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ELZEVIER PRESS -- A collection of 29 volumes in 24°, published by the Elzevier family, comprising: 1. Respublica Sive Status Regni Galliae, Leiden, Elzeviriana, 1626 [Willems 259] 2. Helvetiorum Respublica, Leiden: Elzeviriana, 1627, first or second edition [Willems 278] 3. Respublica Sive Status Regni Scotiae et Hiberniae, Leiden: Elzeviriana, 1627 [but 1630], second edition [Willems 287] 4. CONTARENUS, C. De Republica Venetorum libri quinque, Leiden: Elzeviriana, second impression of the 1626 edition [Willems 293] 5. Gallia Sive de Francorum Regis Dominiis et Opibus, Leiden: Elzeviriana, 1629, second edition [Willems 311] 6. Hispania Sive de Regis Hispaniae Regnis et Opibus, Leiden: Elzeviriana, 1629, second edition [Willems 313] 7. De Regno Daniae et Norwegiae, Insulisq. Adjacentibus, Leiden: 1629, second edition [Willems 320] 8. SRIVERIUS, P. Respublica Romana, Leiden: Elzeviriana, 1629, second edition, 2nd printing [Willems 321] 9. Belgii Confoederati Respublica, Leiden: 1630, second or third edition [Willems 326] 10. IANNOTII, Don. Dialogi de Repub. Venetorum, Leiden: Elzeviriana, 1631, second edition, 5 engraved folding plates [Willems 353] 11. De Imperio Magni Mogolis sive India Vera Commentarius, Leiden: Elzeviriana, 1631, (?) second edition [Willems 354] 12. De Principatibus Italiae Tractus Varij, Leiden: Elzeviriana, 1631, second edition, first impression [Willems 356] 13. EMMIUS, Ubbo. Graecorum Respublicae, Leiden: Elzeviriana, 1632, volume I only (of 2, wormed throughout, mainly marginal) [Willems 364] 14. GYLLIUS, P. De Bosporo Thracio lib. III, Leiden: Elzeviriana, 1632, first edition [Willems 366] 15. GYLLIUS, P. Constantinopoleos Topographia lib. IV, Leiden: Elzeviriana, 1632, second edition [Willems 367] 16. LEONIS, Joannis. Africani Africae Descriptio IX lib. Absoluta, Leiden: Elzevir, 1632, 2 volumes in one [Willems 371] 17. SIMLERUS, Josiae. Vallesiae et Alpium Descriptio, Leiden: Elzeviriana, 1633 [Willems 390] 18. Svecia, Sive de Suecorum Regis Dominiis et Opibus, Leiden: Elzeveriana, 1633, second edition [Willems 394] 19. Respublica et Status Imperii Romano-Germanici, Leiden: Elzeviriana, 1634-40, 2 volumes in one, second edition [Willems 408] 20. Respublica et Status Regni Hungariae, [Leiden]: Elzeviriana, 1634, [Willems 409] 21. Sabaudiae Respublica et Historia, Leiden: Elzeviriana, 1634 [Willems 411] 22. STANSKY, M. Paulo. Respublica Bohemiae, Leiden: Elzeviriana, 1634, first edition [Willems 414] 23. Turcici Imperii Status, Leiden: Elzeviriana, 1634, second edition (severe wormhole through title and throughout text, some headlines cropped) [Willems 416] 24. Status Particularis Regiminis S.C. Majestatis Ferdinandi II, [Leiden: Elzeveriana], 1637 [Willems 461] 25. Regni Chinensis Descriptio, Leiden: Elzeviriana, 1639 [Willems 486] 26. Portugallia Sive de Regis Portugalliae Regnis et Opibus Commentarius, Leiden: Elzeveriana, 1641, (?) second edition [Willems 525] 27. SMITH, Thomas. De Republica Anglorum Libri Tres, Leiden: Elzeviriana, 1641, 5th edition and 2nd printing of the 1641 edition, staining to final leaf [Willems 529] 28. Respublica, Sive Status Regni Poloniae, Lituaniae, Prussiae, Livoniae, Leiden: Elzeviriana, 1642, third edition [Willems 546] 29. SLEIDANUS, J. De Quatuor Summis Imperiis Libri Tres, Amsterdam: Elzevirium, 1654, reimpression of the 2nd edition of 1631 (signature at foot of title cut away, title, headpiece and one initial crudely coloured in yellow) [Willems 1179] Together with 12 volumes of similar interest printed between 1631 and 1643 by William Blaeu in Amsterdam and Joannis Maire and I. Commelin in Leiden. Together 41 volumes (several lacking final blanks), near uniformly bound in early 19th-century tan calf gilt, sides with geometrical and plant stem borders, with ornamentation of leaves, acorns and flowers, and inner panel of blind dots, elegant gilt spines, morocco spine labels to some volumes, gilt inner dentelles of dots and leafy flowers joined by looping stem (l