CORNEILLE (Pierre). The Imitation of Jesus Christ. Translate - Lot 121

CORNEILLE (Pierre). The Imitation of Jesus Christ. Translated into French verse. Rouen, chez Laurens Maurry, et se vendent à Paris, chez Charles de Sercy, 1651. In-16 of [6] f. including engraved frontispiece, 56 pp. 2 first leaves gnawed with missing lower corner. First edition (Tchemerzine IV, 130.) Following: L'Imitation de Jésus-Christ. Translated into French verse. Seconde partie. Printed in Rouen, and sold in Paris, by Charles de Sercy, 1652. [6] ff. including engraved frontispiece, 60 pp. First edition. (Tchemerzine IV, 132.) Following: Abraham ou la vie parfaite. slnd. pp. 3-34. Brown half calf, ornate spine, title page. Attached are several other editions: - L'Imitation de Jésus-Christ. Translated & paraphrased in French verse. Première partie. Printed in Rouen by Laurens Maurry, for Robert Ballard, 1656. Small in-12 modern brown basane in slipcase. Frontispiece and 64 fine full-page engravings by H. David. Light foxing. Old bookplate N. Chéron. - The Imitation of Jesus Christ. Translated & paraphrased in French verse. Paris, Robert Ballard, 1665. Small in-12 contemporary brown calf. Frontispiece and 4 engravings out of text or on full page. Ex-libris J.M. Covers missing. - The Imitation of Jesus Christ. Translated & paraphrased in French verse. Paris, Robert Ballard & Thomas Jolly, 1665. Small in-12 contemporary brown calf. Frontispiece and 4 engravings out of text or on full page. Ex-libris J.M. Covers missing. - The Imitation of Jesus Christ. Translated & paraphrased in French verse. Paris, Guillaume de Luyne, 1673. In-16 long-grained red morocco, smooth ornate spine, gilt garland framing the covers, gilt edges (early 19th c. binding). Restored losses to frontispiece and title page (with loss of engraving and text). Frontispiece and numerous copper-engraved figures in the text. Ex-libris J.M. - L'Imitation de Jésus-Christ. Translated and paraphrased in French verse. Brussels, François Foppens, 1749. In-12 marbled calf, ornate ribbed spine, triple gilt fillet framing the boards (period binding). Ex-libris of the monastery of the Benedictines of the Blessed Sacrament of Rouen. Bookplate J.M.