P. Clement GALANO, Conciliationis ecclesiae - Lot 188

P. Clement GALANO, Conciliationis ecclesiae Armenae cum Romana ex ipsis Armenorum patrum et doctorum testimoniis. In duas partes ; historialem & controversialem divisae. Rome, Sacred Congregation of Propaganda Fide, 2 volumes (volume 1: 1658; volume 2: 1661). In-folio. Bilingual Latin-Armenian edition. Volume 1: (54), 1 blank page, 531 pages. Bound in contemporary vellum with handwritten title on spine. Volume 2: (1) (48), 771, (1) pages. Bound in cold-stamped calf with handwritten title page. False title, title page and first 2 ff. of dedication of vol. 2 repeated at the end of the preliminary text. The set includes the first quire of vol. 1 missing from part II. Imperfect copy; first part missing (including title page). Some tears and defects in the paper. Occasional heavy browning due to the quality of the paper; a few brown and finger stains; vol. 2 also shows damp stains on inner margins. Covers damaged; front hinge of vol. 1 beginning to split, calf binding of vol. 2 rubbed.