(LYDIUS, J.) - Den Roomschen Uylen-Spiegel. Getrocken uyt Verscheyden Oude Roomsch-Catholijcke Legende-boecken, Ende Andere Schrijvers. Vermakelijck, ende stichtelijck om te lesen voor alle Catholieke Hertekens. Met noodige Annotatien, en verklaringen hier en daer Verl

Dordrecht, Simon Onder De Linde. 1671, First Edition. Full-Vellum, Small 8-Vo. Book, Vermakelijck, ende stichtelijck om te lesen voor alle Catholijcke Hertekens. Met noodige annotatien / verklaringen hier en daar verlicht (48), 656, (24) pp Engraved front, a caricature; (a monk seeing his image as an owl in the mirror) and 5 full pp.engravings .5 Parts in 1 Vol. A popular Anti Roman Catholic Church.The author, Jacobus Lydius was a minister of the Church at Dordrecht, a learned scholar and friend of some famous men of his time, like Cats, Vossius, Sanderus, Van Beverwijck, etc. and he also kept up a learned correspondence with Anna Maria Schurman. A rare, complete, copy of the first edition.in full contemporary vellum .Waterstained, more serious at the opening, but still a very acceptable copy of a rare book. Good.