Junius, Hadrianus. Batavia. In qua praeter Gentis et insulae antiquitatem, originem, decora, mores, aliaque ad eam historiam pertinentia declaratur quae furit vetus Batavia. 10 Bl., 411 S. With woodcut printer stamp on the title. 21 x 15 cm. Parchment d. C. (V. cover with deposit, a little stained). Leiden, Plantin for Raphelengius, 1588. Adam's J 442. STC 110. Bigmore-Wyman I, 379. – First edition. Posthumously published work of the Dutch humanist and historian Hadrianus Junius (actually Adriaen de Jonghe; 1511-1575). The work is considered an important source for the history and topography of the Netherlands. In addition, Junius caused a special stir and quarrel with his assertion that the Haarlem monastery had already printed books with movable letters 10 years before Gutenberg. – A little tanned and water stained.