Roo, Gerard de (late 16th century) Annales, oder Historische Chronick der Durchleuchtigisten Fursten und Herren Ertzhertzogen zu Oester

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Roo, Gerard de (Late 16th Century) Annales, oder Historische Chronick der Durchleuchtigisten Fursten und Herren Ertzhertzogen zu Oesterreich Habspurgischen Stammes. Augsburg: Johann Schultes, 1621. First German edition, folio, title page printed in red and black, with xylographic title, illustrated with 478 woodcut portraits and coats of arms, including three full-page woodcuts: a portrait of Archduke Ferdinand, Anna Catharina of Mantua, and genealogical tree of the House of Habsburg with portraits, printer's device at end, bound in contemporary parchment, central tool on both boards, the binding worn; ownership inscription on title dated 1679; 12 1/2 x 8 in.

(*)6, A-Z6, Aa-Uu6.
Estimate $200-300


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