Le Commencement Et La Perfection De La Sagesse, Ou La Fuite Du Peche', Et L'Amour De Dieu.
by Mareuil, Pierre De
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Fallon, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Paris:: Gabriel Charles Berton,, 1744.. 12mo.. Comintin, Pierre,trans. a4,A-2B4,8. Contemp. green morocco, gilt title, a.e.g.,dentelles, worn at edges, top of spine chipped, marbled endpapers,signatures of Gifford family. Clean copy. Mareuil (1672-1742) Jesuit author and translator. In 1706 he went to Canada where he was imprisoned by the English.He was for 13 years prefect of studies in Jesuit colleges in France. "After his return to France, Pierre de Mareuil acquired a reputation as a Latinist by publishing religious poems and translating religious or patristic works. In addition his knowledge of English enabled him to translate and publish, among other works, Milton's Paridise Regained." [Dict. of Canadian Biog.] de Backer/Sommervogel V,539:10.
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- Bookseller
- Dark Parks Books & Collectibles (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20033
- Title
- Le Commencement Et La Perfection De La Sagesse, Ou La Fuite Du Peche', Et L'Amour De Dieu.
- Author
- Mareuil, Pierre De
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Gabriel Charles Berton,
- Place of Publication
- Paris:
- Date Published
- 1744.
- Pages
- [8],302,[2]p.
- Size
- 12mo.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 12mo
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...