Paul RYCAUT
Histoire de l'estat present de l'Eglise Grecque, et de l'Eglise Arménienne[The Present State of the Greek and Armenian Churches]
Horthemels, Gilles|Middelbourg 1692|9.2 x 15.4 cm|Relié
First edition of the French translation (cf. Quérard VIII, 14. Not in Blackmer or Atabey, who both describe the first English edition of 1679.)
Contemporary full tree calf, spine gilt with decorative compartments and red morocco lettering pieces, joints and spine skillfully restored, triple gilt fillet and dentelle border on boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, gilt fillets on board edges; late 18th-century binding.
Restorations to corners of boards; minor loss of gilt on boards, spine, and edges; internally clean and appealing.
The work, written at the request of Charles II, was first published in 1679. "There was a great deal of controversy at t
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