Live auction - Lot 997
[Dutch literature]
Werken, ten deele nooit te vooren gedrukt.
Amsterdam, J. Lescaille, 1671
€ 150 / 200
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Lot description
Folio: [36]-187-[5]-35-[5]-170-[2]-184-308 pp. (some spotting throughout, min. browning, clear stain at top quires k-t, min. marg. soiling).
Cont. sheep, spine on 6 raised bands, remains of ties (rubbed, joints starting to split, def. at head & tail). Good copy.
First edition of the collected works of the major Dutch Renaissance poet P.C. Hooft (1581-1647). Engr. ills: engr. title by A. Bloteling after G. de Lairesse, portr. of Henry IV and 30 nice emblems. Ref. Landwehr 323. - Leendertz, Hooft 1. - STCN (i.a. BL).