Author: PONLEVOY, Le père Armand de (S.J. ) :
Title: Actes de la Captivité et de la Mort des RR. PP. P. Olivaint, L. Ducoudray, J.Caubert, A. Clerc, A. De Begny de la Compagnie de Jésus. Nouvelle édition...ornée de cinq portraits photographiés de RR. Pères et Fac-Simile.
Description: .: Paris, Adolphe Josse, 1872, large in-8°, 25,5 cm, 193 pp + 5 original portrait photographies + 5 fac-similes of letters. Bound in contemporary black quater morocco. Raised spine with gilt title, top edge gilt; marbled endpapers. Notwithstanding a few sparse foxing spots, mainly at the preliminary leaves, a very fine copy. Printed on high quality paper, title in red & black. Story of the 5 French jesuits who were murdered by the Parisian communards on the penulimate day of their regime (May 26 1871. Very attractive copy of the rare in-8° edition which contains the 5 original portrait photographs of the jesuits. .

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