Retraite Selon L'Espirit et la Methode de Saint Ignace

Paris: Chez Estienne Michaelet premier Imprimeur du Roy, tue S. Jacques, proche la Fontaine saint Severin, 1691. Very Good. Paris: Chez Estienne Michaelet premier Imprimeur du Roy, tue S. Jacques, proche la Fontaine saint Severin, 1691. Later Edition. 12mo. [24], 514, [2], 515-542pp. Full contemporary calf; five raised bands, gilt decoration, and leather title label to spine; edges sprayed red. Spine ends chipped; wear with exposure to edges; general scuffing. Binding sound. Stamp and inscriptions from the Congregation of Notre Dame of Verdun to preliminaries and title, interior else unmarked. Overall a worn but still Very Good copy of an early reprint from the prolific Jesuit writer. Nepveu's works were often translated and reprinted, though copies published in his lifetime fairly scarce in retail.