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Wolsey the Cardinal, and His Times; Courtly, Political, and Ecclesiastical
por Howard, George
- Usado
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued
- Livreiro
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Preço do item
€ 284,22€ 227,38
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Sobre este item
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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- Livreiro
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 008182
- Título
- Wolsey the Cardinal, and His Times; Courtly, Political, and Ecclesiastical
- Autor
- Howard, George
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Very Good Plus
- Condição de sobrecapa
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edição
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Printed for Sherwood, Jones, and Co.
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1824
- Dimensão
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Catálogos de livreiros
- World History; Christianity, Islam, Judaism; Fine Bindings;
Termos da venda
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Bloomington, Indiana
Sobre Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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