Collection of 3 works on the Jesuits: - Lot 121

Collection of 3 works on the Jesuits: 1. Re-establishment of the Society of Jesus in Portugal. Letters of P. Joseph Delvaux (1829-1834). Poitiers, Henri Oudin, 1866. One volume. 13 by 21.3 cm. XVI-508 pages. Contemporary blue half-basane, spine with 4 ornate bands. Religious library stamps, small label on title page. From the collection of unpublished documents concerning the Society of Jesus published by Father Auguste Carayon. Document S. Uncommon first edition. Franco-Portuguese bibliography 1552. "This is a chapter of Portuguese ecclesiastical history which also includes the new expulsion of the Jesuits on the accession of Don Pedro, in 1833 and 1834." (Biblio. Franco-Portuguese). 2. Documents inédits concernant la Compagnie de Jésus. Paris, Ch. Taranne, 1874-1886. One volume. 13 by 20.5 cm. (2)-496 pages. 20th century blue half-basane. Small epidermure on lower spine, corners slightly worn, else a good copy. Religious library stamps and reference label on title and frontispiece. Also an uncommon first edition. From the collection published by Père Auguste Carayon. Document XXIII. Contains accounts of five edifying deaths: Discours pitoyable de la mort du seigneur Troïle-Savelle [...] sous le pontificat de N.S.P. le Pape Clément VIII; La fin heureuse de Louis XIII; La mort de MM. de Cinq-Mars et de Thou, à Lyon, le vendredi 12 septembre 1642 ; La mort de Louis de Bourbon, prince de Condé ; Une exécution en place de Grève (21 juillet 1661), as well as an additional part, which "contains various documents concerning the missions given by the Fathers of the Company in Lyon, in 1712, the foundation of poorhouses in the Comtat-Venaissin, etc.". (Extract from the notice to the reader). 3. Les Jésuites Criminels de Lèze-Majesté dans la Théorie et dans la Pratique. Cinquième édition, plus ample que les précédentes ; revue, corrigée, & augmentée de notes, & d'une table des matières. La Haye, Frères Vaillant, 1760. One volume. 9.5 by 16.5 cm. (4)-426 pages. Contemporary full basane, smooth spine decorated. Worn but solid binding. 5th edition (E.O.: 1758). The best summary of slander against the Jesuits.