Beschryving der Nederlandsche historipenningen: of Beknopt verhaal van 't gene sedert de overdracht der heerschappye van Keyzer Karel den Vyfden op Koning Philips zynen zoon, tot het sluyten van den Uytrechtschen vreede, in de zeventien Nederlandsche gewesten is voorgevallen.

4 vol., folio: [42]-574, [6]-562, [16]-556-[48-38-38], [6]-[37] pp.; 2 pl. (occ. spotting, few ff. sl. browned, mostly due to bookmarkers, occ. short ms. annot. in old hand, front. missing, vol. 1: sm. marg. soiling quire Ll, vol. 2: sm. ink stain f. Kk, vol. 3: marg. tear repaired f. 5E2, vol. 4: wormtrack in upper marg. quires 2Q-2S, quire 5R bound after 5V).

Mod. half marbled calf, titled flat spines (spines very lightly rubbed).

First edition of this richly illustrated history of (the medals of) the Dutch Revolt by the Catholic historian Gerard van Loon (1683-1758). Engr. ill.: 4 vign. on title by F. Ottens, 4 dedication pages, full-page portrait of the author by Houbraken after van Mieris, 4 headpieces by J. Goeree and F. van Bleyswyck, 1 double-page pl. showing coins and some 3000 ill. in-text. With subscriber's list in vol. III. Titles in red and black. Text for the larger part in 2 col.
Ref. Haitsma Mulier/VdLem 311b. - STCN (i.a. BL).