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78 52 Coster Laurens Jansz Gedenkzuil Ter Eere van Lourens Jans Zoon Koster Uitvinder der loffelijke Boekdrukkunst in den Jare 1420 1425 waarvan het vierde Eeuwfeest door besluit van de Wel 78 52 Coster Laurens Jansz Gedenkzuil Ter Eere van Lourens Jans Zoon Koster Uitvinder der loffelijke Boekdrukkunst in den Jare 1420 1425 waarvan het vierde Eeuwfeest door besluit van de Wel
78/ 52 [Coster, Laurens Jansz.]. "Gedenkzuil Ter Eere van Lourens Jans Zoon Koster, Uitvinder der loffelijke Boekdrukkunst in den Jare 1420-1425; waarvan het vierde Eeuwfeest, door besluit van de Wel-Edel-Achtbare Regering der Stad Haarlem, aldaar plegtig is gevierd geworden op den 10den en 11den van Hooimaand 1823". Engraving by D. SLUYTER after H.P. OOSTERHUIS, 51,5x37,5 cm., engr. caption etc. below the image, Amst., D.A.M. Sluyter and F.C. Hagedoorn, 1823.

- Trifle foxed in lower blank margin. Otherwise fine.

= "Proefdruk". F.M. 6200; Atlas van Stolk 6583; cat. Harlemia Illustrata 821. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE II.

€ (80-100)
78/53 Coster Laurens Jansz Gedenkzuil Ter Eere van Lourens Jans Zoon Koster Uitvinder der loffelijke Boekdrukkunst in den Jare 1420 1425 waarvan het vierde Eeuwfeest door besluit van de Wel78/53 Coster Laurens Jansz Gedenkzuil Ter Eere van Lourens Jans Zoon Koster Uitvinder der loffelijke Boekdrukkunst in den Jare 1420 1425 waarvan het vierde Eeuwfeest door besluit van de Wel
78/ 53 [Coster, Laurens Jansz.]. (Gedenkzuil Ter Eere van Lourens Jans Zoon Koster, Uitvinder der loffelijke Boekdrukkunst in den Jare 1420-1425; waarvan het vierde Eeuwfeest, door besluit van de Wel-Edel-Achtbare Regering der Stad Haarlem, aldaar plegtig is gevierd geworden op den 10den en 11den van Hooimaand 1823). Engraving by D. SLUYTER after H.P. OOSTERHUIS, 51,5x37,5 cm., (Amst., 1823).

- Blank margins partly sl. creased. Otherwise fine.

= Copy before letters (except for the letters carved in the bark of the tree to the left, most letters in the scene have been left out). F.M. 6200; Atlas van Stolk 6583; cat. Harlemia Illustrata 821.

AND 2 others: "Kennisgeving. (...) Willende zoo veel mogelijk voorkomen alle ongelukken en wanorder bij de ophanden zijnde viering van het Vierde Eeuwfeest der uitvinding van de boekdrukkunst (...) Hebben goedgevonden de navolgende policie-voorzieningen vasttestellen (...)" (broadside, Haarlem, 1823. A few old folds) and "De ondergeteekende [J.S. Keesing] begerig om de voortdurende toejuichingen van het geëerd publiek te verwerven, zal de eer hebben op morgen Vrijdag (...) te vertoonen (...) De Hollandsche boer in Munsterland, Of de Dubbelde Trouwdag (...) De Podagreuse minnaar, Of zo betaald men de gekken (...) De Verkwistende schilder, of list door list betaald (...) En ten slotte: Pierrot op de kermis, of Arlequin aan het koekblok" (broadside, Haarlem, "10 Julii 1823").

€ (100-150)
78 54 Coster Laurens Jansz Junius H 78 54 Coster Laurens Jansz Junius H
78/ 54 [Coster, Laurens Jansz.]. Junius, H. Batavia, in qua praeter gentis & insulae antiquitatem, originem, decora, mores, aliaque, ad eam historiam pertinentia, declaratur, quae fuerit vetus Batavia, quae Plinio, Tacito, & Ptolemaeo cognita: quae item genuina inclytae Francorum nationis fuerit sedes. Dordr., V. Caimax/ Ex Typographiâ Jacobi Braat, 1652, 676,(6)p., engr. portrait, woodengr. printer's mark and ills., contemp. calf w. gilt spine and mor. letterpiece, 12mo.

