628 - CEPEDA Y AHUMADA, TERESA DE (SAINT TERESA OF JESUS)

CEPEDA Y AHUMADA, TERESA DE (SAINT TERESA OF JESUS) "THE BOOKS OF MOTHER TERESA OF JESUS—Foundress of the monasteries of Discalced Carmelite nuns and friars of the first rule" 4 pp. (including engraved portrait) + 396 pp. Followed by “Book CALLED THE WAY OF PERFECTION, written for her nuns by Mother Teresa of Jesus, Foundress of the Discalced Carmelite monasteries, at their request” 4 pp. + 192 pp. Followed by: “A book titled *The Interior Castle* or *The Mansions*, written by Mother Teresa of Jesus, Foundress of the Discalced Carmelites, for them,” 218 pp. All published in Salamanca: Guillelmo Foquel, 1589. 8vo, parchment back cover with gilt threads on the front and spine, calligraphy on the spine. E.g., cleaned and with some minor restoration, very well preserved. A rare work on the market; only 7 copies are listed in the CCPBE.