Description: This is a rare 1840 second edition of Méthode Pratique pour faire le Catéchisme, a French Catholic instructional text used to teach catechism in the Diocese of Belley. The volume is bound in original mottled leather, with ornate gilt detailing on the spine and borders. ?? Listing Highlights. ?? Title: Méthode Pratique pour faire le Catéchisme. ??? Published: 1840, Lyon, France. ??? Publisher: Pélagaud et Lesne (ancienne maison Rusand). ??? Subject: Catholic catechism / instructional theology. ?? Binding: Original full leather with gilt spine and tooling. ?? Size: Approx. 6.75″ x 4.25″ x 1.25. ?? Language: French. ?? Condition: Very good antique condition for age. Foxing throughout; edge wear and rubbing to spine and cover; binding intact. A beautiful patina on the leather. No missing pages found. L’Abbé Guillet, Vicar General of Belley. He was a Catholic cleric who authored this catechism teaching guide, published in Lyon, 1840, and intended to assist in the instruction of the Catechism of Belley.