- Bookplate and owner's entry of N. Du Bois on upper pastedown and title (18th cent.); (vague) library and cancellation stamps on prelim lvs. Letterpiece dam.

= Haitsma Mulier/ Van der Lem 263; Bigmore/ Wyman I, p.379: "Junius, in this topographical account of Holland, was the first writer who denominated Koster as the inventor of printing." Important early source on the history of the Netherlands, first published in 1588.

€ (150-250) 150
78 55 Coster Laurens Jansz Koning J 78 55 Coster Laurens Jansz Koning J
78/ 55 [Coster, Laurens Jansz.]. Koning, J. Verhandeling over den oorsprong, de uitvinding, verbetering en volmaking der boekdrukkunst. Haarlem, A. Loosjes Pzn., 1816, (2),VIII,475,(1),XVI,(4)p., 8 (fold.) engr. facs. plates, 2 (fold.) tables, contemp. gilt green hmor. w. red mor. letterpiece.

- Covers sl. chafed. A fine copy.

= Letter-en Oudheidkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem, vol.2. McMurtrie 1014; Bigmore/ Wyman p.395-397; not in Ekama.

€ (40-60) 70
78 56 Coster Laurens Jansz Oosten de Bruyn G W van 78 56 Coster Laurens Jansz Oosten de Bruyn G W van
78/ 56 [Coster, Laurens Jansz.]. Oosten de Bruyn, G.W. van. De stad Haarlem, en haare geschiedenissen, in derzelver opkomst, aanwas, vergrootingen, en lot-gevallen, uit d'oudste gedenk-stukken, en eigene stads-registers, nagespoord en beschreeven. Eerste deel. [All published]. Haarlem, J. Enschedé and J. Bosch, 1765, (22),341p., engr. title-vignette by H. SPILMAN after T. JELGERSMA, portrait of L.J. Coster by J. HOUBRAKEN after T. JELGERSMA, 7 plates w. 27 ills., contemp. vellum w. central mirror ornament on both covers, folio.

- Partly browned/ foxed. Binding very fine.

= From the library of W. van Iterson (owner's entry and bookplate). Ekama 543; Nijhoff/ Van Hattum 54; McMurtrie 1082.

€ (50-70) 70
78 57 Coster Laurens Jansz Ter eere van Laurens Jansz Koster Volks wedstrijd In den ouden Haarlemmer Hout Bij gelegenheid van het Vierde Jubelfeest voor Laurens Jansz Koster eersten uitvi78 57 Coster Laurens Jansz Ter eere van Laurens Jansz Koster Volks wedstrijd In den ouden Haarlemmer Hout Bij gelegenheid van het Vierde Jubelfeest voor Laurens Jansz Koster eersten uitvi
78/ 57 [Coster, Laurens Jansz.]. "Ter eere van Laurens Jansz. Koster. Volks-wedstrijd. In den ouden Haarlemmer-Hout, Bij gelegenheid van het Vierde Jubelfeest voor Laurens Jansz. Koster, eersten uitvinder der Boekdrukkunst. Op Donderdag den 10 Julii 1823, des namiddags ten vijf uur (...)." Broadside, 60,5x49 cm., woodengr. full-length portrait of L.J. Koster holding the letter "A" in his left hand and a poster announcing the 400th anniversary of the invention of printing in his right hand, surrounded by a decorative typographical border, Haarlem, J. Enschedé en Zonen, ±1823.

- Folded several times (w. a few splits at extremities of folds); a few chipped spots in margins; sl. waterstained in right margin.

= SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE II.

€ (100-150) 160
78 58 Dance of death Douce F 78 58 Dance of death Douce F
78 58 Dance of death Douce F 78 58 Dance of death Douce F
78/ 58 [Dance of death]. Douce, F. The Dance of Death, exhibited in elegant engravings on wood with a dissertation on the several representations of that subject but more particularly on those ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein. London, W. Pickering, 1833, XI,(1),250,(14)p., 6 plates, 49 plates of the Lyon woodcuts of the Dance of Death by BONNER after H. HOLBEIN, modern hcl.

