Marquis de St. Simon. HISTOIRE DE LA GUERRE DES BATAVES ET DES ROMAINS, D'APRÈS CÉSAR; CORNEILLE TACITE &C. AVEC LES PLANCHES D'OTTO VAENIUS, GRAVÉES PAR A. TEMPESTA MORT EN 1630... ACCOMPAGNÉE DE PLANS ET DE CARTES NOUVELLES. Amsterdam: Marc Michel Rey, 1770. One of three issues. Gilt-decorated cat's paw and speckled calf, gilt-decorated spine with raised bands and gilt-titled morocco label, all edges marbled. Large folio; π2 *2 A-2E2; [8], XXIV, [1], 76pp. With half-title, title, explication, tables, préface, printed marginalia, (4) engraved vignettes by B. de Bakker, (6) hand-colored, engraved folding maps, (36) engraved plates with text pasted (some printed double-sided). Text in French. Writing on title page states "Envoyé par l'auteur a Monsieur le Chevalier Harris à La Haye. . . 1787" (Sent by the author to Monsieur le Chevalier Harris in The Hague. . . 1787); occasional pasted corrections to text. STCN 184283159.

18 11/16 x 13 in.

Private North Carolina Collection

This large volume focuses on the Batavian Revolt, an uprising against the Roman Empire in 69-70CE.

Boards scratched and scuffed with edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed; spine rubbed with chipped tail and label, loose headband, and leather loss and pealing at head, cracking and rubbing at joints; possibly lacking a front and rear endpaper, writing on title and front paste-down, light hinge cracking yet still very sturdy; pages with scattered foxing, expected offsetting from plates, very light toning with heavier toning at edges, and occasional small area of grime/soiling, crease/fold, and frayed edge; several plates with some spotting and faint damp staining, one map with frequent damp staining/spotting from colorist, one map with small tear and associated repair on verso, heavier foxing on final maps; a very good copy with most pages extremely crisp and unmarked.