Grey Eminence A Study in Religion and Politics
by Huxley Aldous
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Vars, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto, Ont: The MacMillan Company. Very Good. 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Grey Hardcovers, gilt titles, pannelled in red to the spine. The binding is tight, pages are clean, spine end and corner bumping. Cover rubbing. Very Good. Frontispiece of Father Joseph with 10 black & white plates through the book. " A biography of François Leclerc du Tremblay, the French monk who served as advisor to Cardinal de Richelieu. He was also known as Father Joseph and as l' éminence grise; that phrase originally referred to du Tremblay. " Book plate to the inside paste down. ; 7.6 X 5.4 X 1.3 inches; 278 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bytown Bookery (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25492
- Title
- Grey Eminence A Study in Religion and Politics
- Author
- Huxley Aldous
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The MacMillan Company
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- RELIGION > Catholic Church, BIOGRAPHY
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.