- Endpapers sl. foxed. Binding worn along extremities.

= Reichelt 41. The first edition of this famous study by Francis Douce (1757-1834), his lifework, published one year before his death. "La dissertation (...) est un morceau fort curieux" (Brunet II, p.257). Warthin p.86: "(...) one of the best facsimile copies. (...) They are very faithful copies and have been described as scarcely distinguishable from the originals. This is a slight exaggeration, but the cuts are, nevertheless, extremely good copies. Douce's book marks the beginning of the serious study of the Dance of Death mythus. In it he collected an immense amount of data concerning the known editions of the Dance of Death illustrations, and the greater part of this is quite accurate." "Unentbehrliches Handbuch und Nachschlagewerk für Sammler." (Oppermann 1146).

€ (60-80) 110
78 59 Dance of death Holbein H 78 59 Dance of death Holbein H
78 59 Dance of death Holbein H 78 59 Dance of death Holbein H
78 59 Dance of death Holbein H 78 59 Dance of death Holbein H
78 59 Dance of death Holbein H 78 59 Dance of death Holbein H
78/ 59 [Dance of death]. Holbein, H. The Dance of Death. London, J. Harding, 1804, 70p., 2 engr. portraits, 30 sm. plates by W. HOLLAR after H. HOLBEIN, 1 fold. plate, modern boards, sm. 8vo.

- Occas. sl. foxed; modern endpapers; fold. plate foxed.

= Rare. Cf. Oppermann 1152; Brunet III, p.258. On the plates: Pennington, p.30. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE III.

AND a facs. reprint of the French ed. (1808): Les Simulachres & Historiees Facees de la Mort (Paris, 1970, ills., orig. gilt rexine).

€ (200-300) 275
78 60 Defoer H L M Korteweg A S and Wüstefeld W C M 78 60 Defoer H L M Korteweg A S and Wüstefeld W C M
78/ 60 Defoer, H.L.M., Korteweg, A.S. and Wüstefeld, W.C.M. The Golden Age of Dutch Manuscript Painting. Introd. J.H. Marrow. Utr./ New York, G. Braziller, 1989, 318,(2)p., (col.) ills., contemp. rexine, 4to. Alba amicorum. Vijf eeuwen vriendschap op papier gezet: het album amicorum en poëziealbum in de Nederlanden. Ed. K. Thomassen. Maarssen/ The Hague, SDU, 1990, 184p., 74 (col.) ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to. Janssens, J. a.o. Van den Vos Reynaerde. Het Comburgse handschrift. Louvain, Davidsfonds, 1991, 2nd ed., 246,(2)p., 61 col. ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., large 4to. Het getijdenboek van Catharina van Kleef. Ed. J. Plummer. Amst., Meulenhoff, (1975), 2nd ed., 358p., num. col. facs. plates, orig. gilt cl., (sl. rubbed) board slipcase. - AND 7 others similar, i.a. Les très riches Heures du Duc de Berry (Chantilly, 1970, num. col. facs. plates, orig. gilt boards w. mounted col. plate, 4to).
€ (70-90)
78 61 Dibdin T F 78 61 Dibdin T F
78/ 61 Dibdin, T.F. An Introduction to the Knowledge of the Most Rare and Valuable Editions of the Greek and Latin Classics, With some Account of Polyglot Bibles And the best Editions of the Greek Septuagint and Testament. London, for the author and sold by Wm. Dwyer, 1804, 2nd enl. and corr. ed., XX,LXXIII,(1),571,(1)p., engr. title-p., 4 plates (1x tinted), contemp. gilt calf.

- Lower hinge weak; trifle foxed. Rebacked; binding (sl.) worn/ rubbed.

= One of 50 LARGE PAPER copies of the second edition. Leaf D6 uncancelled. Rare.

