[Rarebooks] FS: Sarpi's "History of the Council of Trent" London: 1676 ("The best ed.")

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[Sarpi, Paolo]. THE HISTORY OF THE COUNCIL OF TRENT. Containing Eight Books.... Written in Italian...and Faithfully Translated into English by Sr Nathanael Brent, Whereunto is Added the Life of the Learned Author: and the History of the Inquisition. London: J. Macock for Samuel Mearne et al. 1676. Folio. (16),cviii,890,(48)pp. With the preliminary license leaf. Index. Title printed in red & black. Cont. calf, worn, nicely rebacked in period style, red calf spine label.	$500.00 (trade discount allowed)
Lowndes calls the 1676 "The best edition." A well-respected historical work. The first English translation was in 1620. Wing S696.  Printing and the Mind of Man #118 (the original Italian 1619 edition).