[LOT OF 2 ANCIENT BOOKS ON THE ORDER OF THE VISITATION] - MAUPAS DU TOUR (Henry de)-La vie de la vénérable mère Jeanne de Frémiot fondatrice, première mère & religieuses de l'ordre de la visitation de saincte Marie. Paris, Chez Siméon Piget, 1647; in-4, 12 ppnch. + 602 pp. bound in full contemporary vellum, smooth spine, speckled edges. FRÉMIOT (Jeanne-Françoise baronne de Chantal founder and first superior of the order of visitation saincte Marie)-Les épistres spirituelles de la mère Jeanne-Françoise Frémiot. Lyon, Pour Vincent de Coeursillys, 1644; in-4, 20 ppnch. + 904 pp. + tables, modern binding in green half calf with corners, smooth spine, speckled and carved edges. All 2 volumes. Consultant : Mr. Philippe HENRY

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