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Netherlands.- [Scott (Thomas)] Symmachia: or, A True-Loves Knot. Tyed, Betwixt Great Britaine and the United Provinces..., [Holland], [1624].
Hammer Price: £300
Description
Netherlands.- [Scott (Thomas)] Symmachia: or, A True-Loves Knot. Tyed, Betwixt Great Britaine and the United Provinces, by the wisedome of King James..., first edition, with initial blank (few short tears, creased) but lacking final blank, D2&3 bound in wrong order, ink-stamp of Sion College Library to title verso obscuring couple letters, couple small ink-stains, small damp-stain at inner-margin, leaf edges very slightly frayed at beginning and end, modern antique-style panelled calf, few scuffs, [STC 22089], small 4to, [Holland], [1624].
⁂ An argument for a 'League of Love' between Great Britain and the Netherlands by the Protestant polemicist Thomas Scott. He predicts downfall for the overweening Spanish if "we would seriously unite our Forces...and follow that footing which God hath lately given this Nation in the West Indyes" (p.33).
Description
Netherlands.- [Scott (Thomas)] Symmachia: or, A True-Loves Knot. Tyed, Betwixt Great Britaine and the United Provinces, by the wisedome of King James..., first edition, with initial blank (few short tears, creased) but lacking final blank, D2&3 bound in wrong order, ink-stamp of Sion College Library to title verso obscuring couple letters, couple small ink-stains, small damp-stain at inner-margin, leaf edges very slightly frayed at beginning and end, modern antique-style panelled calf, few scuffs, [STC 22089], small 4to, [Holland], [1624].
⁂ An argument for a 'League of Love' between Great Britain and the Netherlands by the Protestant polemicist Thomas Scott. He predicts downfall for the overweening Spanish if "we would seriously unite our Forces...and follow that footing which God hath lately given this Nation in the West Indyes" (p.33).
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