Apr 23, 2007 - Sale 2111

Sale 2111 - Lot 111

Price Realized: $ 510
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Estimate: $ 300 - $ 500
RAEMOND, FLORIMOND DE. Histoire de la Naissance, Progrez et Decadence de l'Heresie de ce Siecle. [12], 1-79, [1]; 79-175; [1], 177-265; [1], 266-142 [i. e., 342]; [1], 344-406; [6], 1-139, [1]; [6], 147-212; [1], 214-293, [43] leaves, including engraved portrait of the author. 8 parts in one volume. Thick 4to, 19th-century 1/4 sheep gilt, spine darkened and rubbed, missing portion from top, joints cracked, cords intact; some browning and marginal dampstaining, title soiled and mounted, with 19th-century Jesuit library stamps. Paris: Charles Chastelain, 1605

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first edition of a history of the Reformation from a Catholic perspective. Quatrain 47 of Century 1 ("Du Lac Leman les sermons facheront" etc.) is quoted at the end of chapter 3 in book 1.