[Emblemata] Gomberville, (Marin Le Roy de). La doctrine des moeurs,

qui represente en cent tableaux, la difference des passions. Et enseigne la maniere de parvenir à la sagesse universelle. (Paris), A. Soubron, 1783. (16),412 p. W. 103 3/4-p. emblems, bound in 19th cent. red hmor., gilt and ribbed spine, t.e.g., sm. 8vo. Lvs Ll-Lliii dam./ torn and crudely rep. w. brown sellotape, offsetting to surrounding lvs, leaf Mmii dam. in lower outer blank corner (neatly restored). First half of the bookblock w. tiny wormhole, minimally affecting text and ills.; occas. minor other internal imperfections such as sm. tears; emblem 59 printed upside down. Landwehr, Romanic emblem books, 478; Praz 402.

Rare edition, apparently no copies in Dutch libraries. The first edition appeared in 1646 and was frequently reprinted.