Jean Petit (uitgever) - Le Cabinet des Princes - 1672-1672
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Le Cabinet des Princes, published by Jean Petit in 1672, is a 360-page French political work presented as a series of dialogues.
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Le Cabinet des Princes is a remarkable French pamphlet from 1672, printed in Brussels at Jean Petit. The author is unknown.
The work belongs to the political and historical writings of the seventeenth century, in which the power of princes, church leaders and statesmen was critically examined.
The book is structured in the form of dialogues, including conversations between the pope and a cardinal and between King Louis XIV and the Marquis de Lionne.
Through this dialogue form, political events and the motives of influential people could be presented vividly.
The work contains three parts with dialogues, followed by a section titled Secrets révélés du Cabinet des Princes — literally: 'Secrets from the princes' cabinet revealed'.
The booklet is extremely rare
Text title page:
Le Cabinet des Princes
a Bruxelles. Chez Jean Pettit, 1672
Contents: 360 p.
Condition: good; some damage to the spine and the transition between spine and boards; good text block, fresh pages; despite some signs of wear the booklet has been well preserved through the centuries; photos form part of the description.
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Extremely rare.
Le Cabinet des Princes is a remarkable French pamphlet from 1672, printed in Brussels at Jean Petit. The author is unknown.
The work belongs to the political and historical writings of the seventeenth century, in which the power of princes, church leaders and statesmen was critically examined.
The book is structured in the form of dialogues, including conversations between the pope and a cardinal and between King Louis XIV and the Marquis de Lionne.
Through this dialogue form, political events and the motives of influential people could be presented vividly.
The work contains three parts with dialogues, followed by a section titled Secrets révélés du Cabinet des Princes — literally: 'Secrets from the princes' cabinet revealed'.
The booklet is extremely rare
Text title page:
Le Cabinet des Princes
a Bruxelles. Chez Jean Pettit, 1672
Contents: 360 p.
Condition: good; some damage to the spine and the transition between spine and boards; good text block, fresh pages; despite some signs of wear the booklet has been well preserved through the centuries; photos form part of the description.
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Extremely rare.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Politics
Book title
Le Cabinet des Princes
Author/ Illustrator
Jean Petit (uitgever)
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1672
Publication year youngest item
1672
Height
13.2 cm
Edition
Special printing
Width
7.8 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Jean Petit
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
360
