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TRAITE DE L'ORAISON, divise en sept livres.
by [ NICOLE, Pierre ]:
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- Hardcover
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paris, Helie Josset, 1684.. SECOND EDITION, revised and corrected, 1684. French text, 8vo, approximately 185 x 115 mm, 7 x 4¾ inches, publisher's woodcut device on title page, a few woodcut head- and tailpieces and some decorated initials, pages: [23], 1-525, [1] Extrait du Privilege du Roi plus 2 adverts. Bound in contemporary full red morocco, gilt title and gilt decoration to spine, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Head and tail of spine, hinges and corners very slightly rubbed, occasional brown spot to pages, otherwise contents very nice and bright, binding tight and firm. A very good copy. The attribution of this work to Pierre Nicole (1625-1695) one of the most distinguished of the French Jansenists. See: Library Hub Discover, listing 1 copy of this edition. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47824
- Title
- TRAITE DE L'ORAISON, divise en sept livres.
- Author
- [ NICOLE, Pierre ]:
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary full red morocco, gilt title and gilt decoration to spine
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- second edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Paris, Helie Josset, 1684.
- Date Published
- 1684
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Jansenism catholicism christianity meditations catholic church prayer
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Roger Middleton
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Glossary
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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