Richelieu: His Rise to Power

Carl J. Burckhardt

Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London, 1940

About this Item

Author: Carl J. Burckhardt

Title: Richelieu: His Rise to Power

Publisher: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., London, 1940.

Edition: First Edition.

Binding: Original red cloth boards.

Condition: Very Good.

Description:

A substantial first edition of Swiss historian and diplomat Carl J. Burckhardt?s acclaimed study of Cardinal Richelieu, the influential seventeenth-century French statesman who transformed the political structure of France and laid the foundations of modern statecraft. Burckhardt combines scholarly analysis with an engaging narrative style, examining Richelieu?s political ascent, court intrigue, diplomacy, and consolidation of royal authority during the reign of Louis XIII.

Published in London by George Allen & Unwin in 1940, this work appeared during a period of renewed interest in European statecraft and power politics on the eve of the modern restructuring of Europe during the Second World War.

Bound in original red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. A tight and well-preserved copy with firm binding and clean text throughout. No inscriptions, bookplates, or other markings. A very good example of this increasingly collectible historical biography.

Pages: 413 pages.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1780137448548

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Richelieu: His Rise to Power
• Publisher: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 1940
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good