HUGO (Hermann). - Lot 61

HUGO (Hermann). Le Siège de la ville de Breda conquise par les armes du Roy Philippe IV. By the leadership of Infante Isabelle Cl. Eug. Par la valeur du marquis Amb. Spinola. Antwerp, Ex Officina Plantiniana [Balthasar Moretus], 1631. Small folio, shagreened calf, smooth spine decorated throughout, red title page, yellow edges (Binding circa 1800). First French edition, translated by Philippe Chifflet, of this account of the Spanish conquest of the town of Breda in North Brabant in 1625. The Jesuit Hermann Hugo (1588-1629), well versed in theology and history, reports that the siege claimed over 5,000 lives. Handsome copper-engraved title-frontispiece by Pierre-Paul Rubens, 13 engraved plans, 6 in the text and 7 double-page, plus 2 figures in the text. A fine copy, nicely bound in roots calf circa 1800. In this copy, 2 engraved plans in the text have been covered by other proofs of the same type. Armorial bookplates and dry seals bearing the motto Sapere aude (Anglo-Saxon provenance). Some foxing to last few leaves. Spine faded.