The Life and Death of Cardinal Wolsey Written by George Cavendish Illustrated with Portraits by Holbein
Hardcover
1905 · Boston
by Cavendish, George
Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1905. Hardcover. VG- interior, with a touch of age toning to page edges. Good covers with light rubbing, age toning, and bumps to corners. A tight copy. Tissue guard over frontis has detached and has a tear but is in place.. Grey-green paper/boards with gilt image of the banner of Cardinal Wolsey as the Archbishop of York. Beige linen spine with black title block and gilt lettering. 192 pp. with 11 illustrations, each with a tissue guard. Biography of Wolsey, advisor to King Henry VIII and the highest-ranking religious and secular person in the kingdom. An amazing rise and fall from His Majesty's graces. (Inventory #: 147271)