Selected Thoughts. Vol. 2. Father Lacordaire. Paris. 1897. Ninth edition. Ch. Poussielgue Bookstore. Dominican Order. Liberal Catholicism

Selected Thoughts. Volume 2.
Father Lacordaire, of the Order of Preachers.
Excerpts from his works.
Ninth edition.
Paris. 1897.
CH. Poussielgue Bookstore.
442 p.
Small format. 12 x 8.5 cm or 4 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches.
Burgundy half-leather cover and printed cardboard speckled white, black, red and grey.
Spine with raised bands, title and author's name engraved in gold.
Golden top edge.
Fabric bookmark.
The inside front is decorated with a geometric design.
Lower cap and corners rubbed (see photos).
Junction of the back and the first plate worn but not split (3cm).
1st floating cover page (see photos).
Title and author's name engraved on the back, reversed in relation to the inside text.
Handwritten bookplate opposite the title page (see photos).
Very clean interior.

Religious figure, preacher, journalist and politician, Father Lacordaire (1802-1861) restored the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) in France, which had been banned since the French Revolution.
He is considered one of the forerunners of liberal and social Catholicism.

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