2194 - 2498 OLD and RARE BOOKS from the library of P.J. Buijnsters and L. Buijnsters-Smets
- Bookplate on upper pastedown and sl. later annot. on first free endpaper. Backstrip with vague crack; paper over covers sl. dam. at the top.
= Also containing the EXTREMELY RARE separate publications (bound between the above works) of the poems "Sarae Henriettae Margaretae van Lennep/ Aan Sara Henrietta Margareta van Lennep" (n.d., (4)p.), "Ter echtverbindtenisse van den Heere Pieter Nieuwland en Jongvrouwe Anna Hartwigina Pruyssenaar" (by [Jacobus] K.[antelaar], dated "24 Julij 1791", 7,(1 blank)p.) and "Ter gedachtenisse van mijne echtgenote Anna Hartwigina Pruyssenaar (...)" (dated "April 1792", (8)p.), publ. in the Nagelaten gedichten on resp. p.40f (Dutch version only), 147ff and 93ff.
Idem. Gedichten en redevoeringen. Amst., Ten Brink & De Vries, 1824, 1st ed., XXIV,208p., engr. title w. portrait by H. VAN SENUS after A. DE LELIE, orig. printed boards.
- Title-p. w. waterstain in lower corner; 2 sm. owner's entries on htitle. Spine sl. worn w. sm. ticket at the top.
- Fine copy.
= From the collection of M. Buisman w. his owner's entry on first free endpaper.
Robidé van der Aa, C.P.E. Volksverhalen en legenden aan de RIjn-oevers verzameld. Arnhem, I.A. Nijhoff, 1839, 2 parts in 1 vol., (2),282,(2); (2),286,(2)p., 2 diff. engr. titles, contemp. gilt hcalf w. mor. letterpiece.
- Lacks first free endpaper and possibly htitle.
= Adaption of A. Reumont's Rheinlands Sagen, Geschichten und Legenden.
AND 3 others, i.a. A. VAN DEN BERG, Levensberichten van J.F. Martinet (Amst., 1796, engr. title w. silhouette portrait and plate, contemp. hcalf).
- Fine copy.
= Funck 374; Belg. Typogr., nr. 2284; Van de Waal II, p. 172-175; Hollstein, Van der Borcht vol.V, 2349-2358; Pettegree NB 23265. Generally considered the rarest of Ortelius' works, this work shows the strong interest of geographer Ortelius in matters of history. The 10 engravings each illustrate a specific aspect in the life and culture of the ancient Germanic tribes: "Infantia", "Indoles", "Vita Familiaris", "Frugalitas & Gula", "Connubia", "Bellandi Mos", "Funeralia", "Legum administratio", "Religio" and "Dotes".
- Owner's entry on first free endpaper. Sl. worn along extremities and on spine.
= All published. First Dutch translation of the cassic counterfeit poems, supposedly written by the 3rd century bard Ossian, son of Fingal.
- From the collection of J.A. Borms with his stamp on lower pastedown. Inner margin stained throughout.
= From the collection of M. Buisman w. his owner's entry on first free endpapers. Very rare Dutch imaginary voyage, only 2 copies in NCC. No copy traced in the market. Buisman 1783 ("Een soort Robinsonade"); Mateboer 1310.
- Owner's entry on first htitle; sl. yellowed.
= The rare first Dutch translation of "Ueber die Einsamkeit", the main work by the German philosopher J.G.Zimmermann (1728-1795). Ziegenfuss II, 950; compare Goed. IV-1, 482, 7c.
- Corners showing; vol. 1 sm. dent on top edge of frontcover.
= First Dutch edition of this popular 19th century historical novel.
- Paper ticket on upper pastedown and owner's entry on first free endpaper; upper hinge broken. Dam. at foot of spine; leather partly worn off boardedges.
Zachmoorter, M. Thalamus Sponsi oft t'Bruydegoms Beddeken. Waer alle minnende sielen ghenoodt worden te gaen rusten in soete Contemplatie (...). Ibid., J. Cnobbaert, (1635), 2nd ed., 2 parts in 1 vol., (24),300; 364,(8)p., engr. title-p., contemp. overlapping vellum, 12mo.
- Without endpapers. Lacks ties. = Waller 1894.
AND 1 other.
- Joints rubbed. Fine set. = All vols. in first edition.
- Spine-ends chipped; backstrip creased. = Large paper copy.
- Trifle foxed. Paper over covers sl. rubbed.
= One of the first Dutch literary works with slavery as an important theme. The author was inspired by the correspondence with her brother, who owned of one of the larger plantations in Demerary, British Guiana. Rare.
- Wormholed in lower corner backcover; corners showing. Contents fine.
