Lot n° 1276

HEINSIUS, Daniel Rerum ad Sylvam-Ducis atque alibi in Belgio aut a Belgis anno MDXXIX gestarum historia. Cum privilegio. 1631 Elzevier, [12]-141(=143)-[23-1 bl.] pp. (marg. dampstaining) [bound with] GROTIUS, Hugo - Grollae obsidio cum annexis anni...

Estimation : 750 / 1000
Adjudication : Invendu
Description
1627. Amsterdam, G. Blaeu, 1629, 25-[2-1 bl.] pp., 2 works in 1 vol., folio, cont. overl. vellum, flat spine. Very good copy.
1. 1st ed. by D. Heinsius (1580-1655) on the siege and capture of 's-Hertogenbosch in 1629 by Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange. Engr. ills (complete) : nice allegorical title by Cornelis Cl. Duysend depicting the coat-of-arms of Frederik Henry and i.a. a splendid view of the vessels, 5 full-page and 5 double-page (2 folding) maps, plans and fortifications.  Ref. Haitsma Mulier/Vander Lem 215b. Willems 351. STCN. - 2. Grotius wrote this history of the siege and capture of Grol in 1628 by Frederick Henry, during his exile in France. Complete with 5 double-page (4 folding) maps, plans and fortifications. Engravings in de text. Printers device on t.-p. Ex-libris Bob Luza. Ref. STCN. 
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