L’Imitation de Jesus-Christ. Traduite & paraphrasée en vers françois par P. Corneille.

2 vol., 12mo: [24]-420, [12]-306-[6] pp.

Contemp. red morocco, 2 triple ruled borders on covers with gilt cornerpieces, gilt-orn. spines with raised bands, a.e.g. (corners bumped, joints and bands sl. rubbed, sm. def. to tail and head).

First collective 12mo edition (in the same year of the 4to ed.) of these 4 works reunited in the famous transl. by Corneille and printed in his town of birth. Ill. with 2 front. and 115 full-page engr. pl. mainly by H. David, but also by Campion or Audran, after R. Du Dot, J. Du Clos or F. Chauveau, or not signed.
Ref. BnF. - Picot (Corneille) 126, 127. - Tchemerzine-Scheler II:626. - Brunet III:422.
Prov. "Odardus Marchand, 1687" (ms. entry on front flylvs).