CARDIM, Antonio Francisco. Fasciculus e Iapponicus floribus, suo adhuc madentibus sanguine, Rome: Heirs of Corbelletti, 1646, 3 parts in one volume, 4°, 86 engraved plates only of Jesuit martyrs, woodcut head- and tailpieces (lacking one plate and the map of Japan, clean tear to title, neat repair to outer margin of plate 7, lower inner gutter of circa first 20 leaves wormed, occasional marginal staining), contemporary mottled sheep, gilt decorated spine (a few wormholes to head and tail of spine).

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CARDIM, Antonio Francisco. Fasciculus e Iapponicus floribus, suo adhuc madentibus sanguine, Rome: Heirs of Corbelletti, 1646, 3 parts in one volume, 4°, 86 engraved plates only of Jesuit martyrs, woodcut head- and tailpieces (lacking one plate and the map of Japan, clean tear to title, neat repair to outer margin of plate 7, lower inner gutter of circa first 20 leaves wormed, occasional marginal staining), contemporary mottled sheep, gilt decorated spine (a few wormholes to head and tail of spine).
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Po. Cardozo, signature to verso of title; Library of the Convent of Discalced Augustinians at Monte Olivete, armorial stamps to title and B4 and inscription to title.

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