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SANDERUS (ANTONIUS)
Chorographia sacra Brabantiae sive celebrium aliquot in ea provincia ecclesiarum et coenobiorum descriptio, 23 parts in 1 vol., FIRST EDITION, Brussels, Philip Vleugaert, 1659-1660, sold not subject to return owing to uncertainty of collation

27 November 2018, 13:00 GMT
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SANDERUS (ANTONIUS)

Chorographia sacra Brabantiae sive celebrium aliquot in ea provincia ecclesiarum et coenobiorum descriptio, 23 parts in 1 vol., FIRST EDITION, general title printed in red and black and 23 part titles, all with engraved vignette or device, 23 double-page engraved plates (some with text on verso), 1 double-page map, 6 plates (with views of 12 castles), engraved portrait in part 21 and 12 engravings in the text, some browning (mostly to text, a few plates very slightly affected), lower outer corner of title repaired, publisher's Dutch vellum gilt, covers paneled in gilt with central arabesque and armillary sphere, small floral cornerpieces, spine gilt in eight compartments, g.e., wanting ties [Brunet V 122; Bibliotheca Belgica V 49], folio (448 x 280mm.), Brussels, Philip Vleugaert, 1659-1660, sold not subject to return owing to uncertainty of collation

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Rare first edition of Sanderus' chief work in the original vellum binding. This first volume was issued in parts by different printers at different times, and as a result no two copies are alike: "on ne rencontre pas deux exemplaires pareils sous le rapport des pieces qu'ils contiennent et de l'ordre suivi pour la reliure" (Bibliotheca Belgica, V, 49). A second volume was published in 1663 but hardly any copies survived the bombardment of Brussels in 1695. The present copy appears to have had a double-page engraving in Part 3 cancelled (H1 on different paper, H2 not present but catchwords correct).

Provenance: Bibliotheca B.M. de Igniaco (Jules-Jean-Baptiste-François Chardebeuf, comte de Pradel), small ink stamp on title.

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