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77 2236 Calligraphy  Velde J van den 77 2236 Calligraphy Velde J van den
77/2236 [Calligraphy]. Velde, J. van den. Duytsche exemplaren van alderhande gheschriften, seer nut ende bequaem voor de duytsche schoolmeesters ende alle beminders der pennen (...). Haarlem, D. van Horenbeeck, 1620, 1 vol. (of 2), 12 engr. calligraphed leaves by G. GAUW after J. VAN DEN VELDE, modern cl., sm. folio.

- The first part only; leaves occas. sl. chipped in outer margin.

= Bonacini 1927; Kat. Orn. Berlin 5020; Graesse suppl. p.487. Even single parts are very rare.

€ (200-300) 240
77 2237 Calvin J 77 2237 Calvin J
77 2237 Calvin J 77 2237 Calvin J
77/2237 Calvin, J. Harmonia, dat is, Een t'samen-stemminghe, ghemaeckt wt de dry Evangelisten, namelijck: Mattheo, Marco ende Luca (...). Dutch transl. by G. Gallinaceus. Dordr., P. Verhaghen, 1625, 2 parts in 1 vol., (12),426; (2),224p., woodcut title-vignette, contemp. blindst. calf over wooden covers, 2 brass clasps and catches, sm. folio. - BOUND WITH: Idem. Wtlegginghe Op De Handelinghen der Apostelen, beschreven door den Evangelist Lucam. Dutch transl. by J. Florianum. Ibid., idem, 1625, (1),157 lvs., woodcut title-vignette (portrait of Calvin).

- New endpapers; title-p. sl. ink- and duststained in corners; occas. trifle yellowed; a few leaves trifle dampstained in blank margin. Rebacked w. modern calf; some minor restored patches on both covers. Good/ fine copy.

= Erichson, p.37; cf. Bibliotheca Calviniana 82/2 (first Dutch ed. Antw., 1582).

€ (150-250) 150
77 2238 Calvin J 77 2238 Calvin J
77 2238 Calvin J 77 2238 Calvin J
77/2238 Calvin, J. Institutionum Christianae religionis libri quatuor. (...) Praemissa est Vita ejusdem Calvini, Authore Theodoro Beza. Leyden, F. Hackius, 1654, (40),544,54p., engr. title-vignette, contemp. overlapping panelled vellum w. gilt coat of arms of The Hague and corner fleurons on both covers, and w. mor. letterpiece, folio.

- Lacks schoolprize; library tickets on pastedowns and backstrip; later annot. and stamp on first textleaf; lower pastedown partly reattached w. tape; occas. (sl.) stained/ foxed; partly trifle wormholed in upper left margin. Coat of arms faded; upper hinge split at top and foot of spine; lower outer corner dam.; vellum frayed; lacks ties.

= Schoolprize binding of The Hague. Spoelder 1 only lists one early example of a prize-binding (on a sm. 8vo binding, located in Trinity College, Cambridge, prize dated 1657), and lists no early instance on a folio-size binding. Willems 741 note ("magnifique édition (...) mais ils [= this and two other Leyden editions] ne contiennent pas l'épître dédicatoire des Elzevier"); Erichson, p.50.

€ (100-150) 100
77 2239 Cartagena J de 77 2239 Cartagena J de
77/2239 Cartagena, J. de. Homiliae catholicae De Sacris Arcanis Deiparae Mariae Et Josephi. Vol. 1 only. Cologne, B. Wolter, 1613, 1 vol. (of 2), (6),844,(49)p., engr. armorial frontisp., title-p., contemp. calf w. central blindst. ornament within blindst. border on both covers.

- Without the 2nd vol. Large modern armorial bookplate on both pastedowns; several library stamps on prelim. lvs.; hinges weak.

€ (60-80)
77 2240 Cats J 77 2240 Cats J
77 2240 Cats J 77 2240 Cats J
77/2240 Cats, J. Alle de Wercken, So ouden als nieuwen. Amst., J.J. Schipper, 1658, 2nd ed., 12 parts in 1 vol., 1 engr. general title incorporating the author's portrait, 3 double-p. plates, large number of fine (emblematical) plates (2x w. author's portrait)/ divisional titles/ text ills. i.a. after A. VAN DE VENNE, 19th cent. hcalf w. contemp. gilt spine, folio.

