De bello Belgico decas prima first published Rome, 1632, and Decas secunda first published Rome, 1647; see Bib. Belgica. Dondini's Latin continuation first published Rome, 1673, with title Historia de rebus in Gallia, gestis ab Alexandro Farnesio Parmae et Placentiae ducae III, supremo Belgii praefecto; see Palau y Dulcet.

Each vol. has added etched t.p. signed by Romeyn de Hooghe after Juan de Ledesma, included in 1st sequence of paging for each vol. The double-page etched ill. are also by de Hooghe after Ledesma. Engraved ports. are unsigned. IHS at head of each title, with woodcut port. of Alessandro Farnese above imprint. Head-pieces, initials.

Paging, v. 1: [26], 502 [i.e. 498], [2] p. (last 2 blank), [6] single-leaf ports., [5] double-page ill. -- Vol. 2: [22], 586 [i.e. 588] p., [1] single-leaf port., [10] double-page ill. -- Vol. 3: [20], 403, [1] p. (the last blank), [1] single-leaf port., [6] double-leaf ill.

VD17 23:323530E, 23:323532V, 23:323534L

Bib. Belgica S 81 (1682 ed.)

Palau y Dulcet (2. ed.) 84358

Getty copy lacks one double-page ill. in v. 1 ("Admirable pasage delos Españoles a Celania"), and another in v. 2 ("Derrota del puente Farnese"). See Bib. Belgica.

Bound in 3 vols. in old sprinkled calfskin. Tooled in gilt, with Alessandro Farnese's arms at center of boards and PRIMERA[-TERCERA] DECADA on spines. Page edges sprinkled red.