Aquinas, Thomas, Saint: (Nicolai, Jean; Drioux, Claude Joseph; Billuart, Charles René; Sylvius, Franciscus, eds.:)
Summa Theologica Diligenter Emendata Nicolai, Sylvii, Billuart Et C.J. Drioux Notis Ornata.
Parisiis [Paris]: Apud Bloud et Barral, [1890]. 16th edition. 8 vols. 8vo., pp. [vi], xviii, 578; [iv], 635, [i]; [iv], 608; [iv], 660; [iv], 659, [i]; [iv], xxvi, 639, [i]; [iv], 735, [i]; [iv], 180, cccclxxviii. Vignette of St Thomas Aquinas and his books to each title. Occasional MS lines, dashed to margins etc. Toned, vol.8 creased at fore-edge pp.81-100. Half vellum, two red morocco labels to each spine (title and small 'Parisiis' label at tail), red cloth boards, all edges red, marbled endpapers. Spines a little darkened, some labels chipped, '230' in modern ink to each vol., occasional marks to boards. Vols.3-5 with some watery staining to boards, the cloth lifting a little on vol.4. Still a very good set. Tiny Blackwell's label to front pastedown vol. I; ink stamp to plain endpaper of each vol. Maynard Smith and Outram Smith Library; MS inscription of Maynard Smith dated Dec. 27th '97 to plain endpaper vols. 1-4 and 7-8. Nocolai (b.1594), a French Dominican theologian, joined the Dominican Order at sixteen, and spent the the majority of his life studying the works of Thomas Aquinas.

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