Louis BOURDALOUE
Sermons pour tous les jours du careme
Chez la veuve Marbre Cramoisy|à Paris 1692|7.50 x 13.80 cm|relié
First edition.
Full aubergine morocco binding, late 19th century, signed by Chambrolle-Duru. Jansenist spine with raised bands. Rich decorative gilt board-edges. All edges gilt. Spine uniformly faded to dark green. A handsome copy, nevertheless.
Sermons by one who was considered the greatest preacher of his time. The sermons went through many editions and were widely read in the 19th century.
€500