La Saincte Philosophie. Avec plusieurs traictez de pieté. Dernière édition.

12mo: [6]-300 ff. (bottom margin of title (containing date) cut off, light dampstain towards the end).

Contemp. mottled sheep, gilt spine with 4 raised bands, red leather title label (tears). Good copy.

Very rare second Rouen edition (1st 1603) of this attempt at synthesis of stoicism and Christianism, by the French author G. du Vair (1556-1621). Woodcut ill. of the Virgin on general title. Parts "Méditation sur les pseaumes de la pénitence de David", "[...] sur sept pseaumes de consolation de David", "[...] sur les lamentations de Jeremie", "La philosophie morale des stoïques" and "Le manuel d'Epictète" (1610) with separate title page.
Ref. BnF. - Cp. Cioranescu 9330, Barbier IV:414f.
Prov. "S[uste]r Bernarde van[den] Berge" (contemp. ms. entry on title). - "Theodor Hermsen natus in Elst superioris Bataviae Missionum Hollandia, 6 aprilis 1807" (ms. entry on lower flyleaf).