Paris, Briasson, 1727. 8vo. Uniformly bound in two nice contemporary Cambridge-style mirror binding with four raised bands and richly gilt spines. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spines. Wear to extremities, boards with scratches with some loss of leather. Internally fine and clean, a nice set. XII, 307, (5) pp. (4), 271 pp.
First edition of Pagi’s work on The Dutch Revolt from 1559 to 1648, also known as the Eighty Years' War or the Dutch War of Independence.Joseph Albert Pagi (1690-1740) was a French clergyman, provost of the chapter of Cavaillon, born in Martigues.A second edition was published in 1769.