Les Oeuvres – Thérèse d’Avila – 1667 | Way of Perfection & Interior Castle

Les Oeuvres de la sainte mère Thérèse de Jesus is a 1667 edition of the works of Teresa de Avila, famed Carmelite mystic nun. This edition includes the essential works of the Spanish mystic including her biography Life of Saint Teresa”, as well as her most famous work Way of Perfection. While the title page of this edition suggests “tome premier”, no further volume has been identified.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Les Oeuvres de la sainte mère Thérèse de Jesus
• Author(s): Thérèse d’Avila
• Publisher: Paris, Chez Frederic Leonard
• Edition: Second edition. 1667
  • (marked “Tome Premier,” no further volume traced)
• Format: (4to), single volume
• Binding: Full leather
• Size:  9.25in x 7in (23.5 cm x 17.8 cm)
• Collation: [44], 735, [25] pp
• Illustrations: Engraved title page
• Contents Include:
  • La Vie de Sainte Thérèse
  • Les Fondations
  • Les Sept Méditations
  • Le Chemin de la Perfection
  • Les Conceptions de l’Amour de Dieu
  • Le Château Intérieur
• Provenance: bookplate – Guill. Nic. Davolle, presbyteri

Condition:

Good. Full leather binding shows surface wear at hinges and corners. The structure remains solid with a secure text block. Includes an engraved title page. Interior pages present well with age-typical toning and no major defects.

Why Collect This?

• 1667 printing of foundational Carmelite texts
• Engraved, original title page retained
• Suited for collections of devotional or mysticism literature

Item Number: #29022