135 - [HISTORY - GREAT BRITAIN] - Isaac de Larrey

[HISTORY - GREAT BRITAIN] - Isaac de Larrey History of England, Scotland, and Ireland; with a summary of the most notable events that occurred in other states Rotterdam, published by Reinier Leers, 1707–1698, 2 vols. Large folio. Full brown calfskin. Six-ribbed spine richly decorated with gilded floral panels. Title and volume number labels in morocco leather, with gilt roulette on the edges. Red edges. Worn period bindings; caps and corners rubbed; joints cracked, but volumes remain structurally sound. Clean interiors on strong paper. A set comprising these two imposing folio volumes, major milestones in the history of the Huguenots in Great Britain, printed by Reinier Leers. This highly precise textual and iconographic arrangement is rigorously organized as follows: • Volume I (1707 reprint): Containing the complete Parts 1 and 2 (covering early history from the ancient reigns of the Britons and Saxons, through the Middle Ages and the Plantagenets up to Richard III), with a preface featuring the rare and highly sought-after “Dissertation on the Origin of Parliaments.” This copy comes from the historic text-only edition, printed without illustrations. • Volume II (First edition and first printing of 1698) – Part 2 only: Consisting exclusively of the second part of this volume, entirely dedicated to the splendors of the Tudor and Stuart eras under the successive reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I. This part is complete with its original set of 16 magnificent intaglio-engraved portraits drawn by Adriaen van der Werff and engraved by the masters of the time (including Elizabeth I, Mary Stuart, Admiral Drake, and the Earl of Essex). Larrey’s bibliography confirms that the second volume of the original edition (1698) was divided into two distinct physical parts. Our copy contains the complete second part, the most prized by print collectors, as it alone contains all 16 of the precious portraits intended for the entire Volume II (the first part, on Henry VII and Henry VIII, contains none). References: Brunet, III, 843; Cohen-De Ricci, 594.