VALERE MAXIMI. Posthumous arms. Dictorum factorumque memorabilium libri IX. Annotationibus, in usum studiosae juventutis, instar commentarii, illustrati. Opera & industria Johannis Minellii. Rotterdam, Arnoud Leers, 1662, in-12, fawn-colored basane, spine ribbed, cloisonné and fleuronné, framed with simple gilt fillet on the boards, arms in the center, gilt edges (18th c. binding). First edition of this version, intended for use in colleges, which had a major influence on teaching. A copy bearing the coat of arms of Paul de Fortia de Piles de Baumes (1559-1621), governor of the Château d'If since 1598, with gilded arms pushed to the center of the boards. A good copy. (Slight damage to lower headpiece).