This lot consists of the two antique, leather-bound books:

'Memoires Touchant les Ambassadeurs et les Ministres Publics,' by Dutch diplomat and historian Abraham De Wicquefort (The Hague: Chez Jean & Daniel Steucker, 1677), and

'Het Islamisme' by Reinhart Dozy (Haarlem: A. C. Kruseman, 1863).

Both of these volumes are bound with leather backstrips and paper-covered boards. 'Het Islamisme' is adorned with a frontispiece, and additionally illustrated with numerous plates.

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Provenance:
These volumes are from the distinguished collection of the Utermohlen family of Cornell University Ithaca, NY.
Dimensions:
'Memoires des Ambassadeurs' measures 4.5' x 6.75', while 'Het Islamisme' measures 7.5' x 11.25'
Circa:

These volumes display external wear, with vertical cracking to spine edges, faint moisture markings, and small scuffs. The hinges of 'Het Islamisme' are cracked, and the rear hinge of 'Memoires' is beginning to crack. Both volumes display previous owner's signatures. Mild foxing appears occasionally in 'Het Islamisme.' The pages of 'Memoires' are slightly rippled. Interiors are otherwise clean and bright.