1673 Stubbe Justification of England WAR w/ Netherlands TORTURE Illustrated RARE

1673 Stubbe Justification of England WAR w/ Netherlands TORTURE Illustrated RARE

 

Henry Stubbe was a 17^th-century English scholar known for his vast areas of study. He wrote treatises on medicine, Mohammedism, biographies, and even a treatise on chocolate. However, it was his controversial treatise on war the Netherlands that brought him much fame. First published at the onset of the Third Anglo-Dutch War, “A Further Justification of the Present War against the United Netherlands” provided reasoning for England’s military engagements with the Netherlands.

 

This 1673 edition includes impressive illustrations including a disturbing view of a torture scene!

 

Item number: #23568

Price: $950

 

STUBBE, Henry

 

A further justification of the present war against the United Netherlands : illustrated with several sculptures

 

London: printed for Henry Hills and John Starkey, 1673.

 

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
  • [24], 86 (i.e., 88), 57-136
  • 4 engraved plates
• References: Wing S 6046
• Provenance: Armorial bookplate – George Parbury
  • George Parbury (1807–1881) was a British publisher with a special interest in India, a freemason in India and London, Master of Merchant Taylors livery company, Justice of the Peace for two counties and Deputy Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets. Motto: CRAS MIHI
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
• Size: ~7.75in X 6in (19.5cm x 15cm)
• very rare

 

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