= Extremely rare, no copy found in NCC. Not in the usual reference works.
Post, E.M. Het waare genot des levens. Ibid., idem, 1796, 1st ed., (22),301,(1)p., engr. title and 4 plates, contemp. hcalf w. mor. letterpiece.
- Bookplate on verso final blank.
Idem. Voor eenzamen. Ibid., idem, 1789, 1st ed., (14),328p., engr. title-p. and 4 engr. plates by R.VINKELES, contemp. hcalf. w. mor. letterpiece.
- Waterstained.
AND 1 other by the same.
- Year written in ballpoint in lower blank margin of title; final 5 lvs. waterstained; upper hinge starting but holding strong; sm. bookplate on first free endpaper ("Duffhaus").
= Buisman 1091. Scarce. First German ed. published in 1793.
- Almost complete series, lacking "De orgelmaaker" (3 parts) and "De boekbinder". Contents exceptionally fine. Binding sl. rubbed along extremities.
= The series comprises in sequence of publication: P.J. Kasteleijn, De indigobereider en blaauwverwer (1788, XVI,(2),148p., 8 plates); Idem, De sterkwaterstooker, zoutzuur- en vitrioolölie bereider (1788, VIII,(2),170p., 10 plates); Idem, De porceleinfabriek (1789, X,238p., 10 plates); Idem, De leerlooijer, leertouwer, wit- en zeemlooijer (1789, (8),95,(1)p., 7 plates); BOUND WITH: Anonymous, De kaarsenmaaker (1789, (6),37,(1)p., 3 plates); AND WITH: J.F. Martinet, De houtskool brander (1790, 24p., 1 plate); AND WITH: P.J. Kasteleijn, De zeepsieder (1791, (6),46p., 4 plates); Idem, De zijdeverwer (1791, (8),231,(1)p., 8 plates); J.J. de Lalande, De papiermaaker (1792, XVI[=XIV],288p., 14 plates); Du Hamel du Monceau, De waschbleeker en waschkaarsenmaaker (1792, VIII,175,(1)p., 8 plates); J.H. Reisig, De suikerraffinadeur (1793, (2),VIII,215,(1)p., 10 plates); BOUND WITH: G. Paape, De plateelbakker of Delftsch aardewerkmaaker (1794, (6),72p., 5 plates); A. Fokke Simonsz., De graveur (1796, XII,359,(9)p., 10 plates); Anonymous, De honingbijënteelt (1797, (6),139,(5)p., 2 plates); Anonymous, De zijdenteelt en kweeking van den moerbeziënboom; of volledige beschrijving van de zijwurmen (1798, VI,(2),139,(3)p., 2 plates); J. Buijs, De bierbrouwer (1799, VIII,75,(9)p., 4 plates. Trifle foxed); J. de Kanter Pz., De meekrapteler en bereider (1802, VIII,45,(1)p., 5 plates. Spine broken but holding on cords); T. Olivier Schilperoort, De azijnmaaker (1803, (6),38,(2)p., 3 plates); J. van Dalen, De bouwkunstenaar (1806, XVI[=XII],285,(1)p., 8 plates, numbered II-IX, with the expl. text also starting with plate II) and C. Boot, De verwer (1820, (2),XXXII,407,(1)p., 6 plates). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXVII.
- Sl. browned. Backstrip pasted over w. tape.
= Very rare first Dutch translation of Pushkin's famous novel The captain's daughter or Kapitanskaya dochka (1836).
- Occas. trifle foxed. Paper over boards (partly) lacking.
= Rare Dutch translation of Rabener's Sammlung satyrischer Schriften (Leipsic, 1751-1755). With the rare 5th vol., posthumously published in 1774, containing a biography and correspondence.
- Upper hinge weak; lower hinge broken. Top of spine chipped.
= First Dutch translation of one of the most influential and important Gothic novels. From the collection of M. Buisman w. his owner's entry on first free endpaper. Buisman 1889.
Idem. De verschijningen op het kasteel der Alpen, gelegen in de Pyreneën. Naar het Engelsch. Zaltbommel, J. Noman, 1820, 4 parts in 1 vol., bound unif. w. the above.
- Lacks first free endpaper; new endpapers (w. extensive annots.).
= From the collection of M. Buisman w. his owner's entry on new free endpaper. Buisman 2329. According to Buisman not by Anne Radcliffe but by Miss Cuthbertson.
- Trifle soiled; first 2 lvs. w. vague waterstain. = The title erroneously calls for 28 ills. Rare. Muller 716.
- A few leaves loosening, sl. frayed or creased; occas. sl. foxed or w. brown spots.
= Menke IV, 45 or 46. Not in Waller, nor Muller, De Vries or Scheepers. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXVII.