Lot 233

Muret, Pierre
Rites of Funeral Ancient and Modern

Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 07 February 2024 from 10:00 GMT
£454
Description
in use through the known world.... to which is added a Vindication of Christianity against Paganism. All translated into English by P. Lorraine. London: for R. Royston, 1683. First English edition, 8vo, [xii], 308; [xvi], 126, [ii]; contemporary calf, neatly rebacked, red morocco lettering piece, [ESTC R28843; Sabin S1443]
Footnote
The seventh and eighth chapters are devoted to the description of the funerals of the Americans and West Indian Islanders. The work is dedicated to the diarist, Samuel Pepys. Rare. Muret's original edition was published in Paris in 1679.
