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LOT 975
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[Netherlands. Van Heussen] Oudheden en gestichten [van Nederland]. 7 parts in 10 vols.

Uit het Latijn vertaald en met aantekeningen opgehelderd door H.V.R. [Hendrik van Rijn]. Leiden, C. Vermey, 1719-1724, 10 vols. of the series, w. many (large) fold. engr. plates, fine contemp. unif. blindstamped vellum.

All vols. w. bookplate on upper pastedown (rendered illegible) and traces of library tickets on spine. Occas. other small defects, else a good and attractive set, one vol. w. old manuscript owner's entry "Biblioth. Semin. Warmond" on free endpaper. The works of this series (anonymously published but written by Hugo Franciscus van Heussen (1654-1719)), are almost always found in single parts. Large uniform sets like ours (altogether 18 vols. were published) are quite rare. Comprises: (1) Oudheden en gestichten van Rhynland, en wel voornamentlijk van de stad Leiden (...). 1719, (56),708,(19) p., w. 5 fold. engr. views. Pagination skips 642-661, but text complete: (2) Oudheden en gestichten van het rechte Zuid-Holland en van Schieland (...). 1719, (20),545,(17) p., w. 2 fold. engr. views; (3) Oudheden en gestichten van Delft en Delfland, mitsgaders van 's Gravenhage (...). 1720, (10),CXXVIII,506,(14) p., w. 7 fold. engr. views; (4) Oudheden en gestichten van Kennemerland, Amstelland, Noordholland en Westvriesland (...). 1721, 2 vols., (44),560,(18); (2),507,(23) p., w. 9 (large) fold. engr. views and portraits; (5) Oudheden en gestichten van Zeeland (...).1722, 2 vols., (4),184,304,(23); (4),56,210,(14) p., w. 19 beautiful (mainly large) fold. engr. plans, profiles and views of the major towns in Zeeland and 1 map (all according to binder's index); (6) Oudheden en gestichten van Vriesland, tusschen 't Vlie en de Lawers (...). 1723, 2 vols., (14),532,(44); (4),568,(56) p.; (7) Oudheden en gestichten van Groningen en Groningerland, mitsgaders van het land van Drent (...). 1724, (28),626,(60) p. (total 10)

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