- Partly sl. yellowed. Spine sl. dried and worn; top of spine dam.
= Haitsma Mulier/ Van der Lem 222; Bodel Nijenhuis 3126.
Tegenwoordige staat der Vereenigde Nederlanden; Vervattende eenen aanvang der Beschryving van Stad en Lande. Vols. 20 and 21. Amst. etc., J. de Groot etc., 1793-1794, 2 vols., (4),538,(26); (6),446,(18)p., engr. frontisp. by R. VINKELES after I. BUYS, 7 (fold.) plates, 19th cent. unif. hcl.
- Lacks the map; occas. sl. foxed; title-p. vol. 2 loose(ning) and w. sm. hole.
= Haitsma Mulier/ Van der Lem 442b. With views of the city of Groningen (i.a. Groote Markt and Vismarkt) and a view of Appingedam.
- A few lvs. lower blank margins repaired; title doubled w. thin japanese. = Ter Meulen/ Diermanse 823.
AND 1 other by the same: Bewys van den waren Godsdienst (Amst., 1728, 5th ed., engr. frontisp. portrait, title-vignette, contemp. vellum. Bound with one other work).
- Final free endpaper laid down on final pastedown; sm. ticket and stamps of 'Dom. Prob. S.j. Prov.Neerl." on first free endpaper and title.
= Ter Meulen/ Diermanse 232, 913 and 1249: "L'ouvrage est en grande partie basé sur des manuscrits et des lettres manuscrites". The main old source for the study of Grotius in second edition.
- Both fold. plates lack a portion that was torn off at the bottom; otherwise a good copy. Covers pasted over w. 19th cent./early 20th cent. paper and corners reinforced w. later cl.
= Ruit Hora p.301.
- Bookplate of A. de Kluijs on upper pastedown; sl. foxed. Otherwise a good/ fine copy.
= Collection of (partly) previously unpublished poems by H. GROTIUS, his father Jan, brother Willem and son Pieter. Ter Meulen/ Diermanse 220. Ter Laan, p.189: "Zeer merkwaardig is de Delftse uitgave van A. Voorstad, 1722 (...) nu wel zeer zeldzaam geworden."
- Paper ticket on verso frontisp.; lacks final free endpaper. Joints splitting; worn at backstrip and edges.
- Lacks first free endpaper; title-p. trifle dam. in inner margin affecting border surrounding title; sm. owner's stamp in blank corner title; modern bookplate on blank verso title. Lacks ties.
= BCNI 7816 (w. date from colophon 1627) and 7673 (w. date from title 1626). With interesting contemp. manuscript owner's entries on upper pastedown and on last free endpaper, i.a. reading: "Sr. Heelena Hoijdts/ O Jesu soedt mijn/ hoehste goed/ A 1666 den 6 novemb" and "ÿn den soeten naem Jesu Jesu/ Sr. Johanna Helena Huijdts/ O Jesu weest mij ghenadigh/ maekt mij een mensch naer/ u herte gheeft mij een/ waerachtighe ootmoedig/ heidt (...)".
- Lacks the frontisp. portrait; some sl. occas. foxing/ browning as usual; libr. stamp throughout (the Astor Library, w. duplicate stamp on verso of title); contemp. ms. annot. on p.157.
= Sabin 30712; Tiele 457; Rouffaer/ Muller p.621; Cat. NHSM 281; Van Doorne/ Van Kempen 2560. "This description of Guiana or the Wild Coast of South America, its geography, history, inhabitants, animals, with an account of its discovery and the colonies of the Spaniards, French and Portuguese, is said by Mr. Warden to be 'by far the best work ever published on the countries described'. The author was director of the East India Company, and a man of very high standing, who had access to all the authorities" (Sabin).
- Lacks 14 plates and the portrait; modern endpapers; frayed frontisp. laid down on modern paper; a few lvs. w. strengthened outer margins; occas. waterst.; a few scattered stamps. Spine worn. Sold w.a.f.
= Nijhoff/ Van Hattum 6; Van der Linde 4; Ekama 120; Hollstein XXXIII, 391 and 417-427 (Van de Velde); Hollstein XXIII, 2 and 3 (P.J. Saenredam); McMurtrie, The invention of printing 848; Bigmore/ Wyman I, 8 and II, 326; not in Carter/ Vervliet. Important for being the main early source for Laurens Jansz. Coster as inventor of the art of printing and for its typography with the alternating use of roman, gothic and civilité types. Provenance: the collection A.M. van den Broek.
- Bookplate on upper pastedown; tipped-in annots. by Van den Broek on upper pastedown; first half lvs. w. sm. vague waterstain; first work cut trifle short occas. touching the quire signature.
