Online auction - Lot 136
[Dutch Revolt]
Annales et histoires des troubles du Pays-Bas.
Amsterdam, J. Blaeu, 1662
Starting bid: €
100
€ 120 / 180
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Folio: [12]-676-[17] pp. (some min. spotting).
Contemp. calf, gilt-orn. spine with raised bands and a label, spr. edges (worn).
French translation of Grotius' major historical work. The work deals with the crucial years 1559-1609 of the Dutch Revolt. Title with woodcut printer's mark and a glued flyer mentioning "Avec Privileges pour quinze ans, de la Sacrée Majesté Impériale, du Roy Tres-Chrestien, des Estats de la Belgique Conférée, & de la Hollande & West-Frise".
ref. Ter Meulen/Diermanse 746. - STCN. - BnF.
Prov. Entry cut on title (upper margin)?