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[HISTORY - BELGIUM] - Joseph Kervyn de Lettenhove History of Flanders Brussels, Vandale (volumes 1–2–3), Librairie scientifique et littéraire (volume 4), Delevingne and Callewaert (volumes 5–6), 1847–1850. 6 volumes. [Followed by:] Table of Contents. Brussels, Delevingne and Callewaert, 1855. A set of 7 volumes in-8°. Black half-maroquin with corner pieces. Spine with 4 raised bands decorated with a gold fillet. Normal wear and tear. Scattered foxing. The morocco on the volume containing the Tables has been sun-faded. First edition of this monumental work, which established the reputation of the historian and politician Joseph Kervyn de Lettenhove (1817–1891). Honored by the Royal Academy of Belgium, this pioneering work traces, with great documentary rigor, the political, social, and literary history of the County of Flanders from its origins to the accession of the House of Burgundy. The set is here complete with the very rare and valuable volume containing the general alphabetical and analytical index of subjects, published separately in 1855—an indispensable tool for making the most of this historical compendium. References: Pirenne, Bibliography of the History of Belgium, 874. Provenance: from the library of Philippe Kervyn of Volkaersbeke (bookplate) Also included from the same collection: Froissart, A Literary Study of the 14th Century, Brussels, Decq, December 1857, 2 volumes.