2806 - 3510

2806 - 3510 OLD and RARE BOOKS

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83/3066 [Erasmus, D.]. Knight, S. Das Leben des Fürtrefflichen Erasmi von Rotterdam, insonderheit aber derjenige merckwürdigste Theil davon, den er in Engeland zugebracht (...) Nebst einem Anhang unterschiedener rarer Urkunden. Leipsic, J.G. Löwe, 1736, 2 parts in 1 vol., 56,398; 126,(1)p., engr. frontisp. portrait, 22 (fold.) plates/ portraits, contemp. calf.

- Yellowed/ (sl.) browned and stained throughout; title-p. cut short at lower edge and w. library stamp. Binding rubbed and chafed; backstrip dam.

= Van der Haeghen III, p.33.

€ (100-150) 100

83/3067 [Erasmus, D.]. Scriverius, P. Magni Des. Erasmi Roterdami vita; Partim ab ipsomet Erasmo, partim ab amicis æqualibus fideliter descripta. Accedunt Epistolæ Illustres (...). Leyden, J. le Maire, 1649, (48),394p., engr. title by C. VAN DALEN, 2 woodcut ills. (incl. a circular portrait of Erasmus), contemp. vellum, sm. 8vo.

- Sl. (and vaguely) waterstained in lower margin (partly reaching into text); pastedown loose; hinges weak.

= Rare edition.

€ (150-250)

83/3068 [Erotica]. Tissot, (S.A.A.D.). Onanismus of verhandeling over de ziekten, oorspronglyk uit de zelfbesmetting. Naar den zesden druk vertaald uit het Fransch van den Heere Tyssot. Utr., G.T. van Paddenburg, 1771, 1st ed., (40),218p., contemp. hcalf.

- Old owner's entry on title-p. and final leaf. Letterpiece and gilt on spine worn off; carefully rebacked.

= Rare first Dutch edition. BMN I, p.167; Hirsch V, p.687-688; Bibl. Walleriana 9613; Gay/ Lemonnyer III, p.565. Popular work that went through numerous editions in several languages between 1760 and 1836. The first French edition was published in Lausanne in 1760. Other Dutch editions were published 1775, 1822 and 1827.

€ (70-90) 70

83/3069 Essarts, N.-T. des. Essai sur l'histoire générale des tribunaux des peuples tant anciens que modernes, ou Dictionnaire historique et judiciaire; contenant les anecdotes piquantes & les jugemens fameux des tribunaux de tous les temps and toutes les nations. Paris, the author, Durand a.o., 1778-1784, 8 (of 10) vols., contemp. unif. gilt hcalf w. brown mor. letterpiece and w. giltlettered monogram "HvS" on all frontcovers.

- Lacks vols. 9 and 10; all vols. 2 bookplates on upper pastedown (i.a. of Evert Strokink). Frontcovers of 2 vols. w. traces of silverfish nibbling. Otherwise a good/ fine set.

€ (80-100) 140

83/3070 [Ethiopia]. Ludolf (i.e. Leutholf), H. Historia Aethiopica, sive brevis & succincta descriptio Regni Habessinorum, Quod vulgò malè Presbyteri Iohannis vocatur. Frankf. a.M., B.C. Wust for J.D. Zunner, 1681, (336)p., large fold. engr. general map, 8 fold. plates, 2 double-p. tables, 18th cent. hvellum, folio.

- Small rust hole in title-p. (causing sm. browned spot in first few preliminary lvs); one plate trimmed to/ just inside the (fraying) lower border; lacks first free endpaper; the second half partly foxed/ sl. browned. Otherwise fine.

= Milkias 9136; Streit XVI, 4654; Paulitschke 1156; Gay 2658; Fumagalli 1429. First edition of one of the earliest and most important publications on Ethiopia, with beautiful large plates of i.a. sheep, apes, elephants and a hippopotamus. A commentary volume by Ludolf was published 10 years after the present vol. Hiob Ludolf (1624-1704) was the founder of the study of Ethiopic linguistics. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXIX.

€ (500-700) 500

83/3071 Eusebius Caesariensis. De demonstratione evangelica libri decem./ Praeparatio evangelica. Cologne, M.G. Weidmann, 1688, 2 vols., (8),548,195; (16),856,(24),82p., 2 ident. engr. title vignettes of a worldmap, Latin and Greek text, contemp. unif. panelled and blindst. vellum, folio.

- Both vols. yellowed/ browned; bookplate on upper pastedown and w. libr. stamps on prelim. lvs. (incl. title). Bindings occas. sl. dam. along extremities.

= Graesse II, p.525.

