This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1876 edition. Excerpt: ...as Great Prince of Tuscany, and lodged in the Palazzo, he amused himself by shooting with a bow and arrow at the Birds in the fine Tapestry-hangings of his rooms, and was become so very dextrous that he seldom missed the Eye he aimed at. John Gaston' (the Grand Duke) ' was much displeased when he was told how ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1876 edition. Excerpt: ...as Great Prince of Tuscany, and lodged in the Palazzo, he amused himself by shooting with a bow and arrow at the Birds in the fine Tapestry-hangings of his rooms, and was become so very dextrous that he seldom missed the Eye he aimed at. John Gaston' (the Grand Duke) ' was much displeased when he was told how sadly his precious meubles of the Gobelins were treated by the expertness of his Pupil; so that, the first time the young Prince went out, orders were given to remove the Tapestry and to put up Damask with gold fringe and lace in the place of it. When the young Sportsman returned home, both he and his Spanish Court were surprised and even offended to see so great an alteration; but John Gaston sent him word that, as the weather was growing warmer, he was fearful that the Prince's health might have suffered by the heat of the winter furniture. He was forced to accept of the excuse, but lamented much the loss of his amusement. He had recourse to another invention whilst he lay in bed, with the small-pox, at Leghorn. His Pages used to fix little hooks to fine threads or wires that hung down unobserved in different parts of the 1770. BOURBON PASTIMES. 213 room, which were all fastened to a sort of a bell rope within his bed; which hooks, when properly baited by the sly Pages, with the wigs of his Courtiers, he with a sudden jerk, drew them up to the top of the room. Mr. Skinner, then Consul there--the most rediculous dressing creature I ever saw--was often served so. He commonly wore his own hair, which was black; but on very great occasions, he put on a white wig, with four tails and a vast deal of powder over his black locks.' Assuredly, the Bourbon Kings and Princes of that day had strange ideas of amusement. ' The last letters from Naples, '...
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Fair. No Jacket. Hardbacks, gilt titles to spines. 2 volume set. xii, 431pp; viii, 423pp. 1st edition 1876. Ex-library copy with usual library markings. Extremities slightly bumped, frayed to spine ends. Spines faded, marks to boards. Inner hinges splitting across end-papers, but bindings remains secure. Reading set only. A heavy set, additional postage may be required for orders outside the UK. (bs101)
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