2076 - 2859 OLD and RARE BOOKS
77 2736 Rederijkers Spelen van Sinne vol schoone allegatien loflijcke leeringhen ende schriftuerlijcke onderwijsinghen Op de vraghe wie den meesten troost oyt quam te baten die schenen te zijn 
77 2736 Rederijkers Spelen van Sinne vol schoone allegatien loflijcke leeringhen ende schriftuerlijcke onderwijsinghen Op de vraghe wie den meesten troost oyt quam te baten die schenen te zijn 
- Final part sl. dampstained. Spine-ends chipped.
= Very rare second edition of the plays performed at the rhetorician or 'Rederijkers' festival of Rotterdam, 1561. Although these competitions in rhetorical theatre and poetry existed for centuries in the Southern Netherlands under the name of 'Landjuweel', these festivals were only introduced in the northern part at the second half of the 16th century. The festival here mentioned was organized by the Rotterdam chamber of Rhetoricians called 'Die Blauwe Acolye', which was therefore excluded from the competition. The following chambers were invited to perform the plays present in this edition: De Lelie onder de doornen (Noordwijk), De Goudsbloem (Gouda), De Roode Angieren (Rijnsburg, including a short song w. musical scores), De Pellecaen (Haarlem, old chamber), De Wijngaertrancken (Haarlem, young chamber), De Roode Alcolye (Leyden), De Rapenbloem (Delft), De Roode Roosen (Schiedam) and D'Egelantier (Amsterdam, winner of the festival). See at large H. Hollaar, De Rotterdamse spelen van 1561 (2006). Van Aken, Cat. Ned. Toneel p.4; Bibl. Belg. S226; Scheepers I, 64; not in STCN or Adams. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CIX.
- Fine copy in attractive binding. = Bookplate of Edmond Réverende Du Mesnil on upper pastedown.
Molière, J.B.P. de. Oeuvres. Paris, V. David,, 1760, new ed., 8 vols., engr. portrait and 32 plates by L. LEGRAND, contemp. unif. calf w. red mor. letterpiece, sm. 8vo.
- All vols. spine dried and chafed; bindings sl. worn; corners bumped.
AND 6 miscellaneous others in 10 vols., i.a. (RESTIF DE LA BRETONNE), Tableaux de la bonne compagnie ou Traits caractéristiques, anecdotes secrettes, politiques, morales & litteraires, recueillies dans les sociétés du bon ton, pendant les années 1786, et 1787 (Paris, 1787, 2 parts in 1 vol., contemp. gilt marbled calf. Sl. foxed; binding sl. rubbed).
77 2738 Reland A 
- Frontisp. and title-p. loosening; sl. browned/ foxed; waterstain in lower outer corner; owner's entry on upper pastedown. Board-edges worn.
= An explanatory text and translations of Hebrew words denoting Jewish religious places, people and words occuring in the texts of the Old Testament. Cf. Fürst III, 150.
AND 2 others: J. ALTING, Fundamenta punctationes linguae sanctae (Frankf. a.M., 1701, 6th ed., 2 parts in 1 vol., contemp. vellum) and P. MINTERT, Lexicon Graeco-Latinum in novum D.N. Jesu Christi Testamentum (...) (ibid., 1728, contemp. hvellum).
77 2739 Remonstrants and Counter Remonstrants Gomarus F 
= Knuttel 1652 "De Regeering trachtte vruchteloos de uitgave van dit pamflet te beletten.
(Corvinus, J.A.). Christelicke Ende ernstighe vermaninghe tot vrede aen R. Donteclock (...) aengaende de Goddelijcke Predestinatie. The Hague, H. Jacobs, 1609, (76)p., woodcut title-vignette, modern wr.
= Knuttel 1642.
Antwoorde Op een seker Schrift/ eens Onbekenden/ 'tonrechte geintituleert/ Christelicke ende ernstighe Vermaninghe tot vrede, aen R. Donteclock, over sijne 'tSamensprekinghe etc. Delft, J. Andriesz., 1609, 114p., modern wr.
= Knuttel 1644.
AND 14 other pamphlets concerning the famous Arminianus/ Gomarus dispute, all in wr., i.a. Knuttel 1992, 2074, 2076, 2123 and 2188.
77 2740 Robertson W 
- All vols. bookplate on upper pastedown; occas. trifle/ sl. foxed.
= Highly regarded work on European history by one of the great 18th cent. English historians. Graesse VI, p.138.
Idem. The History of Scotland during the Reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. till his Accession to the Crown of England. With a Review of the Scottish History previous to that Period; and an Appendix containing Original Papers. London, A. Millar, 1762, 5th ed., VII,437,(3); (2),260,118,39,(31)p., contemp. unif. calf w. gilt spine and 2 contrasting mor. letterpieces, gilt and gauffered edges, 4to.
- Vol. I bookplate on upper pastedown. Top of spines chipped.
= Includes a critical dissertation concerning the murder of King Henry (39p.) Cf. Lowndes p.2106.
77 2741 Robidé van der Aa C P E 
77 2741 Robidé van der Aa C P E 
- Bookblock loose, partly waterstained, library stamp on htitle.
= The winning entry for a competition of the Dutch Society for Public Welfare, these 18 short scenes of disastrous households provide many soc(iet)al insights into 19th-century daily life.
AND 1 other: (W. VAN DEN HULL), Over de belangrijkheid eens zestigjarigen ouderdoms, in den Jare 1831; of Schets der hoogst merkwaardige verschijnselen welke dien leeftijd bij uitstek kenmerken (Amst., 1831, orig. boards).
