Jocorum atque seriorum, tum novorum, tum selectorum, atque imprimis memorabilium

A fairly rare new edition, following the original published in 1603 by Dyonisius Melander and considerably expanded by his son Otto Melander. Printer's device on title page.

Half black shagreen binding ca 1850. Spine with raised bands decorated with rolls on the bands and fillets. Date at foot. Title page yellowed.

Collection of anecdotes and amusing stories with 1749 entries; one will encounter many famous figures. This type of collection, originally derived from serious compilations of maxims and sentences from the Ancients, was very popular at the end of the 16th and beginning of the 17th century, some are frankly ribald and bawdy, others more serious and historical like that of Melander, but always oriented toward the amusement and entertainment of the reader.

Bookseller's label: Joseph Boudot Lamothe. 84, rue Bonaparte. 75006 Paris.