Live auction - Lot 772
[Dutch Revolt]
Histoire de la guerre des Païs-Bas. Traduite par P. Du Ryer. Nouvelle édition.
Brussels, S. t'Serstevens, 1727
Hammer price: €
220
€ 200 / 300
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Lot description
4 vol., 8vo (n.c., browning, some foxing or soiling).
Contemp. calf, gilt orn. spines with raised bands and labels (torn).
Edition of the famous Catholic version of the Dutch Revolt by the Italian Jesuit F. Strada (1572-1649), in a French translation by P. Du Ryer (1605-1658). Engr. illustrations: 4 front. showing 3 portraits, 8 maps, 11 full-page portraits and 20 folding plates depicting panoramical views and historical scenes. Woodcut ornaments on titles.