- Portraits sm. tear in lower inner margin; 2nd/ 3rd vol. title loose(ning); occas. foxed/ browned. Each vol. library tickets (Hageveld) on spine, frontcover and upper pastedown.
= Van Doorninck/ De Kempenaer p.249; Haitsma Mulier/ Van der Lem 222.
Cortgeen van der Goude, J.F. Stichtsche Cleyne Chronicke (...). Waer achter bygevoegt is Beschryving van Utrecht, door Dr. Cornelis Booth. Amst., J. Hartig, 1745, 2 parts in 1 vol., (22 [of 24]),152p., modern boards.
- Lacks htitle; 4 lvs. misbound; first and final lvs. sl. soiled/ stained. Part of binding sl. sunned.
= Haitsma Mulier/ Van der Lem 123 and 73.
- A fine copy.
= EXTRA ILLUSTRATED COPY with plates by K.F. BENSDORP after J. BULTHUIS from Vaderlandsche Gezichten (...) (Amst., 1786-1792). 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., 1738, 2nd ed., 8 (fold.) plates, contemp. gilt calf. Sl. foxed).
- Partly sl. waterst. in margin; bookplate on upper pastedown. Good copy.
= Contains attractive profiles and views of Utrecht, Amersfoort, Rhenen, Wijk bij Duurstede, Montfoort and Abcoude.
- Vol. 2 pastedowns detached. Sl. worn along extremities; vol. 2 lacks letterpiece; upper joint starting. A good/ fine set.
= Contains attractive profiles and views of Utrecht, Amersfoort, Rhenen, Wijk bij Duurstede, Montfoort and Abcoude.
- Both vols. bookplate on upper pastedown; a few owner's annots. (incl. on first/ 2nd blank); occas. (sl.) foxed; vol.2 large map tear in inner blank margin, repaired w. sellotape.
= Contains attractive profiles and views of Utrecht, Amersfoort, Rhenen, Wijk bij Duurstede, Montfoort and Abcoude. Bound by the Bosch Bindery (Storm van Leeuwen IIA, p.462, t 10).
- A few contemp. owner's annots.; partly sl. dampst. in upper corner.
= Haitsma Mulier/ Van der Lem 78j; De Buck 1910 (note).
- Occas. a few foxed spots; new endpapers. An unusually fine copy.
= "(...) M.b.t. de reconstructie van de drukgeschiedenis van de Belacchende Werelt komt men tot enkele belangrijke vaststellingen. Kennelijk werden er tijdens het drukproces van de bundel herhaaldelijk wijzigingen in het zetsel aangebracht: het totale aantal getraceerde varianten is zowel in kwantitatief als kwalitatief opzicht aanzienlijk (...)" (see website of the DBNL on A. van de Venne's Tafereel van de belacchende Wereld). Very fine engravings, i.a. depicting a quacksalver; the engraved title shows a lively scene at the fair at The Hague. One of the finest and most curious (and humorous) Dutch 17th cent. illustrated books. Hollstein, De Jode I, 119; Hollstein, Vande Venne 438-445; Franken II, p.98; Scheepers II, 283; Arents 284 (conversation on pipe-smoking). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXXXIX.
BOUND WITH: 4 other works by J. CATS and C. HUYGENS.
= Consisting of the following works: J. CATS, Self-stryt, Dat is Crachtighe beweginghe van Vlees en Gheest (Middelburg, H. van der Hellen for J. Pietersz. van de Venne, 1621, 2nd ed., engr. title, 3 engr. ills.). Mus. Cats 77; IDEM, Tooneel van de mannelicke achtbaerheyt (ibid., idem, 1622, 1st ed., large woodcut title-vign. and headpiece, 4 large engr. ills. by P. DE JODE after A. VAN DE VENNE). Mus. Cats 97; C. HUYGENS, [Greek:] Kerkuraia maztix, Satyra. Dat is, 't costelick mal (ibid., J. Pietersz. van de Venne, 1623, large woodcut title-vign., large engr. ill.); IDEM, Batava tempe. Dat is 't voor-hout van 's Graven-hage (ibid., idem, 1623, 2nd ed. large woodcut title-vign., large engr. ill.).
- First and final (blank) lvs. sl. stained; occas. sl. foxed. Binding worn.
= Very rare, only 3 copies in STCN (incl. 2x in Leyden University Library, printed on white paper). Tragedy on Ivan the Terrible (1530-1584) by the playwright Pieter Verloove (not well-known, ref. BWNZL).
