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GRAMONDO Gabr. Bartholamaeo
HISTORIARUM GALLIAE AB EXCESSU HENRICI IV LIBRI XVIII (1653)
With large Ex-Libris with the coat of arms of Christoph Wenzel von Nostitz-Rockitnitz (1648-1712), a bibliophile and art collector.
$485
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Amsterdam, Ludovicum Elzevirum, 1653, Hardcover
Very Good
Ludovicum Elzevirum, Amstelodami, 1653, 798 pages text, 41 pages index, 7.25" x 4.5" x 2", in contemporary parchment binding, very solid.Pages in very good condition
With large Ex-Libris with the coat of arms of Christoph Wenzel von Nostitz-Rockitnitz, As a bibliophile and art collector, he left behind a rich library and a valuable picture gallery at his Lobris Castle. He was born 1648 in Rokitnitz, Königgrätzer district; died 1712 at Lobris Castle, Hereditary Principality of Schweidnitz-Jauer) He was governor of the Silesian principalities of Wohlau, Glogau, and Schweidnitz-Jauer, as well as Imperial Privy Councilor.
First Elzevirian edition of this work in Latin, with handwritten note on the flyleaf. Contemporary parchment binding, with handwritten title (contemporary) on the spine. Red edges. Beautiful typeface typical of this famous family of Dutch booksellers and publishers.
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