[Rarebooks] FS: Scarce 1st Ital. trans. of St. John of Avila's spiritual letters. Florence: 1590

[Kenneth Karmiole]

Avila, Juan de. LETTERE SPIRITUALI... Tradotte di Lingua Spagnuola nella Toscana Dal... Timoteo Botonio... Florence: Filippo Giunti. 1590. 8vo. (8),850,(22)pp. Woodcut device on title and verso of final leaf. Full page woodcut of the crucifixion on the verso of the leaf before p.1. Title page a bit soiled, with a few old worm holes, repaired. 19th century bookplate of Ricasoli Firidolfi on blank verso of title, and 20th century bookplate of Carlo Migliorini on front paste down. Cont. vellum, somewhat soiled. Approx. 100 pages of text with a water stain to the lower portion of the leaves. In a few places it is moderate (with a tide mark). This copy with a contemporary manuscript leaf, a list of names, 1596-1600, of readers of this copy? laid in.    $600.00 (trade discount allowed)
The first Italian translation of Saint John of Avila's (d. 1569) spiritual letters. Scarce. Not in Adams or the BL Italian STC.

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