1790 ' S Vie Privée Du Cardinal Dubois Archevêque De Cambrai Second Edition Scarce
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~TitleVie Privée Du Cardinal Dubois, Archevêque De Cambrai, Premier Ministre Du Régent, Seconde Édition Revue et Augmentée_____________Full Leather Binding~Second Edition__________AuthorMongez______________________ Year of PublicationNo date but 1790’s__________________________PublisherLondres [False Printed in Paris]__________________...____________
Forfull description see below - after all photographs
___________________________________________ Description: Londres – false imprint –most likely Printed in Paris.Three volumes in fullleather binding with gilt titles to green labels in very good solid condition. 180pp; 180pp; 184pp.
Scarce.Size: approximately 5inches tall.Guillaume Dubois (6September 1656 – 10 August 1723) was a French cardinal and statesman.Dubois, the third of thefour great Cardinal-Ministers (Richelieu, Mazarin, Dubois, and Fleury), wasborn in Brive-la-Gaillarde, in Limousin. He was, according to his enemies, theson of an apothecary, his father being in fact a doctor of medicine of respectablefamily, who kept a small drug store as part of the necessary outfit of acountry practitioner. He was educated at the school of the Brothers of theChristian Doctrine at Brive, where he received the tonsure at the age ofthirteen. In 1672, having finished his philosophy course, he was given ascholarship at the college of St. Michel in Paris by the lieutenant-general ofthe Limousin. The head of the college, the abbé Antoine Faure, who was from thesame part of the country as himself, befriended the lad, and continued to do sofor many years after he had finished his course, finding him pupils andultimately obtaining for him the post of tutor to the young duke of Chartres, afterwards the regent Duke of Orléans.Dubois' portrait was drawnby his long-time rival, the Duc de St Simon (who kept a painting of him in hislavatory):“He was a little, pitiful, wizened, herringgutted man, in a flaxen wig, with a weasel's face, brightened by some intellect. All the vices - perfidy, avarice, debauchery, ambition, flattery - fought within him for the mastery. He was so consummate aliar that, when taken in the fact, he could brazenly deny it. Even his wit andknowledge of the world were spoiled, and his affected gaiety was touched withsadness, by the odour of falsehood which escaped through every pore of hisbody.” ConditionReportExternallySpine – good condition – pretty spines with gilt titles to green labels and gilt decoration.Joints – good condition – rubbed.Corners – good condition – worn and bumped.Boards – good condition – polished calf, minor wear.Page edges – good condition – gilt.See above and photos.InternallyHinges – good condition – solid.Paste downs – good condition – foxed and tanned.End papers – good condition – foxed and tanned.Title – good condition – offsetting from portraits, corners folded to title in Vol III.Pages – good condition – nice and clean.Binding – good condition – solid.See photosPublisher: see above.
Publication Date: 1790’s
Binding: Hardback _________________________________________We take great pride inphotographing all our books, maps and prints and in describing every detail. If, for any reason, you aredissatisfied with your purchase, we offer a 100% money back guarantee providedthe item is returned in the same condition as sent. Please e-mail me for extraphotographs and with any questions you may haveRuler in picture is 6 incheslong.----------------------------Please Browse all other books andprints in my Shop LOUIS88BooksPreserving Books for the next generation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~TitleVie Privée Du Cardinal Dubois, Archevêque De Cambrai, Premier Ministre Du Régent, Seconde Édition Revue et Augmentée_____________Full Leather Binding~Second Edition__________AuthorMongez______________________ Year of PublicationNo date but 1790’s__________________________PublisherLondres [False Printed in Paris]__________________...____________
Forfull description see below - after all photographs
___________________________________________ Description: Londres – false imprint –most likely Printed in Paris.Three volumes in fullleather binding with gilt titles to green labels in very good solid condition. 180pp; 180pp; 184pp.
Scarce.Size: approximately 5inches tall.Guillaume Dubois (6September 1656 – 10 August 1723) was a French cardinal and statesman.Dubois, the third of thefour great Cardinal-Ministers (Richelieu, Mazarin, Dubois, and Fleury), wasborn in Brive-la-Gaillarde, in Limousin. He was, according to his enemies, theson of an apothecary, his father being in fact a doctor of medicine of respectablefamily, who kept a small drug store as part of the necessary outfit of acountry practitioner. He was educated at the school of the Brothers of theChristian Doctrine at Brive, where he received the tonsure at the age ofthirteen. In 1672, having finished his philosophy course, he was given ascholarship at the college of St. Michel in Paris by the lieutenant-general ofthe Limousin. The head of the college, the abbé Antoine Faure, who was from thesame part of the country as himself, befriended the lad, and continued to do sofor many years after he had finished his course, finding him pupils andultimately obtaining for him the post of tutor to the young duke of Chartres, afterwards the regent Duke of Orléans.Dubois' portrait was drawnby his long-time rival, the Duc de St Simon (who kept a painting of him in hislavatory):“He was a little, pitiful, wizened, herringgutted man, in a flaxen wig, with a weasel's face, brightened by some intellect. All the vices - perfidy, avarice, debauchery, ambition, flattery - fought within him for the mastery. He was so consummate aliar that, when taken in the fact, he could brazenly deny it. Even his wit andknowledge of the world were spoiled, and his affected gaiety was touched withsadness, by the odour of falsehood which escaped through every pore of hisbody.” ConditionReportExternallySpine – good condition – pretty spines with gilt titles to green labels and gilt decoration.Joints – good condition – rubbed.Corners – good condition – worn and bumped.Boards – good condition – polished calf, minor wear.Page edges – good condition – gilt.See above and photos.InternallyHinges – good condition – solid.Paste downs – good condition – foxed and tanned.End papers – good condition – foxed and tanned.Title – good condition – offsetting from portraits, corners folded to title in Vol III.Pages – good condition – nice and clean.Binding – good condition – solid.See photosPublisher: see above.
Publication Date: 1790’s
Binding: Hardback _________________________________________We take great pride inphotographing all our books, maps and prints and in describing every detail. If, for any reason, you aredissatisfied with your purchase, we offer a 100% money back guarantee providedthe item is returned in the same condition as sent. Please e-mail me for extraphotographs and with any questions you may haveRuler in picture is 6 incheslong.----------------------------Please Browse all other books andprints in my Shop LOUIS88BooksPreserving Books for the next generation
