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Catalogue of Antiquarian Books (before 1700)

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In our Catalogue this is Booknumber V70592

Author Le Blanc,Thomas
Title DIRECTION ET LA CONSOLATION DES PERSONNES MARIEES, ou Les moyens infaillibles de faire un Mariage heureux, d’un qui seroit malheureux. Avec l’abrege des vies de quelques saincts & de quelques sainctes, qui ont beaucoup souffert dans leurs mariages.
PlacePub Paris
Publisher Claude Calleville
Date 1664
Illustrations
Description Duodecimo original vellum (repaired at edges) Titlepage with approbation on back +[10]pp to reader +[8]pp contents +652pp. Title page with two faint ownerships dated 1706 and 1761 fly leaf with E.Bertin (pretre) and also Gervais. About a dozen pages with marginal worm track disappearing into a single marginal hole, one marginal tear without loss and the last page with small cut corner no loss to printed area. *A practical marriage guide laid out in short pity advice and interspersed with short stories from examples including historical unhappy marriages of saints. The author seems to have been slightly unusual in Jesuit circles in having also written another practical book advising that buckling down to work with your hands is also a way to salvation.
Booknumber V70592
Price Price: GBP 150.00 or USD 184.00
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