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Are you interested in this item? This item is up for auction at Catawiki. Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the Catawiki website. Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available. Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store. N.N. - Contemporary history or present state of all peoples, containing the description of the United Netherlands, in particular of Overyssel. - Amsterdam, Leiden, Dord. and Harlingen / P. Schouten, J. de Groot, G. Warnars, S. and J. Luchtmans, A. and P. Blussé, and V. van der Plaat, 1786/1790/1801/1803 - first and only edition - 4 parts in 4 bindings (17, 18, 19A, 19B) - (8) + 494 / (8) + 533 / (8) + 614 / (8) + 224 + iV + 225-296 + (38) pp. + 75 blank pages - original half-leather bindings; spines with ribs, rich gold print and title shields - 22 x 14 cm
Condition: very good - original bindings with very solid joints (corners and edges bare); very neat, compact and sturdy blocks (a single page loose); very neat, very fresh, very white paper (virtually no spot or stain, like new!). No prints or maps, textually complete.
NB: photos dark due to twilight, paper is in reality very fresh and white!
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Unique: with 9 handwritten title pages.
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Handwritten appendix 'Van Overijssel. Message.'
IV + 225-296 pp. - 70 (!) pages very nice calligraphy!
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Handwritten appendix 'Bookmark of the main affairs' (...) 37 pages - very nice calligraphy!
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75 sheets of blank 18th century handmade paper!
See the many photos for an impression of the beautiful calligraphy and how unique this series is.
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Complete series about Overijssel: 4 parts in 4 bindings.
Very fresh paper: like new so clean and white.
Contains a wealth of information about Overijssel.
Beautiful spines, a feast for the eyes and a jewel for the bookcase!
Must-have for enthusiasts and those interested in the rich history of this beautiful province. 67207621
