LE ROY (Jacques). - Lot 79

LE ROY (Jacques). Castella & Praetoria nobilium Brabantiae... Castles and Country Houses of the Gentlemen of Brabant... Kasteelen en heeren huysen der edelen van Brabant. Leiden, Pierre Vander Aa, 1699. 2 parts in one in-folio volume, granite calf, framed in the Du Seuil style, large central finial drawn in small irons, ornate spine, speckled edges (Binding of the period). Superb illustrated monograph on the castles, large pleasure residences, abbeys and religious buildings of Brabant, originally published in 1694. Trilingual text in Flemish, French and Latin. The first part of the volume is sectioned into four parts; the second part of the volume, in separate pagination with a special title, is entitled L'Érection de toutes les terres, seigneuries & familles titrées du Brabant... Abundant engraved intaglio illustrations, including a title-frontispiece engraved by Diepenbeke, 2 engraved dedication leaves, 7 double-page maps, 199 (26 + 77 + 72 + 17 + 7) views engraved in the text or included in the pagination, and 14 double-page plates. A fine copy. Two plates a little yellowed, some marginal or angular spotting. Small loss at head cap, 3 cm split at one jaw. An extract from the bookseller's catalog (4 leaves) was found in one copy, but is not present here.