FEVRET, Charles. Traité de l'abus et du vrai sujet des appellations qualifiées du nom d'abus. Published in Lyon by Deville frères and Chalmette in 1736. In 2 volumes of In-folio format. Full brown marbled calf, 6-rib spine, decorated with gilt fleurons, title and tomaison in gold lettering on burgundy morocco parts, double cold fillet framing the boards, red edges. Contemporary binding. 6 ff.n.ch. + XXIV and 543 pp. ; IV and 392 pp. + XX and 210 pp. 1 frontispiece portrait of the author engraved by Le Brun, title vignette, headbands, lettering and endpapers. Title printed in black and red. Printed on two columns. Light rubbing, some browning, scratches and tears on boards, corners bumped. New edition, enlarged with scholarly notes, of this key text on Gallicanism and the competence of temporal justice in matters of abuse. First published in Dijon in 1654, it is the most famous work by French jurist Charles Fevret (1583-1661). The present edition includes a preface by the author, an extract from his life and a eulogy written in Latin. Volume 2 includes: Ecclesiasticae jurisdictionis vindiciae adversus Caroli Fevreti et aliorum Tractatus de abusu, by Antoine Dadine d'Auteserre. This is a refutation of Charles Fevret's Traité, written at the request of the Assemblée générale du clergé in 1660, but not published during the author's lifetime due to opposition. A fine early copy of this fundamental treatise, complete in 2 volumes, very fresh inside.