DREXEL (Jeremias): Orbis Phaëthon Hoc est De Universis vitii - Lot 183

DREXEL (Jeremias): Orbis Phaëthon Hoc est De Universis vitiis linguae. Cologne, Cornelius von Egmondt, 1631. One volume. 5.5 by 10.5 cm. (12)-804-(10) pages. Full contemporary binding, nicely decorated smooth spine, red title page. Discrete old restoration on the spines, otherwise good condition of the binding. Third edition of this book of emblems on the Universal Vices of Language by Jesuit Father Jeremias Drexel (1581-1638). The original appeared in Munich in 1629. The illustration includes a title-frontispiece, 23 full-page engravings, one for each letter of the alphabet except J, U and W, and an in-text figure of the Virgin Mary. (complete) Attributed to Philippe SADELER. An astonishing work, with a high-quality illustration of emblems... When will we see the same work on the Universal Vices of Social Networks?