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Very rare Sulzbach ed. (Oberpfalz) of the German trsl. (1st Augsburg 1627) by the Benedictine Carolus
Stengel (1581-1663) of Herman Hugo's bestseller "Pia desideria" (1624). Engr. front.,
45 numb. (+ 1
unnumb.) full-page engr.
(outside collation). Pl. 20 shows Queen Elizabeth I of England as a symbol of
worldly vanity. Title in red and black. Libr. stamp and ticket.
Ref.
VD-17 12:103499W. Daly/Dimler (Jesuit
emblem) J. 731. De Backer/Sommervogel IV c. 516 nr. 6. Landwehr (German) 361. Not in Faber du Faur,
Paisey (BL London), BN Paris.
936
HUGO, Herman, S.J. -
Pia desideria [4th ed.]. Antwerp, H. Aertsens, 1645, [24]-190-[2] pp.
[bound with]
Regula S.P.N. Benedicti abbatis
a Gregorio Magno Rom. Pontifice confirmata.
Bamberg, J.E. Höffling, 1679, 140-[4] pp. (correction slip on title), 2 works in 1 vol., 24 mo, old
vellum, a.e.g. (cut very short shaving fore-edge margin of 2nd work, paper age-toned, occ.
staining). Good copy.
€ 200/300
1.
Line by line repr. of the 1636 ed. of one of the most popular religious emblem books. Engr. title,
46 engr.
emblems
. Entry on title crossed out. Name on A2r.
Ref.
Daly/Dimler (Jesuit emblem) J.641. STCV (1). De
Backer/Sommervogel IV c. 514 nr. 6. Landwehr 349. BCNI 9886.
2.
Apparently extr. rare ed. of the Rule of
St. Benedict. Engr. ill. of St Benedict on title.
Ref.
Not in VD-17, Paisey (BL London), BN Paris.
937
HUGO, Herman, S.J. -
Sentimens d'un chrétien touché d'un veritable amour de Dieu, tirez de
divers passages de l'Ecriture Sainte, et representez par quarante-six figures en taille-douce. Par
un Solitaire des Sept-Fonds [i.e. J.B. Drouet de Maupertuy], [adapted from the Latin, 2nd ed.].
Paris, R. Mazières, 1703, 8vo, cont. sheep (rubbed), richly gilt spine (head and tail def.), gilt
sides, 94 pp. (some minor spotting or staining, tear in H2). Good copy.
€ 120/160
Extr. rare adaptation of Hugo's (1588-1629) "Pia desideria" (1624) by Drouet de Maupertuy (1650-1730),
1st publ. 1702.
44 (of 46) full-page numb. engr.
by Landry (lacking Pls 1, 3). Name on title.
Ref.
Daly/Dimler (Jesuit emblem) J.706 (2 in BN Paris only). Not in De Backer/Sommervogel, BL London, Embl.
bks Leiden, Landwehr (Romanic), Praz.
Joined
:
Id.
- Idem [4th ed.]. Ibidem, 1713 (front. : Widow Mazieres, 1739!), 12mo, cont. sheep (rubbed,
corners def.), richly gilt spine (head defect.), marbled endpapers, red marker, [2]-92-[4] pp. (some spotting
and soiling, a few stains). Very good copy. Equally rare 4th ed. Engr. front. (from a later ed.),
45 (of 46)
full-page numb. engr.
(lacking Pl. 1). Old bookpl. (erased).
Ref.
Daly/Dimler J.708 (4). Not in De
Backer/Sommervogel, BL London, Embl. bks Leiden, Landwehr (Romanic), Praz. (2 vol.)
938
KARL, Elector Palatine of the Rhine -
Philothei symbola christiana quibus idea hominis
christiani exprimitur. Leiden, Widow J. van Gelder, 1682, 12mo, cont. vellum, flat spine, [22]-
310-[2] pp. (lacking engr. front. and E6-7 = pp. 107-110; cut short occ. shaving headline, paper
age-toned, somewhat dampstained at bottom).
€ 100/150
Emblem book by the Elector Palatine Karl (1651-1685). Engr. ill. on title,
99
(of 100)
numb. engr. emblems
(lacking emblem 36). The emblems are reduced copies after the 1st ed. (Frankfurt 1677).
Ref.
Landwehr 635.
(STCN 5, i.a. BL London). Embl. bks Leiden 402. Praz 454.
939
KAUFFMANN, Johann -
Philosophia cordis profano-sacra seu Passiones animae reluctantes,
una cum usu earundem. Cum figuris aeneis. Frankfurt a.M, for J.C. Wohler (at Ulm), 1715,
12mo, later vellum (sl. loosening), flat spine, [28]-234 pp. (paper age-toned and spotted, some
staining and traces of use). Good copy.
Cfr. ill.
€ 200/300
Very rare emblem book on the
heart
, ill. with
12 numb. engr. emblems
by
Joannes a Montelegre
. Title in
red & black.
Ref.
Praz 385 (erroneously calling for 16 plates - our copy matches with the "Bericht am
Buchbinder" on p. 234!). Not in Landwehr (German), Embl. bks Leiden, BL London etc.
940
LA RUE, Charles de, S.J. -
Emblemata regia. Paris, S. Mabre-Cramoisy, 1668, 4to, mod.
boards (soiled), flat spine, 12 pp. (cut short shaving fore-edge margin of A4, fore-edge margin sl.
dampstained). Good copy.
€ 200/250
Rare collection of French royal imprese by the Jesuit La Rue (1643-1725), later also publ. in his "Idyllia".
On B1v a French poem by P. Corneille with facing Lating trsl. by La Rue. Engr. mark on title,
3 engr.
emblems
.
Ref.
Daly/Dimler (Jesuit emblem) J.857. French embl. bks F.382. De Backer/Sommervogel VII c.
291 nr. 7. Landwehr (Romanic) 455. Praz 396.
941
LA RUE, Charles de, S.J. -
Idyllia [3rd enl. ed.]. Paris, S. Bernard, 1672, 12mo, mod. half
vellum, flat spine with gilt red label, marbled endpapers, red marker, 108 pp. (as usual lacking
engr. title; margins soiled and stained). Good copy.
€ 180/220
Enl. ed. of this victory celebration in praise of Louis XIV by the French Jesuit Ch. de La Rue (1643-1725),
1st publ. Rouen 1669. It is a collection of occasional poems, odes and imitations by various hands. Engr. ill.
on title, engr. head and tail pieces and
7 engr. emblems
by
L. Cossin
. Old ownership entries on title.
Ref.