- Pagination erratic, but complete. Leaf m3 (p.149-150) replaced, possibly from another copy (in our sale 47, 2007 a copy w. the same replacement). New endpapers; lacks first free endpaper; 20th cent. quote in pen and ink on upper pastedown; contemp. owner's entry on title; printed catalogue entries and news clipping laid down on final endpapers.
= The extremely rare first printed edition in Dutch of any work by the great Dutch mystic Jan van Ruusbroec and his magnum opus. BCNI 7418; Ruusbroec catalogue K.B. Brussels, p.256-258: "Deze uitgave bleef de enige Ruusbroec-druk in het Nederlands tot 1858." No copy traced on the market. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXVIII.
- Frontisp. soiled, frayed and laid down; first and last few lvs. sl. frayed in blank margins (last leaf strengthened); partly waterst. in lower blank margin; occas. thumbed/ sl. soiled.
= Waller 1474; Muller 393. Rare.
= Second edition of the Dutch translation. From the collection of M. Buisman w. his owner's entry on first free endpaper. Buisman 2013.
Sarrazin, A. de. Bardouc, of de veehoeder van den berg Taurus, naar een Perzisch handschrift. Gron., W. Zuidema, 1825, 1st Dutch transl., VIII,192p., contemp. gilt hcalf w. leather letterpiece.
= Rare, 2 copies in NCC.
Roche, R.M. De Abdy kinderen. Naar het Fransch. Amst., G. Roos, 1802, 3 parts in 1 vol., 214; 236; (2),180p., 3 engr. titles, later gilt hcalf.
= From the collection of M. Buisman w. his owner's entry on first free endpaper. Buisman 1983.
AND 1 other.
- Two library tickets on upper pastedown; 19th cent. owner's entry and 2 stamps on first free endpaper.
= BCNI 18688.
- Sm. contemp. owner's entry on halftitle; some very vague occas. thumbing. Wrappers vaguely waterstained. A fine copy.
= Huiskamp S48; Waller 1484; Lust en Leering p.230: "Daar zaten, wat illustraties betreft, pareltjes bij als Letterbloempjes voor de lieve jeugd, in poëzij." Rare. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXVIII.
- Some foxing. Backstrips sl. faded. Fine set.
= Scheepers I, 205. "Verder etste Jan van Vianen de titelpagina van de in 1712 gepubliceerde Poëzy van de Haarlemse dichter en student in de rechten Lukas Schermer die in 1711 op 22-jarige leeftijd was overleden. Het boek geldt als een der fraaist geïllustreerde literaire werken uit de 18e eeuw en men neemt aan dat ook de ongesigneerde etsen in de tekst van de hand van Jan van Vianen zijn." (Cat. Harlemia illustrata 220-224).
Staring, A.C.W. Mijne eerste proeven in poëzy. Harderwijk, J. van Kasteel, 1786, 1st ed., (8),73p., contemp. chintz wr.
= The author's first bookpublication.
- New endpapers; hinges broken but holding on cords; contents occas. (finger)soiled (incl. title); bookblock shaken. Vellum sl. darkened and soiled.
- Endpapers sl. browned from turn-ins; hinges sl. weak.
= Rare first Dutch translation of the first part of Tales from my landlord (1816).
Idem. Levens van de romanschrijvers. Uit het Engelsch. Ibid., W. van Boekeren, 1826, 1st Dutch transl., 2 vols., IV,270; (4),268p., contemp. unif. hroan w. paper letterpiece.
- Worn along extremities.
- A few leaves trifle stained in blank margin. Backstrip creased and torn at top of spine.
Merken, L.W. (van Winter) van. Germanicus. Ibid., P. Meijer, 1779, 1st ed., (8),474,(2)p., engr. frontisp., title-vignette, 16 plates, contemp. hcalf, 4to. Idem. Het nut der tegenspoeden, brieven, en andere gedichten. Ibid., idem, 1762, 1st ed., (8),344,(4)p., engr. frontisp. by J. V. SCHLEY after C. PLOOS VAN AMSTEL, title-vignette, contemp. blindst. vellum, 4to. - AND 1 other by the same.
- Binding sl. worn along extremities.
= From the collection of M. Buisman w. his owner's entry on first free endpaper. Dutch translation of the work Le Martyr de la Liberté published in the same year of the first French ed. An account of Livonian native Johan Reinhold Patkul's life and diplomatic acts that resulted in the Great Northern War of 1700-1721. Buisman 2102. No copy in STCN.
= With the often lacking 3rd vol. of Nagelaten gedichten.
- Binding worn along extremities. Otherwise fine.
= Buisman 2127; Waller 1563; Scheepers II, 580. The first Dutch translation. Rare.
- Sm. stamp on first blank. Backstrip and corners sl. worn (upper corners showing). Fine copy.
