{"product_id":"memoirs-of-the-count-de-gramont-the-folio-society","title":"Memoirs of the Count de Gramont (The Folio Society)","description":"256 pp. Translated into English by Horace Walpole and edited, with an introduction, by David Hughes. Includes a frontispiece portrait of the author and portrait plates in text, including images of Louis XIV, Lady Chesterfield, etc. (16 total). The plates are reproductions of etchings from the 1793 edition of Walpole's translation, from which the text was also edited. The binding is based on a design executed by Samuel Mearne for Charles II, now in the British Library. A biography of the sieges of Trino, Arras, and Lerida, and the count's time at and exile from court, with some discussion of intrigues and love affairs in both England and France. Though billed as a memoir, the work was written by the count's brother-in-law. \"The account of Gramont's early career was doubtless provided by himself, but Hamilton was probably more familiar with the history of the court of Charles II., which forms the most interesting section of the book.\" (Britannica)","brand":"The Folio Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42409266905158,"sku":"2347292","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1232\/9510\/files\/2347292.jpg?v=1736225021","url":"https:\/\/ym-demo.myshopify.com\/products\/memoirs-of-the-count-de-gramont-the-folio-society","provider":"Yesterday's Muse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}