BOOK EL CRITERIO DE JAIME BALMES. 1940

Description:
- The Criterion by Don Jaime Balmes. Complete works of Dr. Jaime Balmes presbyter. First Critical Edition arranged and annotated by P. Ignacio Casanovas, S. J. Volume XV (2nd edition). Balmes Library.
- The author, Jaime Balmes y Urpía (1810 - 1848) was a Spanish philosopher, theologian, apologist, sociologist and political treatise writer. Familiar with the doctrine of St. Thomas Aquinas, he did not belong to any particular school or current, and was described by Pius XII as the Prince of Modern Apologetics.
- The book contains no engravings. It deals with topics on thinking well, questions of existence, of possibility, logic in accordance with charity, etc.
Parts of Contents:
- Single volume. English copy, with complete text.
- White flyleaf. Title page. Title page. Legal page. Another title page. Another legal page. Bibliographic note. Prospectus. Contents.
Description of the book:
- Sewn binding of good execution, with unguillotined cuts from the First Half of the 20th Century.
- Text in single-colour black printing, very good ink, well centred and with good margins.
- Book printed on medium quality paper.
- Publisher's hard plastic covers.

Conservation and Damage:
- General Condition: Good.
- Sewn binding in good condition.
- Untrimmed cuts, with some soiling, and minimal rubbing.
- The tips are slightly deteriorated with light creases and folds.
- Some rust stains.
- The book has not suffered any external aggressions such as attacks by insects, rodents, etc.
- The book shows wear and tear typical of it's age.

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