Hedendaagsche historie of Tegenwoordige staat van Frankryk [...].

2 vol., 8vo: [6]-670-[12], [10]-642-[30] pp. (Part I: "Nieuwe kaart van Frankryk": marg. tear rep. with cellotape, "Platte grond van de stad Parys": sm. tear rep. with cellotape, view of Versailles: sm def. Part 2: "Kaart van het zuidelykste gedeelte": sm. tear rep. with cellotape, some foxing, minor dampstaining).

Cont. marbled calf, gilt decorated spine on 5 raised bands, red edges (rubbed). Good copy.

Independent part of the Dutch trsl. of the "Modern history" of Thomas Salmon (1679-1767), a monumental collection amounting to 43 vols (1729-1803). Engr. ills : 2 titles by J.C. Philips and 13 plates. The first part contains 2 folding maps titled "Nieuwe kaart van Frankryk" & "Nieuwe kaart van Parys en Versailles", a city map of Paris, 2 views of Versailles and of the Bastille, 1 portrait engr. of Louis XV; the second part with 2 folding maps, 1 folding view of St. Germain-en-Laye and 4 folding pls cont. 6 sm. city maps each. Ref. Tiele 1033. - STCN. - BL London.