Saint-Simon - 1818

Duke of Saint-Simon & M. F. Laurent - Memoirs of the Duke of Saint-Simon - 1818 - Complete in 6 volumes - Good condition of the binding on half red sheepskin. The corners are split, rubbing against the dishes. The backs are rubbed and skinned, shock marks in high slices in volume 5, ornate back, solid binding, yellow tinted slices - Good interior condition, minor minor soiling, marbled cover pages - contents Volume 1 (XVI-389 pages) : Little known anecdotes about Louis XIII - History of the loves of Louis XIV - History of Madame de Maintenon, her secret marriage to the king - Persecution against Protestants, etc. Volume 2 (412 pages) : Balls at court - Death of Racine - Testament of the King of Spain, Charles II, grandson of Louis XIV - Beginning of the War of Spanish Succession, etc. Volume 3 (412 pages) : Continuation of the war in Spain and Flanders - Siege and capture of Lille by the allies - Loss of Sardinia - Battle of Malplaquet - Death of the princes of Conti and Condé - Campaign of 1710 in Spain, etc. Volume 4 (387 pages) : Portrait of the bottlenose dolphin, son of Louis XIV; his death - Death of Catinat, of the Duke of Vendôme - Victory of Denain - Testament of Louis XIV - Death of Louis XIV, etc Volume 5 (459 pages) : The Duke of Orleans Regent - System of Law - Conspiracy of the Spanish Ambassador Cellamare against the Regent, etc. Tome 6 (410 pages) : Conspiracy in Brittany - The Philippiques - Memoirs relating to the projects of the Duke of Orleans on the crown of Spain - History of the negotiations of the quadruple alliance, etc.