Author: 'Door I. V. V.' [van den Vondel, Joost. 1587 - 1679]
Title: ALTAER - GEHEIMENISSEN Ontvouwen in drie Boecken
Description: Te Keulen: In de Nieuwe Druckerye, 1645. 1st edition. Early full vellum binding, with illuminated mss scraps used in binding structure [visible in hinge area]. 168 pp. Printer's device to t.p. Full-page copper-engraved plate bound-in after A1. 4to: A - X^4. 7-13/16" x 5-3/4". Edge rash to first few leaves. Stain to lower portion of text block, along gutter, to varing degrees, throughout volume. A VG - VG+ copy. "Joost van den Vondel was a Dutch writer and playwright, who is considered the most prominent Dutch poet and playwright of the 17th century. His plays from that period that are still the most frequently performed, and his epic Joannes de Boetgezant (1662), on the life of John the Baptist, has been called the greatest Dutch epic." [Wiki]. Per the British Library, "The imprint is false; probably printed by Dominicus van der Stichel and published by Abraham de Wees, Amsterdam.".

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