Lot n° 1270

De Leodiensi republica auctores praecipui (…) in quibus descriptae antiquitates, antistitum historia, [ed.] Marcus Zuerius Boxhornius. 1633 J. Janssonius, 24mo, old goldtooled crimson morocco , covers with gilt triple ruled border and central...

Estimation : 200 / 300
Adjudication : 220 €
Description
ornament, gilt spine on 4 raised bands (rubbed, tail def.), a.e.g., gilt inside dentelles, in slipcase, [8]-516 pp. Good copy.
 Rare ed. in the style of the Elzevier "Republics", containing a collection of texts on the topography and history of the Princebishopric of Liège (i.a. Hasselt, Stockem, Maaseik, Bilzen, Tongeren, Maastricht etc.), taken from the writings of L. Guicciardini, A. Ortelius, V. Andreas, J. Placentius, Ph. de Commines etc. Also issued with the Leiden imprint of I. Commelin. Engr. title. Collector’s ticket "Bibliotheca Renessiana". 
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