LOON, Gerard van (1683--1758)
[Beschryving der Nederlandsche historipenningen. French]
Histoire metallique des XVII provinces des Pays-Bas, depuis l'abdication de Charles-Quint, jusqu'à la paix de Bade en MDCCXVI. Traduite du Hollandois de Monsieur Gerard van Loon. ...
A La Haye chez P. Gosse, J. Neaulme. P. De Hondt, 1732-1737.
5 vols ; 38.5 cm. (2°)
I: [32], 559, [1] p., engr. port., add. engr. t.-pl. : engr. illus.
II: [4], 541, [1] p. : engr. illus.
III: [4], 454 p. : engr. illus.
IV: [4], 467 p. : engr. illus.
V: [4], 444 p. : engr. illus.

Translation of Beschryving der Nederlandsche historipenningen, first published in 's Graavenhaage, 1723-1731. The translators were Prévost d'Exiles and J. van Effen. Title-pages printed in red and black.

Copy Notes Bought from Thomas Boone for £1 10s. on 16 July 1807. (Spiers Box). Inscribed in pencil on front free-endpaper of vol. I Many Curious Plates of/ large & small medals &c/ Some with English heads/ 5 vols. £1=10s=0/ with Boone's ciphers in pencil.

Binding C18th quarter mottled calf, marbled-paper boards, gilt-ruled spines, red and black spine-labels.

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