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Wolsey the Cardinal, and His Times; Courtly, Political, and Ecclesiastical
de Howard, George
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued
- Librería
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Precio
EUR 282.63EUR 226.10
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Sobre este artículo
London: Printed for Sherwood, Jones, and Co., 1824. Title vignette (coat of arms). xv, 590 pages, 1 leaf frontispiece (portrait), illustrations. Biography of Thomas Wolsey, born c. 1475, made cardinal 1515, Henry VIII's lord chancellor, and from 1515-1529 Wolsey's rule in foreign affairs was near-complete. Unable to arrange an annulment for Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon, and unpopular with those around Anne Boleyn, Henry's proposed new bride, Wolsey was arrested near York in November 1530 and accused of treason. He died on 29 November of the same year as he was traveling to face trial. Very Good plus in unsigned contemporary fine binding of black morocco, the back with five raised bands and gilt rules and lettering and blind tooling, the covers with gilt chain decoration bordering intricately blind tooled decorations, the page block edges stained brown, edges of covers gilt. The armorial bookplate of the private library of Thornham Hall front paste down. Very Good Plus, light rubbing to morocco, toning at edges of paste downs, internally quite clean and bright. Uncommon in lovely tooled binding of the time. . First Edition. Morocco. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Librería
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 008182
- Título
- Wolsey the Cardinal, and His Times; Courtly, Political, and Ecclesiastical
- Autor
- Howard, George
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Plus
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Printed for Sherwood, Jones, and Co.
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1824
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Catálogos del vendedor
- World History; Christianity, Islam, Judaism; Fine Bindings;
Términos de venta
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Sobre el vendedor
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Miembro de Biblio desde 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
Sobre Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- A.N.
- The book is pristine and free of any defects, in the same condition as ...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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