1875 - 3189 OLD and RARE BOOKS
76 2355 Breda Goor T E van 
- Waterst. at the end. Binding worn. = Nijhoff/ Van Hattum 110; Haitsma Mulier/ Van der Lem 184a.
76 2356 Breviarium Cisterciense Auctoritate Reverendissimi DD Abbatis Generalis Cisterciensis 
76 2356 Breviarium Cisterciense Auctoritate Reverendissimi DD Abbatis Generalis Cisterciensis 
- Occas. sl. browned; piece of paper w. calendar mounted on upper pastedown; first and final blanks waterstained. Binding sl. rubbed; upper joint starting at top of spine.
= With a beautiful calligraphed contemp. owner's entry in pen and col. ink opposite title-p., reading 'Augustinus De Winter Abbatiae S. Salvatoris Religiosus Antverpiae Anno 1761", decorated w. branches, flowers and small bunches of grapes.
76 2357 Brielle and Voorne Alkemade K van and Schelling P van der 
- All maps w. tear and some creasing on one intersecting fold. Joints and backstrip professionally restored. Nevertheless a fine LARGE PAPER COPY printed on heavy paper.
= Nijhoff/ Van Hattum 2; Klaversma/ Hannema 47; Van Eeghen/ Van der Kellen 473. On the binding see Spoelder 3. First and only edition. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCV.
76 2358 Brielle and Voorne Alkemade K van and Schelling P van der 
- Bookplate on upper pastedown; all maps strengthened on verso on folds; first ±8 lvs. loosening. Joints splitting; covers stained/ rubbed and worn; corners showing; spine-ends dam.
= Nijhoff/ Van Hattum 2; Klaversma/ Hannema 47; Van Eeghen/ Van der Kellen 473. First and only edition.
76 2359 Brusle de Montpleinchamp J C under pseud M de Palaidor 
- Recased (bookblock pasted to backstrip); sm. inkstain on fore-edge of bookblock of final 100 leaves; corners worn; spine-ends dam./ chipped.
= Weller II, p.63.
76 2360 Brutus S J = H Languet? 
76 2360 Brutus S J = H Languet? 
- Frontcover sl. warped; backstrip lacks portion at foot; ties lacking.
= Adams L152. Rare and important Huguenot tract concerning religious freedom and the right to resist oppressors. Its authorship is disputed. It is generally attributed to Hubert Languet, while Philippe Du Plessis Mornay is considered a candidate as well. Our copy with contemp. annotation on title-p.: "M. du Plessis Mornay est aucteur de ce beau livre" and on frontcover: "Vindiciae contra Tyrannos. Mr. Duplessis Mornay en est auteur". SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCV.
76 2361 Bryant J 
- Bookplate on verso of title-p. Frontcover loose; binding worn along extremities; lacks title-piece on backstrip.
= Contains three tracts: on Euroclydon (the tempestuous north-easterly wind that blows on the Mediterranean), on the Isle of Malta and on Egypt. Blackmer sale 433; Ibrahim-Hilmy I, p.102 and Cox I, 233.
76 2362 Bünting H 
- Incomplete and poor copy, lacks most maps/ plates but text complete. Sold w.a.f.
76 2363 Buonaparte L 
- Browned and waterstained copy; owner's entry of "Jan Eyck De Witt Veeders Book Schnectady" on upper pastedown of both vols. and "J.E. De Witt Veeder's Book" on both title-p. Joints rubbed and binding sl. stained.
= The rare first American edition, no copy traced on the internet.
76 2364 Burmannus F 
76 2364 Burmannus F 
- Partly trifle yellowed; bookplate on upper pastedown; sm. owner's stamp on title.
= Van der Haar, Schatkamer B827/ 832.
AND 2 others by the same: De kooningen Israels met haar vervolg, ofte Uitlegginge ende betragtinge van de boekken der Kooningen, Kronijken, Ezra, Nehemia, Esther (Amst., 1683, contemp. blindst. vellum) and De wet ende het getuigenisse ofte uitlegginge ende betragtinge van de verborgentheden ende voornaamste Saken des Wets, ofte der Boeken Mosis (...) (Utr. C.J. Noenaart, 1668, contemp. blindst. vellum). - ADDED 1 other: BIBLIA, DAT IS DE GANTSCHE H. SCHRIFTURE (...) (Amst., 1768-1774, 5 parts in 1 vol., engr. title-p., contemp. gilt and blindst. mor. w. orig. owner's name ("W.J.B. Bentinck tot den Beerenkamp") on frontcover, 4to).
76 2365 Burmannus F 
- Paper over covers sl. worn; leather of backstrips dried and spine-ends partly chipped.
= Rare (1st?) edition.
AND 3 others in 5 vols., i.a. T.F. ROTARIO, Apparatus Universae Theologiae Moralis (Venice, 1755, contemp. (sl. soiled and sl. worn) vellum, sm. 8vo) and (L.A. MURATORI), Lamindi Pritanii De Ingeniorum Moderatione in Religionis Negotio, ubi quae Jura, quae Frena futura sint Homini Christiano in inquirenda et tradenda Veritate, ostenditur; et Sanctus Augustinus vindicatur a multiplici censura Joannis Phereponi (Venice, 1763, contemp. giltlettered vellum, sm. 8vo).
76 2366 Busbecq G A 
76 2366 Busbecq G A 
- Binding rather dam. along extremities. Contents fine.
= Willems 380; Rahir 363. "Second des deux éditions sous la date de 1633, où le titre courant des Lettres (pp. 468 à 575) est orthographie Epistolae." (Berghman 1417). First edition of the letters and works of the famous Belgian diplomat and traveller Gislenius A. Busbequius. The fourth letter contains a short list of words and phrases in use among the Goths of the Crimea, which show that their language was still essentially a form of Gothic. His Epistolae ad Rudolphem II (...) gives an interesting account of affairs at the French court. Page 24/25 deal with the hyacinth.
