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Pia Desideria: Tribus libris comprehensa. 1. Gemitus animae paenitentis: 2. Vota animae sanctae: 3. Suspiria animae amantis
by Hermano Hugone (Herman Hugo)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No DJ
- Seller
-
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Good hardcover. Text in Latin. Contemporary full calf over boards; raised bands with gilt stamped designs on spine. Clean covers and spine with some scuffing remain in good condition; leather remains supple; slight rubbing wear at fore corners; spine gilt largely chipped off; tightly bound; small owner stamp on title page; clean interior with occasional age darkening and few pages with darker stain - not obscuring text or affecting engravings. Full page engraved escutcheon with coat of arms following title page and 46 allegorical copperplate engravings after Boetius a Bolswert numbered 0-45. Woodcut tailpieces. 14 x 8 cm. [16], 416 p in 12. Signatures: *8 A-R12 S4. See, OCLC #64671408.
Details
- Bookseller
- Madden Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18764
- Title
- Pia Desideria: Tribus libris comprehensa. 1. Gemitus animae paenitentis: 2. Vota animae sanctae: 3. Suspiria animae amantis
- Author
- Hermano Hugone (Herman Hugo)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Antuerpiae (Antwerp): Lucam de Potter
- Date Published
- 1676
- Keywords
- EMBLEMS, BIBLICAL, JESUITS, CHRISTIANITY, ALLEGORY, COLLECTABLE, COLLECTIBLE, COPPERPLATE, ENGRAVINGS, BIBLE STUDY, BOETIUS BOLSWERT
Terms of Sale
Madden Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Madden Books
Biblio member since 2011
Brattleboro, Vermont
About Madden Books
I am a book collector and seller with many years experience. My particular areas of interest are politics, history, law, economics, labor and sociology. I also collect and sell Vermont and New England books, pamphlets, ephemera and magazines. I have a large selection of mysteries and detective books. I have general stock of literature, sciences, arts, world and regional politics & history.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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