77 2742 Robinsonades Defoe D 
77 2742 Robinsonades Defoe D 
77 2742 Robinsonades Defoe D 
77 2742 Robinsonades Defoe D 
- New endpapers; occas. sl. (water)st./ soiled. Dam. spots on backstrips and along extremities.
= Ullrich, p.31, 4; The Children's World of Learning 1532; Gumuchian 4815.
77 2743 Rocca A 
77 2743 Rocca A 
- Bookblock loose(ning). Vellum sl. wrinkled and stained.
= STC BM Italian, p.558; not in Adams. Very rare account of the holy procession escorting pope Clement VIII on his entry into Ferrara in 1598, containing fine engravings. Angelo Rocca founded the Biblioteca Angelica in Rome in 1604. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CX.
77 2744 Roquefeuil C de 
77 2744 Roquefeuil C de 
77 2744 Roquefeuil C de 
- Both vols. bookplate on upper pastedown; vol. 1 possibly lacks prelim. text leaf; occas. (sl.) foxed. Joints split(ting)/ worn; backstrips lack sm. portion; vol. 2 frontcover loose(ning).
= Sabin 73149; Lada-Mocarski 86; Forbes 569; cf. Hill 1483 (English ed.). The only account of the third French circumnavigation, containing important information on i.a. the American (North) West coast, Alaska and Hawaii. Without official government sanction, it was probably printed in a small number of copies. "In the preface the editor mentioned that the present work had been written three years ago (in 1820) but that the author, due to various circumstances and to certain timidity, refrained from having it printed. It was only because of his undertaking another long sea voyage that he agreed to leave it to his family, allowing them to use it in the way they wished. It was one of his brothers who took charge of the publication of the Journal without making any changes whatsoever. Its wording is exactly what was written on board the Bordelais" (Lada-Mocarski). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CX.
77 2745 Rotgans L 
= Also comprises "Boerekermis".
77 2746 Rotgans L 
- Occas. trifle foxed. A fine copy. = From the library of J.W. Six.
77 2747 Rotgans L 
- Trifle foxed; frontisp. sl. yellowed. Covers sl. warped.
= Landwehr, Romeyn de Hooghe as book illustrator 92.
77 2748 Rotterdam Smits D 
- Lacks mor. letterpiece; top of spine dam. Contents very fine; large paper copy.
77 2749 Rousseau J J 
- Table w. sm. tear, not affecting text. Corners bumped; vol.4 top of spine dam. Contents fine.
= Dufour 388.
77 2750 Russia Castéra J H de 
77 2750 Russia Castéra J H de 
- Hole in frontispiece in 2nd vol. closed w. paper on verso. Backstrips worn. Good/ fine copy.
= First major biography of Catherine the Great, written by one of the historiographers at Catherine's court in St. Petersburg. Cat. (...) des Russica C184; Hayn/ Gotendorf III, p.524; Gay/ Lemonnyer III, p.1335.
77 2751 Russia The Costume of the Russian Empire illustrated by a series of seventy three engravings 
77 2751 Russia The Costume of the Russian Empire illustrated by a series of seventy three engravings 
77 2751 Russia The Costume of the Russian Empire illustrated by a series of seventy three engravings 
77 2751 Russia The Costume of the Russian Empire illustrated by a series of seventy three engravings 
- First and final blanks sl. foxed and yellowed; some sl. offsetting from plates on opposite lvs. Binding trifle rubbed along extremities. A fine and splendidly bound copy.
= Cat. (...) des Russica 1187; Lipperheide Kaa 18; Colas 702; Hiler p.192; Abbey, Travel 244. The fine plates are based on those in J.G. GEORGI, Beschreibung aller Nationen des Russischen Reichs (...) (St. Petersburg, 1776-1780), but slightly enlarged. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CX.
77 2752 Russia Kort waerachtigh Verhael van de bloedige Rebellye in Moscovien aen gerecht door den grooten Verrader en Bedrieger Stenko Rasin Donsche Cosack Nevens sijne Sententie die hem 
- Library stamp on title-p.; bookplate on upper pastedown; sl. yellowed and foxed.
77 2753 Russia Pallas P S 
- Final endpaper torn. Binding sl. worn; upper joint dam./ splitting.
= Nissen, ZBI 3076; Cox I, p.199: "Pallas was one of the savants chosen by the St. Petersburg Academy to carry on the work of examining the resources of the far distant parts of the Russian Empire. He left St. Petersburg in 1768 and spent full six years investigating various districts of Siberia - the Urals, the Caspian, Tobolsk, Lake Baikal, the Lower Volga, etc. His reports on the geology, fauna and flora are of great scientific value."
77 2754 Russia and Scandinavia Salmon T 
- Usual occas. browning/ foxing.
= Cat. des Russica 1376; Tiele 1033. With extensive descriptions of Russia (incl. a plan of St. Petersburg), Sweden, Denmark, Norway and the Arctic. Including details about whaling, illustrated by 2 plates (depicting Zorgdrager's Greenland bowhead whale and the sperm whale (Ingalls 374)).
77 2755 Ryssen C van 
- A few occas. small stains. = Scheepers I, 204. The 1st edition.
Poeraet, P. Gedichten. Utr., J. Visch, 1722, (16),205,(3)p., engr. title-vignette and armorial vignette, contemp. gilt hcalf.
- Bookplate on upper pastedown.