Observations upon the United Provinces of the Netherlands.
by TEMPLE, SIR WILLIAM
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- first
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Copenhagen, Denmark
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About This Item
1673. London, Maxwell, 1673. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with paper title-label pasted on to top of spine. Extremities with wear and hindges a bit weak.Internally with very light occassional brownspotting, otherwise internally fine. (14), 255 pp. Rare first edition of Temple's Observations upon the United Provinces of the Netherlands - an ambitious collection covering a diverse range of topics relating to the area. Views are provided on politics, economics and history, together with geology, human character and medicine. The detail and scope of the text confirmed Temple's position as the foremost English authority on Dutch culture.
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- Bookseller
- Herman H. J. Lynge & Son (DK)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 58890
- Title
- Observations upon the United Provinces of the Netherlands.
- Author
- TEMPLE, SIR WILLIAM
- Book Condition
- Used
- Date Published
- 1673
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Herman H. J. Lynge & Son
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About Herman H. J. Lynge & Son
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