Lot no. 29
(1726). LA FAYE (Jean de). RELATION EN FORME DE JOURNAL DU VOIAGE POUR LA REDEMPTION DES CAPTIFS, aux roïaumes de Maroc et d'Alger, pendant les années 1723, 1724 et 1725.
Paris, Sevestre & Giffart, 1726.
In-12 of [12]-10-364-12-[4] pages, brown basane, gilt lace on covers, spine ribbed and decorated (old binding).
First edition relating the mission of the Trinitarian Fathers to redeem Christian slaves held captive by the Moors. The work is dedicated to Queen Marie Leszczynska with her portrait in the frontispiece and a folded plate showing the audience given by the King of Morocco to the missionaries. The covers are slightly missing.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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