Cinq-Mars: or, a Conspiracy under Louis XIII.

"Cinq-Mars: Or, A Conspiracy Under Louis XIII" by Alfred de Vigny, translated by William Hazlitt, published in London in 1889 by Little, Brown, and Company.

This historical novel is set during the reign of Louis XIII of France and centers on the political intrigue and conspiracy surrounding Cinq-Mars and the French court. Vigny's work combines historical figures and events with dramatic fictional storytelling, offering a portrait of 17th-century France and the powerful political world surrounding Cardinal Richelieu.

8vo.(5,5" x 8.25") Two volumes complete. Full burgundy cloth with elaborate filigree floral gilt decoration to upper fifth of upper board and spine, rear blank. Spine with gilt lettering, top edge gilt. Edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed, with tiny loss to one tip. Head and foot of sp[ine ruffled with tiny closed tears, some chipping with loss of color. Boards lightly soiled, spines sun-faded. Bookseller's pencil notes to front pastedown and first free endpaper of Vol.I. Spines slightly cocked. Illustrated with engraved frontispieces and 11 engraved plates, all accounted for and with tissue guards.

An attractive late 19th-century edition for collectors of French literature, historical fiction, French history, and classic translated novels.