[RIBADENEIRA (Pedro de)]. *New Florets on the Lives of the S - Lot 201

[RIBADENEIRA (Pedro de)]. *New Florets on the Lives of the Saints and Feasts of the Year*, rendered in more elegant language than the previous editions; & expanded with moral and Christian reflections. By a hermit. Lyon, Benoît-Michel Mauteville, 1760. 2 volumes in one folio volume, speckled sheepskin, spine decorated with gilt fillets, red title label, red edges (contemporary binding). Edition expanded by Father André Du Val. Printed in two columns, it is adorned with 12 charming full-page woodcuts depicting various saints, one placed at the beginning of each month. Significant light water stain affecting the last 4 quires; several yellowed leaves and a small water stain on a few leaves.

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