BEAURAIN (N. of) History of the campaign of the... Lot 40

BEAURAIN (N. of) History of the campaign of the Prince de Condé in Flanders in 1674, preceded by a historical picture of the Dutch War up to that time. Paris, chez l'auteur et chez Jombert, Delaguette et Monory, 1774, [3]-XIV-63-216 pp., 2 ff. (list of subscribers), 2 ff. (errata and approval), red morocco, spine ribbed and ornamented, triple gilt fillet on covers, double fillet on cups, inside lace, gilt edges (contemporary binding). Beautiful work illustrated with a title-frontispiece by Desrais, a frontispiece engraved by Favane, 2 plates engraved by Favane and Godefroy, 20 vignettes and culs-de-lampe by Desrais and Nerbelin, a view of the fort and the castle of Navagne, a view of the castle of Argenteau, 4 large folded maps (Holland, Upper and Lower Rhine, Franche-Comté, Catholic Netherlands) and 33 maps of the camps and battles on double page, including 2 folders and a map of the siege of Grave. Beautiful copy bound in morocco, fully mitered, with very wide margins and printed on beautiful paper.