{"product_id":"1693-french-leather-bound-lenten-sermons","title":"1693 French Leather-Bound Lenten Sermons","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA remarkable \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e17th-century French-language devotional book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSermons pour tous les jours du Carême\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by celebrated Jesuit preacher \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLouis Bourdaloue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Published in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrussels in 1693\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this first volume contains sermons intended for the days of Lent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBound in richly aged brown leather with a beautiful \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eraised-band spine, gilt lettering and intricate gilt tooling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the book bears more than three centuries of natural wear. Inside, the title page retains its finely printed ornamentation and early handwritten notations. An engraved ownership bookplate provides another wonderful glimpse into the book’s long history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRemarkably, the volume is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecomplete and remains firmly bound, with all pages and components well attached\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The leather shows expected rubbing and losses, while the pages have age-related toning, foxing and markings consistent with a book dating to the late 1600s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautiful piece of European history, now over \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e330 years old\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrussels, 1693.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Annie's Alcove","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49014283731097,"sku":null,"price":295.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/2151\/6697\/files\/IMG-9125.png?v=1789236822","url":"https:\/\/anniesalcove.com\/products\/1693-french-leather-bound-lenten-sermons","provider":"Annie's Alcove","version":"1.0","type":"link"}