3 Books Taking you Back to Eighteenth-Century Versailles

Madame de Pompadour by Nancy Mitford When Madame de Pompadour became the mistress of Louis XV, no one expected her to retain his affections for long. A member of the bourgeoisie rather than an aristocrat, she was physically too cold for the carnal Bourbon king, and had so many enemies that she could not travel publicly without risking a pelting of mud and stones. History has loved her little better.Nancy Mitford's delightfully candid biography re-creates the spirit of eighteenth-century Versailles with its love of pleasure and treachery. (paperback) AND Louis XIV & Versailles by Diana de Marly Part of the "Costume and Civilization" series with this volume following how "fashion emerged as a real force in court circles." Includes very detailed images of fashions of the era. (hardcover w/dust jacket) AND Princesse of Versailles by Charles Elliott An account of Versailles during the time of Louis XIV, as seen through the eyes of its reigning princess. (hardcover w/dust jacket) Good Used Condition