INQUISITION. - MARSOLLIER (Abbé Jacques). History... Lot 37

INQUISITION. - [MARSOLLIER (Abbé Jacques)]. History of the Inquisition and its origin. Cologne, Pierre Marteau, 1693. In-12, speckled calf, gilt coat of arms in the centre, spine decorated with small irons, red title-piece, interior roulette, gilt edges on marbling (Binding of the time). Caillet, n°7172. - Guaïta, n°1888. - Yve-Plessis, n°1138. First edition of this unusual work, put on the Index the following year. Copy with the coat of arms of Louis-Charles Voisin de Saint-Paul (circa 1682-1708), counsellor at the Parliament of Paris and later president à mortier in Rouen. Heads damaged, the lower one partly destroyed by worms. Light halo and ink stain on the boards. Attached, on the same subject: - [DELLON (Charles)]. Relation de l'Inquisition de Goa. Paris, Daniel Horthemels, 1688. In-12. 5 (of 6) copper-engraved figures, period binding worn. - MORELLET (l'abbé)]. The Manual of Inquisitors, for the use of the Inquisitions of Spain & Portugal. Lisbon, 1762. In-12, contemporary basane, rubbed.