Madame de Pompadour by Edmond et Jules de Goncourt 1901 French Edition

This book tells the rich and fascinating history of Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, commonly known as Madame de Pompadour, a member of the French court. She was the official chief mistress of King Louis XV from 1745 to 1751 and remained influential as a court favorite until her death. The book explores the social and political context of Madame de Pompadour's time, shedding light on the role of women in French society, the nature of royal power, and the complex web of alliances and rivalries that characterized the French court. 

Title: Madame de Pompadour 
Author: Edmond et Jules de Goncourt
Publisher: Bibliotheque-Charpentier
Publication Date: 1901 
Binding: Hardcover 
Language: French 
Edition: "New Edition and augmented with unpublished letters and documents" 
Pages: 491
Measures approximately: 7 1/8 x 4 3/4 x 1 inches 
Condition: Please see images. The marbled endpaper looks like it is warped in real life, - but it is just an illusion created by the paper artist. The pattern is called "Spanish Wave" and was made by knocking the marbling tray with a mallet, thus creating a wave. It was a popular marbled paper, seen as early as the 1830s. 

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