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Daguerre Val de Loire

38 - [Valenciennes]. OUTREMAN (Henry d’).
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[Valenciennes]. OUTREMAN (Henry d’). History of the Town and County of Valentiennes. Divided into four parts. By the late Henri d’Outreman, squire, Lord of Rombies, Provost of Valentiennes. Illustrated and expanded by the Reverend Father Pierre d’Outreman.... At Douai, printed by the widow of Marc Wyon, 1639. Folio, [1] title-frontispiece, XXX pp., [1] folio (approval, privilege), 588 pp., [24] folios (including the index), [4] folios (placed between pp. 244 and 245: Genealogy of the Counts, half-title of Part 2), recent Bradel-style marbled cardboard binding, fawn sheepskin title label (margins of the title page and frontispiece restored, slight browning, some soiling; map missing). A rare work on Valenciennes comprising four parts: historical chronicles, a description of the city’s peculiarities and remarkable features, the history of its charitable foundations, and that of its illustrious figures. It is illustrated with a frontispiece title page engraved on copper by P. Rucholle, and a full-page portrait of the author engraved on copper; the missing map is replaced here by an insert engraving by Romeyn de Hoghe, entitled ‘The Capture of Valenciennes: Marguerite of Parma, Governor’.
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About the sale Books from the 15th to the 21st century, most of which are illustrated. Manuscripts. Painters’ autographs. Maps and plans. Architectural drawings. Normandy.
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Auction time 10/22/2026 at 2:00 PM
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