Author: BOSSUET, JACQUES-BENIGNE.
Title: Oeuvres.
Description: Paris, resp. Coignard, Boudet, la Compagnie (V.O.C.), Hrissant & Estienne, 1748 20 vols. Large 4to (27 x 21 cm). Contemporary marbled calf, backs gilt in compartments (some tops (5) and feet (12) of backs sl. damaged. Good interior condition apart from some browned leaves (due to the quality of the paper), a few restspots, a few quires waterstained (mainly in vol. 4 and vol. 11), convent-stamps on titles. With portrait of Bossuet by Petit after Rigault and different head-pieces. Text mainly in French, only volume 1, 16 and 17 text in Latin. Despite the defects to the bindings, still attractive set. First edition of the complete works. Vols 1-12 edited at Paris by Jean-Baptiste Coignard and Antoine Boudet in 1748 for vol. 1 and 4-12 and in 1747 for vol. 2 and 3. Vol. 13-17 at Amsterdam, Au dpens de la Compagnie in 1745. Vol. 18-20: imprim Amsterdam et se trouve Paris chez Herissant & Estienne in 1753. - Collation: Vol.1: Portrait and (50), 726 pp. Liber Psalmorum et Liber Salomon cum notis. Vol. 2: (ii: first blank leaf or half-title? missing) (iii-xvi),436=616,617-896,(ii) pp. Sur qq. livres de l'Ecriture Sainte. Vol. 3: 16,xxviii,774 pp. Histoire des variantes des glises protestantes & Dfense.. contre Basnage, ministre de Rotterdam. Vol. 4: (xx),684 pp. Avertissemens aux protestants & sur la confrence de M.Claude. Vol.5: xxx,ii,704 pp. Ecrits divers. Vol.6: xxxvi,706 pp. Lettres, instructions, rponses. Vol. 7: lii,656 pp. Mystici instituto & Politique . sur la comdie. Vol.8: xxviii,568 pp. Discours sur l'histoire universelle & oraisons funbres. Vol. 9: (ii),xii,654 pp. Mditations sur l'Evangile. Vol. 10: 696 pp. Elvations Dieu & Trait du Libre-Arbitre, etc. Vol. 11: (ii),xxiv,406 pp. Trait de l'amour de Dieu, Lettres. Vol. 12: (ii),856 pp and 92 pp. (Tables Gnrales 1-12). Abrg de l'Histoire de France. Vol. 13 :(iv),xxxviii,14,(ii),86,364,(ii) pp. Vol. 14: (iv),492, (ii) pp. Vol. 15: (iv),xx,418.(ii) pp. (Vol.13-15: Dfense de la dclaration de l'assemble du Clerg de France de 1682, touchant la puissance ecclsiastique). Vol. 16: (iv),lvi,532 pp. Vol. 17: iv,324,viii,138 (Appendix) pp. (Vol. 16-17: Defensio declarationis...). Vol. 18: (iv),lxxvi,(ii),556 pp. Vol. 19: (iv,x,494,238,(ii) pp. Vol. 20: (iv),xxvi,648,(ii) pp. (Vol.18-20: Oeuvres posthumes).. - Summarized: of the whole set only 1 leaf (blank or halftitle?) is missing.. Gewicht/Weight: 30000 grs.
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Title: Oeuvres.
Description: Paris, resp. Coignard, Boudet, la Compagnie (V.O.C.), Hrissant & Estienne, 1748 20 vols. Large 4to (27 x 21 cm). Contemporary marbled calf, backs gilt in compartments (some tops (5) and feet (12) of backs sl. damaged. Good interior condition apart from some browned leaves (due to the quality of the paper), a few restspots, a few quires waterstained (mainly in vol. 4 and vol. 11), convent-stamps on titles. With portrait of Bossuet by Petit after Rigault and different head-pieces. Text mainly in French, only volume 1, 16 and 17 text in Latin. Despite the defects to the bindings, still attractive set. First edition of the complete works. Vols 1-12 edited at Paris by Jean-Baptiste Coignard and Antoine Boudet in 1748 for vol. 1 and 4-12 and in 1747 for vol. 2 and 3. Vol. 13-17 at Amsterdam, Au dpens de la Compagnie in 1745. Vol. 18-20: imprim Amsterdam et se trouve Paris chez Herissant & Estienne in 1753. - Collation: Vol.1: Portrait and (50), 726 pp. Liber Psalmorum et Liber Salomon cum notis. Vol. 2: (ii: first blank leaf or half-title? missing) (iii-xvi),436=616,617-896,(ii) pp. Sur qq. livres de l'Ecriture Sainte. Vol. 3: 16,xxviii,774 pp. Histoire des variantes des glises protestantes & Dfense.. contre Basnage, ministre de Rotterdam. Vol. 4: (xx),684 pp. Avertissemens aux protestants & sur la confrence de M.Claude. Vol.5: xxx,ii,704 pp. Ecrits divers. Vol.6: xxxvi,706 pp. Lettres, instructions, rponses. Vol. 7: lii,656 pp. Mystici instituto & Politique . sur la comdie. Vol.8: xxviii,568 pp. Discours sur l'histoire universelle & oraisons funbres. Vol. 9: (ii),xii,654 pp. Mditations sur l'Evangile. Vol. 10: 696 pp. Elvations Dieu & Trait du Libre-Arbitre, etc. Vol. 11: (ii),xxiv,406 pp. Trait de l'amour de Dieu, Lettres. Vol. 12: (ii),856 pp and 92 pp. (Tables Gnrales 1-12). Abrg de l'Histoire de France. Vol. 13 :(iv),xxxviii,14,(ii),86,364,(ii) pp. Vol. 14: (iv),492, (ii) pp. Vol. 15: (iv),xx,418.(ii) pp. (Vol.13-15: Dfense de la dclaration de l'assemble du Clerg de France de 1682, touchant la puissance ecclsiastique). Vol. 16: (iv),lvi,532 pp. Vol. 17: iv,324,viii,138 (Appendix) pp. (Vol. 16-17: Defensio declarationis...). Vol. 18: (iv),lxxvi,(ii),556 pp. Vol. 19: (iv,x,494,238,(ii) pp. Vol. 20: (iv),xxvi,648,(ii) pp. (Vol.18-20: Oeuvres posthumes).. - Summarized: of the whole set only 1 leaf (blank or halftitle?) is missing.. Gewicht/Weight: 30000 grs.
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- Book number: 27614
- Book number: 27614