BOGAERT, ABRAHAM, Keurstoffe van aloude griekse en romeinse grootmoedigheden, in byschriften en puntdichten vertoont

Beschrijving

Amsterdam, Adriaan Schoonebeek, 1694, 8vo., full parchment spitselbinding with handwritten title on spine, intact headbands and red sprinkled edges, without pagenumbers but to each name discussed in this overview of great names from Greek and Roman history and/or litertare a text page and illustration page is dedicated. In this manner 48 names come to pass, from Achilles to Markus Antonius, and from Cleopatra to Psyche, plus preface (9pp.), with 48 beautiful etchings by Adriaan Schoonebeek, plus an etched titlepage, printer's mark (proficit et recreat) and head piece.

BOUND WITH:

‘S. Schijnvoets muntkabinet der Roomsche keizers en keizerinnen, In vaarzen beschreeven door Abraham Bogaert. Met 70 Kopere Plaaten verciert’, Amsterdam, By d'Erfgen: van Jakob Lescailje, 1695, 8vo, [20]+[23]+128+[8], with engraved titlepage and printer's mark, 9 more engravings outside the collation and many small etches of coins – front and back – throughout the book.

The book is in good condition with minor staining and only some damage to the inner endpapers and back hinge. The construction is still solid.