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Cardianus, Hieronymus. Proxeneta, seu de prudentia civli liber; Recens in Lucem protractus vel e tenebris erutus.

With engr. title. (24), 767 pp. 16mo. Contemp. vellum. – Lugdunum Batavorum (Leiden), Officina Elzeviriana, 1627.

First edition. Posthumously published writings by the Italian Renaissance physician and philosopher Gerolamo Cardiano (1501–1576). Re-published by Elzevier in 1635 unter the title „Arcana politica“. – Willems 272. – Ties lacking. Defect to lower margin of front board affecting the margin first 24 unnumbered leaves. White upper and lower margins of engr. title cut off. – Best.-Nr. 23247