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Augustine, Saint (354-430) Certaine Select Prayers Gathered out of S. Augustines Meditations; [bound with] S. Augustines Manuell. London: John Day, 1575. Octavo, second edition, every page illustrated with an ornate woodcut border depicting the memento mori, first title worn, toned, and mounted, old paper repairs, bound in full 18th century gold-tooled red morocco, rebacked, a.e.g., rebacked and recornered, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.
Estimate $800-1,000
A-S8, T4.
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