- 574
Meteren, Emmanuel Van
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description
- Meteren, Emmanuel Van
- A True Discourse Historicall, of the Succeeding Governours in the Netherlands, and the Civill Warres there begun in the yeere 1565. With the Memorable Services of our honourable English Generals, Captaines and Souldiers, especially under Sir John Norice Knight, there performed from the yeere 1577. Untill the yeere 1589. And afterwards in Portugale, France, Britaine and Ireland, untill the yeere 1598. Translated and collected by T[homas].C[hurchyard]. Esquire, and Ric[hard]. Ro[binson]. At London: Imprinted [by Felix Kingston] for Matthew Lownes, and are to be sold at his shop under S. Dunstons Church in the West, 1602
- printed book
4to (6 7/8 x 4 3/4 in.; 175 x 123 mm). Black letter (with roman and italic). Woodcut ornament on title-page, woodcut initials and initial-frames, woodcut and type-ornament headpieces, with terminal blank Y2. Russet morocco janséniste by Rivière; neatly rebacked.
Provenance
William North, 6th Baron North and 2nd Baron Grey (armorial bookplate dated 1703) — Boies Penrose (bookplate) — Boies Penrose II (bookplate; Sotheby's London, 9 November 1971, lot 166) — Doyle New York, 7 November 2011, lot 156. acquisition: Purchased at the foregoing sale through James Cummins
Literature
STC 17846; ESTC S105716
Condition
4to (6 7/8 x 4 3/4 in.; 175 x 123 mm). Black letter (with roman and italic). Woodcut ornament on title-page, woodcut initials and initial-frames, woodcut and type-ornament headpieces, with terminal blank Y2. Russet morocco janséniste by Rivière; neatly rebacked.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First English and English-language edition of Churchyard's translation of Meteren's Historia Belgica nostri potissimum temporis (Antwerp, 1598). The work includes an account of Drake and Norris's expedition to Portugal and of the campaigns in the Netherlands in which Sir Philip Sidney, Gascoigne, and Barnaby Rich were engaged, with a full account of Sidney's death at Zutphen.