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Memoirs of the Cardinal de Retz : Containing the particulars of his own life, with the most secret transactions at the French court during the administration of Cardinal Mazarin, and the civil wars occasioned by it. To which are added some other pieces written by the Cardinal de Retz, or explanatory to these memoirs (v.4)

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Type of record: Book

Title: Memoirs of the Cardinal de Retz : Containing the particulars of his own life, with the most secret transactions at the French court during the administration of Cardinal Mazarin, and the civil wars occasioned by it. To which are added some other pieces written by the Cardinal de Retz, or explanatory to these memoirs (v.4)

Other titles: Mémoires

Level: Item

Classmark: BC Lt d/GON

Creator(s): Retz, Jean François Paul de Gondi Cardinal de (1614-1679)

Additional creator(s): Davall, Peter (1768) (Other)

Related people: Fieschi, Giovanni Luigi de, conte di Lavagna, 1524-1547; Davall, Peter

Publisher: Printed for Jacob Tonson

Publication city: London

Date(s): 1723

Language: English

Size and medium: 4 v

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/269581

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991017810489705181

Collection group(s): English Literature

Description

Titles of v. 2-4 abbreviated.


Dedication signed by the translator, P. Davall.


"The history of the conspiracy of the Count John Lewis de Fiesque against the republick of Genoa" (v. 4, p. 107-174) has special t.-p., dated 1722.


Errata: v.1, verso of last leaf; v.2, last leaf (T6); v.3 penultimate leaf (P11) (P12 is blank); v.4, at foot of last page.


Vol. 4 has table of contents for all vols.

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With armorial bookplate of Bartholomew William Gilbert and signature of W. Caldwell on title page

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