Pedro de Cobarrubias | Remedio de jugadores, Salamanca, 1543

Pedro de Cobarrubias

Remedio de jugadores. Salamanca: Juan de Junta, 1543

4to (186 x 135 mm). Collation: a–k⁸ l¹⁰: 90 leaves, roman type, 33 lines plus headline, title-page with large woodcut device, woodcut initials, nineteenth-century tree calf, spine gilt-ruled with red morocco lettering piece, a few small wormholes to spine

Remedio de jugadores is a treatise on the evils of gambling, first published in Burgos in 1519. Cobarrubias explores the morality of various recreational activities, including hunting, dancing, and chess.

LITERATURE:

USTC 335883; CCPB000335605-1; Fidalgo, La imprenta en Salamanca (1501-1600), Madrid: Arcos Libros, 1994, no.252