[MARIE de la PASSION]. Truth and Charity. A glimpse into the - Lot 651

[MARIE de la PASSION]. Truth and Charity. A glimpse into the mission of the Very Reverend Mother Marie de la Passion, foundress of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. No place, name or date [Imprimatur dated 1905]. In-8°, 60, [1] pp. Engraved frontispiece and one full-page illustration in text. Garnet morocco, spine with 5 faux-nerfs decorated with gilt fillets and roulette, gilt title, covers richly framed in 18th-century style, gilt on upper cover and cold on lower cover, gilt roulette on covers, gilt edges. A fine copy printed on strong paper, probably as a tribute to Marie de la Passion (1839-1904). Her biography is followed by an interesting Statistique de l'Institut de l'Ordre dans le monde à la mort de sa fondatrice. Minor rubbing to binding, some foxing.