- Lacks 6 leaves (replaced by photogr. col. facsimile leaves); a few leaves stained, otherwise occas. sl. soiled/ stained. New endpapers; sm. portions of calf along margins professionally restored.
= Rare 2nd ed. (first publ. Antw., H. van Liesveldt, 1551). Cockx-Indestege 4743; BCNI 2450.
- Bookblock loose (reattached w. sellotape); title-p. reattached to bookblock w. sellotape; occas. sl. foxed/ browned.
= Rare. Waller 1778; Graesse VII, p.371 note; Ebert 23815; cf. Simoni V201 (2nd ed. 1614). First published in 1612 as part of "tLoff vande Mutse".
- Occas. trifle yellowed. Joints and corners trifle rubbed. Otherwise fine.
= Landwehr, VOC 1502; Cordier, BI 1489. Mendelssohn I, p.489: "(...) the origin of the United Provinces (Netherlands) Company, its first commercial treaties, the foundation of Batavia, the two memorable sieges of that town, the conquests by the Dutch of the Moluccas, Amboine, Banda, Macassar, Ceylon, Malabar, &c., their wars, alliances, progress, disasters, the loss of Formosa, the rebellion of the islanders of Amboine, Macassar, and Java, the disputes of the Company with European nations, the rising and massacre of the Chinese in Batavia, and in general all the events, public or private, worthy of remark relative to the affairs of the Indies during a period of 150 years (...)." Maps, plans and views of i.a. Amboina, Australia, Banda, Batavia, Celebes, Ceylon, Cochin, Java, Moluccas, Nagasaki, Ternate. The short 2nd part consists of the Considérations sur l'état présent de la Compagnie Hollandoise des Indes Orientales, Rélativement à la Navigation, à son Commerce & à son Gouvernement; & sur les moyens de remédier aux causes de sa décadence by G.G. Baron d'Imhoff. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXXXIX.
- Lacks title; one quire loose; foxed/ yellowed. Spine-ends dam.; joints splitting.
= Landwehr, VOC 1502; Cordier, BI 1489. Mendelssohn I, p.489: "(...) the origin of the United Provinces (Netherlands) Company, its first commercial treaties, the foundation of Batavia, the two memorable sieges of that town, the conquests by the Dutch of the Moluccas, Amboine, Banda, Macassar, Ceylon, Malabar, &c., their wars, alliances, progress, disasters, the loss of Formosa, the rebellion of the islanders of Amboine, Macassar, and Java, the disputes of the Company with European nations, the rising and massacre of the Chinese in Batavia, and in general all the events, public or private, worthy of remark relative to the affairs of the Indies during a period of 150 years (...)." Maps, plans and views of i.a. Amboina, Australia, Banda, Batavia, Celebes, Ceylon, Cochin, Java, Moluccas, Nagasaki, Ternate. The short 2nd part consists of the Considérations sur l'état présent de la Compagnie Hollandoise des Indes Orientales, Rélativement à la Navigation, à son Commerce & à son Gouvernement; & sur les moyens de remédier aux causes de sa décadence by G.G. Baron d'Imhoff.
- Pastedowns detached; partly w. receding waterstain (mostly in margin); owner's entry on title-p. Vellum sl. soiled; corners showing.
- Lacks title-p. Upper hinge sl. weak; 4 lvs. sl. waterst. Paper over cover worn; giltlettering faded.
= Bengesco 1570. Two issues of the first ed. are known, printed for Ledet and Desbordes. "Voltaire's Eléments (...) was one of a small number of published works which contributed significantly to the acceptance and adoption of Newtonian theory in France. [Voltaire's book] is a rare exception to the general rule [that popularisations are the most ephemeral of works], being the popularization of the work of genius by a man of genius." (The Complete Works of Voltaire XV (1968), p.3).
Idem. Histoire de Charles XII. (Kehl), Société littéraire-typographique, 1784, (4),368p., engr. portrait of Charles XII, contemp. hcalf w. mor. letterpiece, a.e.g.
- First and final few lvs. sl. browned. Joints splitting; sl. worn. = Vol. 23 of the Oeuvres complètes de Voltaire.
- Library stamp on title-p. Spine-ends sl. dam.; sl. worn; corners showing. = Bengesco 1957.