76 2367 Bynaeus A 
76 2367 Bynaeus A 
76 2367 Bynaeus A 
76 2367 Bynaeus A 
- Remnants of bookplate on upper pastedown. Spine sl. darkened.
= Lipperheide 129.
BOUND WITH: Idem. Somnium, recitatum trajecti ad rhenum, in acroaterio majore, XI. decemb. MDCLXXXIV. Tertio recusum. Ibid., idem, 1695, (8),24p., woodcut printer's mark and tailpieces. - AND WITH: Worm, C. De corruptis antiquitatum hebraearum aput tacitum et martialem vestigiis. Copenhagen, J.P. Bockenhoffer, 1693, 2 parts, (8),152; 224p., 2 diff. engr. title-vign.
- Both partly trifle/ sl. foxed, title-p. part 2 sl. worse.
Bynaeus, A. Gekruiste Christus, Ofte Verklaringe over de Geschiedenisse van het Lyden, Sterven ende Begraven onses Heeren ende Salighmakers Jesus Christus, Volgens overeenstemming der Evangelisten. Uyt Joodsche, Romeynsche, en andere Oudtheden. Dordr., J. 't Hooft, 1725, 6th rev. enl. ed., (32),580,(36)p., engr title by A. HOUBRAKEN, 2 engr. plates, textills., contemp. vellum. 4to.
- Occas. some foxing; a few lvs. sl. waterstained in inner/ lower blank margin. Vellum sl. soiled.
76 2368 Calvin J 
- Later annots. in pen on verso of blank; occas. sl. spotted in margin; upper hinge strengthened/ closed. Backstrip repaired w. vellum; covers sl. soiled.
= Willems 741 note ("Magnifique édition"); Rahir 746; Copinger 755.
76 2369 Canada Robson J 
76 2369 Canada Robson J 
76 2369 Canada Robson J 
76 2369 Canada Robson J 
- Sl. yellowed; plan w. sm. tear on fold; new endpapers. Binding trifle worn along extremities; spine-ends sl. chipped.
= Sabin 72259; Hill 1477; Cox 1752: "This is one of the earliest, and certainly the fullest, work that had hitherto been published on the Hudson Bay territory. The author mentions in his preface that he had been "six years in the countries adjoining to Hudson's Bay." The territory was not properly opened up until after 1763, when Canada passed from French into British possession, and British adventurers from the great lakes began to penetrate the country."
76 2370 Canones et dcreta sic sacro sancti oecumenici & generalis Concilii Tridentini sub Paulo III Iulio III Pio IIII pontificibus max Additae Sunt Pii IIII Pontif Max Bullae de confirmation
- Library stamp and cancelled owner's entries on title-p.; upper hinge broken; partly waterstained in lower and inner margin, sl. affecting text. Binding worn; lacks clasps; rebacked.
BOUND WITH: Index librorum prohibitorum, cum regulis confectis per Patres à Tridentina Synodo delectos auctoritate Sanctiss. D.N. Pii IIII. Pont. Max. comprobatus. Ibid., idem., 1577, (35)lvs., ident. woodcut title-vign. to the preceding.
- Partly waterstained in outer blank margin, not affecting text; partly wormholed in inner upper corner.
76/2371 Cards and cardgames Deck of Wiener Kartenalmanach playing cards 
= Cf. Keller I, Aus 161; Himmelheber 179 note: "Dieser Kartenalmanach wurde nach den Zeichnungen Loders in Wien von Müller herausgebracht. Wohl etwas später hat sie in London Rudolph Ackermann in seinem "Repository of Arts" vom I.I.1818 (Nr. 25) bis I.I.1819 (Nr. 37) kopiert. Seine Ausgabe unterscheidet sich von der deutschen vor allem dadurch, daß bei den Bildkarten die Figuren vor einem ausgemalten Hintergrund stehen." SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCVI.
76 2372 Cards and cardgames Finé de Brianville C O 
76 2372 Cards and cardgames Finé de Brianville C O 
76 2372 Cards and cardgames Finé de Brianville C O 
- Old heraldic bookplate and owner's entry ("P. Petit")on upper pastedown; fold. plate sl. yellowed. Joints splitting; spine-ends chipped; letterpiece dam.; binding sl. worn along extremities.
= Extremely rare complete edition of this curious overview of European dynasties, arranged as playing cards: Hearts for France, Clubs for Italy, Spades for "Le Nort", Diamonds for Spain. The work went through several editions in several languages, but most copies have the "playing cards" cut out.
76 2373 Caricature Combe W 
- Occas. sl. foxed. Covers sl. rubbed. Two more vols. were published.
= Tooley 427-429; Abbey, Life, 266-267; Ray 34.
76/2374 Caricature Ter nagedagtenis van het wisselvallig wonder jaar 1763 
76/2374 Caricature Ter nagedagtenis van het wisselvallig wonder jaar 1763 
- Slightly creased in blank margins.
= Caricatural and allegorical print and text, with antisemitic comments, on the Amsterdam stock market crash and banking crisis of 1763, which resulted in the international financial crisis in various European cities. F.M. 4143a; Atlas van Stolk 4131.I.
"Den door list en geweld aangevallen leeuw." Allegorical broadside w. engr. ill. (17,3x37,5 cm.) and extensive letterpress explanatory text below, N.pl., n.publ., 1780.
- Slightly frayed.
= F.M. 4362d; Atlas van Stolk 4313. On the first League of Armed Neutrality of 1780, an alliance made between several European nations in order to protect their merchant fleets against the British Empire with which they were at war.