HUGO, H. Obsidio Bredana armis Philippi IV auspiciis Isabellae ductu Ambr. Spinolae perfecta. Ed. 2a. Antwerp, Ex off Plantiniana, 1629. (8), 130 pp. W. engr. ti. by Corn. Galle after P.P. Rubens, 7 fold. engr. & 8 engr. in the text (6 full-p.) and 1 extra fold. engr. 'Belegering der Stadt Breda', cold. by hand. - Bound with: D. HEINSIUS. Rerum ad Sylvam-Ducis atque alibi in Belgio aut a Belgis anno MDCXXIX gestarum historia. Leyden, Ex off. Elzeviriorum, 1631. (12), 141 (recte 143), (24) pp. W. engr. ti., 5 fold. & 5 full-p. engr. maps/plans. - 2 in 1 vol. Fol. Cont. vellum w. overl. sides and w. leather ties. (Binding neatly restored using parts of a former binding, leaf 1B3 in the first vol. taken from another edition, as well as leaf 1C3 in the second vol., 1 fold. plan in second vol. a bit browned, but altog. a v.g. copy).
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