Pia desideria libris iii. ad Urbanum VIII.

HUGO, Herman, S.J.

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Antwerp, H. Aertssens, 1632 (col.: 1631)

8vo: [32]-442-[4-2 bl.] pp. (toned).

19th-c. gold-tooled dark morocco, covers with gilt ruled ornamental border, gilt flat spine, gilt sides, gilt inside dentelles, a.e.g., marbled endpapers, silk marker. Good copy.

6th ed. of the popular "Pia desideria" of the Flemish Jesuit Hugo (1588-1629). Engr. title, engr. arms of dedicatee (Urbanus VIII), 46 engr. emblems, numbered 0-45.
Ref. Daly/Dimler (Jes. embl.) J.636. - Landwehr (Low Countries) 347.
Prov. Three 19th-c. bookpl.