[Militaria/Bommen Berend] Historisch verhael van 't Leven en Oorlogs-Bedryf Van de Heer Christoph Bernhard van Galen

(...) Vervattende sijne Geboorte, Opkoomst, Regeeringh en Doodt (...). Amst., "J.B. Boeckverkooper", 1679. 1st ed., (24),312 p., engr. title-p., portrait, 8 (fold.) plates, contemp. vellum w. mor. letterpiece, 12mo.

Uncommon first edition of the biography of Christoph Bernhard Freiherr von Galen (1606-1678), a Prince-bishop of Münster, renowned as a military leader and a strict proponent of the Counter-Reformation. He is nicknamed in the Netherlands 'Bommen Berend' (Bombing Bernard) for his heavy use of artillery during the siege of Groningen in 1672.