<p>Red cloth binding with gilt title on the spine. <em>We provide an in-depth photographic presentation of this item to stimulate your feeling and touch. More traditional book descriptions are immediately available. For conditions please view our photographs.</em></p><p>A nice clean rare copy from the library gathered by the famous Cambridge Don computer scientist food and wine connoisseur Jack Arnold LANG. </p><p>First Edition. A splendid copy of this well illustrated work. 422pp 16 illustrations together with a b/w portrait frontispiece. See above and photos. A lovely copy of this history of frolicking and intrigue at the 17th century French court of the Sun King. A must read for any student of Louis which explains much of the reason why France is today what it is!</p> Hutchinson & Co. hardcover