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1706 · réf. MM3088 — Francois Foppens 1706. Original full speckled polished calf uniform bindings. Raised bands and gilt decor and numbering to spines. Red gilt title label per spine. Gilt decor to board edges. Wear to board edges especially corners with small areas of loss to surface leather of boards. Deeper wear to patches of leather in boards of vol. II. Hinges sound to both vols though some splitting starting at top front hinge in vol.II. All edges speckled red top edges darkened minor markings to bottom and outer edges of vol. I. 8vo 12 x 19cm. Bookplate of M. A. Screech literary historian translator of Rabelais and Montaigne to inside front board of both vols signature of same to front endpapers of both vols. Minor pencil annotation to inside both front boards. Stamp per title page: 'Bibliotheque E. P. Willems' likely Paul Willems 1912-97 Belgian author. Decorative headpieces and initials. A couple of tiny burn-marks and a few minor scattered instances of foxing. Published anonymously. This set not found in Copac the author's name comes from an entry in WorldCat . He lived from 1651-1710 and also published an historical work about liturgy and devotion in 1700. ~Robust packaging. 1st edn. Hardback. Hardback. Good. viii 234 296 235-783 18pp. Francois Foppens Hardcover