Madrid Spain: oficina de la Viuda de Manuel Fernandez 1774. SCARCE. no copies of this volume found at OCLC with few listings of any of the other volumes. Very Good in contemporary calf edges died red wear to calf at head of spine light wear to boards. Internally clean and bright well bound. Massillon was a French Baptist Bishop who was famous in his time for his sermons. . First Edition. Calf. Very Good. Small 8vo. oficina de la Viuda de Manuel Fernandez Hardcover books
Paris: J. Th. Herissant; S. Paul & S. Hilaire; Les Freres Estienne 1762-1775. Leather. Good Only. 6" by 4". None. Twelve leather bound volumes containing the sermons of the popular eighteenth century preacher. Twelve volumes containing the collected sermons of the popular eighteenth century preacher Jean-Baptiste Massillon. Published in French. Having been selected to be the Advent preacher at the court of Versailles in 1699 Massillon gained a wide reputation and was made Bishop of Clermont in 1717. Historians have attributed Massilon's popularity to his ability to consider moral questions without being too dogmatic. The present collection includes sermons for Advent Lent funerals as well as some psalms and panegyrics. Prior owner's bookplate to the front paste down of all volumes. From the library of L Comte de Lanet in the Chateau de la Garde Giron. In a full mottled calf binding. Externally rather worn. The majority of the volumes have chips in the calf to the boards particularly noticeable in the Advent volume the Funeral Orations the Panegyrics and the first and fourth volumes of the Lent speeches. Most of the volumes are also missing a slither of calf to the head or tail of the spine with the Mysteries Panegyrics the second and fourth volume of the Lent sermons missing some calf to both. The second volume of the Conferments is missing a little more calf to the tail than the other volumes. The front and rear hinges are starting but firm in the Mysteries and the Advent sermons. Just the front hinge is starting to the second volume of the Lent sermons and the second volume of the Conferments whilst the rear hinge is starting but firm to the Panegyrics but is very tender to Petite Careme. Internally generally firmly bound aside from the first few pages of the Advent volume and the rear pages of Petite Careme. Pages are generally bright and clean with a few stains to the front of the first few pages of the fourth Lent volume. Good Only J. Th. Herissant; S. Paul & S. Hilaire; Les Freres Estienne hardcover
Paris Lyon: Buisson Bryset 1792. Un volume 125x20 cm di 4-320 pagine. Bella legatura coeva in tutta pelle dorso liscio ornato e dorato con tassello di titolo piatti riquadrato da triplice filo dorato mancanze agli angoli e alla cuffia superiore. Edizione originale di questa opera non comune che contiene diverse analisi sul Sistema di Law. L'autore non è in realtà Massillon ma Soulavie il naturalista storico e rivoluzionario vicino a Robespierre autore di vari scritti apocrifi sui personaggi dell'Ancien Régime. Questo a dimostrazione di quanto scottante fosse ancora la discussione sul Sistema di Law in epoca rivoluzionaria. Buisson, Bryset unknown
Paris: Garnier Frères 1872. Leather. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". None. A leather bound collection of Lent sermons by the popular eighteenth century Catholic preacher. A collection of sermons for Lent by the popular French Catholic preacher Jean-Baptiste Massillon. Published in French. The popularity of the eighteenth century preacher has been attributed to his focus on moral subjects rather than stressing dogmatic subjects. In this leather bound collection of lent sermons the Bishop of Clermont describes the difficulties and secrets of the human heart with poetical feeling. In a quarter calf binding over patterned boards. Externally generally smart. Lightly rubbed to the boards particularly at the edges. There is a chip in the paper to the front board. A little rubbed to the front and rear joints. The front and rear hinges are starting but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with some light foxing to the front and rear of the volume. Very Good Garnier Frères hardcover
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