Melanchthon, Philipp. Selectarum declamationum, quas conscripsit, et partim ipse in Schola Vvitebergensi recitavit, partim alijs recitandas exhibuit. Tomus quartus. 4 Bl., 844 pp., 17 Bl. With woodcut title vignette. 16 x 10 cm. Blind embossed pork leather band (somewhat flaky and rubbed; without the brass clasps). Strasbourg, Samuel Emmel, 1566. VD16 M 3574. – Einzelband der Straßburger Sammlung der Reden Melanchthon, published by Kaspar Peucer (1525-1597). – Slightly flaky and moist, initially also with some annotations. A well-preserved specimen of a historical school biliothek with corresponding hs. Possession entry on the interior mirror. The cover dates from "1568" and with the Eignerinitials "IGR", the lid each with an allegorical representation of the Judith with the head of the holofernes.