Apr 12, 2012 - Sale 2275

Sale 2275 - Lot 95

Price Realized: $ 720
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
THOMAS à KEMPIS, Saint. De l'Imitation de Jesus-Christ. Traduction Nouvelle par le Sieur De Beüil, Prieur de Saint Val. Nouvelle Édition. 606 pages, including half-title and engraved additional title with imprint of Charles Savreux. 8vo, 18th-century red morocco gilt with the arms of Charles-Philippe d'Albert, Duc de Luynes (1695-1758, Olivier 1846/5), on covers; occasional light soiling, stain on fore edges, not visible internally. Bookplates of Ysabel Sánchez de Movellán and M.R.R. ("Sine Angulis Angulo"). Paris: Guillaume Desprez, 1684

Additional Details

On the front and rear endleaves is an early owner's transcription of the prophecy ascribed to the 6th-century St. Caesarius of Arles concerning events to occur in France at the end of the 18th century.