Sancti Augustini - Opuscula quædam selecta. - 1673

Full title: "Opuscula quædam selecta. Hunc legat omnis qui salutem æternam adipisci desiderat, humiliter orans" First Lyon edition. Much rarer than the earlier edition. Full leather binding. Moderate rubbing to the boards and edges, with loss to the corner of the front board. Gilt decoration to the spine is somewhat rubbed. Chipping to the head and tail of the spine. Label is lacking. The binding is a little shaken to the front hinge, and the top board stays open as a result. Front end paper is half loose. Title page has attractive vignette to the centre. Printed in two books bound together, with separate titles but continuous pagination. Text is in Latin, and pages are in good condition, with just a few tiny foxing spots. [16], 443 [i.e. 447]. pages. Signatures: a⁸ A-S¹² T⁶ V⁴. - The last two leaves are blank. Page numbers are repeated p. 263-264 and p. 441-442. - Initials and friezes. Also contains: Epistle 105. to Sixtum; Epistle 106. to Bonifacium; Epistle 107. to Vitalem; Liber de gratia et libero arbitrio; De correptione et gratia; Ad Prosperum et Hilerium liber primus [-secundus]; Contra Pelagium & Celestium de Gratia Christi, liber primus; And two epistles, one by D. Prosperi, the other Hilarii ad Augustinum. 15.5 x 9cm. Conforms to WorldCat / OCLC: 1403661064 (apart from a final 5 pages of adverts). Complete regarding the book. Only one library holding (University of Torino).

Estimation:€250

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