[Iustiniani Augusti] Digestorum sev pandectarum

My oldest book is volume four (books 20 to 27) of a 1581 latin edition of the Digest or Pandects by the emperor Justinian I which constitute a compendium of Roman laws.

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Aesopi Phrygis: Fabulae Elegantissimis iconibus veras animalium speciesad viuum adumbrantibus

More interesting is this 1593 illustrated edition of Aesop’s Fables with opposing Greek and Latin texts.

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Svmma Omnivm Conciliorvm et Pontificvm

This 1633 latin edition offers a compilation of conciliar and pontifical edicts. Those canonico-legal texts are rather insipid but the thick velum book with a pig-skin cover has quite a nice look.

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Qvinti Horatii Flacci Poemata

A 1643 latin edition of the poems of Horace.

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Lucien

My favourite old book: a 1664 old-french edition of the works of Lucian of Samosata.

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The Apologies of Justin Martyr, Tertullian, and Minutius Felix. In Defence of the Christian Religion with the Commonitory of Vincentius Lirinensis, Converning the Primitive Rule of Faith, Translated from their originals

More recent but interesting is this English translation of three christian apologists: Justin Martyr, Tertullian, and Minutius Felix.

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Histoire de l’Empereur Jovien et traductions de quelques ouvrages de l’Empereur Julien

18th century french history book about the Emperor Jovian with translation of ancient texts by Emperor Julian.

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Sermons du Père de Segaud

A volume of religious texts about Lent from mid-18th century, in French. Uninteresting but still a nice old book.

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Histoire de France, depuis l’établissement de la monarchie jusqu’au règne de Louis XIV

A superb collection of books about the history of France, but which doesn’t covers the french revolution since it was published before it happened! A nice set of 30 volumes!

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Méditations sur les Vérités Chrétienne et Ecclésiastiques

“Tirées des Epîtres & Évangiles qui se lisent à la sainte Messe tous les dimanches. Pour se disposer à célébrer ou à communier dignement, connoître les devoirs du Sacerdoces, & se mettre en état de faire les Instructions utiles aux Ecclésiastiques & au Peuple, pour touts les jours & les principales fêtes de l’année. Depuis l’avent, jusqu’au premier Dimanche de Carême.”

Extracts of the Bible to prepare oneself (but mostly priests) for the mass’ celebration. Boring religious stuff, but a nice mid-18th century old book nevertheless.

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Méthode pour la direction des âmes dans le tribunal de la pénitence, et pour le bon gouvernement des paroisses

Similar to the previous title, but late-18th century. Two volumes in the in-duodecimo format (in-12: each printed sheet [folio] was folded to give twelve small sheets or twenty-four pages; this very common format was varying according to the size of the original folio, but it was averaging the size of today’s pocket format).

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Les Siècles Chrétiens, ou Histoire du Christianisme. Dans son établissement et ses progrès depuis J.C. jusqu’à nos jours

A late-18th century book about the history of Christianity.

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Lycée, ou cours de littérature ancienne et moderne

Three volumes (out of sixteen ?) from an history of ancient and modern literature. I have a lot of those early 19th-century books, but this one has a relatively interesting subject.

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Journal de la Jeunesse

This is the annual compilation (with its characteristic red-binding) for a periodical dedicated to well-off kids between ten and fifteen years-old, published between 1873 and 1914. It offers a mix of educational articles and short stories (Source: Wikipedia). This is the compilation for 1896. Interesting subject and still old enough to be cherished.

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