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1729ref. 9880La Haye: Henri Scheurleer 1729. Hardcover. g. Lg. 8vo. 2 volumes in one. vi 159 pp. ix 64 pp. iv. Half title page: "Histoires Des Revolutions Romaines De Suede Et De Portugal Par L'abbe De Vertot." Bound in full period calf with gilt spine and 5 raised bands. The binding shows some wear and rubbing to edges but sound. Edges red. Missing front and back free endpapers and blank. Some age browning to pages not affecting text. Else a very tight copy in good condition. Henri Scheurleer hardcover
1778ref. 50401Printed in Paris in 1778 by Delalain this seven-volume work by René-Aubert Vertot covers the history of the Knights Hospitaller tracing their development through Jerusalem Rhodes and Malta. The text includes accounts of crusader campaigns sieges and leadership within the order with references to other military orders active during the Crusades. Vertot a Jesuit historian contributed to eighteenth-century historical writing on European and ecclesiastical subjects and this work reflects contemporary interest in crusader history. Very Good. Full leather bindings tight and secure with sound hinges; corners show notable rubbing and wear; text pages generally clean with no major loss. 8vo seven volumes. Collation: each volume separately paged. Illustrations: none noted. Edition: 1778 printing. 50401. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Delalain hardcover
1732ref. B2827Amsterdam: Wetsteins & Smith c. 1732. A very good set maps are clean and crisp. Edition: Second edition. Binding: Contemporary full speckled calf rebacked expertly spine in six embossed compartments of raised bands black morocco label on two all edges speckled endpapers renewed. Notes: Réné-Aubert Vertot was an important French historian. Among his works is the Histoire de la conjuration de Portugal 1690. The book was received with favour and in 1695 appeared the Histoire des révolutions de Suède History of the Swedish revolutions. In 1703 Vertot was made a member of the Académie des inscriptions. Besides contributions to the Mémoires of the Académie and other minor works he wrote the Révolutions romains 1719 and then his important work on the Knights of St. Jean Malta the Histoire des chevaliers hospitaliers de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem. Size: 8vo 165mm x 100mm Illustration: Title in red and black and with a printer's device elaborate head and tail pieces throughout. With 6 plates being the frontispiece the portrait plate and 4 folding maps including a map of the Mediterranean the island of Rhodos the island of Malta and of its fortifications at Valetta. Volume: Five volumes. References: Cioranescu 66185 Pages: P. Volume 1. frontis title blank 12 1-614; Volume 2. title blank 1-618; Volume 3. title blank 1-582; Volume 4. title blank 1-460; Volume 5. title blank 1-448 index 61 1. Category: ; Book Mediterranean Wetsteins & Smith hardcover
1728ref. 134908London: Printed for G. Strahan in Cornhil; F. Gyles over-against Grey’s-Inn in Holborn; Mess. Woodman and Lyon in Russel-Street Covent-Garden; D. Browne without Temple-Bar; Mess. Groenewegen Prevost and Vanderhoeck in the Strand; C. Davis in Pater-Noster-Row; and T. Osborne near Grey’s-Inn Walks 1728. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Complete two volume set in matching contemporary panelled calf hardback bindings rebacked with original spines relaid. Firm and square strong joints just moderately rubbed. Contents tight and clean. No pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Size: Folio 350mm x 240mm. Title-pages in red and black. Complete with 71 portrait plates and 5 maps and plans all of which are in very good order with no splits. Thus a very very presentable set of books. Bibliographic reference: ESTC T53873. Scarce. Printed for G. Strahan in Cornhil; F. Gyles over-against Grey’s-Inn in Holborn; Mess. Woodman and Lyon in Russel-Street, Coven hardcover
