Buy this book on-line Kent, Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of : Cupid and the KingHarper Collins, London, 1991 ISBN 0002239116
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED BY HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS MICHAEL OF KENT (Marie Christine née Baroness Marie Christine Agnes Hedwig Ida von Reibnitz) to title page with dedication 'To Cicily'. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. First Edition, First Printing. Genealogical chart endpapers. xxx + 370 pages. 67 illustrations. In the book Princess Michael vividly recounts the stories of five very different women, each of whom became a celebrated, or notorious, royal courtesan. Diane de Poitiers, the beautiful paramour of Henri II of France; Nell Gwynn, the favourite of Charles II; Madame de Pompadour, the elegant chatelaine of Louis XV; Marie Walewska, the idealistic and patriotic young Polish woman who became the mistress of Napoleon in the hope of saving her country; Lola Montez, the flamboyant, outrageous and dazzling Irish beauty who reinvented herself as a Spanish aristocrat and won the heart of King Ludwig I of Bavaria. **** A HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.1 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING COST **** B2D. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Kent, Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of : Cupid and the King. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including rare books, livres illustrées, libri antichi, collectables and incunabula. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |