VIGNIER (Nicolas). THE THEATER OF THE ANTICHRIST: A Response - Lot 132

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VIGNIER (Nicolas). THE THEATER OF THE ANTICHRIST: A Response - Lot 132
VIGNIER (Nicolas). THE THEATER OF THE ANTICHRIST: A Response to Cardinal Bellarmine, the Sieur de Remond, Pererius, Ribera, Viegas, Sanderus, and Others Who, Through Their Writings, Condemn the Doctrine of the Reformed Churches on This Subject. S.l.n.e. [Saumur, Th. Porteau], 1610. Small folio (288 × 202 mm), ivory-colored vellum with exposed stitching, plain, unmarked spine (contemporary binding); (15) ff., 692 pp., (7) ff. of title pages and errata. Water stain at the bottom of the title page. FIRST EDITION of this VERY RARE ANTI-PAPIST PAMPHLET by Nicolas VIGNIER the Younger (1575–1645), pastor of the Reformed Protestant Church of France in Blois. It was composed at the request of the National Synod of La Rochelle and caused a scandal upon its publication. The king ordered its suppression. Beautiful illustrated title page engraved in intaglio, with woodcut initials. Copy in GOOD CONDITION, preserved in its original vellum binding. ¶ Haag, “France protestante,” Vol. 10, p. 496.
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