[Abraham de Wicquefort, toegeschreven], Romein de Hooghe - Kort verhaal Raakende..de Wreedheden der Franse, gepleeght...inzonderheyt in de Dorpen Swammerdam - 1736

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Illustrated Dutch edition from 1736 of Kort verhaal Raakende het Gepasseerde der Ongehoorde en Onmenschelyke Wreedheden der Franse, gepleeght in de Dorpen van Swammerdam en Bodegraven, attributed to Abraham de Wicquefort with Romein de Hooghe as illustrator, in leather binding, 317 pages, 16 × 10 cm, publisher François Moselagen/Gysbert Langerak, original language Dutch, with folding plates and 10 engravings by de Hooghe.

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Short story touching on the past of the unheard and inhuman cruelties of the French, committed in the neighboring province, especially in the villages of Swammerdam and Bodegraven, serving as a continuation of the history of the siege and relief of the city of Leiden - The Hague/Leiden, France Moselagen/Gysbert Langerak, 1736 - 317 (1) pages. 8 fold-out engravings - leather binding.

Okay. The usual scuffs and wear marks. Right knee open/broken, left knee at the bottom torn up to the first rib. Exlibris on the front cover, inner hinge partially open, inner margin slightly open in two places—book block fixed in the binding, no flyleaves. Interior discolored, with some spots here and there, a tear of 0.5 to 1 cm in the margin of 6 pages, a few foxing spots. Wormhole in the side margin of about twenty pages scattered throughout the book.
A few narrow strips between some pages are from the bound engravings.

Contains 10 fine engravings by Romein de Hooghe on 8 folding sheets (= 6 on 1 sheet, 2 on 2 sheets).

First engraving - small tear, (2cm) inner margin up to the image on the verso restored.
2nd engraving - small tear (2cm), within margin extending into the image on the verso, restored.
3rd small crack, (1cm) within the inner margin extending into the image.
4e - small tear, (1cm) within the inner margin extending into the image on the verso, restored.
5th - small tear, (2cm) inside margin up to the image, restoration on the verso under the tear, chip out of the bottom margin up to something in the image, tear in the side margin.
6e - tear, (1cm) inner margin up to the image, restoration on the verso under the tear, chip from the side margin, tear at the bottom center fold, 1cm
7e - tear, (1½cm) inside margin up to the image, tear, 1½cm at the bottom center fold extending slightly into the image.
8e - tear, (1cm) within margin extending into the image on the verso restored.
All engravings have a small hole at the bottom of the image, about the size of a pinhead.

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Short story touching on the past of the unheard and inhuman cruelties of the French, committed in the neighboring province, especially in the villages of Swammerdam and Bodegraven, serving as a continuation of the history of the siege and relief of the city of Leiden - The Hague/Leiden, France Moselagen/Gysbert Langerak, 1736 - 317 (1) pages. 8 fold-out engravings - leather binding.

Okay. The usual scuffs and wear marks. Right knee open/broken, left knee at the bottom torn up to the first rib. Exlibris on the front cover, inner hinge partially open, inner margin slightly open in two places—book block fixed in the binding, no flyleaves. Interior discolored, with some spots here and there, a tear of 0.5 to 1 cm in the margin of 6 pages, a few foxing spots. Wormhole in the side margin of about twenty pages scattered throughout the book.
A few narrow strips between some pages are from the bound engravings.

Contains 10 fine engravings by Romein de Hooghe on 8 folding sheets (= 6 on 1 sheet, 2 on 2 sheets).

First engraving - small tear, (2cm) inner margin up to the image on the verso restored.
2nd engraving - small tear (2cm), within margin extending into the image on the verso, restored.
3rd small crack, (1cm) within the inner margin extending into the image.
4e - small tear, (1cm) within the inner margin extending into the image on the verso, restored.
5th - small tear, (2cm) inside margin up to the image, restoration on the verso under the tear, chip out of the bottom margin up to something in the image, tear in the side margin.
6e - tear, (1cm) inner margin up to the image, restoration on the verso under the tear, chip from the side margin, tear at the bottom center fold, 1cm
7e - tear, (1½cm) inside margin up to the image, tear, 1½cm at the bottom center fold extending slightly into the image.
8e - tear, (1cm) within margin extending into the image on the verso restored.
All engravings have a small hole at the bottom of the image, about the size of a pinhead.

Will be sent by registered mail

Details

Number of Books
1
Subject
History, Illustrated
Book Title
Kort verhaal Raakende..de Wreedheden der Franse, gepleeght...inzonderheyt in de Dorpen Swammerdam
Author/ Illustrator
[Abraham de Wicquefort, toegeschreven], Romein de Hooghe
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1736
Height
16 cm
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Width
10 cm
Language
Dutch
Original language
Yes
Publisher
François Moselagen/Gysbert Langerak
Binding/ Material
Leather
Extras
Fold out maps or plates
Number of pages
317
The NetherlandsVerified
8243
Objects sold
100%
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