[KNIGHTS OF MALTA] Statuta ordinis domus hospitalis Hierusalem. Rome: Blado, 1556. Scarce and sought-after edition of the statutes of the Order of Malta in a fine contemporary armorial binding. 8vo, (147 x 99mm). Large figured initials, engraved allegorical motto at end of volume by Grand Master Claude de la Sengle (missing frontispiece). Contemporary Roman leather binding richly decorated with the arms of the Order of Malta and a noble family (arms worn, six pallants can be glimpsed). (1)