Testament Politique D'Armand du Plessis, Cardinal Duc de Richelieu
Amsterdam: Henry Desbordes, 1688.
Early Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Very Good Condition. Item #046279
ISBN: NoISBN
Full contemporary vellum, modest soiling and wear, spine darkened, folding bookplate to endpaper. (22), 282pp; 192pp. 2 parts in 1.
Long considered to be spurious - most famously by Voltaire - it is now regarded as genuine. Richelieu wrote it for Louis XIII as a guide in case of his untimely death and completed the bulk of it before 1638. It wasn't published until 1688, 4 decades after their deaths. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Politics & Government; Biography & Autobiography. Inventory No: 046279.
Price: $250.00