Monseigneur de Gibergues / Édouard Hocquart / R

Fine set of 3 religious works. This lot includes the following titles: - Mgr De Gibergues (bishop of Valence) (1921-1922) Conversations on the Eucharist / Simplicity according to the Gospel J. De Gigord, Saint Augustine Society, Desclée, De Brouwer & Co, in-12, 322 pp. Half-leather binding, spine ornamented with gold tooling. A fine set of 2 works by Mgr. De Gibergues, Bishop of Valence, bound together in a handsome half-leather binding: Conversations on the Eucharist 178 pp. + Simplicity according to the Gospel 144 pp. - Hocquart Edouard (1868) The Clergy of France or beautiful examples of Christian virtues given by ecclesiastics. Alfred Mame & Fils, in-12, 239 pp. Green decorative cloth cover, spine decorated with title and publisher in gold. Boards richly decorated with fillets, corner pieces and a gold plaque at the center of each board. A fine work from the "library of Christian youth" illustrated with 2 engravings, one on the title page and the other opposite. Copy in very good condition despite a few foxing spots and the capitals slightly crushed. - De Lombez Ambroise (1865) Treatise on Inner Peace / Treatise on the Joy of the Christian Soul. Librairie L. Lefort, in-12, 396 pp. preceded by 24 pp. of "exercise during the holy Mass" and "Vespers of Sunday". Set of 2 religious treatises (On Inner Peace and On the Joy of the Christian Soul) bound in a handsome leather binding with a stamped decoration on the boards and gold fillets. Decorated edges, spine with raised bands and a fine engraving opposite the title page. Good condition with, however, a tear between the rear board and the spine as well as some foxing.

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