[BESOIGNE, Abbé]. History of the Abbey of Port-Royal. Cologne, Published

[BESOIGNE, Abbé]. History of the Abbey of Port-Royal. Cologne, Published by the Company, 1752. In-12 (17 x 9.5 cm), marbled calfskin, ribbed spine decorated with panels. Red edges. 6 uncollated volumes, 2 filled plates (family trees). Bindings scuffed, a few pinholes on the insides. First edition of this history of Port-Royal and the persecutions suffered by the “gentlemen” and the “nuns” at the time of their expulsion, published by the Jansenist priest Jérôme Besoigne (1686–1763)

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