MARY OF THE INCARNATION. LETTERS OF THE VENERABLE MOTHER MAR - Lot 134

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MARY OF THE INCARNATION. LETTERS OF THE VENERABLE MOTHER MAR - Lot 134
MARY OF THE INCARNATION. LETTERS OF THE VENERABLE MOTHER MARY OF THE INCARNATION, first superior of the Ursulines of New France. Paris, by Louis Billaine, 1681. In-4° of [10]-675-[1] pages, brown calf, spine with ornate nerves (period binding). First edition of this epistolary collection divided in 2 parts, including the historical one which offers precious information on the history of Canada in the 17th century. Marie Guyart, ursuline, in religion Marie de L'Incarnation (1599-1672), was the first French missionary in Canada, where she founded the first convent of female education. Damage to the binding, wear, one cap damaged. Gallery in the bottom margin of a few leaves, the portrait missing as often (Gagnon, II, 1045).
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