Grandes Horizontales The Lives and Legends of Four Nineteenth-Century Courtesans
Rounding, Virginia.
Place Published: New York:
Publisher: Bloomsbury,
Date Published: 2004.
Description: TRADE PAPERBACK, in illustated wrapper, is in NEAR FINE condition with minor wear. 337 pages with index plus 16 pages color and black & white illustrations. JMVintage specializes in books, magazines, and treasures related to the Duke & Duchess of Windsor....and other curious subjects. Wrapper notes read: "In nineteenth-century Paris, the pampered demimonde became almost indistinguishable from the haut monde, with mythical reputations growing up around its most alluring and favored celebrities. Grandes Horizontales examines the lives of four of the era's best-known courtesans-Marie Duplessis, La Presidente, La Paiva, and Cora Pearl-and the men who were their lovers, from Charles Baudelaire to Prince Napoleon. Artfully weaving together writings of the time as well as the personal letters of the women themselves, Virginia Rounding delivers a provocative look into the shadow world of Paris."
Binding: Trade PaperbackCondition: Near Fine in Wraps
ISBN: 1582344507
Book Id: 17188
Price: $8.50
