In May 1770, upon her marriage at the age of 14 to Louis-Auguste, heir apparent to the French throne, she became Dauphine of France. She was born an Archduchess of Austria, and was the penultimate child and youngest daughter of Empress Maria Theresa and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor. Marie Antoinette (/ˌæntwəˈnɛt, ˌɒ̃twə-/ French: born Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last Queen of France before the French Revolution. The Viking Press published the first English-language edition, translated by Eden and Cedar Paul, in 1933. The book was the basis for the 1938 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film, Marie Antoinette, starring Norma Shearer. 1933, 1st Viking Press edition Garden City Publishing, New York black and white illustrations hardbound in cerulean blue boards with crest embossed on cover and silver lettering on spine (some fading) deckled (rough-cut) format of page edges good condition of pages cover has minor bumps and fraying (see pics) no dust jacket.
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