first edition
1698 · Paris
by Bossuet, Jacques Begnine
Paris: Johannem Anisson, 1698. First Edition. Very Good. First edition. (xxiv), 440 (7, Indiculus Locorum), (1) pp. Period speckled calf, spine gilt. Woodcut title page device, head and tail-pieces and initials. In Latin. Very Good with worn head and tail, small sliver of biopredation to front joint also effecting front free endpaper, joints starting, bookplate on paste down with former owner's name in ink there and on title page, slight rippling to pages. Three tracts by theologian and renowned orator Jacques-BĂ©nigne Lignel Bossuet (1627-1704) against Quietism, Jansenism, and other religious movements deemed heretical by the Catholic church.
(Inventory #: 140937363)