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Lot 1161: VAN GESTEL, Cornelis Historia sacra et profana archiepiscopatus Mechliniens

Est: €180 EUR - €250 EURSold:
Arenberg AuctionsBrussels, BelgiumJune 15, 2019

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VAN GESTEL, Cornelis Historia sacra et profana archiepiscopatus Mechliniensis [...]. The Hague Chr. Van Lom 1725 2 parts in 1 vol., fol.: [x]-289, [ii]-328-[2] pp. (some staining and fox., some browning, min. soiling, min. marg. dam., err. pag.). Contemp. calf, gilt spine on 7 raised bands, brown leather title label, marbl. endpapers, red edges (bit worn, some def., corners bumped). Good copy. First and only ed. of this religious and topographical description of Mechelen, Leuven, Diest, Brussels, Aalst... by the Mechelen priest and historian Chr. Van Gestel (1658-1748). Ill.: 2 title vign. by D. Coster, one half page coat of arms of the dedicatee Thomas Philippo, 1 folding map of the archdiocese of Mechelen (small tear), 3 folding views by J. Harrewyn of famous churches in Mechelen and Leuven, 9 portraits and 10 funeral monuments (of which 3 folding and some signed by D. Coster), and 1 sm. in-text engr. of two coins. First title in red and black. Ref. STCN. - BL. - BnF. - Opac KBR. Prov. De Villegas (armorial bookpl.).

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Arenberg Auctions
June 15, 2019, 01:00 PM CET

Wolstraat 19/2, Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, 1000, BE

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