IHARCE de BIDASSOUET (Pierre, abbé) - Lot 190

IHARCE de BIDASSOUET (Pierre, abbé) Histoire des Cantabres, ou des premiers colons de toute l'Europe, avec celle des Basques, leurs descendants directs, qui existent encore, et leur langue asiatique-basque. Paris, Didot ainé, 1825. Volume one (only published). In-8: XVIII, 416pp; 3 folding tables; minor scattered spotting. Handwritten bookplate Bidassouet. ½ brown chagrin, gilt title on slightly lightened spine. A rare work. The author, original and extravagant, born and resident in Hasparren, was little inclined to the protocols and hierarchical proprieties of the Church. His exalted nature and character come to the surface when he speaks of the Basques and their country. (Beard 464)(Bilbao IV,330)