[Fou littéraire]. LENGLET-MORTIER & VANDAMME Diogène.Livre Rare Book
Le Mont-Glonne ou Recherches Historique sur L'Origine Des Celts.
17749355Paris: Valade 1774. First edition. 2 vols in 1 8vo in 12's 216 2; 200 6pp. Modern fine binding of quarter speckled calf over marbled boards brown morocco spine label marbled page edges. A fine clean copy. <br /> <br /> A rather scarce book on the origins of the Celtic race in Britain and France. Robin 1750-1794 examines the origins of the Celts and Gauls through etymology and biblical chronology with particular attention to the Druids and other early religious traditions. In volume 2 he focuses solely on the site of Mont-Glonne in pre-Christian times and its transition to an early center of monastic life. <br /> <br /> An uncommon title from the author who was more well-known for his American travel account Voyages dans l'Interieur de la Louisiane." 1807. <br /> <br /> OCLC seems to only cite 5 holdings for this set all in Europe. Valade unknown
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