€ (100-150) 100
78 62 Diethelm W J 78 62 Diethelm W J
78/ 62 Diethelm, W.J. Signet. Signal. Symbol. Zurich, ABC, 1970, (2),226,(1)p., num. col. ills., orig. leatherbacked boards, 4to. Attentie in Druk. Ed. H. Koechlin and A.H.G. Blankenstein. Amst., VANK, 1940, 69,(19)p., 10 woodcut ills., orig. clothbacked boards. - AND 5 others, i.a. HAP GRIESHABER, Poesia typographica (Cologne, 1962, 2nd ed., typography by HAP GRIESHABER, printed in 1050 copies (1000), orig. (sl. soiled) wr.).
€ (50-70) 70
78 63 En français dans le texte Dix siècles de lumières par le livre 78 63 En français dans le texte Dix siècles de lumières par le livre
78/ 63 En français dans le texte. Dix siècles de lumières par le livre. Paris, Bibliothèque National, 1990, 381,(3)p., num. (col.) plates/ ills., orig. boards w. dustwr., large 4to.

= The French 'Printing and the mind of man'. A splendid production.

Bücher die die Welt verändern. Darmstadt, Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1969, 788,(2), ills., limp rexine.

= German translation of the 'Printing and the mind of man'.

AND 2 others, i.a. a proof(?) or pre-print of the Printing and the Mind of Man. A descriptive catalogue illustrating the impact of print on the evolution of western civilization during five centuries. Ed. J. Carter and P.H. Muir (255p. only).

€ (50-70)
78 64 Facsimiles Da Vinci L 78 64 Facsimiles Da Vinci L
78/ 64 [Facsimiles]. Da Vinci, L. Codices Madrid. Ed. L. Reti. Utr./ Antw., Het Spectrum, 1974, 5 vols., orig. unif. gilt artif. leather, 4to and 8vo, board slipcase.

- Vol. 3 upper joint split; box dustsoiled and defective (sides splitting).

= Comprises: I-II. Facsimile ed. of the manuscript; III. L. RETI, Engelstalig commentaar (180p.); IV-V. IDEM, Transcriptie en vertaling in het Engels van de codex Madrid I/ II ((5),532; (5),330p.).

€ (70-90) 110
78 65 Facsimiles Dürer A 78 65 Facsimiles Dürer A
78/ 65 [Facsimiles]. Dürer, A. La vie de la Sainte Vierge Marie. Introd. Ch. Ruelens. Utr., P.W. van de Weijer, n.d. (1875), (8)p., 18 lithogr. plates after the woodcuts by A. DÜRER, later cl., orig. wr. pres., folio.

- Wrappers yellowed and foxed. Contents fine. = Facsimile reprint of the ed. Nürnberg, 1511.

AND 1 other facsimile: WITTEMBERGER HEILIGTHUMSBUCH (Munich, 1884, 2nd ed., printed in 500 numb. copies, num. ills. after L. CRANACH THE OLDER, orig. embossed calf. Top of spine dam. and corners sl. worn).

€ (30-50)
78 66 Füssel S ed 78 66 Füssel S ed
78 66 Füssel S ed 78 66 Füssel S ed
78/ 66 Füssel, S. (ed.). La Bible de Gutenberg de 1454. Cologne, Taschen, 2018, 2 vols., 326; 317lvs., entirely published in photocopied lvs., orig. unif. gilt blindst. cl., in orig. board case w. plastic handle, 4to.

= Facsimile after the original 1454 edition, with the accomp. booklet: 114p., (full-p.) col. ills., orig. pict. wr., 4to.

€ (50-70)
78 67 Gerstner K and Kutter M 78 67 Gerstner K and Kutter M
78/ 67 Gerstner, K. and Kutter, M. Die neue Graphik. The new graphic art. Le nouvel art graphique. Zürich, A. Niggli, 1959, 1st ed., (247)p., 432 (col.) ills., orig. clothbacked boards, orig. board slipcase, 4to.

- Slipcase sl. dustsoiled. Otherwise fine.

= The New Graphic Art was the first graphic design overview published as an ideological program, completely set in the Swiss typeset Univers. It describes and shows modern(ist) design up to the end of the 1950's.

€ (100-150)
78 68 Hage Chahine C 78 68 Hage Chahine C
78 68 Hage Chahine C 78 68 Hage Chahine C
78/ 68 Hage Chahine, C. Levant: Eléments pour une bibliographie. Guide du Livre Orientaliste. Paris, C. & N. Hage Chahine, 1996, XII,339,(4)p., orig. cl. w. mounted plate on frontcover, 4to.

- Binding trifle stained, otherwise fine.

= Lists books in French, English and Latin published on the Near and Middle East since the beginning of printing.

