first edition Engraved title-page vignette of the Tower of Babel, 10 half-page engravings in text, coat of arms after p. 338. [xxiv], 338, [14
1605 · Antwerp
by [Verstegen, Richard, pseud. Richard ROWLAND]
Antwerp: Robert Burney and to be sold at London in Paules-Churchyeard, by John Norton and John Bill, 1605. First edition. Engraved title-page vignette of the Tower of Babel, 10 half-page engravings in text, coat of arms after p. 338. [xxiv], 338, [14] pp. 8vo. Nineteenth-century calf and boards by John Jones, Liverpool, with his label and Liverpool Library bookplate. Rebacked, preserving spine, covers worn, title-page and final leaf backed with linen, three letters on title supplied in pen facsimile, foxing throughout, first two gatherings detached. First edition. Engraved title-page vignette of the Tower of Babel, 10 half-page engravings in text, coat of arms after p. 338. [xxiv], 338, [14] pp. 8vo. FIRST PRINTING IN ENGLISH OF THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN. Includes the first printing in English of the Pied Piper of Hamelin on pages 85-88. STC 21361; ESTC S116255
(Inventory #: 263577)