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<p>4to. (16), 123 pp, (3), (1) integral blank. With engraved portrait of Rita on title-page. First edition of the first biography of Rita da Cassia, the patron saint of impossible causes, abused wives, and heartbroken women. The victim of an abusive husband, Rita managed not only to convert her vicious spouse into an observant Catholic, but also to quell the blood feud which had been plaguing his family. Composed long before her beatification, the title-page nevertheless refers to her as already ‘blessed’. 18th C patterened boards with velum spine
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Cavallucci, Agostino</div>
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