[Emblems]. VERRIEN (Nicolas). Recueil d'emblèmes, devises médailles et figures hiéroglyphiques... avec leurs explications... A Paris, chez C. Jombert, 1724. 3 parts in one volume in-8, period marbled fawn basane, 5-ribbed spine, fawn title page, gilded fillets, gilt, cold roulette on the edges (lower spine split, cover splice on lower cover, corners dull, spine split, head cap missing, rare foxing). New edition of this important compendium featuring a very large number of emblems depicted, accompanied by mottoes and explanations, a profusion of identified monograms, and models of external ornaments for coats of arms. It is divided into three parts: 1. Latin, Spanish and Italian emblems and mottoes. Frontispiece portrait of Nicolas Verrien engraved by Edelinck after Jouvenay, dated 1685, [2] f. (printed general title and engraved title), p. 1-62 of text and p. 1-62 of plates. - 2 Livre curieux et utile pour les sçavans et artistes... [2] engraved f. (title, dedication), 16 p. (text), [1] engraved half-title ("Alphabet"), 153 p. of engraved figures, 24 p. impr. (table). - 3. supports and crests for ornaments... [1] f. (engraved title), 17 p. engraved. (Cohen, 1010-1011).