Le Sieur Aubery - L'Histoire du Cardinal Duc de Richelieu. [Suivi de :] Mémoires pour l'histoire du cardinal de - 1660

Rarest three-volume set of this important historiographical enterprise devoted to one of the most powerful and controversial political figures of 17th-century France, Cardinal Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu, Chief Minister to Louis XIII and a major actor in consolidating monarchic authority -

The work seeks to trace the political, religious, and diplomatic career of the cardinal from his beginnings to his ascent to the summit of the State, with particular emphasis on the events that accompanied the transformation of the French monarchy under Louis XIII -

Richelieu appears first as an ambitious clergyman whose intellectual and political qualities enable him to progressively win a place in the circles of power, before becoming cardinal in 1622 and then chief minister to the king a few years later -

The Sieur Aubery - The History of Cardinal Duke of Richelieu. [Followed by:] Memoirs for the history of Cardinal Richelieu - 1660 - 3 volumes - Antoine Bertier -
X + XXVI + 628p. 6p + IV + 736p. Vol.2: XIV + 958p. + XII Pages.

Good condition of bindings, works in their brown speckled calf (period binding), handling wear, a few minor defects on boards and spine, corners worn, five heads pulled, joints split at the extremities, speckled red edges, ornate spine with raised bands, gilt titling and volumes -

Good interior condition with some fine damp stains and foxing, leaf x5 of volume II torn without loss, last blank leaf missing in volume II, title in red and black with Richelieu’s coat of arms, handsome headbands, beautiful drop cap, decorative initials, illustrations by tailpieces, The History of Cardinal Duke of Richelieu is illustrated with a frontispiece portrait, original edition of these two works, composed for the Duchess of Aiguillon, mother of Cardinal Richelieu, and dedicated to Cardinal Mazarin, endpapers in fair condition, a pleasing set -

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