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The Scarce Continuation to Van Loon

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The Scarce Continuation to Van Loon
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[Loon, Gerard van, Continuation to]. BESCHRYVING DER NEDERLANDSCHE HISTORI-PENNINGEN, TEN VERVOLGE OP HET WERK VAN MR. GERARD VAN LOON. UITGEGEVEN DOOR DE TWEEDE KLASSE VAN HET KONINKLIJK-NEDERLANDSCHE INSTITUUT VAN WETENSCHAPPEN, LETTERKUNDE EN SCHOONE KUNSTEN & DE KONINKLIJKE AKADEMIE VAN WETENSCHAPPEN (AFDEELING LETTERKUNDE). EERSTE-TIENDE STUK. 1731-1806. Amsterdam: Pieper & Ipenbuur, van Seldam & Frederik Muller, 1822-69. Ten parts, complete, bound in two volumes. Folio [39.5 by 26.5 cm], late 19th-century matching red half morocco, gilt, with marbled boards; spines with five raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; top page edges gilt; marbled endpapers. (2), (2), 456, (50), viii, (6), vi, (6); (2), (2), vi, 536, xviii, (2), liv, (1) pages; 88 fine plates of medals [Nos. 1-36 are finely engraved by various artists; Nos. 37-88 are lithographs]; occasional hand-coloring of plates, as usually seen. Ex James O'Byrne, with his bookplate. Bindings a bit rubbed, with front board of first volume a bit loose. Still sound and attractive. Near fine. The very scarce ten-part continuation to Van Loon (vide supra), providing coverage to the beginning of the nineteenth century. Clain-Stefanelli 14847. Cumont 2087 (noting that the supplements were published in a "petit nombre d'exemplaires"). Engel & Serrure 4342. Grierson 265. Leitzmann 11.