€ (150-250) 300

83/3072 Eusebius Pamfilius. Kerkelyke geschiedenissen zedert den dood van onzen zaligmaker tot aan den volkomen bloeistand van 't kristendom. Dutch ed. A.A. vander Meersch. Amst., F. Houttuyn, 1749, 3 parts in 1 vol., (42),382; 383-584; L,116,(36)p., engr. frontisp. by J.C. PHILIPS, 2 fold. maps, 13 ills. after J. LUIKEN and 2 sm. ills. showing medallions, contemp. calf, 4to.

- Yellowed/ sl. browned. Upper joint splitting; binding worn along extremities.

= Klaversma/ Hannema 502; Van Eeghen/ Van der Kellen p.339. Comprises "Nieuwe kaart van het ooster gedeelte des Roomschen Keizerryks" and "Nieuwe kaart van het Roomsche Keiserryk".

Smout, D. Het leven van den Heiland Jesus Christus, volgens de harmonie der vier H. Evangelisten. Leyden, J. van der Deyster, 1728, (20),512p., engr. title by F. VAN BLEYSWIJK, fold. map, 29 (fold.) plates, contemp. vellum, sm. 4to.

- Upper hinge weak; large repaired tear in map. Vellum soiled.

AND 1 other: G. HORNIUS, Kerkelyke en wereldlyke historie, Van de Scheppinge des Werelts, tot 't Jaer des Heeren 1666. (...) (Amst., 1739, engr. frontisp., 1 plate and 18 (½-p.) ills., contemp. vellum).

€ (100-150) 140

83/3073 [Fashion and costume]. Maaskamp, E. Afbeeldingen van de kleeding, zeden en gewoonten in de Bataafsche Republiek met den aanvang der negentiende eeuw./ Tableaux de l'habillement, des moeurs et des coutumes dans la République Batave, au commencement du dix-neuvième siècle. Amst., the author, 1803(-1807), 18 (of 20) costume-prints by L. PORTMAN after J. KUIJPER w. letterpress captions, handcol. by J. PIENEMAN, accomp. textleaves in Dutch and French, 4to.

- Unbound copy; text lvs. (sl.) foxed/ duststained; lacks frontisp. and 2 plates (no.5 and 6).

= WITH duplicates of the plates 7, 13, 17, 18 and 20. Lipperheide Gb 39; Landwehr 358: "The first Dutch book of costumes dealing with various provinces (...); it gives also interesting details on the morals and customs of these regions. (...) carefully hand-coloured plates (...)".

€ (150-250) 150

83/3074 Feith, R. Dicht- en prozaïsche werken. Rott./ Zwolle, J. Immerzeel Jr./ H.A. Doyer, 1824, 14 vols., 14 engr. titles, portr., contemp. unif. gilt hcalf w. 2 mor. letterpieces.

€ (60-80) 110

83/3075 Feith, R. Ines de Castro. Treurspel. Amst., J. Allart, 1793, 1st ed., VI,(2),103p., engr. title-p. w. vignette, 1 engr. plate by R. VINKELES, orig. publisher's boards. Idem. C. Mucius Cordus, of de verlossing van Rome, treurspel. Ibid., idem, 1795, 1st ed., XXIV,94,(12)p., engr. title-p. w. vignette, 1 engr. plate by R. VINKELES, orig. publisher's boards unif. w. the above. Idem. De ouderdom in zes zangen. Ibid., idem, 1802, 1st ed., XVI,139,(1)p., engr. title, 12 ills. by R. VINKELES, contemp. hcalf w. mor. letterpiece. Idem. Proeve van eenige gezangen voor den openbaaren godsdienst. Ibid., idem, 1804, 2 parts in 1 vol., (6),XXIV,140; (6),XXIV,125p., contemp. boards. - AND 3 others by/ on the same.

€ (70-90) 80

83/3076 Flacius, M. Clavis Scripturae Sacrae, seu de sermone sacrarum literarum (...). Jena, J. Ludovici, 1674, 2 parts in 1 vol., (36),1372 [paginated in two columns],(62); (8),840 [paginated in two columns],(196)p., engr. title, frontisp. portrait, contemp. overlapping vellum, folio.

- Outer blank margins of first 7 lvs. restored/ remargined w. use of japanese (incl. engr. title and frontisp. portrait); occas. underlinings in green pen and ink; outer blank margin waterstained throughout. Restored binding w. use of modern vellum.

€ (100-150) 100

83/3077 Florimonte, G. I Ragionamenti di M. Agostino da Sessa, all'illustratiss. S. Principe di Salerno, sopra la filosofia morale d'Aristotele. Venice, Plinio Pietrasanta, 1554, 1st ed., (8 lvs.),9-151,(1)p., title within woodcut borders, contemp. limp boards, sm. 4to.