- Lower margin of textpages sl. worn/ frayed, esp. at the beginning (occas. strengthened); occas. sl. foxed; engr. title trimmed to upper and left border and sl. yellowed along borders. Fore-edge of bookblock inkstained; 1 of the 3 double-p. plates ("Dodelycke uytgang (...))" sl. foxed/ soiled in lower margin. Corners restored; joints splitting; spine-ends sl. dam.

= Cats, STCN 2; Mus. Cats. 2.

€ (120-150) 180
77 2241 Cats J 77 2241 Cats J
77/2241 Cats, J. Alle de wercken. Amst., J.J. Schipper, 1664/ 1665, 6 parts in 1 vol., engr. title w. incorporated portrait, 2 frontisp., 5 diff. title(-ills.), num. emblematical ills. (incl. a few larger ills. incl. "Kinder-spel" and "Sic transit Gloria Mundi"), contemp. vellum, 4to.

- Occas. sl. waterstained; title-ills. occas. trimmed to the outer border. Lacks ties; vellum over upper outer corner torn off.

= Cats STCN 5.

AND 2 odd vols.

€ (100-150) 100
77 2242 Cats J 77 2242 Cats J
77/2242 Cats, J. Alle de wercken. Amst./ The Hague, J. Ratelband etc./ P. van Thol and P. Husson, 1726, 2 parts in 1 vol., (22),666,(10); (18),608,67,(1)p., 2 engr. frontisp. w. incorporated portrait of the author, 2 ident. title-vignettes, 3 full-p. portraits, 1 sm. portrait, 2 (of 3) double-p. plates, 2 full-p. titles, 1 plate, large number of title- and textengrs., incl. fine emblems, contemp. gilt calf, folio.

- Lacks 1 double-p. plate; marking and underlining in col. pencil almost throughout; lower corner waterst. at the end. Binding rubbed and sl. worn; upper joint splitting.

= Cats STCN 9; Mus. Catsianum 8.

€ (150-250) 210
77 2243 Cats J 77 2243 Cats J
77 2243 Cats J 77 2243 Cats J
77/2243 Cats, J. Self-strydt. Dat is Krachtighe beweginghe van Vleesch ende Geest, Poëtischer wijse vertoont in den persoon ende uyt de gelegentheyt van Joseph, ten tijde hy van Potiphars huysvrouwe wert versocht tot overspel. Middelburg, Wed. J.P. vande Venne, 1625, 3rd enl. ed., (36),119p., woodcut printer's mark, engr. title, sm. woodcut view of Dordrecht, 4 half-p. engr. ills. (i.a. after A. VAN DE VENNE), contemp. calf, 4to.

- Partly sl. yellowed; a few lvs. at the end w. dam. spot (closed w. pieces of paper). Binding sl. rubbed along edges.

= Mus. Catsianum 81; Cats STCN 149.

Idem. Tooneel vande mannelicke achtbaerheyt, aen-gewesen in de voor-sprake, teghen-sprake, ende uyt-sprake gedaen over de weygheringhe van de Koninginne Vasthi, aen de Ghesanten des Konincx Assuerus. Ibid., J.P. vande Venne, 1623, 2nd enl. ed., (16),60,(19)p., woodcut printer's mark, 4 half-p. engr. ills. by i.a. P. DE JODE after A. VAN DE VENNE, contemp. vellum, 4to.

- Title-p. and first leaf restored/ strengthened in upper margin; (vaguely) waterst. in lower inner corner almost throughout; one engraving w. sm. rubbed/ dam. spot; fingersoiled. Vellum sl. warped.

= Mus. Catsianum 99 ("Dezelfde platen van van de Venne als in de uitgave van 1622, doch hier à rebours en veel fraaier gegraveerd (...)"); Cats STCN 211.

€ (150-250) 220
77 2244 Cats J 77 2244 Cats J
77/2244 Cats, J. Self-strydt. Dat is Krachtighe beweginghe van Vleesch ende Geest, Poëtischer wijse vertoont in den persoon ende uyt de gelegentheyt van Joseph, ten tijde hy van Potiphars huysvrouwe wert versocht tot overspel. Middelburg, Wed. J.P. vande Venne, 1625, 3rd enl. ed., (36),119,(1)p., woodcut printer's mark on printed title, engr. title, sm. woodcut view of Dordrecht, 4 half-p. engrs. (i.a. after A. VAN DE VENNE), contemp. vellum, 4to.

- Nineteenth cent. endpapers; title-p. sl. yellowed; a few leaves sl. foxed in blank outer margin. Otherwise fine.

= Cats STCN 149; Mus. Cats. 81, 83.

