Crucifixion.- Lipsius (Justus) De cruce libri tres, collation: A-I⁸, engraved printer's device to title, engraved illustrations in text, woodcut decorative initials and tail-pieces, 2 final privilege ff., some ink underlining, Antwerp, Widow of Plantin and Johannes Moretus, 1595 bound with Lipsius (Justus) Adversus dialogistam liber de una religione. In quo tria capita libri quarti politicorum explicantur, collation: A-E⁸, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, final 'Ad lectorem' f., occasional ink underlining, Frankfurt, Johann Wechel & Peter Fischer, 1591 and Coornhert (Dirk Volkertszoon) Defensio processus de non occidendis haereticis, contra tria capita libri IIII politicorum I. Lipsi. Eiusque libri adversus dialogistam confutatio, collation: A-F⁸ G², woodcut decorative initial, small mostly marginal wormholes, last 4 ff. with worm trace at head, affecting small part of headlines, and the odd letter of text, but without loss of sense, Hanau, Wilhelm Antonius, 1593, together 3 works in 1 vol., endpapers wormed, some spotting or staining, lightly browned, contemporary blind-ruled limp vellum, lightly stained, 8vo (175 x 105mm.)

⁂ I: A study of crucifixion in antiquity. II: Lipsius' rebuttal to criticism of his 'Liber de una religione'. III: Coornhert's criticism of Lipsius' 'Politicorum'.

Literature: I: Adams L778. II: VD 16 L 1985 III: Adams C2597; VD 16 C 4993.