De Droeve Ellendigheden van den Oorloogh (The Miseries and Misfortunes of War)
Hardcover
1642 · Amsterdam
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Amsterdam: Schenk, 1642. Hardcover. Internally VG- clean and tight. Soiling and fading to covers. Leather binding is splitting at front hinge. Plates are in amazing condition for their age. Very old but not original binding.. Saddle cloth/boards. Quarter leather with gilt edging and lettering. Decorative end papers. Oblong, 9x6 inches. 18 bw engravings (including title page). Plates are trimmed and laid down, with tissue guards. Spine title is in English: Callot's Miseries of War. The exceptionally detailed engravings, each 7x3 inches,were done by Dutch artist Gerret van Schagen (b. 1642) after works by French artist Jacque Callot (1592-1635). Below each image, but within the engraving, is a 6-stanza poem, perhaps continuous throughout. Exceptional engravings. (Inventory #: 147561)