Author: Saint-Simon, Maximilien-Henri (Author); Otto van Veen (Illustrator); Antonio Tempesta (Engraver). Presentation copy. First edition
Title: Histoire de la Guerre Des Bataves Et Des Romains, D'Après César; Corneille Tacite &C. Avec Les Planches D'Otto Vaenius, Gravées Par A. Tempesta Mort En 1630. Redigée Par le Marquis de St. Simon. Et Accompagnée de Plans Et de Cartes Nouvelles. [Illustrated History of the Batavian Revolt, with Hand-Colored Maps]. First Edition
Description: Amsterdam: Marc Michel Rey, 1770.. Folio. 31.5 x 46cm. 18 11/16 x 13 in. Gilt-decorated cat's paw and speckled calf, gilt-decorated spine with raised bands and gilt-titled morocco label, all edges marbled. Large folio; ?2 *2 A-2E2; [8], XXIV, [1], 76pp. With half-title, title, explication, tables, préface, printed marginalia, (4) engraved vignettes by B. de Bakker, (6) hand-colored, engraved folding maps, (36) engraved plates with text pasted (some printed double-sided). Text in French. Writing on title page states "Envoyé par l'auteur a Monsieur le Chevalier Harris à La Haye. 1787" (Sent by the author to Monsieur le Chevalier Harris in The Hague. 1787); occasional pasted corrections to text... This large volume focuses on the Batavian Revolt, an uprising against the Roman Empire in 69-70CE... Boards scratched and scuffed with edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed; spine rubbed with chipped tail and label, loose headband, and leather loss and pealing at head, cracking and rubbing at joints; possibly lacking a front and rear endpaper, writing on title and front paste-down, light hinge cracking yet still very sturdy; pages with scattered foxing, expected offsetting from plates, very light toning with heavier toning at edges, and occasional small area of grime/soiling, crease/fold, and frayed edge; several plates with some spotting and faint damp staining, one map with frequent damp staining/spotting from colorist, one map with small tear and associated repair on verso, heavier foxing on final maps; a very good copy with most pages extremely crisp and unmarked...OCLC Number / Unique Identifier: 3781239. .

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