Histoire de la reine Marguerite de Valois

First edition.
Contemporary binding in full brown grained calf. Spine with raised bands decorated with 5 compartmented fleurons. Red morocco title-label. Head worn. Rubbing. An old dampstain has weakened the first leaves at the outer margin (2cm long by 1cm wide).
The first written biography of Marguerite de Valois, known as Queen Margot, in a very romantic style, but without any lyricism and of great clarity. The scandalous life of Queen Margot had to wait until 1777 to find its historian.