Secret Court Memoirs. by VARIOUS

London: The Grolier Society, c.1900. 20 volume set, 9 inches tall. A fine set in a very handsome Edwardian half calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels, strangely 5 black, the remainder olive, and splendid gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt top edges, the remainder uncut. Limited to 1000 sets. Portraits. Comprising: 'Memoirs of Henri IV, King of France and Navarre'. I volume; 'Secret Memoirs of the Court of Berlin'. 2 volumes; 'Memoirs of Catherine II, and the Court of St. Petersburg'. I volume; 'Memoirs of Marguerite De Valois, Queen of Navarre'. I volume; 'Memoirs of Cardinal de Retz'. I volume; 'Secret Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud'. 2 volumes; 'Memoirs of Madame La Marquise de Montespan'. 2 volumes; 'Memoirs of the Courts of Sweden and Denmark'. 2 volumes; 'Secret Memoirs of the Court of Louis XIV and of the Regency'. I volume; 'Secret Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI'. 2 volumes; 'Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France'. 2 volumes. 'Secret Memoirs of the Court of the Empress Josephine'. in 3 volumes; A smart complete set of these highly entertaining histories.