Ragguaglio della vita del servo di dio Benedetto Giuseppe Labre Francese scritto dal suo Medesimo Confessore.
Roma: Nella Stamperia di Michel Angelo Barbiellini, 1783. Hardcover. Engraved frontispiece, xvi, 284p, 18p. Contemporary calf with richly gilt spine and red stained fore-edge. The first biography of Benedict Joseph Labre. (1748-1783) canonized by Pope Leo XIII in 1881. Complete with the rare frontispiece portrait. Some light marginal browning and spotting on the first 20 leaves. Minor rubbing along the front hinge and a scrape mark on the rear cover.Generally a very well preserved copy of an important and scarce biography of a French saint. Brunet #22208. Very Good. Item #007828
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
Price: $550.00
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