The Man Who Outshone the Sun King: The Rise and Fall of Nicolas Fouquet by Drazin, Charles - 2008-09-02

William Heinemann, 2008. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Good.

Penguin Random House. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

London: William Heinemann. Very Good/Very Good. 2008. First Edition, First Impression. Hard Cover. 8vo 9780434012190 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Black cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine.Colour illustrated end papers. Plates. 338 pages clean and tight. Sometime late in 1664, the musketeer D'Artagnan rode beside a heavily-armoured carriage as it rumbled slowly southwards from Paris, carrying his great friend Nicolas Fouquet to internal exile and life imprisonment in the fortress of Pignerol. There he would be incarcerated in a cell next door to the Man with the Iron Mask... From a glittering zenith as the King's first minister, builder of the breathtaking chateau of Vaux-le-Vicomte, collector of books, patron of the arts and lover of beautiful women, Fouquet had fallen like Icarus. Charged with embezzlement, he was convicted and sentenced to banishment until the King intervened to change his sentence to life imprisonment. Charles Drazin's riveting… Read More

William Heinemann, 2008. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 1st edition, 1st printing 2008. Slight rubbing to edges of dust-jacket, now protected using removable clear wrap, otherwise in excellent condition. Next day dispatch by Royal Mail in sturdy, recyclable packaging. 1000's of satisfied customers! Please contact us with any enquiries.

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