BOSSUET Jacques Bénigne L’Apocalypse avec une explication.

Tchemerzine-Scheler, I, 861 ; Verlaque, 42.

First edition of the work published in response to L'Accomplissement des prophètes, published by Jurieu in 1686. Copy containing 17 leaves not mentioned by bibliographers. The quires marked *Hh-**Hh8 ***H* contain the Abrégé de l'apocalypse (not mentioned by Tchemerzine) followed by the Avertissement aux protestans (pp.497 ff.).

Interesting feminine bibliophilic provenance

A very rare copy bearing the arms of Madame Louis Boucherat, née Françoise de Loménie de Faye, with the coats of arms of the two families side by side. Louis Boucherat was Chancellor of France, in charge of appliying the Revocation of Nantes that Le Tellier (1603-1685), his predecessor and passionate opponent of the Huguenots, had signed before his death. This is the only known work bound with his wife's coat of arms.

Very nice copy.

Other provenance : Jacob Gaillard (18th century engraved bookplate).