Louis Veuillot — Le Parfum de Rome

Paris, Victor Retaux, 1905 . Cloth. A smart copy of the two volume fifteenth edition of Veuillot's essays defending the Catholic Church and authority of the Pope. In the original French.The fifteenth edition of this work by journalist Louis Veuillot.Known for his conservative and Catholic views, in this collection of essays he expresses his support of the Catholic Church and Papal authority, while criticising modernity and liberalism. Veuillot argued for the importance of the Church's role in society and advocated for a return to traditional values. In quarter cloth bindings, with marbled paper covered boards. Bumping to spine heads and tails, with significant discolouration to back strips. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned to perimeters, but generally clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .