- Sl. yellowed. Bindings (heavily) worn along extremities.
= The first edition of the Dutch translation. Buijnsters, Spectatoriale geschriften 1.7; De Vries 457; Scheepers I, 324.
- Vol. 1 old owner's entry and bibliographic annot. on first free endpaper; occas. sl. foxed. Bindings rubbed along extremities and spines sl. creased.
= The first Zeedemeester complete with 120 issues. An enlightened-Lutheran, 'venijnig' (dixit Buijnsters) Spectator, meant to create more consensus amongst preachers, but not seldom virulently criticising their own kind. Buijnsters, Bibliogr. 18e-eeuwse Spect. Tijdschr. 71. Rare, only 2 copies in NCC. From the collection of M. Buisman w. his owner's entry on first free endpaper.
- From the library of H.A. Höweler with his bookplate on upper pastedown.
= Rare. Buijnsters, Bibliogr. 18e-eeuwse Spectatoriale tijdschriften 49. According to Buijnsters its author is R. Feith.
- First vol. waterstained. Paper over covers partly worn off.
= Rare. Buisman 2177. Dutch translation of the German gothic novel Die Geheimnisse der alten Egipzier (1798).
(Vulpius, C.A.). Rinaldo Rinaldini, Overste der Roovers. Romantische Geschiedenis. Uit de XVIIIe eeuw. Naar het Hoogduitsch. Amst., Th. Bom, 1866, 3rd ed., 2 parts in 1 vol., 351; 268,(2)p., 2 diff. lithogr. titles, later hcl.
- Trifle foxed.
= Dutch translation of the German gothic novel Rinaldo Rinaldini, der Räuberhauptmann (1798) by Christian August Vulpius.
AND 2 other Dutch translations of German novels.
- Bookblock shaken. Otherwise a fine copy.
= Rare. Van der Linde 72; Wolf 643; Scheepers II, 1117 (listing Wolsgrein as the author); Knuttel, Verboden Boeken 417; Gieles/ Plak 166. Including the sequel publ. in 1697. "(...) een theologische roman waarin de geestesstromingen van de tweede helft der zeventiende eeuw behandeld worden. (...) De Roman bracht veel beroering teweeg; het eerste deel bleef buiten vervolging, waarschijnlijk omdat Voetianen en Coccejanen beurtelings een veer moesten laten. Toen het Vervolg verscheen klom de ergernis. De Haagsche Kerkeraad wist te verkrijgen, dat het den 21 Febr. 1698 bij alle boekverkopers opgehaald werd. (...) Erger kwam de boekhandelaar A. Wolsgrein er af. Hij werd wegens de in de boekjes verkondigde Spinozisterij te Amsterdam veroordeeld toteen tuchthuisstraf van acht jaar en een geldboete van f. 3000." (Knuttel).
- Library stamp of "Bibliotheca Thijsiana" on verso titles (w. ms. cancellation annot.). Spine-ends chipped and backstip creased; worn along extremities; sm. paper ticket "112" on frontcover 1st vol.
= Volume 1 and 2 in second ed. of 1734, vol. 3 in first ed. of 1731. Muller 305 (1st ed. 1730-1731). Not in Waller, De Vries etc. Rare.
- Fine copy. = Rare.
- Sl. yellowed. Otherwise a fine copy.
= From the collection of M. Buisman with his owner's entry on first free endpaper. Buisman 985; Scheepers II, 456; Mateboer 385-386.
Idem. Hendrik Stillings kindsheid, jongelingsjaaren en vreemdelingschap./ Huislijk leven./ Leerjaren. Ibid., idem, 1786-1809, 3 parts in 2 vols., (8),506,(1); (2),VI,336; (4),303p., contemp. boards w. gilt and blindst. spine/ contemp. gilt hcalf w. mor. letterpiece, sm. 8vo.
= A fourth part was published in 1817. From the collection of M. Buisman with his owner's entry on first free endpapers. Buisman 982; Scheepers II, 454 (only listing the 1st part); Mateboer 626-627 (only listing 2 parts).
