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D'ANDILLY, ROBERT ARNAULD.: LETTRES DE MONSIEUR ARNAULD D'ANDILLY.
Paris, Pierre le Petit, 1662. New edition, OWNERSHIP SIGNATURE OF SAINTE BEUVE, 12mo, 125 x 70 mm, 5" x 2.75", floral woodcut on title page, pages (14), 547, bound in 19th century full calf, triple ruled gilt border to covers, gilt decorated raised bands to spine, gilt decoration in compartments, gilt lettered morocco label, all edges gilt, ornate gilt inner dentelles (turn ins), marbled endpapers, silk marker. Tiny blemish to first compartment on spine, very slightly rubbed to extremities, contents fine, binding tight and firm. An excellent copy In custom-made full morocco clamshell box, gilt lettered on spine and slightly faded on spine. This was Sainte Beuve's copy with his signature written neatly at the top of the second blank endpaper. Charles Augustin Sainte Beuve (1804-1869) was the foremost French literary critic of the nineteenth century. One of his best known works is a history of Port Royal, a celebrated Benedictine abbey which profoundly influenced the religious and literary life of France during the seventeenth century. Robert Arnauld d'Andilly (1589-1674) the author of the letters in our book, was from a famous family the history of which is intimately connected with that of Jansenism and of Port Royal. He retired to Port Royal for the last thirty years of his life. His 299 letters are addressed to many famous personalities from both religious and secular life. It seems likely that Sainte Beuve would have used this collection of letters in his researches for his Histoire de Port Royal. Images sent on request.
Offered for GBP 375.00 = appr. US$ 613.50 by: Roger Middleton - Book number: 3254