RAEPSAET, J.J.
Oeuvres complètes de J.J. Raepsaet, suivies de ses oeuvres posthumes
Gand
Leroux (impr. Annoot-Braeckman)
1838-40
6 vol. in-8° gr. in-8°, complete with obituary of the author at the end of the first volume, lithographic portrait by Onghena (russ.). Bound in contemporary half-basin, gilt spine, marbled edges
Posthumous edition published by the friends of Raepsaet (1750-1832). A native of Oudenaarde, he participated in all the great events of 1780-1830. Contains a.o. "Mémoire sur l'origine des Belges", "Recherches sur l'origine et la nature des inaugurations des princes souverains (...)" & "Anecdotes sur l'origine des Belges & "Anecdotes on the origin and nature of the Carnival" (t. I), "History of the origin, organization and powers of the general and provincial states of Gaul (...)" Ref. Vanderhaeghen 10455
