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LA TASTE (Louis-Bernard). Theological Letters to Writers Def…
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LA TASTE (Louis-Bernard). Theological Letters to Writers Def…
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Estimate €400 - €500
Voluntary lot
Description
LA TASTE (Louis-Bernard). Theological Letters to Writers Defending Convulsions and Other So-called Miracles of the Time. Avignon, Marc Chave, 1739–1742. 3 parts in 2 quarto volumes, marbled sheepskin, decorated spine, red edges (contemporary binding). A rare first edition of this primary source on the convulsionaries of Saint-Médard.
It comprises twenty-one Theological Letters by Dom Louis-Bernard de La Taste (1692–1754), the nineteenth of which is particularly rare as it was banned by the Parliament of Paris. The author maintains that the miracles are diabolical; he explains their various motives and contradictions, and describes the convulsions of the possessed, diabolical magic, and the power of demons. The *Journal des convulsions* has been bound in at the end.
Worn edges and corners, slight scuffing, scattered foxing.
Caillet, no. 6175.
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About the sale
Antique books – Alchemy & the occult sciences
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11/04/2026 at 2:00 PM
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