Bosch, B. de. Dichtlievende verlustigingen.Amst., G. Tielenburg, 1742, (48),312,(3)p., engr. frontisp. by J. VAN SCHLEY, portrait by J. HOUBRAKEN after T. REGTERS, title-vignette, dedication, 3 div. titles and 14 half-p. emblematic ills. by J. FOLKEMA after J. DE BOSCH, contemp. blindst. vellum, 4to.
- From the library of Albert Verwey, with his bookplate.
= Landwehr 70. First ed. of the first volume of De Bosch' collected works.
AND 2 others: J. DE KRUYFF, Gedichten (Amst., 1776, engr. title, contemp. gilt hcalf) and A. HOOGVLIET, Abraham, de aartsvader (Rott., 1746, 8th ed., engr. frontisp., title-vign., portrait and 12 plates, contemp. gilt hcalf, 4to.
- Endpapers and first / last leaf sl. foxed; number in red pen on upper pastedown. Fine copy. = Rare.
Idem. Op de bruiloft. Geschiedenis van een vielliebchen. Antw., J.P. van Dieren en Cie., n.d. (±1860), 1st(?) ed., 172p., 4 lithogr. plates on chine collé by E. DUJARDIN, contemp. richly gilt and dec. red mor., a.e.g.
- Endpapers stained in margins; first / last lvs. sl. foxed. Fine copy. = Rare.
AND 5 others by the same, i.a. Burgerdeugd (ibid., 1851, plates, orig. (dam.) wr.) and De orgeldraaier (ibid., 1854, plates, sl. later hcl.). - ADDED: Snieders, J.R. Dorpsverhalen. Antw. J.P. van Dieren en Cie., 1854, 1st(?) ed., 150p., woodengr. frontisp. by H. SCHAEFELS, contemp. gilt hcalf. - AND 2 others by the same: Doctor Marcus. Herinneringen uit het studenten-leven (Turnhout, 1858, orig. wr. Spine broken / dam.) and Op de grenzen (ibid., 1861, contemp. gilt and blindst. mor. Binding rubbed).
- Contents ocaas. trifle yellowed/ foxed, otherwise fine. Corners worn.
= Scheepers II, 873-874; cf. Waller 1785 (7th ed.); The Children's World of Learning 2170 (7th-3rd ed.): "The 24 fine aquatint [sic] plates show scenes from contemporary daily life, like a family at breakfast, lovers at night, a street-vendor selling pictures, neighbours talking, etc. The songs were contributed by various authors and composers, like M. Nieuwenhuijzen, M. van Heyst-Wed. Vinkenra, S.A. Rensing, J. Hazeu, A. Loosjes, A Fokke Simonsz., etc. From 1789 to 1791 the Society had published four parts of the new songbooks, intended to replace the more vulgar and scabrous popular songs of the old popular songbooks (...). A fifth and last part was finally published in 1806 by the Society "Tot Nut van 't Algemeen"."
- Backstrips trifle worn (affecting 1 letterpiece); paper over covers worn/ sl. dam. A good set of the 2nd ed., "Verbetert, en met Vaerzen verrykt, in plaats van de rymelooze Vertalingen der Vaerzen in den Eersten Druk" and "Van ontelbaare Zin en Drukfeilen gezuivert."
= Buijnsters, Bibliogr. 18e-eeuwse Spect. Tijdschr. 78 (1st ed., 1720-1727, 6 vols. only).
- Partly sl./ trifle browned. Binding occas. sl. chipped along edges.
= Buijnsters, Spectatoriale geschriften 26.1; Waller 1577.
- Some sl. occas. foxing. Backstrips some vague cracks (1x w. tear); top of spine of 2 vols. sl. dam.; corners showing. Good set.
= Buynsters 26.2; Buijnsters, Bibliogr. 18e-eeuwse Spect. Tijdschr. 5 (1st ed., 1731-1735).
The second edition, "Vermeerderd met het Leven van den Schryver en een Nieuw breedvoerig Register over het geheele Werk" [title].
Hartog, J. De spectatoriale geschriften van 1741-1800. Utr., Gebr. Van der Post, 1890, 2nd enl. ed., 8,323p., contemp. gilt hcalf w. 2 contrasting mor. letterpieces (yellowed; backstrip sunned).
- Some foxing/ soiling; a few sm. annots. in ink on both titles; verso titles w. (cancelled) libr. stamp; bookplate (Collectie Buinsters-Smets) on upper pastedowns. Binding sl. worn.
= Published anonymously (Mr. V.E**). Barbier III, p.314 listing the first edition published in 1712; Buijnsters, Spectatoriale geschriften 1.7, De Vries 457 and Scheepers I, 324 all listing later Dutch editions (i.a. the first Dutch edition published in 1742-1745). Rare edition.