Augustine CONFESSIONUM
D. Aurelii Augustini Hippon
Episcopi Libri XIII Confessionum
Ad 3 M.S.S. exemp. emendati
opera et studio R.P. Henricus Sommalius
Sumptibus Cornelli ab Egmond et Sociorum
Cologne, Germany
1631
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a significant theological work, featuring spiritual meditations & insights
printed in 1631
written in the original Latin
edited by Henricus Sommalius (1534-1619)
first copy of this edition printed in 1607
ex-libris the convent Franciscains de l'Observance in Roubaix, France
title page decorated with engraving
pocket-size miniature
4 3/8 in X 2 1/4 in
468 pages + index
full original vellum binding
securely bound and interior text in excellent condition
considered to be the first Western autobiography ever written, this influential literary work was a model for Christian writers throughout the Dark Ages, and provides an unbroken record of Augustine's development of thought & is also the most complete record of any single person from the 4th and 5th centuries
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Condition: overall in good condition; near very good for its age; cover soiling, chipping and edge-wear of the vellum covers, with a significant chip from the front cover, as well as chips broken off of the front-top corners of both front and back covers; covers are somewhat stiffened and front cover does not close completely; slight cracking along top hinge; stamp on front free-endpaper from the convent Franciscains de l'Observance in Roubaix, France; old hand-written notation at the bottom of the title page; title page is slightly soiled, and is also trimmed along the top edge and chipped along its fore-edge (not affecting text or engraving); very light dampstaining of a few pages; soiling and wear from handling shown on page edges; all of the book otherwise unblemished and, other than these few damages, an outstanding Catholic relic from the late-Renaissance.
shipped immediately, international worldwide posting, securely shipped in air cushion packaging, refunded returns are possible
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