[STALINE] - MONTEFIORE (Simon Sebag).-Livre Rare Book
L'Histoire Ecclesiastique Des Eglises Reformees Au Royaume de France
1580ref. 979Z7Anvers Antwerp: De L'Imprimerie de Jean Remy 1580. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 6.5" by 4.5". None. The first edition of an important and very scarce sixteenth century ecclesiastical history being the second volume in Theodore Beze's history of the reformed churches bound in full contemporary calf. The first edition.Volume two only complete in three. Illustrated with an engraving to the title page. Theodore Beza's Theodore Beze important ecclesiastical history being one of the most prominent works on the history of the Protestant Church from this era and a valuable resource on the reformed church in the sixteenth century. The work while attributed to Beza is believed by many to actually be the work of Simon Goulart who worked alongside Beza and took over his role after his death. Written in the original French. The register runs as; A- Aviii A-Zviii AA-HHviiiblanks IIii-ZZviii AAA- FFFviii GGG-GGGii HHHi-HHHviii III. Collated lacking IIi. Bound in full contemporary calf. Endpapers and blanks renewed. Externally staining to the spine and extremities with marks to the boards and light wear to the extremities with a small label to the rear of the spine and a small hole to the head. Front hinge weak bookplate to rear pastedown. Front free endpaper and blanks disbound but present. Internally pp 81-96 tender but generally firm with generally bright and clean pages with age toning and marks to the title and the odd page and tidemarks. closely cropped to the head of the pages. Very Good De L'Imprimerie de Jean Remy hardcover
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