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A SCARCE TITLE in a good Dustjacket
CONSORTS and CASTLES
The Story of Three Women and their Homes
Josephine Bonaparte; Manela Saenz (Mistress of Bolivar) and Carlotta, Empress of Mexico.
by Alison Nicholas
Pub. Vantage Press, New York, 1970, STATED FIRST EDITION, 3 sections plus Chronological Table
ISBN: Does not apply (1970)
SIZE: Small 8vo
Dustjacket: Yes, unclipped
Condition: Maroon cloth-bound
Hardcover with minimal edgewear, no inscriptions, CLEAN & TIGHT in
VERY GOOD CONDITION with an unclipped GOOD-minus DUSTJACKET with a couple of
small repaired tears & a few small holes to rear fly-leaf edge.
Description: a study of three famous women and their positions in society and their legendary homes
- "Malmaison, C'est Josephine" (Josephine Bonaparte (1763-1814) and Malmaison)
- "To Plow the Sea" - Manela Saenz, Mistress of Simon Bolivar (1797-1856) and the Quinta de Bolivar
- "They Must Not Play with Nations" Carlotta, Empress of Mexico (1840-1927)
- This book is rather scarce, and even more so in the dust jacket.