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[THEOLOGY]. DREXEL, Jeremias (1581–1638). Gazophylacium Chr...

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[THEOLOGY]. DREXEL, Jeremias (1581?1638).?Gazophylacium Christi Eleemosyna??Munich: Cornelius Leysser, 1637. 12mo (124 x 73 mm). Engraved pictorial title?page. Full contemporary spotted calf, spine in 5 compartments with raised bands, red leather lettering?piece gilt in second, others completely gilt, red speckled edges. Provenance: Bibliothek Gersau (booklabel). FIRST EDITION. Drexel entered the Jesuit order and in 1615 became court preacher to the Elector Maximilian I of Bavaria. His works are based on his sermons which he delivered at the Court church in Munich. RARE: no copies of this edition have appeared at auction. USTC 2048633.