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BONDONNET (Jean). Les vies des evesques du Mans...

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BONDONNET (Jean). The lives of the bishops of Le Mans restored & corrected. In Paris, by E. Martin, 1651. In-4, [12] f., 740 p., [6] f. (privil.), contemporary soft vellum, smooth spine, title in ink (upper board gnawed at the edge, light spotting in the margin of qq. ff. including the title). Attached : MAI 013. [THÉRÈSE D'AVILA (sainte)]. OEuvres de Ste Thérèse de Jésus. A Paris, chez M. Sonnius, 1630. in-4, [32] f., 511 p., contemporary soft parchment, smooth spine, title in ink (one corner dulled, one guard incomplete, sporadic spotting including at the head of the front, corner mq. in margin p.259, stain in margin p.161). Illustrated title offering a composition with the portrait of St. Therese, engraved on copper by J. Picart. Volume 1 only (out of 2 issued), which contains mainly the Life of St. Therese written by herself, and The Way of Perfection. That is to say 2 volumes.