Author: Jean-Francois Paul de Gondi
Title: Oeuvres Du Cardinal de Retz
Description: Paris, Librairie Hachette et Cie. 1870-1920. Cloth. A complete set of the works of Jean-Francois Paul de Gondi, otherwise known as the Cardinal de Retz. A complete set of the works of Jean-Francois Paul de Gondi, otherwise known as the Cardinal de Retz. New edition, extended and with notes, a glossary, a portrait and more by Alphonse Feillet. With half-titles and original paper-wraps bound in. Including facsimilie of du Retz' handwriting. Containing his famous Memoires. During the last ten years of his life, Retz wrote his Memoirs, which go up to the year 1655. They are addressed in the form of narrative to a lady who is not known, though guesses have been made at her identity, some even suggesting Madame de Svign herself. In the beginning there are some gaps. They are known for their narrative skill and the verbal portraits of their characters. The Memoirs of the cardinal de Retz were first published in a very imperfect condition in 1717. The first satisfactory edition appeared in the twenty-fourth volume of the collection of Joseph Franois Michaud and Jean Joseph Franois Poujoulat (Paris, 1836). In 1870 a complete edition of the works of Retz was begun by Alphonse Feillet in the collection of Grands Ecrivains. In French. Complete in eleven volumes Rebound in green cloth bindings. Extenally, very smart with just a few marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages have some institutional ink stamps throughout (with instutional labels to front pastedowns) and some scattered spotting, though otherwise bright. Very Good . Ill.: Not stated. Very Good .

Keywords: memoirs Jean-Francois Paul de Gondi Cardinal de Retz Jean-Francois Paul de Gondi Not stated


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