= Ekama 78 and 109. The very rare first edition and the rare amended 2nd edition of this laudatory poem. Amendments were made by Ampzing because the invoking of heathen gods and goddesses in the first edition gave much offence to the Calvinists and to Ampzing himself by that time, since he became a Reformed minister. Provenance: the collections C. Ekama and A.M. van den Broek. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXII.
- With tipped-in annots. by Van den Broek on verso frontwr.
= Ekama 98: "In den tekst wordt het verzet der Stedelijke Regering gemotiveerd tegen een vonnis van den Hoogen Raad, die zich twee slagtoffers van den partijhaat had aangetrokken". Provenance: the collection A.M. van den Broek.
- Bookplate and tipped-in annots. by Van den Broek on verso frontwr.; vague contemp. onwer's entry on title-p. Wrappers worn.
= Ekama 401. Very rare copy (uncut). With poems by i.a. Vondel, Scriverius and Langendyk. Provenance: the collection A.M. van den Broek.
- Waterst. throughout; a few annots. in blue crayon.
= Cf. Ekama 842: "Ditzelfde komt ook, doch hoogst zeldzaam, in 4to voor [referring to this edition]. De titel voor elk der XII Volks-liedekens verschilt van de vorige uitgave. 12 bl. Het is op graauw papier; de silhouetten zijn dezelfde." Provenance: the collection A.M. van den Broek, w. his tipped-in annots. on upper pastedown.
- Stamp (and 1x owner's entry) on first free endpaper and title-p. Vellum trifle soiled.
= Warranted by the municipal secretaries D. Guldewagen and P. Steyn on verso title-p. Interesting copy with extensive manuscript additions and annotations on interleaved blanks and blank spaces of the printed pages, supplementing the printed data to the end of the 18th century. With i.a. manuscript lists of "Commissarissen over de Stadswerken", "Kerkmeesteren", "Krijgsraad" and "Naamen der Vendrigs van de Burgerije". Provenance: the collection A.M. van den Broek, w. his tipped-in annots. on upper pastedown.
- One plate browned; 2 owner's stamps on title-p.
= Ekama 543; Nijhoff/ Van Hattum 54; McMurtrie 1082.
Kuerboeck der stadt haerlem. Haarlem/ The Hague, J. Enschedé & Zonen/ Martinus Nijhoff, 1887, (4),II,XIII,(3),CXXXXIVp., printed by J. ENSCHEDÉ EN ZONEN with the Hendrik de Lettersnider-type in red and black on handmade paper in 110 numb. copies, hvellum, folio.
- Vellum trifle soiled.
= Herwijnen 2064. Provenance: the collection A.M. van den Broek, both with his annots. tipped onto first free endpaper or bookplate on first blank.
- With tipped-in annots. by Van den Broek on upper pastedown; 2 lvs. cut short without loss of text/ image; a few plates w. tear affecting image.
= Nijhoff/ Van Hattum 277; Ekama 508; Klaversma/ Hannema 1297; Van Eeghen/ Van der Kellen 488. The second edition, the first with the plates. Provenance: the collection A.M. van den Broek.
- Lacks two plates ("De Waag" and "Afbeelding eener Watersnood met de dryvende Lieden"); lower hinge weak. Upper joint splitting.
= Nijhoff/ Van Hattum 277; Ekama 508; Klaversma/ Hannema 1297; Van Eeghen/ Van der Kellen 488. The second edition, the first with the plates.
- With tipped-in annots. by Van den Broek and contemp. manuscript annots. on upper pastedown; sm. stamp on each title-p. Gilt stamp on covers (sl.) faded.
= Ekama 185/ 186; Nijhoff/ Van Hattum 270/ 275; Bigmore/ Wyman II, 325; McMurtrie 1131. The Latin edition is the first edition of this important source on the history of Haarlem. Provenance: the collection A.M. van den Broek.
= Ekama 186; Nijhoff/ Van Hattum 270.
AND 1 other: H.F. HEUSSEN, Oudheden en gestichten van Kennemerland (Leyden, 1721, 1 vol. (of 2), fold. engr. plan, contemp. vellum. Lacks portraits and plate).
- Corners showing; spine-ends trifle worn.
= Ekama 185; Nijhoff/ Van Hattum 275; Bigmore/ Wyman II, 325; McMurtrie 1131. The fine frontisp. i.a. with a portrait of Coster. The first edition of this important source on the history of Haarlem. The Dutch translation was published 1 year later. Provenance: the collection A.M. van den Broek, with his annots. tipped onto upper pastedown.