The oldest book on my shelves is a French gospel of Luke. It is dated 1697. I think it is a Roman Catholic translation, with both latin and French in two columns, and comments from the church fathers. Inside the cover is a handwritten note with my grandfather’s name, Paris, 1929. I suppose that’s when he bought it, when he was living in Paris as a young man (he was 20 years old).
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