Pieter Post and Pieter Nolpe. Begraeffenisse van syne Hoogheyt

Frederick Henrick (...). Gheteeckent en uytghegheven door Pieter Post, architect en schilder der Doorluchtighste Princen van Orangien; en ghesneden door Pieter Nolpe. Amst., N. van Ravesteyn, 1651. 40 p. Large folio. Contemp. gilt-lettered hcalf, 30 contemp. handcol. (and partly "gommé") double-p. engr. plates. The fine series depicts the long funeral procession of stadtholder Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584-1647), starting in The Hague end ending in Delft, w. the names of the participants engr. in the plates.

Text quires and most of the plates loosening along lower half, 1st plate w. repaired tears on center fold and in the image, 5th plate w. re-attached lower right corner (sl. affecting the image), plate 22 lacks a portion of lower blank margin (paper flaw?), occas. marg. tears or soiling, final plate a bit creased, binding worn/ dam. Still an acceptable, very rare complete copy, here in fine contemp. handcol. Landwehr, Splendid Ceremonies, 114. See the preceding lot for an uncol. copy of the work.