[Rarebooks] FS: 1st ed. of the writings of 5th century Pope, Sixtus III. Rome: 1573

[Kenneth Karmiole]

Sixtus III, Pope. LIBER DE DIVITIIS. Ejusdem Liber de Malis Doctoribus, de Operibus Fidei, & de Judicio Future Eiusdem Liber de Castigati... Rome: Josephus de Angelia. 1573. 8vo. (16),247,(9)pp. Index. Title with woodcut device. Title with an early ownership signature and blank verso with a manuscript "Table of Contents." Cont. vellum, hand lettered spine.                 $650.00 (trade discount allowed)
First edition of the spurious writings of 5th century Pope, Sixtus III. This work was edited by J. S. Solanius, Spanish theologian and mathematician. Not in Adams. BL Italian STC (Supplement) p. 75, with the note "Wrongly attributed to Sixtus III", although no other author's name is suggested.

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