Athénaïs: The Real Queen of France - Lisa Hilton

Athénaïs: The Real Queen of France by Lisa Hilton, published in hardback by Little, Brown in 2002. This biography looks at Athénaïs de Montespan, mistress to Louis XIV, and is illustrated with portraits and photographs reproduced in black and white and colour within the text.

The cover carries a detail from a period portrait on a dark ground, with the title in gold lettering and the author's name below. The spine is red with matching gold and white lettering and a small oval portrait image, and shows light rubbing at the head and tail. The back cover repeats the oval portrait and carries the ISBN and barcode.

Internally, the copyright page is clean and legible, printed in black on white paper. The photographic plates section shows white paper with clear, sharp reproduction of the images and accompanying captions, with no foxing or staining visible.

Condition: Very good

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