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Van Loon on Dutch Medals, with the Continuation

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Van Loon on Dutch Medals, with the Continuation
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Loon, Gerard van. BESCHRYVING DER NEDERLANDSCHE HISTORIPENNINGEN: OF BEKNOPT VERHAAL VAN'T GENE SEDERT DE OVERDRACHT DER HEERSCHAPPYE VAN KEYSER KAREL DEN VYFDEN OP KONING PHILIPS ZYNEN ZOON, TOT HET SLUYTEN VAN DEN UYTRECHTSCHEN VREEDE, IN DE ZEVENTIEN NEDERLANDSCHE GEWESTEN IS VOORGEVALLEN. In 's Graavenhaage: By Christiaan van Lom, Isaac Vaillant, Pieter Gosse, Rutgert Alberts, en Pieter de Hondt, 1723, 1726, 1728 & 1731. First edition. Four volumes, complete. [...] [with] [Loon, Gerard van, Continuation to]. BESCHRIJVING VAN NEDERLANDSCHE HISTORIE-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. [...] Bindings a bit rubbed, with front board of first volume a bit loose. Still sound and attractive. Near fine. A magnificently produced work, still the standard reference on over 3000 historical medals from 1556 to 1716, plus the very scarce ten-part continuation providing coverage to the beginning of the nineteenth century. In the December 2009 issue of the MCA Advisory, John W. Adams wrote: "the work is as relevant now as it was when published... [Online description truncated: see printed or PDF catalogue for full description.]