First edition

Jacques-Bénigne BOSSUET

Relation sur le quiétisme

Chez Jean Anisson, à Paris 1698, In-12 (8x14,8cm), 213pp. (1), relié.

First edition.
Binding full brown sheepskin speckled contemporary. Back to nerves adorned. Title piece of brown morocco. A wormhole with the lower joint in the lead. Foxing. First leaves frightened on the external margin.
Quietism is a mystical doctrine which considers that the most perfect [...]

400 €

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Jacques-Bénigne BOSSUET

Sermon presché a l'ouverture de l'assemblée generale du clergé de France. Le 9. novembre 1681.

Chez Frédéric Léonard, à Paris 1682, In-12 (8x15cm), 177pp. (2), relié.

First edition.
Binding full brown sheepskin contemporary. Back to nerves adorned. Title piece of brown sheepskin. Friction, slash on the boards. Pale foxing scattered on the first pages. Cut out the last 2 leaves in the outer margin on 1 cm.

300 €

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Jeanne-Marie LEPRINCE DE BEAUMONT

Lettres de Madame Du Montier a la Marquise de *** sa fille, avec les reponses

Chez Pierre Bruyset Ponthus, à Lyon 1756, In-12 (9,5x17cm), (10) 406pp., relié.

First Edition published anonymously and presenting the correspondence as real.
Binding full marbled and glossy brown calfskin. Back to nerves adorned. Title piece in red morocco. Back rubbed with cracks. 2 blunt corners, 2 more rubbed.
Novel in the epistolary form in which a girl destined [...]

350 €

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RAYNOUART & Charles-Albert DEMOUSTIER

Les templiers [Ensemble] Les femmes [Ensemble] Les précepteurs [Ensemble] L'abbé de l'Epée ...

Chez Giguet et Michaud & Maradan & André, Paris 1806, In-8 (13x20cm), 69pp. ; (2) xiv, 76pp. ; (8) 133pp. ; xv (1)

Dummy collection consisting of 5 pieces of which follows the detail:
The Templar Knights. Raynouart. 1806. At Giguet and Michaud.
The women. Demoustier. Year 3 (1794). At Maradan's.
Preceptors. Fabre D'Eglantine. Year 8 (1798). Printing of the Republic.
The Abbot of the Sword. [...]

400 €

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DE LA COSTE

Voyage philosophique d'Angleterre, fait en 1783 et 1784

Chez Poinçot, à Paris 1787, Pet. in-8 (11x18,5cm), (16) 260pp. ; 248pp., relié.

first edition.
Binding in half brown maroon brown contemporary. Smooth back with castors. Havana veal title piece. boards of root paper. 3 holes in tail of worms. A break in the lead. Rubbing with cuffs, bits, borders.

150 €

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Otto Van VEEN

Q. Horati Flacci Emblemata. Imaginibus in aes incisis, notisque illustrata

Ex officina Hieronymi Verdussen, Agra, avec privilège du Grand Mogol 1607, in-4 (18x23cm), 213pp. (1), relié.

Q. Horati Flacci Emblemata. Imaginibus in aes incisis, notisque illustrata

4 500 €

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Jean CHRYSOSTOME

Les homelies de S. Jean Chrysostome au peuple d'Antioche. Traduites en françois, par Monsieur ...

Chez André Pralard, à Paris 1671, In-4 (19x25,5cm), (22) 404pp..

first edition of this French translation, decorated with a vignette of title and 2 bands of title.
Binding in full brown tassel. Back with richly ornate nerves. Brown veal title piece. Head cap torn off. A snag to the upper joint with a strip of cui standing out on 1cm. Blunt corners. Rubbed [...]

160 €

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VARICOURT

Supplément à la collection de M. Denisart, contenant les additions faites aux précédentes ...

Chez Desaint, à Paris 1768, In-4 (18x24,5cm), vij, 372pp., relié.

first edition.
Binding in full maroon brown contemporary brown. Back with richly ornate nerves. Title piece in red morocco. A hole in the tail. Corners rubbed and folded. Rubbed together. 2 white sheets for notes were inserted every 2 sheets, most of them remained blank, those bearing notes [...]

150 €

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