Dell’Imitation de Christo di Thom. De Kempis. Canonico Regolare Volgarmene Intitolato Gio : Gerson. Printed in Venice by Paolo Baglioni. 1702. Unpaginated. 4” x 2.5”. 32mo. Hardcover full leather with original clasps.

Overall good, with some scuffing to leather on boards and spine. Bookworm holes to boards, along with some pages at front and rear. Bookplate to front pastedown, along with markings at front and wear. Text block remains bound well. Clasps work, with some wear present, along with shakiness to bottom clasp. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing.

A scarce early 18th Century Italian translation of the prominent work by Thomas Kempis, which was originally published anonymously in the Netherlands in the early 15th Century.

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