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Rome.- [Valdes (Alfonso de)] The Sacke of Roome, first edition in English, 1590.

Rome.- [Valdes (Alfonso de)] The Sacke of Roome, Exsequuted by the Emperour Charles armie even at the Nativitie of this Spanish Kinge Philip, not ablie described in a Spanish Dialogue, with all the horrible accidents of this Sacke, and abhomin-able sinnes, superstitutions and diseases of that Cittie, etc., first edition in English, William Herbert's copy, mostly black letter, title with typographic decoration, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, title rather soiled with fore-margin chipped, not affecting text, neatly repaired tear to D1, last 3 ff. darkened and chipped at head, closely shaved at head, affecting a few headlines, spotting and occasional staining, notes in 19th century hand tipped onto front and rear endpapers, 18th century half calf, sympathetically rebacked, corners bumped, [STC 24569], by Abell Ieffes for Roger Ward, 1590. ⁂ Rare, ESTC lists 4 copies only. William Herbert edited Joseph Ames' Typographical Antiquities which includes a description of this book on p.1162. Provenance: William Herbert (1718-95; his ink ownership inscription and typical cypher on title); "B. B. W." (initialled note tipped in at rear).