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The life of Cardinal Wolsey..
by CAVENDISH, George
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed by Thomas Davison, for Harding and Lepard, 1827. xxix, [3], 542pp, [2]. With a half-title, an engraved portrait frontispiece, a further eight engraved plates, and a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary black half-calf, marbled boards, tooled and lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed. Early inked ownership inscription to FEP. A handsome copy of a late Georgian edition of poet George Cavendish's (b. 1494, d. in or before 1562?) highly regarded biography of his patron, royal minister, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (1470/71-1530). . Second edition. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ26253
- Title
- The life of Cardinal Wolsey..
- Author
- CAVENDISH, George
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Second edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed by Thomas Davison, for Harding and Lepard
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1827
- Keywords
- History
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
Antiquates Ltd
Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
About the Seller
Antiquates Ltd
Biblio member since 2008
Wareham, Dorset
About Antiquates Ltd
Mail Order and Internet, but in normal times we have an antiquarian bookshop in the Dorset countryside.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Marbled boards
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