à Paris: Chez la veuve de Sébastien Marbre-Cramoisy 1688. Fine. Chez la veuve de Sébastien Marbre-Cramoisy à Paris 1688 19 x 26 cm 2 volumes reliés First edition. Printer's device on title page with two storks. A beautiful title vignette in copper engraving in each volume and a historiated initial. Full brown sheep binding. Raised spine richly decorated. Tawny morocco title labels gilt volume numbers. Headcap of volume I partly worn that of volume II appears restored. Rubbing and stains on boards. Restored corners. Browning and foxing on some leaves. Upper joint split at tail of volume I. One of Bossuet's major works in which the author summarizes the controversies against the Protestant church through a key concept: variation. The multiple destinies and variations around the same doctrine must demonstrate to us that the Protestant church could not be the church of Christ and the repository of faith. A loose paper between the endpapers contains an explanatory note specific to the first edition; this stipulates that Bossuet and his publisher having noticed the numerous errors and misprints in the printing chose to correct them by hand. Thus as will be noted this copy indeed contains several manuscript corrections. Chez la veuve de Sébastien Marbre-Cramoisy hardcover
à Paris: Chez Guillaume Desprez 1740. Fine. Chez Guillaume Desprez à Paris 1740 10 x 17.30 cm 4 volumes reliés New edition after the original quarto published in 1688. Les Avertissemens have been added to this edition to complete it. Full marbled blonde calf bindings. Raised band spines with ornaments. Red morocco title and volume labels. Small lacks to head of volume 3. A wormhole to the upper joint at foot of volume 1 another to the lower joint. One corner slightly bumped. Head caps rubbed. Yellow dampstain traces in the table of contents of volume 4. Handsome copy. One of Bossuet's major works in which the author summarizes the controversies against the Protestant church through a key concept: variation. The multiple destinies and variations around the same doctrine must demonstrate to us that the Protestant church could not be the church of Christ and the depository of faith. The avertissemens are a response to Pierre Jurieu's attacks in defense of Protestants against Bossuet's book. Chez Guillaume Desprez unknown
Paris: Chez Guillaume Desprezet Jean Desessartz 1717. Fine. Chez Guillaume Desprez et Jean Desessartz Paris 1717 10 x 17 cm 3 volumes reliés New edition after the first edition published in 1688 in 2 volumes quarto. Contemporary full brown grained calf binding. Spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt compartments and fleurons red morocco title and volume labels leading edges underlined with blind tooling. All edges red. Two head caps worn one headband detached at the tail of the first volume and corners very slightly bumped. One of Bossuet's major works in which the author summarizes the controversies against the Protestant church through a key concept: variation. The multiple destinies and variations around the same doctrine must demonstrate to us that the Protestant church could not be the church of Christ and the repository of faith. Chez Guillaume Desprezet Jean Desessartz hardcover
Tours; Alfred Mame. 1st edition. Hardcover. Finely bound in the original gilt-blocked calf over matching buckram boards. Minor generalized wear to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains an overall tight bright and clean impression. Subjects; Catholic Church -- Sermons. Funeral sermons. Sermons French. Counter-Reformation -- Early works to 1800. Catholic Church. Title from title page. First great funeral oration of Henriette-Marie was given in 1669. Tours; Alfred Mame hardcover
Paris: Jean Anisson 1694. First Edition. Full Leather. Very Good binding. 16mo.; in full mottled calf with raised band gilt decorations and a morocco label to the spine; 8 152 pages; there is a previous owner bookplate on the front endpaper and a scribble in old gall ink on the front endpaper.~~The First Edition in French of M. Bossuet’s treatise on Comedie. Very Good binding. Jean Anisson unknown