Resultados de búsqueda: Biography - French Royalty and Nobility from Goldring Books

London: George Harrap, 1931. Blue title and decoration on blue cloth boards which are clean and unmarked but with spine detached but present. Internally very clean and unmarked. 399 pages. 108 illustrations plus illustrated chapter headings and end of chapters. Translated by Roger Abingdon. A most beautifully illustrated and erudite work but a volume let down by the detached spine which would require rebacking. PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.3 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 4. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Thames and Hudson, 1977. A near Fine clean, tight and unmarked copy which has a little light foxing to top edge. Translated from the French by Stanley Baron. 199 pages and 43 illustrations. The book is based on unpublished documents in France and Italy and not only provides new information on the formative years of the cardinal-minister but also deepens understanding of manners and mentalités in a specific period of European history. Mazarin's career in France after 1642 is well known, but his years in papal service - which brought him into contact with Richelieu and led to his permanent move to France - were less appreciated. C3A. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.