Cinq-Mars: Or a Copnspiracy Under Louis XIII. An Historical Romance VIGNY Count Alfred 1797-1863. HAZLITT William translator 1811-1893 Publisher: David Bogue Publish Year: 1847 Publish Place: Fleet Street. London. Illustrator: Unknown Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 005413 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Very Good Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall Jacket Condition: Unknown Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: First Edition Inscription: Unknown £50 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information 1847, 1st English ed, VG. In green embossed cloth, corners and edges very lightly bumped and worn. Spine, titles in gilt, edges bumped. Internally, yellow (later?) endpapers, half title with adverts to verso, portrait frontis, [5], (vi-xvii), [1], [1], 2-397 pp, 1 pl (portrait), printed by TC Savill, part of the European Library series, small bookseller label to epd (Leighton), some light spotting to frontis, but an exceptionally clean copy. The classic French novel first published in Vienne in 1827. Our copy is the first English translation based on the 9th Paris edition. (Lowndes 23). The story of the failed conspiracy of young Henri d'Effiat, marquis de Cinq-Mars to overthrow Richelieu; his doomed romance with Marie de Gonzague, a princess betrothed to the king of Poland; and Cinq-Mars' subsequent beheading. Alfred Victor de Vigny, was a French poet, playwright, and novelist.
