[Rarebooks] FS: Palengenius' "Zodiacus Vitae..." Paris: 1580

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Palingenius, Marcellus. ZODIACUS VITAE, Hoc Est. DeHominis Vita Studio, ac Moribus Optime Instituendis, Libri XII... Paris:Hieronymum de Marnef & Viduam Gulielmi Cavellat. 1580. 16mo. 366,(78)pp.Index. Woodcut device on title. Cont. full red morocco, gilt spines &borders. A.e.g. On the lower portion of the title and the final 2 leaves ofindex is an old oval blind stamp of the "Theological School ofConnecticut," lightly impressed. Small paper label on spine.         $750.00(trade discount allowed)
Thecolophon states that this edition was printed by Carolus Rogerius. Thisextremely popular work in the 16th and 17th centuries waswritten by Pietro Angelo Manzolli who used the pseudonym Palingenius.
 
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