- Title-p. cut sl. short (just inside the borderline); a few leaves trifle wormholed in upper blank margin. Otherwise fine.

= Rare. Florimonte (1484-1565) was mentored by the philosopher Augusto Nifo and though seeking to educate the spirit of Renaissance man through his study of the works of Aristotle, he remained, in case of conflicting ideas between classical and Christian philosophy, convinced of the superioity of Christian thought over Greek thought.

€ (200-300)

83/3078 [Fore-edge paintings]. Fore-edge painting showing a couple making love in a graveyard with a funeral service in the background. ON: Macaulay, T.B. Lays of Ancient Rome with Ivry and The Armada. London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1881, new ed., XXXIX,(1),191p., engr. frontisp. and ills. by J.R. WEGUELIN, orig. gilt and dec. cl., a.e.g.

= SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXVIII.

€ (400-600) 450

83/3079 Fore edge paintings Fore edge painting showing a port with three large sailing ships and a city in the background

83/3079 [Fore-edge paintings]. Fore-edge painting showing a port with three large sailing ships and a city in the background. ON: A List of the Officers of his Majesty's Royal Marine Forces with the Numbers of the Companies stationed at each of the Three Head Quarters. London, M. and S. Brooke, 1804, 3 parts in 1 vol., 40 lvs.; 72; 75p., contemp. red grained morocco, gilt ornamental border along edges, richly gilt spine w. repeated ornament of a three-masted sailing ship, a.e.g.

= The view identitied by previous owner as "Plymouth Dockyard".

€ (300-500) 350

83/3080 [Fore-edge paintings]. Fore-edge painting showing a river with three ships sailing along a town. ON: Roscoe, T. The Tourist in France. London, Jennings and Chaplin, 1834, 280p., engr. title, frontisp. and 26 plates after J.D. HARDING, contemp. blindst. green morocco, a.e.g.

- Boardedges sl. rubbed/ worn.

€ (200-300) 200

83/3081 [Fore-edge paintings]. Fore-edge painting showing a view of Jerusalem. ON: Tasso, T. Godfrey of Bulloigne, or, Jerusalem Delivered. Engl. transl. E. Fairfax. London, G. Routledge, 1858, XLVIII,445,(1)p., steelengr. title-p., 7 plates, bound (by ?) in contemp. embossed artificial leather, a.e.g. and gauffered.

- First blank and htitle lack lower corner.

€ (200-300) 200

83/3082 [Fore-edge paintings]. Fore-edge painting showing a view of Stone Henge. ON: Claret, G. The Whole of Craft Free-Masonry. London, B.G. Claret, n.d. (±1870), 5th ed., 279,(1)p., contemp. purple morocco w. gilt ornamental border along edges w. 4 cornerpieces of the masonic symbol of square and compass, richly gilt spine w. alternating ornaments of the square and compass and the plumb and level, a.e.g.

€ (300-500) 425

83/3083 [Fore-edge paintings]. Fore-edge painting showing a village along a river connected by a bridge, the scene flanked by 2 lute-playing nudes. ON: Dickens, C. The Chimes: A Goblin Story of some Bells that rang an old year out and a New Year in. London, Chapman and Hall, 1845, 5th ed.,175,(1)p., etched title, frontisp. and plates by F.P. BECKER after D. MADISE, orig. blindst. and gilt cl., a.e.g.

- Chipped at top of spine. Otherwise fine.

= The village is identified by a previous owner as Ballyshannon, Ireland.

€ (200-300) 325

83/3084 [France]. Commynes, Ph. de. Cronicque & Histoire (...) Durant le regne du Roy Loys onziesme tant en France, Bourgongne, Flandres, Arthois, Angleterre que Espaigne, & lieux circonuoisins (...). Paris, M. de la Porte, 1563, (8),CCLXVIII lvs., later hcalf w. use of old vellum binding. - BOUND WITH: Idem. Cronicques du Roy Charles Huytiesme (...). Ibid., idem, 1543, (6),CXXX lvs.

- Partly sl. waterst. and fingersoiled.

= History of the reigns of Louis XI and Charles VIII of France. Phillipe de Commynes was a chronicler at the Burgundian court who later defected to France.

€ (300-500)

83/3085 [France]. Genlis, (S.-F.) de. Les mères rivales ou la calomnie. Paris, Librairie de Du Pont, "an IX" (1799), 4 vols., contemp. unif. hcalf w. 2 contrasting mor. letterpieces.

- Corners showing; spine-ends rubbed; letterpiece sl. dam. = Cioranescu 30626.

€ (40-60)

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