Item 7180. MOEURS DES ISRAELITES ET DES CHRÉTIENS.

MOEURS DES ISRAELITES ET DES CHRÉTIENS.

Paris; Jean-Thomas Herissant, 1755. Item #32103

Original full calf. 16mo. 403, [3] pages. 17 cm. Later edition (first edition was 1682) . In French. “Customs of the Israelities and the Christians”; two parts in one; encompassing the earlier ‘Les moeurs des Israëlites’ with an extensive survey of Christian church history. Claude Fleury (1640-1723) , was a priest, tutor of the Dukes of Burgundy, Anjou & Berry, confessor to the young Louis XV from 1716, and member of the French Academy. Bound in period leather with marbled endpages, gilt panels and gilt title on spine. With ex-libris stamp (in Latin) from 1760 on endpage. Subjects: Bible - Antiquities. Jews - Social life and customs. Jews - Antiquities. Christianity and other religions - Judaism. Judaism - Relations - Christianity. OCLC lists 11 copies (of this edition) . Front hinge loose, calf rubbed, title page lightly soiled in margins, otherwise very fresh and clean. Good + condition. (KH-1-37).

Price: $200.00

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