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16 - BOSSUET (Jacques Bénigne). Sermon preached at the opening of…
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BOSSUET (Jacques Bénigne). Sermon preached at the opening of the General Assembly of the Clergy of France, on 9 November 1681, during the Solemn Mass of the Holy Spirit, in the Church of the Grands Augustins. Paris, Federic (sic) Leonard, 1682, in-4, fawn calfskin, decorated ribbed spine (contemporary binding). Rare first edition. This is the only sermon by Bossuet published during his lifetime. Engraved headband. Binding worn (leather missing, stains). Cut-out window on the flyleaf, a few stained leaves.
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About the sale A SCHOLAR-COLLECTOR’S LIBRARY Part 1: Old Books, 19th and 20th Centuries – Regionalism – Printed by La CORRERIE
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