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Médicis Enchères - Hôtel des Ventes Lyon

184 - [DE BÈZE, Théodore].
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Estimate €200 - €400
Description
[DE BÈZE, Théodore]. CONTENTS: A COLLECTION OF SACRED SIGNS, sacrifices, and sacraments (sic) instituted by God since the creation of the world. And on the true origin of the sacrifice of the Mass. n.p., n.d. (1561). One volume, in-12 (16.5 x 10 cm), 143 pp., in a full contemporary binding of stiff vellum with flaps, plain spine bearing the handwritten title. The title page has been framed with red borders and bears the handwritten inscription “C. This book is heretical & the most impious one that can be read” (old-style script). Part of this inscription is repeated in handwriting on page 5. Ex-libris vignette. An extremely rare first edition of this curious book.
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About the sale ASIA BOOKS MILITARIA
Auction location
Closing date 10/06/2026 at 8:00 PM
ID: 89078086
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