12mo - 17 x 11 cm.; xxix - 507 pp. Text is in French. Part of Fouard's series, Les Origines de l'Eglise. First published in 1886, this is a reprint. Approbations present. Father Constant Fouard (1837-1903) taught scripture at the Faculty of Theology in Rouen until it was closed down in 1884. Footnotes, two fold-out maps. Marbled paper-covered boards, leather spine with gilt lettering. Bumped corners, some rubbing, light soiling, and edgewear on boards; two tiny closed tears on page edge, one dog-earred page, otherwise, a sturdy, clean copy.