Lettres du prince de Conti, ou, L'accord du libre arbitre avec la grace de Jesus-Christ : enseigné par son alt. serenissime au P. de Champs, jesuite ... : avec plusieurs autres pieces sur la même matiere.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Conti, Armand de Bourbon, prince de, 1629-1666, correspondent.

Contributor:

Champs, Etienne Agard de, 1613-1701, correspondent.

Schouten, Nicolas, active 1658-1705, other.

Edward P. Mally, W'83 and Julia Lang Mally, W'83 Endowment for Rare Books and Manuscripts Collections.

Language:

French

Subjects (All):

Grace (Theology)--Early works to 1800.

Grace (Theology).

Free will--Early works to 1800.

Free will.

Penn Provenance:

Hayhurst, Robert J. (bookplate) (Kislak Center copy)

Physical Description:

[58], 263, [1] pages ; 14 cm (12mo)

Other Title:

Lettres du prince de Conti

Accord du libre arbitre avec la grace de Jesus-Christ

Fingerprint:

asus esin e.en cope (3) 1689 (R)

Place of Publication:

A Cologne [i.e. Amsterdam] : Chez Nicolas Schouten, MDCLXXXIX [1689]

Notes:

Imprint is fictitious; probably printed in Amsterdam. See VD 17.

Signatures: *-4*⁶ 5*⁶(-5*6) A-F⁶ [G]⁶ H-Y⁶.

Leaves of gathering [G] signed: I, D2, I3, [unsigned], [unsigned], [unsigned].

Woodcut initials and tail-piece.

Type ornament head-piece and tail-pieces.

Side-note on leaf A1r.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center copy has a few early manuscript corrections to text; modern manuscript bibliographical citation in pencil on verso of front free endpaper.

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward P. Mally, W'83 and Julia Lang Mally, W'83 Endowment for Rare Books and Manuscripts Collections.

Kislak Center copy purchased for the Penn Libraries in 2021 from Leo Cadogan Rare Books.

Kislak Center copy has illustrated bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst on verso of front free endpaper; partially illegible early autograph ("F. B[...]iere[?]") on verso of title leaf.

Kislak Center copy has laid in "[t]wo early paper bookmarks, likely inserted by same individual. First bookmark enclosed between pp. 16-17 (irregular shape; approx. 5.5 cm x 1.5 cms; chainlines partially visible). Print image of a flower, coloured by hand in green, red and orange. Second bookmark is enclosed between pp. 162-63 (5.8 cm x 2.2. cms; one chainline visible; watermark partially visible but difficult to identify). Annotated in early hand with an extract from a letter written by Gui Patin (cardinalis est draco furio- / sus animal rubrum capax / et vorax omnium beneficiorum / Gui P. Med. Lett 20[?])"--Bookseller's description.

Kislak Center copy bound in full "contemporary ... calf over pasteboard. Plain covers. Raised bands creating six spine compartments. Gold-tooled title in second spine compartment (LETTR DU PRIN DE CONT). Gold-tooled decoration in remaining compartments. Gold-tooled decoration to sides. Three free endpapers at front and three at rear, marbled pastedowns. endpapers facing pastedowns also marbled. Red speckled edges. Wear to leather at corners, rubbing to leather at sides and head and tail of spine, leather scratched on covers, cracking to joints but binding good"--Bookseller's description.

Cited in:

VD 17 23:640495B

OCLC:

23622534