SCHEZ (Pierre). Historia ducum Styriæ. In tres Partes divisa - Lot 158

SCHEZ (Pierre). Historia ducum Styriæ. In tres Partes divisa, augustissimo Romanorum Imperatori Carolo VI Græcii, Literis hæredum Widmanstadii, 1728. Three parts in one in-folio volume, 4 f.n.ch., 185 p., 123 p., [1p.], 84 p., contemporary fawn calf, 6-ribbed spine, light calf title-piece, gilt-lettered caissons, red speckled edges (endpapers renewed; headbands faded, jaws split at head, slight worm damage to spine, corners dull, some quires browned; frontispiece lacking). Beautifully illustrated work recounting the history of the Dukes of Styria in Austria from 926 to 1711, dedicated to Charles VI of the Holy Roman Empire for his birthday. The illustration includes 22 hors-texte copper engravings, portraits of the Dukes of Styria from Otto I the Great to Joseph I, as well as woodcut headbands, lettrines and culs-de-lampe. Provenance: Jesuits of Poitiers (label on back cover).