[Rarebooks] FS: Scarce Paris: 1660 ed. of the letters of St. Francois Xavier, the 1st Christian missionary to enter Japan

[Kenneth Karmiole]

(JAPAN) Francois Xavier, Saint. LETTRES DE S. FRANCOIS XAVIER, DE LA COMPAGNE DE JESUS, APOSTRE DU JAPON. Traduites de Nouveau en Francois, par M. Louys Abelly. Paris: Chez Georges Josse. 1660. 8vo. (32),579,(1)pp. Woodcut printer's device on title. Cont. vellum, hand lettered spine, later small printed library call label at head, ties lacking. Very minor pinhole worming at bottom fore-corner of first 16 leaves, text unaffected. Engraved bookplate of the "Congregation de Notre Dame..." on front pastedown and minor inked ownership notation on title. Overall an attractive copy in the original binding.              $2,000.00 (trade discount allowed)
A scarce edition of the letters of Francois Xavier (1506-1552), who was the first Christian missionary to venture into Japan. Not in the Tenri Library Mission Catalog.

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