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an old book with a drawing of angels and demons on ita brown leather book with gold trimming and a gold border
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726 - Baroque De Imitatione Christi, 4 volumes.
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Estimate €1,800 - €2,200
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Baroque De Imitatione Christi, 4 volumes. With an engraved title page by Claude Mellan. Paris, Typographia Regia, 1640. 3 leaves, 550 pp., 1 folio leaf. Contemporary smooth calfskin binding with a gold-stamped title on the spine, rich gilt decoration on the front cover, and a blind-stamped and gold-stamped ornamental border on the cover (slightly rubbed and bumped). First edition published by the Manufacture Royale d’Imprimerie, founded in 1640 by Cardinal Richelieu as the successor to the ‘Imprimeurs du roi pour le Grec’. - Duprat, Cataloque Chronologique, No. 1. - L’Art du livre à l’Imprimerie nationale, 99. - With an ex-libris by ‘HB’. - Thomas à Kempis, an Augustinian canon, mystic and spiritual writer, published a series of works in the 15th century intended as a guide to Christian and spiritual life. His work *The Imitation of Christ* was first published anonymously in 1418, and Kempen’s authorship remained disputed for a long time. However, the four-volume series was, after the Bible, the most widely circulated book for many years. - Edges browned. Some foxing throughout. Overall, very well preserved. First edition published in 1640 by the Manufacture Royale d’Imprimerie, founded by Cardinal Richelieu to succeed the ‘Imprimeurs du roi pour le Grec’. – Duprat, Catalogue Chronologique, No. 1. - L’Art du livre à l’Imprimerie nationale, 99. - With an ex-libris by ‘HB’. - Thomas à Kempis, an Augustinian canon, mystic and spiritual writer, published a series of works in the 15th century intended as a guide to Christian and spiritual life. His work ‘The Imitation of Christ’ first appeared anonymously in 1418, and Kempis’s authorship was long disputed. However, the four-volume series was, after the Bible, the most widely circulated book for a long time. - Edges browned. Some foxing throughout. Overall in very good condition. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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