GUESNAY (Jean Baptiste). Provinciae Massiliensis Ac Reliquae - Lot 182

GUESNAY (Jean Baptiste). Provinciae Massiliensis Ac Reliquae Phocenfis annales sive Massilia Gentilis Christiana, Libri Tres... Lyon, Antoine Cellier, 1657. In-folio of [24]-659-[27]-2bl.-108 pages, marbled calf, ornate ribbed spine (period binding). This history of Marseille, provided by Abbé Guesnay, a Jesuit from Aix-en-Provence, is rarely found. It features a handsome engraved title depicting Saint Hermes, Saint Victor, Mary Magdalene, Saint Martha and an aerial map of the city. The 2 supplements concerning Marie-Madeleine, including one in French, have been bound into this copy. Spine and boards completely rebound. Provenance: Ex-libris of the Séminaire d'Aix and P. Dor.