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[HISTORY - NETHERLANDS] - GROEN VAN PRINSTERER, Guillaume Unpublished Archives and Correspondence of the House of Orange-Nassau. First Series (1552–1584) Leiden, S. and J. Luchtmans, 1835–1847, 8 volumes and 1 volume of tables [in 10 volumes] In-8°. Glazed half-calf in the Lavallière style, signed “Ondereet” at the bottom of the spine of the first volume, referring to Charles Ondereet, a Belgian bookbinder from the first half of the 19th century. Spine with 4 raised bands adorned with a gilt fillet. Title label and volume number in black glazed calfskin. Scuffing; damaged caps; leather on the spine of vol. 3. Moderate foxing. First edition of the first complete series of this monumental work of Dutch historiography. Appointed archivist to the House of Orange by King William I, the statesman and eminent historian Willem Groen van Prinsterer patiently unearthed, transcribed, and annotated the private correspondence and political papers of the Princes of Orange and the Counts of Nassau (with a primary focus here on the life of William the Taciturn). This publication constitutes a first-rate documentary source for the study of the Beggars’ Revolt, the Wars of Religion, and the founding of the Republic of the United Provinces in the 16th century. The lot includes the valuable volume of the alphabetical index and supplements published in 1847. References: Brunet, II, 1759; Nijhoff, 1422 Provenance: from the library of Philippe Kervyn of Volkaersbeke (ex-libris)