[The Hague. De Riemer] Beschryving van 's Graven-Hage

behelzende deszelfs oorsprong, benaming, gelegentheid, uitbreidingen, onheilen en luister; mitsgaders stichtinge van het Hof, der kerken, kloosters, kapellen, godshuizen, en andere voornaame gebouwen (...) door Mr. Jacob de Riemer. Delft, R. Boitet, 1730 (vol. 1 in 2 vols. w. continuous pagination)/ The Hague, J. de Cros, 1739, 4 parts in 3 vols., (34),509; (2),511-946,(54); (10),520,78[Costumen],(20) p., the 2 vols. of the first part w. engr. frontisp. by J.C. Philips, title vignettes, engr. dedication and altogether 54 engr. plans, views and plates, mainly double-p. and incl. 7 large fold. plates (incl. the splendid large profile of the city after G. van Giessen, on 2 attached lvs., leaf size 55 x 105 cm) (all plates present according to binder's index), a few engr. ills. in the text, contemp. unif. gilt and polished speckled calf, all covers with central coat of arms of The Hague within double fillet borders and corner ornaments, richly gilt and ribbed spines, marbled edges, folio; vol. 2 w. engr. dedication and 3 plates of seals, bound almost uniformly to the other vols. (published 9 years earlier), folio.
Desirable, LARGE PAPER copy, the two vols. of the first part possibly a presentation copy. Occas. sl. foxed; part 2 skipping p. 807-808 as always. First vol. of part 1 leather of upper joint splitting but holding well on chords; headcap almost invisibly restored. Vol. 2 head- and footcap neatly restored. With unidentified owner's entry dated 1870 on first free endpaper. A beautiful set of this extensive, richly illustrated description of The Hague.