Hardcover (Full Leather)
1739 · Paris
by Bougeant, Guillaume-Hyacinthe; L'Abbe & Le Noble, Eustache; Baron de Sainte-Georges de Teneliere
Paris: Gissey, Bordelet, Ganeau, 1739. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Good Condition. Contemporary leather, spine worn, surface damage to boards. A collection of works, separately paginated but only the first and second to last with separate title pages, the others with half titles - the latter dated 1690 and published a Francheville. Clean internally, old author names penned to titles, trimmed a touch close on the first title and half title. 157 (3)pp; 46pp; 8pp; 48pp; 34pp. This was Bougeant's most famous work for which he was accused of heresy (claiming that demons inhabited animals) and imprisoned. The letters are defenses of his work. Eustache le Noble was a prolific poet perhaps more famous for being imprisoned and the lover of Gabrielle Pereau "la belle Epiciere". Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Philosophy; Poetry. Inventory No: 045226.
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