DUMAS Alexander, Louis XIV et son siècle.

Louis XIV et son siècle.

Illustre par MM. Marcjl, Wattieer, J. A. Beauge, Valentin etc. etc. Publie par MM. Dufour et mulat. Paris 1851. chez Marescq et Cie. 4, pp. [8,] 412, frontispiece, numerous woodcuts in the text and on separate plates, initials, vignettes, pd. period binding.
Looseness and strong rubbing of the binding, numerous yellow and rust stains on the pages, a trace of flooding in places, a tear of the duvet of the card. Louis XIV and His Age is a historical account written by Alexandre Dumas and first published in 1844. It was published shortly after the novel Les Trois Mousquetaires. The work offers a portrait of King Louis XIV and his reign from 1643 to 1715. The story returns to the Fronde period, but also to the literary and social context of the time. The author tells the story of court life, artistic wealth and the impact of Louis XIV's reign on the world.