BOUND WITH: Idem. Tooneel vande mannelicke achtbaerheyt, aen-gewesen inde Voor-sprake, teghen-sprake, ende uyt-sprake, Gedaen Over de weygheringhe van de Koninginne Vasthi, aen de Ghesanten des Konincx Assuerus. Ibid., J.P. vande Venne, 1623, 2nd ed., (16),60,(20)p., woodcut printer's mark on title-p., 4 half-p. engr. ills. after A. VAN DE VENNE.

- A few leaves sl./ trifle stained in blank margin. = Cats STCN 211; Mus. Cats. 99.

€ (100-150) 140
77 2245 Cats J 77 2245 Cats J
77/2245 Cats, J. 's Werelds Begin, Midden, Eynde, besloten in den Trouwring, met den Proef-steen van den selven. Amst., Wed. G. de Groot, 1706, (44),673,(3)p., engr. title, 2 portraits, 1 div. title, num. emblematic ills., contemp. vellum.

- Sl. yellowed; one leaf w. large tear just below emblem. = Mus. Catsianum 182; Cats STCN 246.

Idem. Spiegel van den ouden en nieuwen tydt, Bestaende Uyt Spreekwoorden, ontleent van de voorige en jegenwoordige Eeuwe (...). Vermeerdert met groote meenigte van Spreekwoorden/ door geheel het Werk. Ibid., J. Konynenberg, n.d. (±1715), (14),320p., engr. title, num. woodcut ills., contemp. vellum. - BOUND WITH: Idem. Gedachten op slapeloose nachten (...) mitgaders Het Twee-en-tachtig-jarig Leven van den selven Heere, van zyn geboorte tot zyn dood toe; door hem zelf in vaerzen beschreven. Ibid., A. van Damme, 1716, 4th ed., (16),235,5p., engr. title, div. title, num. ills.

- First work sl. yellowed/ browned.

= Ad 1: Mus. Catsianum 167; Cats STCN 202. Ad 2: Mus. Catsianum 233; Cats STCN 45.

AND 1 other by the same: Huwelyk, dat is, het gantsche beleyt des Echten Staats (ibid., 1766, engr. title, fold. plate, ills., contemp. vellum).

€ (80-100) 120
77 2246 Cats J 77 2246 Cats J
77/2246 Cats, J. 's Werelts Begin, Midden, Eynde, Besloten in den Trou-ring, met den Proef-steen van den selven. Amst., Erve de Wed. Gysbert de Groot, n.d. (2nd quarter 18th cent.), (40),673,(3)p., engr. title and 1 div. title, 2 portraits, 48 ills., all (sl. later) handcol., contemp. vellum, sm. 8vo.

- Sl. yellowed, foxed and fingersoiled; handcolouring occas. sl. crude; some wormholes in inner margin at the end. Vellum darkened.

= Cats STCN 251; this ed. not in Mus. Catsianum.

€ (50-70) 60
77 2247 Cats J 77 2247 Cats J
77/2247 Cats, J. (Works). Set of 7 vols., Leyden/ Amst., H. van der Deyster/ A. Cornelis a.o., 1764-1779, (fold.) engr. plates and ills., contemp. unif. marbled calf w. gilt spine and black mor. letterpiece, sm. 8vo.

- One title-p. (Huwelyk) sl. dam. Spine-ends sl. chipped; corners sl. worn; letterpieces partly sl. worn/ 1x lacking.

= Comprises: Sinne- en minne-beelden (...) (Leyden, H. van der Deyster, 1779); Huwelyk (...) (Amst., A. Cornelis, 1779); Spiegel van den Ouden en Nieuwen Tydt (ibid., erve H. van der Putte and B. Boekhout, n.d.); 's Werelts begin, midden, eynde, beslooten in den Trou-ring (...) (Amst., J. Morterre, 1764); Ouderdom, Buyten leven, en Hof gedachten (...) tachtig jarig leven en bedenkingen op Zorgvliet (Amst., Erv. A. vander Putte, n.d.); Spiegel van den Ouden en Nieuwen Tydt (ibid., erve H. van der Putte and B. Boekhout, n.d.); Gedachten op slapeloose nachten (Leyden, H. van der Deyster, 1769, 10th ed.) and Nuttelyck Huys-Boeck (ibid., H. van der Deyster, 1769, 2nd ed.).

