Recueil des oraisons funèbres pronouncèes par Messire Jascques-Benigne Bossuet, eveque de Meaux. . Nouvelle édition. Revue avec soin, & considérablement augmentée. Prix 3 livres relié

Bossuet, J.B.

Published by Saillant & Nyon, La Veuve Desaint, Paris, 1774

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Paris, Desaint et Saillant, 1764. 565 pages. 17x10 cm. Contemporary marbled calf, back gilt with red label, very little rubbed). One of the best editions of the funeral orations pronounced by Jacques Bénigne Bossuet (1627 - 1704), the famous French preacher and bishop of Meaux. Included are his 3 greatest funeral orations on Henriette Maria queen of England (1669), Henriette Anne of England (1670), and Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (1687), which will remain great classics. Bossuet's homilies were translated into Italian, Spanish, and English and they are still in print today in France. Contains a bibliography of the works of Bossuet. ex Libris. Seller Inventory # 024443234

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Title: Recueil des oraisons funèbres pronouncèes ...

Publisher: Saillant & Nyon, La Veuve Desaint, Paris

Publication Date: 1774

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 2nd Edition.