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FROM EXCEPTIONAL HIGH END VILLANOVA PA ESTATE. MAGNIFICENT AND ULTRA RARE COMPLETE FOUR VOLUME SET PUBLISHED FROM 1720 T0 1723 OF "THE HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION AND OTHER ECCLESTIACAL TRANSACTIONS IN AND ABOUT THE LOW COUNTRIES FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE EIGHTH CENTURY DOWN TO THE FAMOUS SYNOD OF DORT INCLUSIVE IN WHICH ALL OF THE REVOLUTIONS THAT HAPPENED WITHIN CHURCH AND STATE ON ACCOUNT OF THE DIVISIONS BETWEEN THE PROTESTANTS, ARMINIANS AND PAPISTS, AND CALVINISTS ARE FAIRLY AND FULLY REPRESENTED" BY THE REVERED AND LEARNED GERHARD BRANDT PUBLISHED IN LONDON BY TIMOTHY CHILDE AT THE WHITE HART AT THE WEST END OF ST. PAULS CHURCH YARD DATED 1720 TO 1723, SET IN INCREDIBLE AND EXTRAORDINARY CONDITION FOR AGE. BINDINGS SOLID AND TIGHT WITH ALL EIGHT BOARDS FIRMLY ATTACHED AND SPINES FULLY INTACT AND CLEAR AS SHOWN. FINE ALL LEATHER BINDINGS; RAISED BAND SPINES, TOOLED COVERS, AN IMMACULATE COMPLETE SET OF EXTREMELY RARE BOOKS IN SUPERB CONDITION AND ARGUABLY THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE PERIOD SET ON SUBJECT. BOOKS ARE VERY LARGE FOLIO SIZE VOLUMES; EACH MEASURING 14 1/4" HIGH X 9 3/4" ACROSS AND 1 3/4" THICK. AS SUCH THIS IS A MASSIVE SET REQUIRING CONSIDERABLE SHIPPING COSTS. IT SHOULD BE STATED THAT THERE ARE NO OTHER ORIGINAL 1700S SETS OF THESE BOOKS AVAILABLE ANYWHERE ON THE WEB THROUGH ANY RARE BOOK WEBSITES. Most items are photographed in natural outdoor sunlight when possible. As such any dark areas in the images are shadows or shady areas unless otherwise stipulated. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING IS BY USPS REGISTERED MAIL OR INSURED PRIORITY MAIL ONLY TO ENSURE SAFEST AND MOST SECURE DELIVERY. PLEASE ASK ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING! REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN IF ITEM IS RETURNED WITHIN 10 DAYS BUT ONLY IF SAID ITEM IS MISREPRESENTED IN DESCRIPTION. RETURN SHIPPING IS RESPONSIBILITY OF BUYER. PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED WITHIN 3 DAYS FROM AUCTION CLOSE UNLESS AGREED TO OTHERWISE IN WRITING. I ACCEPT PAYPAL FOR PURCHASES. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AND FOR YOUR INTEREST AND ATTENTION. A NOTE ABOUT FEEDBACK AND THE DETAILED SELLER RATING SYSTEM: THIS SYSTEM IS GEARED TOWARD PROVIDING BUYERS WITH THE BEST POSSIBLE DEALING EXPERIENCE, WHICH I AS A SELLER CERTAINLY CONDONE. THE SYSTEM HOWEVER IS BIASED AND INACCURATE; ALTHOUGH A RATING OF 4 IS SAID TO BE GOOD; IN REALITY AN OVERALL SELLER RATING OF 4 WILL CAUSE THAT SELLERS ACCOUNT TO BE SUSPENDED. THEREFORE, I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE LEAVE 5'S IN ALL CATEGORIES FOR OUR TRANSACTIONS OR CONTACT ME TO PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU FELT WAS NOT 100% SATISFACTORY. WHILE MANY BUYERS ARE UNAWARE OF THIS, THE DSR RATING AFFECTS SUCH SELLER ASPECTS AS HOW THE LISTINGS ARE PRESENTED, OUR ABILITY TO LIST ITEMS AT ALL; OUR FEE SCHEDULE FOR LISTING ITEMS, AND OTHER SUCH FACTORS. IT MAY SEEM TRIVIAL TO THE BUYER, BUT TO US AS SELLERS IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. ALSO PLEASE NOTE THAT EBAY CHARGES FEES NOT ONLY ON THE SALE PRICE OF ITEMS BUT ALSO ON SHIPPING CHARGES, SO AS SUCH THE ACTUAL SHIPPING COSTS ON YOUR ITEM MAY SHOW AS A BIT LESS THAN THE CHARGES IN THE DESCRIPTION. THANK YOU. IMPORTANT NOTE: IN RECENT MONTHS BIDDERS HAVE BEGUN HOLDING OFF PLACEMENT OF ANY BIDS UNTIL NEAR AUCTION END. THIS PRESENTS A PROBLEM FOR US SELLERS AS THERE IS NO WAY TO PREDICT WHAT ITEMS MAY OR MAY NOT SELL. AS A RESULT I REGULARLY END AUCTIONS ON ITEMS THAT HAVE LITTLE OR NO BIDS SO AS TO OFFER THESE ITEMS AT LIVE ANTIQUE SHOWS AND FAIRS. AS SUCH, IF YOU HAVE SINCERE INTEREST IN ONE OF MY AUCTION FORMAT LISTINGS THEN I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU PLACE AT LEAST A MINIMUM BID TO ENSURE THAT THIS ITEM WILL NOT BE PULLED FROM AUCTION WITHOUT WARNING. OTHERWISE, YOU MAY WELL BE DISAPPOINTED LATER WHEN YOU DO DECIDE TO ENTER A BID ONLY TO FIND THAT THE AUCTION HAS CLOSED AND THAT THE ITEM IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.