€ (250-350) 250
77 2248 Cave W 77 2248 Cave W
77 2248 Cave W 77 2248 Cave W
77 2248 Cave W 77 2248 Cave W
77/2248 Cave, W. Kerkelyke Oudheden, of Beschrijving van het leven, bedrijf, dood en Schriften der voornaamste Vaderen, Die gebloeyd hebben in de vierde eeuw (...). Dutch transl. S. Bor. Utr., F. Halma and W. vande Water, 1698, (2),12,(4),726,(20)p., engr. title-vignette, frontisp. by J. VAN VIANEN and 9 plates by P. SLUYTER after J. GOEREE, 5 ills., contemp. blindst. panelled vellum w. mirror ornament, large 4to.

- Upper pastedown and frontisp. loose(ning); first and last ±15 lvs. sl. waterstained/ (finger)soiled. Upper joint starting; covers (sl.) duststained; corners sl. bumped.

AND 1 other: B. SMYTEGELT, Het gekrookte riet, of hondert-vyf-en-veertig predicatien over Mattheus XII: 20, 21. Eerste deel (The Hague/ Middelb., 1744, contemp. vellum, 4to).

€ (60-80) 80
77 2249 Censorship  Lot of 3 publications regulating the book trade 77 2249 Censorship Lot of 3 publications regulating the book trade
77/2249 [Censorship]. Lot of 3 publications regulating the book trade, n.pl., 1768-1783.

= Mainly regulating the prohibition of the publishing of books that attack Christendom, and more specifically on the anonymous publication of a libellous piece against the Princess of Oranje Nassau.

€ (30-50) 110
77 2250 Cervantes Saavedra M de 77 2250 Cervantes Saavedra M de
77 2250 Cervantes Saavedra M de 77 2250 Cervantes Saavedra M de
77 2250 Cervantes Saavedra M de 77 2250 Cervantes Saavedra M de
77 2250 Cervantes Saavedra M de 77 2250 Cervantes Saavedra M de
77/2250 Cervantes Saavedra, M. de. De ridder Don Quichot van Mancha. Ed. P. van Woensel. The Hague, J.C. Leeuwestyn, 1802, 2 vols., XXXVI,477[= 427]; VIII,379p., 2 engr. title-p., etched portrait and 12 plates by R. VINKELES, contemp. boards (vol. 2)/ sl. later plain boards.

- Both vols. uncut; library stamp(?) cut out of first two lvs.; hinges weak; a few quires loose(ning); occas. sl. foxed/ (water)stained. Bindings worn/ stained.

= Arents 11; Rius I, p.807; Graesse II, p.107; Scheepers II, 728; Buisman 367.

ADDED: Gellert, C.F. Het leven der Zweedsche Gravinne, G***. Amst., J. Dóll, 1777, 3rd ed., XII,209p., engr. title-vignette, 4 plates by J. PUNT after J. BUYS, contemp. gilt hcalf.

- Occas. sl. stained; free endpapers dam./ unopened; shelfmark on lower pastedown. Binding worn; lacks letterpiece.

= Dutch transl. of Leben der Schwedischen Gräfinn von G*** (1747), the first German attempt at a psychological novel (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Scheepers II, 416; Buisman 633.

€ (100-150) 350
77 2251 Cervantes Saavedra M de 77 2251 Cervantes Saavedra M de
77 2251 Cervantes Saavedra M de 77 2251 Cervantes Saavedra M de
77/2251 Cervantes Saavedra, M. de. De voornaamste gevallen van den wonderlyken Don Quichot (...). Beschreeven op een' vryen en vrolyken trant, door J. Campo Weyerman; En door den Zelfden met Gedichten ter Verklaaring van iedere Kunstprint, en het Leeven van M. de Cervantes Saavedra verrykt. The Hague, P. de Hondt, 1746, (2),XXVI,420p., engr. title-vignette and 31 full-page plates by S. FOKKE, B. PICART, P. TANJÉ a.o. after F. BOUCHER, C.-A. COYPEL, B. PICART, C.N. COCHIN a.o., contemp. marbled calf w. gilt spine and red mor. letterpiece, 4to.

- Partly waterstained in lower margin (touching text and affecting a few plates). Spine-ends chipped and corners worn.

= Rius I, p.806; Cohen/ De Ricci p.216: "Superbes illustrations; livre très recherché". SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXI.

