HANOTAUX, Gabriel. History of Cardinal Richelieu. - Lot 173

HANOTAUX, Gabriel. History of Cardinal Richelieu. Paris, Société de l'Histoire nationale—Plon Publishers for vols. 1 and 2, and Firmin Didot for vol. 3, n.d. 3 tomes in 4 in-4 volumes, each bound in red half-maroquin with corner caps, spine with four raised bands highlighted by gold fillets, gilt head, covers and spine preserved. Binding signed Flammarion. VIII and 554, 559, and 440 pp., frontispieces, out-of-text illustrations. Corners very slightly rubbed, very rare foxing. A fine copy of this biography in a mixed edition, bound uniformly by Flammarion. Contains: Volume 1: Richelieu’s Youth (1585–1614). Volume 2, Part 1: The Path to Power—The First Ministry (1615–1617). Volume 2, Part 2: Richelieu the Rebel—The European Crisis of 1621—Richelieu, Cardinal and Prime Minister (1617–1624). Volume 3: Richelieu as Prime Minister—The Marriage of England—The Siege of La Rochelle—The Day of Fools.