2130 - (Guicciardini, L.

(Guicciardini, L. Description de tout le Païs Bas. Antwerp, W. Silvius 1567). Large 4°. Late. Leather binding with gilt lettering. Adams G 1537. First French edition. — Classic description of the Netherlands. — Incomplete. The first 2 leaves (including the title page) are missing, and all maps and woodcut illustrations, along with the accompanying text, have been removed. - First extant leaf mounted (minor loss of lettering), uniformly browned, partly stained and with water stains along the margins; some leaves loose or coming loose. - ╔Included: Ploeg, P. v. d.╗ Godvruchtige Oefeningen ter eere der HH. XIX Martelaren van Gorkum. History, Novenas, Prayers, and Hymns. 4th expanded ed. Leiden, van Leeuwen 1878. XI, 218 pp., 3 leaves. Contemporary leather binding with gilt lettering and library label on the cover. (Worn.) - Rare edition of this work on the 19 Martyrs of Gorkum. - In 1572, following the conquest of the city by the Dutch, the Catholic clergy refused to convert to the new Protestant faith and were hanged. - Title page with corner damage and stain on the reverse. Frontispiece glued to the inside cover.