Sacrae Litaniae variae, cum brevi piaque quotidiana exercitatione. In gratiam Catholicorum. Editio postre[ma v]ariè aucta.

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Antwerp, Plantin Press (B. Moretus, Wid. J. Moretus, J. Meursius), 1626

24mo: 235-[5] pp. (sm. holes and note on title, lower corner D5 torn with loss of a letter, sm. tear M8).

Later re-used vellum, flat spine, mod. endpapers.

Extr. rare small-sized collection of prayers, psalms, litanies, a calendar and devotional exercises for private use, published at the request of Albert & Isabella. Sm. woodcuts: 1 on title and 18 in text within red orn. border (1 col.). 6 nice red woodcut endpieces (1 col.). Printed in red and black within ruled borders. In fine: indulgence, approbatio, privilege and B. Moretus 1626 colophon. STCV gives similar Moretus editions with date 1607, 1629, 1670 and 1697, but we couldn't find another copy of our edition.
Ref. Not in BCNI, Matagne (Namur), STCV, Anet, Limo, Opac KBR, BL, BnF, WorldCat, UniCat, USTC, ...
Prov. "Carolus Berbou" (contemp. ownership entry on verso title).