Agreda, Sor Mari a de Jesus (1602-1665); Jimenez Samaniego, Jose (1621-1692); Mendo, Andres (1608-1684).
Mystica Ciudad de Dios: Milagro de Su Omnipotencia, Y Abismo de la Gracia... Primera Parte. [Together with]: Prologo Galeato. Relacion de la Vida de la Venerable Madre Sor Maria de Jesus, Escritora de Esta Obra. [Together with]: Notas a Esta Primera Parte de la Historia de la Vida de la Madre de Dios Escrita Por Sor Maria de Jesus... / Hisolas El Padre Fray Ioseph Ximenez Samaniego. (3 Works in One Volume As Published).
Lisboa: En la Emprenta [sic] de Miguel Manescal .. y a su costa impressos, 1684. 1684. Lisboa: En la Emprenta [sic] de Miguel Manescal .. y a su costa impressos, 1684. 1684. Fair. - Quarto, 11-1/4 inches high by 7-1/2 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in limp vellum. The vellum covers are substantially creased, soiled and chipped. [324] unnumbered pages, followed by pages 1-383; 1-108, 121-153, 156-160, with printed marginal notes. Illustrated with 7 headpieces, 5 tailpieces, 2 floral initials and 7 historiated initials mainly depicting the "City of God". Pages 154/155 and 325/334 are skipped in the numbering without loss. The first leaf of the "PROLOGO GALEATO" has a tear with minor loss and a tear in signature s2 has minimal loss. Pages 291/2 have an early tape repair without loss. The third part of the volume, "NOTAS A ESTA PRIMERA PARTE", lacks two signatures, j & k, consisting of pages 109-120. The last page of the volume is mutilated with loss at the ends of 5 lines of text. If the book had an engraved frontispiece it is lacking here. The corners and edges of the first title and first couple of pages are creased & chipped. There are some occasional stains throughout and a very few early annotarions penned in ink. A rare early edition of Part 1 of this work which was first published in 1670 in 3 Parts. With a dedication signed by the printer Miguel Manescal and aprobaciones signed by Andres Mendo and Fray Joseph Ximenez Samaniego. Full Title: Mystica ciudad de Dios milagro de su omnipotencia, y abisimo de la Gracia. Historia divina, y vida de la Virgen Madre de Dios, Reyna, y Senora nuestra Maria Santissima, Restauradora de la culpa de Eva, y Medianera de la Gracia. Ofrecida al muy ilustre senor Garcia de Melo, del consejo de SV Magestad, Montero-mayor der Reyno, &c. Manifestada en estos ultimos siglos por la misma senora a su esclava Soror Maria de Jesus, abadesa de el convento de la Immaculada Concepcion, de la Villa de Agreda, de la Provincia de Burgos, de la Regular Observancia de nuestro Seraphico Padre S. Francisco, para nueva luz de el mundo, alegria de la Iglesia Catolica, y confianca de los mortales. The text is in Spanish. Fair .

Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Professional sellerBook number: 99919
USD 500.00 [Appr.: EURO 428 | £UK 371.25 | JP¥ 73875]
Keywords: RELIGION; SOR MARIA DE JESUS; JOSE JIMENEZ SAMANIEGO; ANDRES MENDO; MIGUEL MANESCAL; MYSTICA CIUDAD DE DIOS: MILAGRO DE SU OMNIPOTENCIA, Y ABISMO DE LA GRACIA; PROLOGO GALEATO. RELACION DE LA VIDA DE LA VENERABLE MADRE SOR MARIA DE JESUS, ESCRITORA DE EST