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*Anonymous. [Le tocsain contre les massacreurs et auteurs des confusions en France. Par lequel, la source & origine de tous les maux, qui de long temps travaillent la France, est découverte. Afin d'inciter & émouvoir tous les Princes fidelles, de s'employer pour le retrenchement d'icelle. Addressed to all Christian Princes]. [Reims], [Jean Martin], [1577]. Small in-8, 163 ff (lacking the 4 introductory leaves, including the title). Short margins (dim. ff. 150 x 95 mm). Numerous old dampstains, wormholes in places (very present and reaching the text on the first few ff.), several paper restorations (corner of last leaf missing with small loss of marginal text). Very rare first edition of the first Protestant pamphlet openly accusing the royal family of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre and calling on the French Princes and Queen Elizabeth of England to put an end to tyranny in France. (Brunet V, 872.) Following: Discours de la persécution d'Angleterre, auquel sont contenues en partie les peines, travaux, afflictions, miseres, tourmens, morts tres-cruelles, & martyrs que les bons Catholiques endurent journellement pour la Foy & Religion Catholique, Apostolique & Romaine. Slnd. 151 pp. Soiling in places. Brown calf, spine ribbed and decorated, red tr. Precious and paradoxical reunion of these two rare editions relating to the Wars of Religion in Europe in the 16th century.

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*Anonymous. [Le tocsain contre les massacreurs et auteurs des confusions en France. Par lequel, la source & origine de tous les maux, qui de long temps travaillent la France, est découverte. Afin d'inciter & émouvoir tous les Princes fidelles, de s'employer pour le retrenchement d'icelle. Addressed to all Christian Princes]. [Reims], [Jean Martin], [1577]. Small in-8, 163 ff (lacking the 4 introductory leaves, including the title). Short margins (dim. ff. 150 x 95 mm). Numerous old dampstains, wormholes in places (very present and reaching the text on the first few ff.), several paper restorations (corner of last leaf missing with small loss of marginal text). Very rare first edition of the first Protestant pamphlet openly accusing the royal family of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre and calling on the French Princes and Queen Elizabeth of England to put an end to tyranny in France. (Brunet V, 872.) Following: Discours de la persécution d'Angleterre, auquel sont contenues en partie les peines, travaux, afflictions, miseres, tourmens, morts tres-cruelles, & martyrs que les bons Catholiques endurent journellement pour la Foy & Religion Catholique, Apostolique & Romaine. Slnd. 151 pp. Soiling in places. Brown calf, spine ribbed and decorated, red tr. Precious and paradoxical reunion of these two rare editions relating to the Wars of Religion in Europe in the 16th century.

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