Pia desideria, emblematis, elegiis & affectibus sanctissimorum patrum illustrata [...].

24mo: [30]-456-[2] pp. (toned, soiled, dampstained throughout, fore-edge margin of a few ff. frayed).

Contemp. overl. vellum, spine titled in ink. In all a good complete copy.

First ed. illustrated with woodcuts of the immensely popular "Pia desideria" of the Flemish Jesuit Hugo (1588-1629). 46 full-page woodcut emblems by Christoffel van Sichem (1581-1658), numbered 0-45. Woodcut arms of Urbanus VIII.
Ref. Daly/Dimler (Jes. embl.) J.631. - Landwehr (Low Countries) 346. - DBS IV:513:6.
Joined: 1. Ibid. - Antwerp, H. Aertsens for B. a Bolswert, 1624. 8vo: [32]-412-[3-1 bl.] pp. Contemp. overl. vellum, flat spine, red edges (15 pl. loose). Original ed. 37 (of 45) engr. by Boetius a Bolswert (missing 8 pl.: 5, 17-18, 20, 23, 25, 29, 38). Ref. Daly/Dimler (Jes. embl.) J.628. - Landwehr 345. - DBS IV:513:60. - 2. [Leuven, Ludovicus van] - Amoris divini et humani antipathia sive Effectus varii, e variis sacrae scripturae locis deprompti. Les effects divers de l’amour divin et humain richement exprimez par petits emblemes. [...]. Antwerp, G. Wolsschaten for M. Snyders, 1629. 8vo: [16]-167 [= 169]-[6-1 bl.] pp. (engr. title missing, cut short at top shaving page numerals, toned, some soiling). Contemp. overl. vellum. 2nd enl. ed., with additional Spanish texts, of a nice religious emblem book contrasting divine and human love. Engr. coat of arms and 90 emblematical engr. (outside collation). Ref. Landwehr (LC) 37. - Peeters-Fontainas 47. - BCNI 8037. - STCV. Prov. Andrew Barnard (ownership entry and presentation inscription). (3 vol.)