De Hooghe, Romeyn ORIGENES Traité d'Origéne contre... Lot 1127

De Hooghe, Romeyn ORIGENES Traité d'Origéne contre Celse ou Défence de la religion chrétienne contre les accusations des païens. Traduit du Grec par Elie Bouhéreau. Amsterdam H. Desbordes 1700 4to: [32 incl. engr. title]-480 pp. (sm. marg. wormtrack from quire S until the end, rare spotting). Contemp. calf, richly gilt spine with raised bands (some stains on back board, joints sl. rubbed, corners sl. bumped). French translation by Élie Bouhéreau (Huguenot who fled to Ireland and became the first librarian of Marsh's Library) of this major apologetic work written by Origen of Alexandria (c. 248) against Celsus, a pagan philosopher. Nicely engr. title by Romeyn de Hooghe. Title in red and black. Copy with the often missing errata and remarks at the end. Ref. Brunet IV-229. - STCN.