Les délices des Pays-Bas, ou Description géographique et historique des XVII. Provinces Belgiques. Sixième édition [...].

Liège, J.F. Bassompierre, 1769

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5 vol., 8vo: iii/xxxi-[1]-340, front.-[2]-422-[1], front.-[2]-377-[1], front.-[2]-409-[1], front.-[2]-395-[1] pp.; 135 (of 139) pl. (front. and 4 pl. in vol. I missing; (light) dampstaining in all vol. - some large -, tear strengthened in pl. p. 207 of vol. I, very occ. stains, hole in pl. p. 19 in vol. III).

Contemp. marbled calf, gilt-orn. spines with raised bands, red edges (occ. and sm. traces of use).

7th edition (and not 6th as mentioned on title) and 1st in 5 vol. Illustrated with 4 (of 5) frontispieces and 135 (of 139) plates, almost all fold., representing maps, plans, views of cities, monuments and castles.
Ref. De Theux 616. - Barbier I:873. - De le Court p. 312 sq. - H. Douxchamps, Bibliographie des Christyn, pp. 22-23, n. 34h (other coll.).
Prov. Libr. of the College of Alost (bookpl. and stamp). - Mod. armorial bookpl.
Joined: [Feller, François Xavier de] - Dictionnaire historique, ou Histoire abrégée [...] pour servir de supplément aux Délices des Pays-Bas. Paris; Antwerp, C.M. Spanoghe, 1786. 2 parts in 1 vol., 8vo. Half calf by Petit. Prov. Mod. armorial bookpl. (6 vol.)