The Life Of Saint Dominic De Guzman, Founder Of The Order

The Life of Saint Dominic de Guzman, founder of the Order of the Friars Preachers, with the Abridged History of his first disciples. By the RP A Touron, religious of the same order. At Paris GiSSEY, rue de la vieille bouclerie, at the tree of Jesse. BORDELET, Rue St. Jacques, to St. Ignatius. SAVOYE, St. James Street, to Esperance. HENRY, rue de la Harpe, at the corner of the Place de la Sorbonne. DURAND, St. Jacques Street. To Saint Landry. MDCC XXXIX WITH APPROBATION AND PRIVILEGE OF KING In quarto 1739, Back and corners full calf, posterior binding. 775 pages. Some traces inside, but very healthy work. Red wet stamp at the bottom of the title page: Oratory library. Illegible bookplate on the same page. Dominique Nuñez de Guzman (Spanish Domingo Núñez de Guzmán), born about 1170 in Spain died August 6, 1221 in Bologna. He is a Catholic monk, priest, founder of the order of the Friars Preachers commonly called "Dominicans". Canonized by the Church in 1234, it is famous under the name of St. Dominic.