VOLUME 2 OF 4 volume set containing vivid description of various anecdotes and events from the reign of Louis XV. This is the London edition, printed without the author`s name. The text is accompanied by several engravings depicting the portraits of Louis XV and several high-ranking french noblemen. 180x110mm. 403 pages. Marbled quarter-leather hardcover with embossed lettering and decoration on spine. Page edges dyed. Cover slightly bumped near spine and slightly worn. Cover edges slightly bumped. Cover corners bumped. Spine worn. Pencil inscription on endpaper and title page. Pen inscription on rear endpaper. Pages yellowing. [SUMMARY]: This handsome 18th century edition of Louis XV`s biography is otherwise in good condition.