68 - [DESMAREST DE SAINT-SORLIN (Jean)]. COLLECTION OF 4 RELIGIOUS PIECES.

[DESMAREST DE SAINT-SORLIN (Jean)]. COLLECTION OF 4 RELIGIOUS PIECES. At La Sphère, no place or name, 1680. Small 12mo, plum-colored morocco, large gilt plate depicting a cathedral on the covers with a central embossed motif, decorated spine, blue moiré endpapers, gilt edges (Ducastin) A rare collection of works which, according to Brunet, were printed using the same so-called “silver” typefaces from the Château de Richelieu. Each part has its own title: - The Spiritual Battle. [4]-44 pages (one misplaced quire). - Christian Maxims. [4]–55 pages, incorrectly paginated. - Christian Prayers. 40 pages. - The Seven Christian Virtues. 30–[1] pages. One endpaper is missing; the copy is in fine condition (Fétis, p. 62) (Brunet II, 634). FINE BINDING BY THE CATHEDRALE DE DUCASTIN, a 19th-century Parisian bookbinder.