Lettres édifiantes et curieuses écrites des missions étrangères par quelques missionaires de la Compagnie de Jésus. XI recueil

by Charles LeGobien

$750 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books · No longer available

Paris: Nicholas Le Clerc, 1715. 12mo, pp. 24 , 428, 8 ; folding map of the Philippines; contemporary full calf, maroon morocco label on gilt-decorated spine; a bit worn, joints with cracks starting at the extremities; all else very good. Engraved bookplate of Nicholas Roosevelt. This is the 11th volume in a series that ran from 1703 to 1776 which reflected the continued interest in France in the progress of the Jesuit missions in various parts of the world.

• Binding: Leather

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