P. Bouhours - La journée du Chrétien sanctifiée par la prière et la méditation - 1767





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La journée du Chrétien sanctifiée par la prière et la méditation is a French religious book by P. Bouhours, published in 1767 in a leather binding.
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La Journée du Chrétien – French Prayer Book, 1767 – Gold embossing, copper engraving and protective case
Antique French prayer and devotional book from the year 1767, published by George Conrad Walther in Dresden and Prague.
Contains several religious texts, including 'Pensées chrétiennes' by P. Bouhours and 'Les Sept Psaumes de la Pénitence'.
Approximately 314 pages by provisional count, with historical illustrations, ornately decorated text pages and a copper engraving.
Decorative red binding with floral gold tooling, gilt-edged pages and an old protective slipcase lined inside with patterned paper. Includes a historic two-part protective slipcase, brown on the outside and lined inside with decorative red-and-white paper. Signs of aging.
Age-related signs of wear, rubbing on the binding as well as stains and paper discolorations. Completeness not finally verified.
Provenance: From my father's private library, part of his long-standing collection of antiquarian books.
La Journée du Chrétien – French Prayer Book, 1767 – Gold embossing, copper engraving and protective case
Antique French prayer and devotional book from the year 1767, published by George Conrad Walther in Dresden and Prague.
Contains several religious texts, including 'Pensées chrétiennes' by P. Bouhours and 'Les Sept Psaumes de la Pénitence'.
Approximately 314 pages by provisional count, with historical illustrations, ornately decorated text pages and a copper engraving.
Decorative red binding with floral gold tooling, gilt-edged pages and an old protective slipcase lined inside with patterned paper. Includes a historic two-part protective slipcase, brown on the outside and lined inside with decorative red-and-white paper. Signs of aging.
Age-related signs of wear, rubbing on the binding as well as stains and paper discolorations. Completeness not finally verified.
Provenance: From my father's private library, part of his long-standing collection of antiquarian books.

