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1774 Memoirs of Cardinal de Retz Catholic Church French
1774 Memoirs of Cardinal de Retz Catholic Church French
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1774 Memoirs of Cardinal de Retz Catholic Church French Wars Politics English 4v

Cardinal de Gondi de Retz was a 17th-century French Catholic Church father known for his thorough memoirs. Written during the final years of his life, de Retz’s memoirs focused primarily on his own life experiences while offering some insight to the political discourse in the French courts which ultimately resulted in war. These memoirs were first published in 1717 and went through numerous editions in the 18th-century, including this English edition published in 1774 London. According to Chesterfield, and printed in this prelims of this edition,

“The best Memoirs that I know of, are those of Cardinal de Retz.”

Item number: #4588

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de RETZ, Jean François Paul de Gondi

Memoirs of the Cardinal de Retz. Containing, the particulars of his own life, with the most secret transactions of the French court and the civil wars. Translated from the French

London : Printed for T. Becket, T. Cadell, and T. Evans, 1774.

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Collation: Complete with all pages; 4 volumes

Vol. I – [2], xi, [1], 338, [2]

Vol. II – [4], 317, [3]

Vol. III – [4], 282, [2]

Vol. IV – [4], 228, [32]

Provenance: Bookplate

John Villiers Farwell III

Grandson of the esteemed John Villiers Farwell Sr.

Farwell Sr. was an American merchant and philanthropist from New York City.

Margaret Willing Farwell

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight & secure

Size: ~7in X 4.25in (18cm x 11cm)

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