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[OOSTENDE] - DE BONOURS, Christophle

Le memorable siege d'Ostende, decrit et divisé en douze livres
Bruxelles
Jean de Meerbeeck
1628
€500 - €700

4to, [8], 601 (=709], [1-2 bl] pp, browning throughout, engr. title vignette and engr. folding map of Ostend, 19th c. red half morocco, marb. covers, gilt orn. spine on 5 raised bands, marb. endleaves. Good copy

First edition of this uncommon description of the famous Siege of Ostend (1601-1604) by a participant, C. de Bonours (1570-1653), a Burgundian in service of Albert and Isabella. Ref. Matagne (Namur) B-442; Opac KBR (2); BL London (1), ABES (
1) and BN Paris (1)

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