(JESUITS) Tanner Mathias Societas Jesu usque ad sanguinis et

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(JESUITS.) Tanner, Mathias. Societas Jesu usque ad sanguinis et vitae profusionem militans in Europa, Africa, Asia, et America. Frontispiece plate, 4 full-page engravings preceding each chapter, more than 100 smaller engravings depicting specific martyrdoms. [16], 548, [4] pages. Folio, modern morocco; frontispiece and title page both worn and laid down, corners rounded, moderate edge wear, moderate foxing and dampstaining. Prague: Typis Universitatis Carolo-Ferdinandeae, 1675

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first edition. A lavishly illustrated biographical history of Jesuit martyrdom across the globe. Pages 433 to 548 are devoted to Jesuits in America, including Florida, Mexico, Canada, and South America. Borba de Moraes, page II:845 ("rare and classic work"); European Americana 675/164; Palau 327222; Sabin 94332.