Memoires de la Mere de Chaugy sur la Vie et les Vertus de Sainte Jeanne-Francoise de Chantal.
Le Mans: Fleuriot, Imprimeur-Libraire, 1845. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter calf with gilt spine lettering and marbled paper over boards. liv, (6pp), 535pp. Very good. Binding a tad rough, though leather is strong and gilting decent; endpapers (only) a bit age toned and faintly foxed, though otherwise internally tight, bright and near fine; small inkstamped monastery name/address on both pastedowns and title page verso and contemporary notation of same ("Monastery of the Visitation of Holy Mary of St. Louis") on front flyleaf. Item #45072
Tight and attractive second edition of this life of the French saint (1572-1641) whose spiritual mentor was fellow saint Francis de Sales and who founded the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary -- in one of whose convents this copy resided for about 175 years.
Price: $75.00