1760 Flechier Funeral Orations French Leather Gilt Spine Marbled
$ 26.4
Description
1760 Flechier Funeral Orations French Leather Gilt Spine Marbled. The title page notes this as a new edition with a short account of the author’s life added. Year: 1760. Good antique condition. Leather rubbed and worn, with bumped corners, edge wear, cracking, and losses/chipping at the spine ends and raised bands. 1760 Paris edition of Recueil des Oraisons Funèbres, a collection of funeral orations by Esprit Fléchier, Bishop of Nîmes, printed by Desaint & Saillant. The title page notes this as a new edition with a short account of the author’s life added. Fléchier was one of the major French pulpit orators of the 17th century, often remembered alongside Bossuet and Bourdaloue. This collection includes ceremonial funeral sermons for prominent French figures, including noble and royal subjects, making it a handsome 18th-century example of French religious rhetoric and courtly memorial literature. Details : Title: Recueil des Oraisons Funèbres Author: Esprit Fléchier Place: Paris Publisher: Desaint & Saillant Year: 1760 Language: French Binding: full leather with gilt-decorated spine Endpapers: marbled Size: 6.5 x 4 x 1.25 inches Condition : Good antique condition. Contemporary leather binding with attractive gilt spine compartments and marbled endpapers. Leather rubbed and worn, with bumped corners, edge wear, cracking, and losses/chipping at the spine ends and raised bands. Boards remain present and the book has strong shelf appeal. Pages are generally clean and legible with light age toning and occasional spotting or small marks typical of the period. A handsome 18th-century French devotional/literary volume in an appealing period binding. All books we sell are original copies, we do not sell reproductions. Free shipping, free no questions asked 30 day returns (within USA), eBay Global Shipping Program to other countries.
