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Final Volume of the French van Loon
Loon, Gerard van. HISTOIRE MƒTALLIQUE DES XVII PROVINCES DES PAYS-BAS, DEPUIS L'ABDICATION DE CHARLES-QUINT, JUSQU'Ë LA PAIX DE BADE EN MDCCXVI. TOME CINQIéME. La Haye: P. Gosse, J. Neulme. P. De Hondt, 1737. Fifth volume only. Folio [39 by 25.5 cm], contemporary full brown mottled calf, sides bordered in blind; spine with six raised bands, decorated in gilt; two spine labels lettered in gilt; silk marker; all page edges red; marbled endpapers. (4), 444 pages; half-title present; printed title in red and black with finely engraved vignette; finely engraved headpiece; profusely illustrated with fine engravings of medals throughout the text. Binding worn, though sound, with joints cracked. Leaves generally clean and fresh. Very good. The final volume of the preferred French edition of this magnificent classic work, covering the years 1705-1716. Indispensable and still the standard reference on historical medals of this period. It remains a key source of information on European medals issued during this period relating to the Americas. Clain-Stefanelli 14855*. Cumont 2086. Engel & Serrure 4341. Grierson 265. Lipsius 235. Modesti 2273.
Estimate: 300 USD
Loon, Gerard van. HISTOIRE MƒTALLIQUE DES XVII PROVINCES DES PAYS-BAS, DEPUIS L'ABDICATION DE CHARLES-QUINT, JUSQU'Ë LA PAIX DE BADE EN MDCCXVI. TOME CINQIéME. La Haye: P. Gosse, J. Neulme. P. De Hondt, 1737. Fifth volume only. Folio [39 by 25.5 cm], contemporary full brown mottled calf, sides bordered in blind; spine with six raised bands, decorated in gilt; two spine labels lettered in gilt; silk marker; all page edges red; marbled endpapers. (4), 444 pages; half-title present; printed title in red and black with finely engraved vignette; finely engraved headpiece; profusely illustrated with fine engravings of medals throughout the text. Binding worn, though sound, with joints cracked. Leaves generally clean and fresh. Very good. The final volume of the preferred French edition of this magnificent classic work, covering the years 1705-1716. Indispensable and still the standard reference on historical medals of this period. It remains a key source of information on European medals issued during this period relating to the Americas. Clain-Stefanelli 14855*. Cumont 2086. Engel & Serrure 4341. Grierson 265. Lipsius 235. Modesti 2273.
Estimate: 300 USD