€ (300-500) 375
77 2252 Chambers E 77 2252 Chambers E
77 2252 Chambers E 77 2252 Chambers E
77 2252 Chambers E 77 2252 Chambers E
77/2252 Chambers, E. Cyclopaedia: or, an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (...). London, printed for J.F. and C. Rivington etc.,1779-1786, rev. and enl. ed., 5 vols., engr. frontisp., 144 (fold.) plates, 5 (fold.) typespecimen lvs., contemp. unif. calf, richly gilt spine w. contrasting mor. letter- and volume-piece, large folio.

- Fold. plate and typespecimen torn over ±5 cm. in lower inner margin; vol.3 endpapers mouldy; a few p. creased. All vols. joints split(ting); spine-ends worn; 3 vols. cover(s) loose; 3 vols. covers stained.

= PMM 171.

€ (500-700)
77 2253 China  Nieuhof J 77 2253 China Nieuhof J
77 2253 China  Nieuhof J 77 2253 China Nieuhof J
77 2253 China  Nieuhof J 77 2253 China Nieuhof J
77 2253 China  Nieuhof J 77 2253 China Nieuhof J
77/2253 [China]. Nieuhof, J. Het Gezandtschap der Neêrlandtsche Oost-Indische Compagnie, aan den grooten Tartarischen Cham, Den tegenwoordigen keizer van China (...) Beneffens Een naauwkeurige Beschryvinge der Sineesche Steden, Dorpen, Regeering, Weetenschappen, Handwerken, Zeden, Godsdiensten, Gebouwen, Drachten, Scheepen, Bergen, Gewassen, Dieten, &c. (...). Amst., Wolfgang/ Waasberge etc., 1693, 3rd Dutch ed., 2 parts in 1 vol., (6),208; 258,(9)p., engr. frontisp., portr., fold. map, 34 double-p. plates and 110 textills., contemp. calf, ribbed and gilt spine, folio.

- Top of spine dam.; corners showing.

= The "Paolinxi Pagode", mentioned in the binder's instructions, was actually only inserted in the Latin edition of 1668. Landwehr, VOC 539; Tiele 800; Cat. NHSM I, 499; Lust 539; Cordier, Bibl. Sinica p. 2344. Walravens, China illustrata 63/64 (later German editions): "Nieuhofs Chinawerk ist bis heute eines der bedeutendsten und gesuchtesten. Allein die 150 Abbildungen und Karten, die das Buch zieren und die nach Zeichnungen des Autors aufgeführt wurden, haben beachtlichen Wert. Bis weit in das 18.Jahrhundert hinein wurden sie immer wieder nachgedruckt und nachgeschnitten und prägten weitgehend das Chinabild der Zeit". The double-p. plates mainly depicting panoramic city views. "Was aber seinem Buch den höchsten Wert verleiht ist die Fülle prachtvollster Kupfertafeln von Städten, Landschaften, Volkstypen" (Henze). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXII.

€ (1.500-2.500)
77 2254 Christiani D 77 2254 Christiani D
77/2254 Christiani, D. Systema geographiae generalis: duobus libris absolutum (...). Marburg, J.D. Hampel, 1645, (24),723,(20)p., contemp. overlapping vellum, 12mo.

- Annots. on upper pastedown; bookplate on first free endpaper; sl. foxed/ browned; final few lvs. waterstained. Spine lacks sm. portion of vellum.

= David Christiani (1610-1688) was a German mathematician, philosopher and Lutheran theologian. In 1643 he became a professor of mathematics at the University of Marburg.

€ (50-70)
77 2255 Classical antiquity and neolatinism  Aesopus 77 2255 Classical antiquity and neolatinism Aesopus
77 2255 Classical antiquity and neolatinism  Aesopus 77 2255 Classical antiquity and neolatinism Aesopus
77 2255 Classical antiquity and neolatinism  Aesopus 77 2255 Classical antiquity and neolatinism Aesopus
77/2255 [Classical antiquity and neolatinism]. Aesopus. Fabulae Aesopi Graecè & Latinè, nunc denuo selectae (...) in usum Scholarum. Amst., P. Matthijsz, 1660, 158,(2)p., 47 woodcut ills. by J.C. JEGHER, contemp. blindst. panelled vellum.

= Rare edition of the Latin school version by Daniel Heinsius, with a rhyme translation by Avianus; also contains the Batrachomyomachia of Homer. Monogram of Jegher ("I.C.I.") on a.o. p.15. Possibly first publication with these woodcuts, used in many later editions. Hollstein, IX, 355-402; Thieme-Becker, XVIII, p.500; this edition not in Landwehr and Bodemann; 3x in NCC. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXI.

€ (400-600) 400