R.P. Nicolas de Dijon - Sermons sur tous les Evangiles du Carême; Sermons prêchez pendant l'Avent - 1687-1688

Father Nicolas of Dijon. Sermons on all the Gospels of Lent, preached by the Very Rev. Nicolas de Dijon, former Provincial of the Capuchins of the Province of Lyon. Volume I. In Lyon, at Jean-Baptiste De Ville, rue Mercière, à la Science, 1687. With the approval and privilege of the King.

T1: 672 pp
T2: 609 pp.

Sermons by the famous Capuchin preacher Nicolas de Dijon, a figure of sacred eloquence under Louis XIV. Beautiful copper-engraved vignette at the title page of Lent (interlacing scrolls).

Period bindings in full brown calf, spine with 5 raised bands richly ornated with compartments and gilded fleurons, gilded titles ("Carême du R. P. Nicolas", "Advent du P. Nicolas").

Condition: bindings rubbed, joints worn, hinges split. On the Advent volume, leather loss on the back between two compartments. Interior: paper in good condition, some foxing and small stains.