Oberlé, G. Les fastes de Bacchus et de Comus ou Histoire du boire et du manger en Europe, de l'antiquité à nos jours, à travers les livres. Paris, Belfond, 1989, 642,(5)p., num. (col.) ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to.

- Mint. = Standard catalogue containing 1181 entries, with extensive notes.

Trobas, K. Grundlagen der Papierrestaurierung. Graz, Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, 1987, XV,(1),354p., num. ills., orig. cl. w. (partly sl. discoloured) dustwr. - AND 4 other bibliographical/ historical works, incl. P.J. BUIJNSTERS, Geschiedenis van de Nederlandse bibliofilie (Nijm., 2010, num. (photogr.) ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., large 8vo. Mint).

€ (60-80)
78 69 Hoffmann H 78 69 Hoffmann H
78/ 69 Hoffmann, H. Hoffmanns Schriftatlas. Das Schriftschaffen der Gegenwart in Alphabeten und Anwendungen. Stuttg., J. Hoffmann, 1930, introd. booklet: VIIIp.,72 (of 80) plates w. (tipped-in) (col.) typographic examples etc. designed by i.a. F. ROSEN, M. LOUPOT, M. BITTROF G. SALTER, N. ILIJIN, E. BUSS, loose as issued in modern hcl. dropback box w. mounted title and backstrip of orig. box, folio.

- Lacks 8 plates; a few plates (finger)soiled; a few scattered libr. stamps in upper blank margin.

= Interesting publication, showing a wide range of letter designs and their development from the 11th-17th cent. (7 plates to the early 20th cent.) for religious and legal documents and books and for commercial use and poster designs.

Modelboek voor het vervaardigen van sierlijke Schrijf-, Model- en Kunstletters benevens ornamenten voor Plafond, Muurversiering en Schilden ten dienste van Ververs, Steenhouwers (...) Graveurs, Lithographen enz. Amst., Gebr. E. & M. Cohen, n.d. (±1880), 4 parts in 1 vol., (64) leaves w. various types of letters and ornaments, later boards w. orig. identical frontwr. laid down on frontcover and backcover, obl. 8vo.

- Without title-p. Occas. fingersoiling in margins/ lower corner.

€ (40-60) 60
78/70 Maritime history Nederlandsch Historisch Scheepvaart Museum Catalogus der Bibliotheek 78/70 Maritime history Nederlandsch Historisch Scheepvaart Museum Catalogus der Bibliotheek
78/ 70 [Maritime history]. Nederlandsch Historisch Scheepvaart Museum. Catalogus der Bibliotheek. Amst., Ned. Hist. Scheepvaart Mus., 1960, 2 vols., XVI,1154p., (col. tipped-in) plates, orig. unif. gilt cl., 4to. National Maritime Museum. Catalogue of the Library. Volume one - Voyages & Travels. London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1968, XI,(1),403p., fold. map, plates, orig. cl., 4to. - AND 3 others (incl. 1 odd vol.), i.a. a facs. reprint of J. NIEUHOF, Het Gezantschap Der Neêrlandtsche Oost-Indische Compagnie, aan den Grooten Tartarischen Cham, Den tegenwoordigen Keizer van China (Franeker, 1991, plates, ills., printed in 1000 numb. copies, artif. leather, folio. Orig. publ. Amst., 1665).
€ (60-80)
78 71 Martinet J ed 78 71 Martinet J ed
78/ 71 Martinet, J. (ed.). Hot printing. Catalogus van druksels en voorlopige catalogi van gebruiksdrukwerk, litho's, etsen, houtsneden, tiksels en schilderijen van H.N. Werkman. Introd. W. Sandberg. Amst., Stichting H.N. Werkman/ Stedelijk Mus., 1963, XX,218p., num. (col.) ills., orig. wr., 4to.

- Wr. sl. yellowed as usual.

Hernad, B. and Maur, K. von. Papiergesänge. Buchkunst im zwanzigsten Jahrhundert. Munich, Prestel, 1992, 311,(1)p., richly illustrated, orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to. Graphic Design in America. A Visual History. Minneapolis/ New York, Walker Art, Harry N. Abrams, 1989, 264p., richly illustrated, orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to. - AND 3 others.

€ (50-70)
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