L’Imitation de Jésus-Christ - 1879
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Imitation of Jesus Christ, a French-language edition published by Pellion et Marchet Frères, hardback, 319 pages, 14 × 7.5 cm, circa 1879–1886, including the Mass and Sunday Vespers text and a Bouasse-Lebel frontispiece.
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Beautiful old exemplar of the mystical work "The Imitation of Christ", in the famous translation by Abbot F. de Lamennais.
This edition also includes the text of the Mass and Vespers of Sunday.
Published in Dijon by Pellion et Marchet Frères (late 19th century, around 1879-1886).
The work is illustrated with a magnificent out-of-text frontispiece depicting "The Magi in the Manger", issued by the famous Paris house Bouasse-Lebel.
The text is elegantly printed within a frame of red lines, a feature of the careful devotional editions of the period.
• Author / Translator: Attributed to Thomas à Kempis / Translation by L'Abbé F. de Lamennais
• Title: Imitation de Jésus-Christ (suivie de La Messe et des Vêpres du Dimanche)
• Publisher: Pellion et Marchet Frères, Libraires-Éditeurs (Dijon)
• Year of publication: Not dated (circa 1879 - 1886)
• Language: French
• Illustrations: Wood-engraving by Bouasse-Lebel (Paris) full page
• Graphic peculiarities: Text printed with a red surround/frame on all pages.
Dimensions:
14x7,5x2cm
Beautiful old exemplar of the mystical work "The Imitation of Christ", in the famous translation by Abbot F. de Lamennais.
This edition also includes the text of the Mass and Vespers of Sunday.
Published in Dijon by Pellion et Marchet Frères (late 19th century, around 1879-1886).
The work is illustrated with a magnificent out-of-text frontispiece depicting "The Magi in the Manger", issued by the famous Paris house Bouasse-Lebel.
The text is elegantly printed within a frame of red lines, a feature of the careful devotional editions of the period.
• Author / Translator: Attributed to Thomas à Kempis / Translation by L'Abbé F. de Lamennais
• Title: Imitation de Jésus-Christ (suivie de La Messe et des Vêpres du Dimanche)
• Publisher: Pellion et Marchet Frères, Libraires-Éditeurs (Dijon)
• Year of publication: Not dated (circa 1879 - 1886)
• Language: French
• Illustrations: Wood-engraving by Bouasse-Lebel (Paris) full page
• Graphic peculiarities: Text printed with a red surround/frame on all pages.
Dimensions:
14x7,5x2cm
Details
Number of books
1
Book title
L’Imitation de Jésus-Christ
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1879
Height
14 cm
Width
7.5 cm
Language
French
Publisher
Pellion et Marchet Frères
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
319
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