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Paperback. Zustand: New.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 84 pages. 8.50x0.22x11.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. 2010. paperback. . . . . .

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New. 2010. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New. pp. 84.

Zustand: NEW.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:9780198298939.…

Paperback. Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:9780198298939.…

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

390 x 245 mm. (15 3/8 x 9 5/8"). APPEALING CONTEMPORARY MARBLED CALF, GILT, covers with border roll of alternating diamonds and lilies, raised bands, spine compartments with thistle, tulip, and acorn centerpiece, foliate cornerpieces, burgundy morocco spine label, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. WITH 66 SENSITIVELY DRAWN AND EXPERTLY ENGRAVED PORTRAITS of notable personages after Adriaen van der Werff, created for Larrey's "Histoire." Brunet III, 852; Graesse IV, 110-11; Lowndes II, 1313 (all citing Larrey's "Histoire"). Leather with a few minor scratches, a half dozen plates lightly browned, isolated mild marginal foxing, but A VERY FINE COPY--the plates especially clean and fresh, with rich impressions of the engravings, and in a lustrous, unrestored, contemporaneous binding. These brilliant portraits by Dutch Baroque painter Adriaen van der Werff (1659-1722) were unanimously deemed by Brunet, Graesse, and Lowndes to be the only valuable part of Larrey's otherwise disappointing history of England, Scotland, and Ireland; and our former owner seems to have agreed, choosing to have them bound--quite beautifully--apart from the text. The engravings here are mostly of 16th and 17th century kings, queens, religious figures, and statesmen of England, but they also include some continental European monarchs such as Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, Philip II of Spain, and Frederick the Great of Prussia. The plates are not only beautifully engravedby accomplished Dutch engravers Pieter van Gunst, Cornelis Vermeulen, and Gerard Valckbut are wonderfully convincing images with considerable personality. For once, Queen Elizabeth I looks like a real woman, as opposed to a tightly cinched flattened figure floating above a farthingale and dwarfed by mountainous ruffs. And Henry VII looks much less regal than he does haggard and rueful. According to the "Handbook of Painting," van der Werrf's portraits "were so highly admired by princes and men of fortune, that he found it impossible to execute all the commissions given him." His fortune was made when John William, Elector of the Palatinate, commissioned his own portrait: so pleased was the elector with this work that he put the artist on a generous retainer, presented him with a portrait executed in diamonds, and awarded him a knighthood. Larrey's "Histoire d'Angleterre, d'Ecosse, et d'Irlande" was issued between 1697 and 1713, with a second edition in 1723. Brunet notes that the work was available with and without plates, suggesting the suite of engravings was issued apart from the text; it is obvious our set has been together from the beginning in its present early 18th century binding. …