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JOOSTENS, PASQUIER (D. 1590?). PASCASII JUSTI DE ALEA LIBRI DUO...Amsterdam: Ludovic Elzevir, 1642. Elaborate silver binding, possibly Dutch, unmarked, all pierced and chased with strapwork issuing foliage and rococo ornaments, central devices of both a woman and child, single clasp with strapwork, all edges gilt, gilt–stenciled endsheets. Presentation folding box with recessed silk–lining. Engraved title page by C.V. Dalen bearing the image of gamblers at a table with chips, dice, and cards strewn about. 32mo in sixes. First published in 1561 in Basel by Oporinus. OCLC 16904730. A rare anti-gambling book in Latin, apparently the first to call gambling a disease.