Edmond et Jules de Goncourt — Histoire de Marie-Antoinette

Paris, G. Charpentier, Editeur, 1878 . Leather. A fascinating portrait of Marie Antoinette from the Goncourt brothers, bound in contemporary quarter calf. In a contemporary quarter-calf binding. A significant portrait of Marie Antoinette from the Goncourt brothers in the original French. Edmond and Jules de Goncourt are remembered for their range of works on eighteenth-century French and Japanese history and art, as well as for their Journal des Goncourt, in which they penned their observations on contemporary French society. The brothers wrote all of their books together and also shared the majority of their time in each other's company, up until Jules' death in 1870. In a contemporary quarter-calf binding. Externally, generally smart with slight bumping and rubbing, leading to minor loss of leather and paper to the extremities. Boards are also lightly marked. Internally, firmly bound. Bright and clean with occasional spotting, heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .