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108 - [RETZ] FEILLET, Alphonse, GOURDAULT, J. and CHANTELAUZE. The…
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[RETZ] FEILLET, Alphonse, GOURDAULT, J. and CHANTELAUZE. The Works of Cardinal de Retz. A new edition, revised in the light of the earliest printed editions and autographs, and expanded to include previously unpublished passages, variants, biographical notes, annotations, a glossary of notable words and phrases, a portrait, facsimiles, etc. A copy on fine paper of these memoirs and correspondence, an essential document for understanding the Fronde. In a fine, uniform binding by Canape. Paris, Hachette et Cie, 1875–1896. 10 volumes, each bound in midnight blue half-maroquin with corner caps, ribbed spine with title and volume number in gilt lettering, gilt head, untrimmed. Binding signed ‘Canape’. Not collated. Spines sun-faded, ribs thinned, some scuffing and scratches, rare foxing. An imposing edition, published over a period of more than 25 years, from the collection ‘Les Grands écrivains de la France’ edited by Adolphe Régnier. The Cardinal’s Memoirs, an irreplaceable document on the Fronde, comprise the first five volumes. Volume I: Biographical note, memoirs, additions and corrections; Volume II: Memoirs, appendix, additions and corrections; Volume III: Memoirs (continued), appendix; Volume IV: Preface, memoirs, appendix; Volume V: Memoirs (conclusion), pamphlets, the conspiracy of Count Jean-Louis de Fiesque; Volume VI: Episcopal letters, supporting documents; Volume VII: Letters and Memoirs on the Affairs of Rome, supporting documents; Volume VIII: Correspondence; Volume IX: Miscellaneous documents, sermons, appendix; Volume X: Preface, grammatical introduction, spelling guide and glossary. Bookplate bearing the initials ‘C.F.’ A fine set in uniform bindings, complete with Volume X containing the glossary.
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