AND 11 others in 15 vols. by the same, all Dutch translations and from the same collection, in various bindings, i.a. Buisman 984, 987 and 1000.
- Lacks 2 plates. Sl. foxed/ yellowed/ thumbed. Paper over covers worn/ dam.; upper joint vol. 1 split at foot of spine. From the library of Bob Luza, all vols. w. his bookplate.
= Rare. Scheepers II, 687: "In dezelfde jaren 1844-45 dat in Parijs de eerste uitgave van "Le Juif errant" verscheen, verschenen in Amsterdam 2 verschillende Nederl. vertalingen van dat werk." (The other ed., titled "De wandelende Jood", was publ. by Gebr. Diederichs, Amst.)
Diderot, D. De kloosterling. Haarlem, F. Bohn, 1798, 3rd ed., 335,(1)p., engr. title w. ill. by R. VINKELES, modern hrexine.
- Some sl. occas. foxing; title sl. soiled; free endpaper browned. From the library of M. Buisman, w. his owner's entry.
= Rare. Scheepers II, 610: "Eerste Nederl. vertaling van Diderot's posthuum verschenen roman, waarvan de groote letterkundige verdiensten dikwijls voorbij gezien worden door de al te stuitende bijzonderheden, die de schrijver van het kloosterleven geeft."
ADDED: F.T.M. DE BACULARD D'ARNAUD, Uitgeleezene verhaalen, ter verbetering van het verstand en het hart. Naar het Fransch (Amst., J.B. Elwe, 1790, 3 (of 4) vols, engr. plates, contemp. unif. hcalf. Without vol. 4; stamp on htitles and (erased) on frontcovers; bindings sl. worn).
- Bookplate of W.C. Baert de Waarde on upper pastedown. Backstrip sl. worn.
= At the end the famous treatise "Een eenvoudige, dog duidelyke verklaaring over de zo genaamde onverslaanbare parnasdreun te bruilofte &c. door den autheur zelver opgestelt, alleen uit liefde en zugt voor de onbedreeve poëten en dozynwerkers van zyn gelukkig vaderland". "In het werk dat zoveel weerstand heeft opgeroepen verwerpt Van Sw. het polijsten van verzen en de onderworpenheid aan regels, principes (...). Daartegenover stelt hij inspiratie en extase. Zijn overtuiging wordt gemotiveerd door de hermetische filosofie op naam van Hermes Trismegistos, waarin lijdzame overgave en extatische terugkeer naar de goddelijke harmonie kernthema's zijn. Het unieke satirisch-hermetische werk van Van Swaanenburg dient men te beschouwen tegen de 18de-eeuwse achtergrond van deze filosofie" (Moderne Encycl. van de Wereldliteratuur IX, p.198).
- One quire loosening (and stained in upper inner blank margin); title-p. creased.
= Waller 1665; Buisman 2240.
- Ex library copy.
AND 2 others in 3 vols.
- First four leaves w. closed tear in inner margin; second half sl. waterstained and fingersoiled in outer margin.
= Interesting booklet, on the prophecies of the Emperors Severus and Leo concerning the imminent demise of the Ottoman empire. The 16 engravings show i.a. (mythical) animals, angels as well as more symbolic images, and is accompanied by one to four epigrammata and a more lengthy explanation of these epigramatta. Knuttel 3725; Cf. Waller 1389 (1st ed., Amst., 1627). Not in the emblemata reference works.
- Owner's entry and stamp on title; upper blank margin waterstained throughout. Turn-ins loosening
= First Dutch translation. Very rare, only 1 complete copy in STCN. Cf. Atabey 829 (listing the ed. London, 1767); Blackmer 1150 (listing the ed. Dublin, 1765); Robinson p.32f. Not in Blackmer Sale. "Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's husband was appointed ambassador to the Porte in 1716, and she accompanied him to Constantinople. During her sojourn in Turkey she recorded her observations and experiences in a journal (destroyed after her death) which provided material for her actual letters to her friends (...). These are not actual letters, though headed and dated close to the dates of real letters. The form is partly fiction but provides the substance of her life abroad and her opinions on Turkish life and customs". (Blackmer).