(Villaret, C.) (ed.). l'Esprit de Monsieur de Voltaire. London, n.publ., 1759, 287p., contemp. calf w. vellum letterpiece.
- Library stamp on title-p.; some lvs. vaguely waterst. in top margin. Calf sl. worn; partly discoloured.
= Rare ed.
ADDED: (Pagi, J.A.). Histoire des révolutions des Pays-Bas. Depuis lan 1559 jusque à lan 1584. Paris, A.-C. Briasson, 1730, (16),295p., contemp. calf.
- Title-p. loosening and w. owner's entry; occas. year written in margin. Lacks letterpiece; spine-ends dam.; sl. worn at extremities.
= Bookplate of the Belgian historian Adolphe Borgnet (1804-1875) on upper pastedown. Rare.
- Both vols. dustsoiled; backstrip sl. dam.; vol. 1 upper joint split. Contents very fine.
= Schuytvlot 409; Unger 27a,b. Vol. 1 contains the biblical plays, vol. 2 the 'secular' plays.
- Paper over board partly worn off; binding worn along extremities.
- Very fine LARGE PAPER copy.
= Schuytvlot 467 and 34; not in Unger. One fold. plate depicts the Binnenhof with the ongoing execution of J. van Oldenbarneveld, with 2 mounted parts that can be lifted to reveal Van Oldenbarneveld and a small portrait of Vondel (F.M. 1390).
- One plate lacks a fold. section (revealing sm. portrait of Vondel); crossed-out annot. on title-p. Binding sl. chafed/ worn.
= Ad 1: Schuytvlot 467; not in Unger; ad 2: Schuytvlot 32; Unger 15. The two fold. plates depict the Binnenhof with the ongoing execution of J. van Oldenbarneveld, with 1 mounted part that can be lifted to reveal Van Oldenbarneveld (F.M. 1390).
ADDED: a copy of W.G. VAN FOCQUENBROCH, Alle de werken (Amst., 1723, 2nd ed., 1 vol. (of 2), engr. frontisp. by I. BAPTIST after I. GOEREE, modern private calf).
- Partly w. receding waterstain in lower right corner. Fine copy.
= 1. Lucifer. Schuytvlot 668, Unger 519; 2. Salmoneus. Schuytvlot 674, Unger 564; 3. Jeptha. Schuytvlot 681, Unger 595; 4. Koning Edipus. Schuytvlot 708, Unger 625; 5. Koning David in ballingschap. Schuytvlot 691, Unger 607; 6. Koning David herstelt. Schuytvlot 700, Unger 620; 7. Samson. Schuytvlot 696, Unger 615; 8. Adonias. Schuytvlot 714, Unger 638; 9. Batavische gebroeders. Schuytvlot 723, Unger 657; 10. Faëton. Schuytvlot 728, Unger 666; 11. Adam in ballingschap. Schuytvlot 742, Unger 677; 12. Ifigenie in Tauren. Schuytvlot 748, Unger 693; 13. Zungchin. Schuytvlot 752, Unger 700; 14. Noah. Schuytvlot 756, Unger 702; 15. Feniciaensche. Schuytvlot 761, Unger 706; 16. Herkules in Trachin. Schuytvlot 765, Unger 708.
Idem. (Treurspelen). Ibid., A. de Wees/ Widow A. de Wees/ D.C. Houthaeck, 1641-1660, various eds., 12 parts in 1 vol., 11 (almost) ident. and 1 diff. woodcut printer's mark, contemp. vellum, sm. 4to.
- Lacks frontisp. of the first work; upper hinge weak. Vellum sl. stained. Otherwise fine.
= 1. Lucifer. Schuytvlot 662, Unger 516; 2. Joseph in Dothan. Schuytvlot 591, Unger 336; 3. Joseph in Egypten. Schuytvlot 609, Unger 360; 4. Sofompaneas. Schuytvlot 496, Unger 221; 5. Jeptha. Schuytvlot 680, Unger 594; 6. Samson. Schuytvlot 695, Unger 614; 7. Koning David in ballingschap. Schuytvlot 687, Unger 604; 8. Koning David herstelt. Schuytvlot 701, Unger 621; 9. Gebroeders. Schuytvlot 583, Unger 326; 10. Salomon. Schuytvlot 656, Unger 462; 11. Peter en Pauwels. Schuytvlot 622, Unger 375; 12. Hierusalem verwoest. Schuytvlot 417, Unger 92.