VALTRINUS Joannes Antonius S.J. De re militari Veterum Romanorum libri septem. Koln, Birckmann for A. Mylius, 1597.

8vo (150x90mm), attractive contemporary brown calf with Jesuit device blindstamped in silver on upper cover, and the emblem of Our Lady impressed on gold on lower cover, thin blind fillets to frame the boards, a good copy (top and bottom of spine slightly worn, missing cloth ties on boards). Jesuit printer's device on title-page, pp. [14], 506, [24] of index, last 4 are orig. blanks]. Early acquisition note and library stamp on title-page.



First edition of this treatise on the Roman army in antiquity by the Italian Jesuit Valtrinus (1558-1601). VD16 V-343; De Backer/Sommervogel VIII c. 430 nr. 2; Cockle Military Books, n. 582; Adams V-222; BMC STC STC German (BL London) p. 884.