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A Discourse on the History of the whole World, Dedicated to...the Dauphin, and Explicating the Continuance of Religion with the Changes of States and Empires; from the Creation till the Reign of Charles the Great...Faithfully Englished.
by BOSSUET, Jacques Benigne
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Glendale, California, United States
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About This Item
8vo, pp [8], 565, [3], bound in contemporary paneled calf with refreshed red calf label, lightly cracked to joints, endpapers foxed and browned, but an excellent clean tight copy in the original state. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, from the original French of 1681, and a classic of historical literature which never progressed further than the Roman Empire; apparently the only printing of this anonymous translation. Jacques-Benigne Bossuet (1627-1704) theologian and orator, was appointed tutor to "le grand Dauphin," the only son of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa, in 1670. He remained tutor to the Dauphin for ten years, during which he wrote the Discours sur L'Histoire Universelle as a textbook for his pupil. The book consists of "a chronological abstract of world history, with a commentary on the evolution of religion and the providential causes of the rise and fall of empires" (Reid, 68). The English translation is very scarce in a contemporary binding.
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- Bookseller
- Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 350
- Title
- A Discourse on the History of the whole World, Dedicated to...the Dauphin, and Explicating the Continuance of Religion with the Changes of States and Empires; from the Creation till the Reign of Charles the Great...Faithfully Englished.
- Author
- BOSSUET, Jacques Benigne
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary Panelled Calf
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Matthew Turner
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1686
- Pages
- 565
- Size
- 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- European History, French authors
- Bookseller catalogs
- FALL 2024;
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About the Seller
Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
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Glendale, California
About Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
Reginald C. Williams Rare Books LLC, specializes in books from the 16th through 20th century. We stock many books in the field of literature, Western philosophy, Greek classics, the history of ideas, Medicine & Science & fine sets. We are always looking to purchase individual books in our areas of interest.
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- First Edition
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- Cracked
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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