Apelles symbolicus exhibens seriem amplissimam symbolorum, [...].

2 vol., 8vo: [24]-898 [= 896], [10]-568 [= 552]-[28] pp.

Cont. sheep, gilt spines on 4 raised bands, brown leather title labels (rubbed, corners bumped, head & tails def.). Good copy.

First edition of this work divided into 25 "books" with devices (or mottos) devoted to a plethora of themes: heavenly bodies, zodiac signs, gods and men, the world of plants (herbs, trees, flowers, fruit...), animals (mammals, insects, birds, snakes, fish...), and minerals, letters of the alphabet, household or devotional objects, all kinds of instruments, etc. Engr. ills: frontisp. and 59 emblems (43, 16), derived from Menestrier's "Philosophia imaginum" (Amst. 1695). Woodcut mark on title. Ref. Landwehr 413. - Praz 385-386. - STCN. - BL. - Bn-Opale plus. Prov. Mod. label "M. Staelens, Onderpastoor te Meulebeke". - Old ms. note "non satis est volvisse semel" on front endpaper.