Lettres Choisies du Bienheureux Pierre Fourier, fondateur des deux nouvelles Congregations, l'une de Chanoines Réguliers Reformes, l'autre des Religieuses, depuis 1641 jusques 1757

  • Nancy: Bonthoux, 1775
By Pierre Fourier
Nancy: Bonthoux, 1775. Very Good. Nancy: Chez Bonthoux, Libraire, rue neuve St. Nicolas, No. 109, 1775. Octavo; contemporary roan over marbled paper-covered boards, gilt spine; [2],614pp.; woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces. Contemporary library shelf label, moderate wear to board margins with brief exposure, 19th-century ownership signature to title page and very occasional marginalia, else a Very Good, sound copy.

Uncommon edition of the correspondence of educator and Catholic Saint Peter Fourier (1565-1640), whose congregation of Canonesses Regular of St. Augustine was devoted to the free education of local children. No copies separately catalogued of this edition in OCLC as of February, 2025.

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