VAN METEREN, Emanuel Historien der Nederlanden en haar naburen oorlogen tot het iaar 1612. 1647Amsterdam,J.J. Schipper,folio, cont. blindst. calf over wood (expertly rebacked and repaired), bevelled edges, spine on 6 raised bands, metal clasps and...
Estimation :
400 / 500
Adjudication :
650 €
Description
catches, new endpapers, [6]-673-[11] ff. (single wormholes through 1st and last quires, marg. dampstaining at the end). Excellent copy.
Standard version (1st ed. 1614) of the monumental history of the 1st phase of the Dutch Revolt, written by the committed historian Van Meteren (1535-1612). Ill. with an engr. title with i.a. allegories of the 4 Continents and portraits of Maurice of Nassau and Van Meteren and 53 engravings by C. van Sichem (mostly full-page). Printed in gothic type in 2 cols.
Standard version (1st ed. 1614) of the monumental history of the 1st phase of the Dutch Revolt, written by the committed historian Van Meteren (1535-1612). Ill. with an engr. title with i.a. allegories of the 4 Continents and portraits of Maurice of Nassau and Van Meteren and 53 engravings by C. van Sichem (mostly full-page). Printed in gothic type in 2 cols.
