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Memoirs of Cardinal De Retz. Containing the Particulars of His Own Life, with the Most Secret Transactions at the French Court During the Administration of Cardinal Mazarin, and the Civil Wars Occasioned By it. To Which are Added Some Other Pieces...
by De Retz, Cardinal (Jean François Paul de Gondi)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Jacob Tonson, 1723. Set of four volumes. 443, 418, 356 and 308 pages plus unpaginated sections and errata. Translated from the French by P. Davall and dedicated to William Congreve. Rebound at some time in full leather with gilt titling on the spines. Edges speckled red. Engraved portrait frontispiece in Volume 2. Some minor dampstaining in Volume 4. A previous owner's very old and attractive bookplate in Volume 1. A lovely old set of this famous work which was first published in French in 1717.. First Edition in English. Full Leather. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Tapsell's Books and Music
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6809
- Title
- Memoirs of Cardinal De Retz. Containing the Particulars of His Own Life, with the Most Secret Transactions at the French Court During the Administration of Cardinal Mazarin, and the Civil Wars Occasioned By it. To Which are Added Some Other Pieces...
- Author
- De Retz, Cardinal (Jean François Paul de Gondi)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition in English
- Publisher
- Jacob Tonson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1723
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Jean François Paul de Gondi. Cardinal De Retz. Louis XIV. French Court. Cardinal Mazarin. Antiquarian.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography; General History; 18th and 19th Century Books;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Tapsell's Books and Music
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About the Seller
Tapsell's Books and Music
Biblio member since 2005
Rutherglen, Victoria
About Tapsell's Books and Music
Tapsell\'s Books and Music is in Rutherglen, a small country town in North-East Victoria, Australia. The bookshop, which was established in 1993, sells fine, old and general secondhand books and vinyl LPs. Rutherglen is well worth a visit and is a lovely, unspoilt country town in a famous winegrowing district. Wine + books = heaven. Phone: 0435 340 526. International phone: +61 435 340 526.
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- First Edition
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- 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...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Bookplate
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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