Engraved title page, and 103 engraved emblems, of which 101 are sequentially numbered. [24], 795, [5] pp. 1 vols. 12mo
1650 · Coloniae [i.e., Cologne]
by Saavedra-Faxardo, Didaco
Coloniae [i.e., Cologne]: Apud Constantinum Munich, 1650. Engraved title page, and 103 engraved emblems, of which 101 are sequentially numbered. [24], 795, [5] pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary calf, red leather spine label. BEAUTIFUL copy, text and emblems immaculate and crisp. Engraved title page, and 103 engraved emblems, of which 101 are sequentially numbered. [24], 795, [5] pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Fine copy of this little series of discourses on how to conduct oneself as a Christian ruler, originally intended for the Spanish infante, Baltasar, son of King Philip IV. Each new chapter is introduced by a symbolic engraving in the form of a coat of arms, with (truncated)