Het Leven en Bedryf Van Den Heere Michiel de Ruiter, Hertog, Ridder, etc. L. Admiraal Generaal van Hollandt en Westvrieslandt. Beschreeven Door Gerard Brandt. Amsterdam: Voor Wolfgang, Waasberge, Boom, van Someren en Goethals, 1691, folio.
The Life and Deeds of Lord Michiel de Ruyter, Duke, Knight, etc., Lieutenant Admiral General of Holland and West Friesland. Written by Gerard Brandt. Amsterdam: For Wolfgang, Waasberge, Boom, van Someren and Goethals, 1691, folio.
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An early edition of the monumental biography of Admiral Michiel de Ruyter (1607–1676), the celebrated Dutch naval hero who led the Republic’s fleets during the Anglo-Dutch Wars. Written by theologian and historian Gerard Brandt at the request of De Ruyter’s family, this book covers his life, campaigns, and character, drawing from firsthand accounts and official documents. Finely printed in Amsterdam by Wolfgang, Waasberge, Boom, van Someren, and Goethals, it remains one of the finest 17th century Dutch biographical works and an essential primary source on the Dutch Golden Age navy.
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Size: 220 x 336 mm (approx.)
Condition:
[(2), *4, **1, A-Z4, 2A-2Z4, 3A-3Z4, 4A-4Z4, 5A-5Z4, 6A-6X4, (1)]
Contemporary full calf binding, rubbed with some losses of the leather, notably the head of the backstrip. The extant compartments of the backstrip with repeating gilt motif. Fromt board detached, rear attached but a bit fragile with joints cracked. Front blank detached, a bit creased, old scored out ink inscription at head, now illegible. Textually complete including the fine engraved title. Generally bright and clean throughout the text block, internally a very good copy, mildly toned.
