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173 - HANOTAUX, Gabriel. History of Cardinal Richelieu.
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HANOTAUX, Gabriel. History of Cardinal Richelieu. Paris, Société de l’Histoire nationale – Plon for vols. 1 and 2 and Firmin Didot for vol. 3, n.d. 3 tomes in 4 in-4 volumes, each bound in red half-maroquin with corner caps, spine with four raised bands highlighted with gold fillets, gilt head, covers and spine preserved. Binding by Flammarion. VIII and 554, 559 and 440 pp., frontispieces, separate illustrations. Corners very slightly rubbed, very few foxing spots. A fine copy of this biography in a mixed edition, bound uniformly by Flammarion. Contains: Volume 1: Richelieu’s youth (1585–1614). Volume 2, Part 1: The path to power – The first ministry (1615–1617). Volume 2, Part 2: Richelieu the Rebel – The European Crisis of 1621 – Richelieu, Cardinal and Prime Minister (1617–1624). Volume 3: Richelieu as Prime Minister – The Marriage of England – The Siege of La Rochelle – The Day of Fools.
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