De bello Belgico decas prima [- decas secunda].

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2 vol., 12mo.

2 different editions: 1. Decas prima [...]. Editio novissima, emendatior & accuratior. Rome, H. Scheus, 1653. [8]-520-[128] pp. (sm. wormtrack in text of quires R-Aa). Contemp. overl. vellum. Engr. ill.: the famous folding Leo Belgicus map (cuv. 18,5 x 13,5 cm), front. and 13 full-page portraits. - 2. Decas secunda [...]. Editio passim correctior, praecipue in indice, qui in Romana, aliisque, mendis scatet. Rome, Heirs Fr. Corbelletti, 1648. [12]-637-[77] pp. 19th-c. binding. Engr. ill.: 6 full-page portraits. Without the Leo Belgicus map. Title in red and black.
Ref. BB V:253-256:S-40 & S-46. - DBS VII:1609-10:10. - Van der Heijden 12.1c.
Prov. Ms. entry on flyleaf (vol. I) or title (vol. II).