Observations Upon the United Provinces Of the Netherlands

1673. London, Maxwell, 1673. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with paper title-label pasted on to top of spine. Extremities with wear and hindges a bit weak.Internally with very light occassional brownspotting, otherwise internally fine. (14), 255 pp. Rare first edition of Temple's Observations upon the United Provinces of the Netherlands - an ambitious collection covering a diverse… Read more about this item

London: Jacob Tonson, 1693. 6th Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo format - 7" tall. A study of the country and people by the Ambassador at the Hague and Aix la-Chapelle in 1668. Internally very good in scuffed, stained and mottled full leather boards with weak hinges. foxing stains to borders of endpapers. Spine worn with damage to… Read more about this item

Printed for Jacob Tonson at the Judges Head in Chancery Lane and Awnsham Churchil, at the Black Swan in pater Noster Row, 1693 The sixth edition, corrected and augmented in contemporary mottled calf, blind stamped covers and four raised bands. Bookplate of John Thomas Brooks, Esq. There is evidence of a later bookplate that was removed, a previous owner's signature… Read more about this item