Batavia sacra, sive Res gestae apostolicorum virorum, qui fidem Bataviae primi intulerunt.

2 parts in 1 vol., folio: [38]-251-[1 bl.], [2]-536-[1 bl.] pp. (occ. browning).

Contemp. calf (sl. rubbed & soiled, corners bumped), gilt spine with 6 raised bands (sm. def. at head), sp. edges. Good copy.

First edition of this history of the Catholic Church in the Northern Netherlands by Hugo Van Heussen (1654-1719). Engr. ill.: front. by F. Van Bleyswijck, large dedic. coat of arms, 4 full-page portraits by R.A. Persijn and Theodor Matham and 74 pl. in text, showing saints, seated bishops, coats of arms, churches and abbeys. 1 folding leaf with an engr. plan of the Haarlem church. Title in red & black.
Ref. de le Court 203. - STCV.
Prov. Stamp on front. - Libr. label. - Engr. armorial bookpl.