Hugo GROTIUS
Traité de la vérité de la religion chrétienne
Élie Jacob Ledet & Compagnie|Amsterdam 1728|9.50 x 15.50 cm|relié
New French edition, translated by Lejeune, of the Christian apologetics treatise by philosopher and diplomat Hugo Grotius (1583-1645); it is decorated with a vignette on the title page, engraved in copperplate by Duflos after Debrie.
Contemporary binding in full tawny calf. Smooth spine decorated à la grotesque, with blonde morocco title label. Gilt fillet framing the boards. Fine gilt roulette framing the turn-ins. All edges gilt.
Spine slightly faded with one tiny wormhole.
Fine copy from the libraries of A. G. du Plessis and P. de La Morandière, with their engraved bookplates.
Contemporary binding in full tawny calf. Smooth spine decorated à la grotesque, with blonde morocco title label. Gilt fillet framing the boards. Fine gilt roulette framing the turn-ins. All edges gilt.
Spine slightly faded with one tiny wormhole.
Fine copy from the libraries of A. G. du Plessis and P. de La Morandière, with their engraved bookplates.
€400