Neederlandsche histoorien [...].

HOOFT, Pieter Cornelisz

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Amsterdam, L. Elzevier, 1642

Folio: [42 incl. engr. title]-899 [= 903] pp. (2 sm. tears in f. 5*2, 2H2-3 bound twice, occ. spotting).

Contemp. overl. vellum, ink-titled flat spine (head of spine sl. soiled, front. joint starting to split).

First edition of this historical overview of the Netherlands from the abdication of Charles V (1555) until the death of William the Silent (1584). Ill. with a detailed engr. title by Theodore Matham after Joachim Sandrart.
Ref. Leendertz 123. - Rahir 976. - Willems 986. - Berghman 1831. - STCN.
Prov. W. Moll. (old ms. entry).