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De Imitatione Christi. Libri Quatuor Scarce 1714 Small Pocket Edition
by [A Kempis, Thomas]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Nancy: Joan. Bapt. Cusson. Good with no dust jacket. 1714. Leather. 221 pgs, original blanks. Sigs A6-T6. 32mo (4" x 2.5") (10.5 mm x 6 mm) in 6. What appears to be original calf binding, 4 raised bands to the spine with gilt in the compartments, classically French. Corners are rubbed, joints are cracking with some loss of leather but threads/binding holding strong. Interior verso of last endpaper has old brown ink notation but otherwise unmarked. Some copies have a frontis piece, this one appears never to have had it bound in. Title page with IHS in a rose, each page with a ruled border, head pieces at each of the 4 books. Paper is clean and strong. This lovely little Imitation of Christ was obviously loved but cared for. Jean-Baptiste Cusson (1663-1732) originally worked in Paris but came to Nancy in 1711 where he printed many devotional books. He especially loved the Imitation of Christ and printed it numerous times, especially after the 1721 edition, a tradition carried on by his heirs. Although he followed the Parisian text of the De Imitatione he is supposed to have made his own translation of the beloved work. A charming copy of a surprisingly scarce edition, only a few copies in North America. OCLC 78950171; 32mo 4" - 5" tall; 221 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12200
- Title
- De Imitatione Christi. Libri Quatuor Scarce 1714 Small Pocket Edition
- Author
- [A Kempis, Thomas]
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Joan. Bapt. Cusson
- Place of Publication
- Nancy
- Date Published
- 1714
- Keywords
- Imitation_of_christ, Christian_meditations, Thomas_a_kempis
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion;
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About the Seller
Leaf and Stone Books
Biblio member since 2005
Toronto, Ontario
About Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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