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Pamphlets of Marnix van St. Aldegeonde in the heat of the fire
RARE PLANTIN EDITION- Marnix van Sint-Aldegonde, Filips. Response a vn petit livret n'agveres pvblié, et intitulé Declaration de l'intention du Seigr. Don Iehan d'Austrice. Anvers, De L'Imprimerie de Christophle Plantin, 1578. 4to. 41, [1] p. {A-E4, F1}.
With a woodcut Printer's mark (Van Havre 21). -BOUND UP WITH: Discours / sommier des ivstes / cavses et raisons qui ont / contrainct les estats generavlx / de païs bas de pourveoir a leur deffence contre / le Seigneur Don Iehan d'Autrice: / aucq plusieurs lettres missives interceptes -WITH: S'ensuivent les lettres / interceptes, et autres adiovstees de novveav en ceste edition.
Anvers, Guillaume Sylvius [Chistophle Plantin and Gillis van den Rade?], 1577. 4to (195 x 137 mm). 120, [2]; 95, [1] p. {A-B4, [C&D4 MISSING!], E-N4, O6, P4; [A - M4].
19th century molled brown half sheep. Flat spine with red label and simply gold tooled. Marbled paper on the boards.
-Ad 2: One of the most important pamphlets from the crucial phase of the Dutch Revolt, in all probability written by Marnix de Ste Aldegonde. This is the 3rd French ed. It defends the position of the States General, and of William of Orange, against Don Juan, Archduke of Austria. The 2nd text, in Spanish and French, gives additional arguments for the revolutionary party. The printing is now ascribed to C. Plantin and Gillis van den Rade, with Willem Silvius acting as publisher of the anti-Spanish factions.

-Ad 1: STCV 2 ex (BL en KB Den Haag); ANET 2x (2 ex. H. Consciencebibl. Antw.).

-Literature: Ad2: Cockx-Indestege, E. Belgica typographica 926; USTC 4078; -Ad1: Voet, L. Plantin Press (1555-1589) 1883 (copies: UBvu, KBR, KB, BL); USTC 4172

-Condition: The first work lacks gathering C-D, p. 15-30; The second work lacks F2, blank; Wormhole though the whole book, some pages of the first work with loss of some letters.


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