Veiling 361 Old & Rare Books - Dutch History & Topography
950

DITS DIE EXCELLENTE CRONIKE va[n] Vlaendere[n], beghinnende va[n] Liederick Buc den eersten forestier tot de[n] laetste[n] (…) tot desen onsen doorluchtichste[n] hoochghebore[n] Keyser Karolo (…). - Followed by: VANDEN ALDER VICTORIEUSTEN, ende onverwinlijcsten Prinche Karolus, Keyser van Romen, Coninck van Spaengien (…). Antw., W. Vorsterman, (1531). 2 in 1 vol. (6), CCC; lix (= lx), (5) lvs. Title printed in red & black, illustrated with numerous woodcuts: large ill. on title showing equestrian portrait of Charles V, a large three-quarter portrait of Charles V on second title, circa 195 woodcuts in text (with repetitions), with the rare double-page view of the Siege of Vienna by the Turcs. Sm-fol. Mod. full calf blind tooled binding in antique style w. dust-jacket and matching slipcase, margins cut, but red-sprinkled. (A few marginal annot. in an old hand at the beginning, small marg. waterstain in lower margin of sev. lvs., some lvs. misbound (see note), but an extremely clean and complete copy).

First and only edition of this renowned medieval history of Flanders from the mythical beginnings up to the first years of the Habsburg period; the latter part probably written by the Bruges poet Anthonis de Roovere. - Bibl. Belgica I p. 998/1004; Nijhoff-Kronenberg 659; STC Dutch p. 76; Adams F285; Machiels K301; Funck p. 293: "Un beau spécimen de la typographie néerlandais du XVIe siècle". Misbound: leaf g5 (=41) bound between g2 & g3 (=38-39); second part: A-E6, H1-4, I-K6, F6-G8, L6 (complete, but F6-G8 bound after K6).

€ 5000

vorig kavel volgend kavel

Terug
Op deze site worden cookies gebruikt, wilt u hiermee akkoord gaan?
Accepteer Weiger