Author: [ Petitpierre, Charles ] [ Jenner, G C ]
Title: L'Amour Glorifié, Ou Traité De La Vraie Sagesse Et Du Vrai Bonheur Selon La Triple Lumiere Divine, De La Grace De L'Ecriture Et Du Bonsens. Ouvrage D'Un Gout Nouveau, Très Curieux, Très Instructif & Très Important Pour Un Chacun
Description: none stated, 1786, 1st edition. Half calf over marbled boards, G+. 100pp, binding somewhat scuffed & worn with slight loss to the head of the spine, tear to lower section of C2, thin marginal worm trace to the last few pp, title soiled, ownership inscription of G C Jenner dated 1818 to the pastedown, a fair copy. Hardback , no dustjacket. ¶ Rather scarce work of esoteric Christian Mysticism. Institutional copies of this edition are at the British Library & the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève in Paris ( who also have one of only 2 copies held of the 1768 printing ). This copy bears the ownership signature, dated Stone 1818, of the Reverend George Charles Jenner [ 1767 - 1846 ], nephew of Edward Jenner. A copy of the same book was offered for sale in the Michaelmas 1796 catalogue of the booksellers Lackington, Allen, & Co as item #20528, in boards, 1s6d.

Keywords: theology, religion, christianity, mysticism, esoterism