ALVAREZ, LUDOVICO.

Sacrarum Literarum in Conimbricensi Collegio olim professoris; Ioseph Rachelis Filius Illustratus, Illustrissimo & Reverendissimo Domino, D.Ludovico de Souza.

Lyon, Laurentii Arnaud & Petri Borde, 1675.

Folio. In contemporary full calf with five raised bands and richly gilt spine. Wear to extremities. Corners bumped with some loss of leather. A few scratches and holes to boards. Title-page slightly browned and a few stains on first leaves. Two worm-tracts to outer margin of last leaves, not affecting text, otherwise internally nice and clean. (26), 600, (138) pp.

Rare first edition of Jesuit Alvarez’ religious commentary dedicated to Luís de Souza, a Portuguese monk and author. On his way to Malta he was captured at sea by pirates and taken prisoner to Argel, where he met Cervantes. A year later he was ransomed and landing on the coast of Aragon passed through Valencia, where he meet the poet Jaime Falcão.

Order-nr.: 61105