- Occas. (sl.) foxed/ yellowed; final ±55 leaves at the end of vol.2 w. receding stain from glue used by binder to attach calf turn-ins to backcover. Otherwise a fine copy.
= Contains attractive folding profiles of Amersfoort, Montfoort, Utrecht, Rhenen and surroundings and Wijk bij Duurstede.
AND 1 other from the series: TEGENWOORDIGE STAAT DER VEREENIGDE NEDERLANDEN. Eerste Deel. Vervattende eene algemeene beschryving des lands, der Zeden en Godsdienst (...) (Amst., 1739, 2nd ed., 7 (of 8) (fold.) plates, contemp. gilt hcalf. Lacks the map; sl. foxed).
- One leaf lacks sm. blank portion from upper corner. Wr. vaguely waters. in lower margin. Otherwise fine.
= Huiskamp V26; Waller 940; Ki.La.Ki.Le. 237. Attractive children's book, composed with the explicitly phrased intention to invite children to be merry and celebrate. Contains plates, with accompanying poems, of i.a. New Year's Day, Easter, a fair, "Sint Maarten" and "Sinterklaas"'.
- Some sl. occas. foxing; upper blank corner of first free endpaper torn off. Upper joint splitting at spine-ends; corners showing.
= Rare. Scheepers II, 904. Contains: Het nut en de noodzakelykheid der zotheid; Satiriesch woorden-boek, zynde eene verzameling van ernstige en boertige hekelingen (...) (w. separate title w. impressum: "Te Querlequist, In 't Schildery van Apelles"); Verzameling van Heekel-schriften, by wyze van brieven, tot verbetering der zeeden; Beantwoording der 1ste en 2de vraage voorgesteld in 't Satiriesch woorden-boek onder 't Art. Maatschappey.
Eelhart, de menschenvriend; of gemeenzame onderrichtingen, ter leering en waerschouwing, inzonderheid van den landman. Amst., C. de Vries, H. van Munster and J. van der Hey, 1804-1807, 2 parts in 1 vol., (10),174; (8),157p., 1 fold. woodcut plate, woodcut ills., contemp. hroan.
- First free endpaper cut out; a few lvs. browned. Good copy.
= Publ. by Bataafsche Maatschappij: Tot nut van 't algemeen.
AND 2 others: H. ESSENBERG GERRITSZ., De gevallen van myne eeuwige steek (n.pl., 1800, engr. title, 20th cent. hcl. Soiled/ foxed) and P. MEESTERS, Oom Piet, Voorstellende het Karakter van eenen Hollander, Die uit de geringste klasse optreedt (Amst., 1832, engr. title, sl. later gilt hcl. Some sl. occas foxing; Scheepers II, 198).
- Upper hinge broken but holding well; contemp. owner's entry verso first blank. = BCNI 8027.
Marnix van St. Aldegonde, Ph. van. De Byen-korf der H. Roomscher Kerke. Amst., J. Rotterdam, 1733, (16),543,(1)p., engr. title, contemp. vellum, sm. 8vo. - AND 1 other.
- New endpapers. Two sm. dam. spots at spine-ends.
= From the collection of M. Buisman w. his owner's entry on first free endpaper. Buisman 2345.
- Upper inner hinge splitting, partly (sl.) waterstained; lacks free endpapers and upper pastedown. Upper outer corner of both covers dam. Nevertheless a good copy.
= Waller 1784; Scheepers II, 787; Muller 380; Buisman 2354. Collection of curious stories (first ed. 1610) for the greater part of medical interest. The "byvoeging van 't Geluk en Ongeluk des Houwelikx" (p.517-571) was written by Jan Zoet. Rare.