Histoire de la guerre des Païs-Bas. Traduite par P. Du Ryer. Nouvelle édition [- Supplément à l'histoire des guerres civiles de Flandre sous Philippe II, du père Strada, et d'autres auteurs].

6 (4 + 2 suppl.) vol., 8vo: [30]-381-[35], [26]-428-[40], [22]-425-[47], [22]-481-[31] pp. + [2]-vi-[12]-310 pp., [22]-pp. 265/560.

Contemp. mottl. calf (corners rubbed), richly gilt spines with 5 raised bands (joints rubbed, sm. def. at heads & tails, some repairs), red leather title labels, marbl. endpapers, red edges. Good set.

Edition of the famous Catholic version of the Dutch Revolt by the Italian Jesuit F. Strada (1572-1649), in a French trsl. by P. Du Ryer (1605-1658), followed by the supplement. Engr. ill. (complete): 4 frontisp. showing 3 portraits, 8 maps (i.a. the Low Countries, France, Spain, Poland, England), 13 full-page portraits and 25 folding plates depicting nice panoramic city views (Den Bosch, Bruges, Ypres, Leuven, Ghent, Antwerp, Brussels), and views of famous battles and historical scenes (i.a. the pillage of Antwerp cathedral, the Farnese bridge, the courageous Kenau defending the city of Haarlem, the battle of Gembloux, the taking of Oudenaarde and Maastricht); and in the supplement 2 front. portraits and 2 full-page portraits of the Dukes of Egmont and Hoorne by P.-J. Bouttats. According to B.B., this suppl. is printed by P. Foppens in Brussels. Woodcut ornaments on titles. Titles of suppl. in red & black.
Ref. B.B. V:270-271:S-70 and V:283-284:S-84 (suppl.). - DBS VII:1616:10. - STCV. - STCN (suppl.).
Prov. P.A. Flament, ex Peruwelz (bookpl.). - Libr. stamp.