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Page 748 of 1858 Results 14941 - 14960 of 37146
78 2852 Robinsonades Woillez N 78 2852 Robinsonades Woillez N
78 2852 Robinsonades Woillez N 78 2852 Robinsonades Woillez N
78/2852 [Robinsonades]. Woillez, N. Emma, of de vrouwelijke Robinson. Eene leerrijke geschiedenis. Haarlem, heirs F. Bohn, n.d. (1837), (2),IV,198,(2 advert.)p., engr. title-p. and 5 plates by D. SLUIJTER after J. STEIJN, contemp. gilt hcl., sm. 8vo.

- Hinges weak; occas. sl. fingersoiled. Joints worn/ splitting; covers browned.

= Provenance: M. Buisman (owner's entry on first free endpaper). Staverman C 11; Ullrich p.200, 138 (French ed.); Huiskamp W229; Ki.la.ki.le 273; Caljé-Van Gulik 552; The Children's World of Learning 5553: "First Dutch edition of a popular French Robinson version with a female hero, the young girl Emma, first published at Paris in 1834".

€ (80-100) 300
78 2853 Rodenburgh T 78 2853 Rodenburgh T
78 2853 Rodenburgh T 78 2853 Rodenburgh T
78 2853 Rodenburgh T 78 2853 Rodenburgh T
78/2853 Rodenburgh, T. Geboorte Christi. Ecce homo. Ziet de Mensch. Aendachticheyt op 's doots ghedachtens Zoetheydt. Amst., N. van Ravesteyn for D.C. Hout-haeck, 1639, 3 parts in 1 vol., 36,(4); 21,(1); (2),13,(1)p., 3 different title-engravings (by?), portrait of the author, 2 different woodcut vignettes of De Eglantier (the Chamber of Rhetoric of which Rodenburgh was a member), contemp. vellum, sm. 4to.

- Contemp. owner's entry on htitle and title-p. ("J. Broers 1641"); first three leaves browned; occas. sl. yellowed/ trifle stained in outer margin; partly sl. waterstained in lower blank margin. Vellum wrinkled; lacks ties.

= From the library of Jan te Winkel (bookplate on htitle). Set of three religious poems, written/ adapted by Rodenburgh towards the end of his life (he died in 1644), when he was tired of his worldly life at court. Very rare. No copy traced in the market.

€ (300-500) 550
78 2854 Rosweyde H 78 2854 Rosweyde H
78/2854 Rosweyde, H. 't Vaders Boeck. 't Leven ende Spreucken der Vaderen Beschreven door den H. Hieronymus Priester ende andere verscheyde Autheuren. In thien boecken by een vergadert door -. Antw., H. Verdussen, 1617, (44),852,(51)p., engr. title by J. COLLAERT after P.P. RUBENS, contemp. hcalf, folio.

- Sl. yellowed. Paper over covers for the larger part worn off. = BCNI 6387.

€ (80-100) 80
78 2855 Rousseau J J 78 2855 Rousseau J J
78 2855 Rousseau J J 78 2855 Rousseau J J
78/2855 Rousseau, J.J. Over het maatschappelijk verdrag of grondbeginselen van het staatsrecht. Dordr., A. van den Kieboom, 1795, 2nd ed., 3 parts in 1 vol., (2),XX,(7),178; 157,(1); 133p., contemp. calf w. double gilt fillet line along border, gilt spine w. mor. letterpiece.

- Outer margin of title trifle waterstained. Covers sl. scratched.

= Rare second edition of the Dutch translation of Rousseau's Contrat social (first publ. Amst., 1762).

€ (70-90) 120
78 2856 Russia Hanway J 78 2856 Russia Hanway J
78 2856 Russia Hanway J 78 2856 Russia Hanway J
78 2856 Russia Hanway J 78 2856 Russia Hanway J
78 2856 Russia Hanway J 78 2856 Russia Hanway J
78/2856 [Russia]. Hanway, J. Nieuwe en wetenswaerdige reizen, behelzende deszelfs Reize van London door Rusland nae en in Persie, byzonder in de provincien leggende aen de Kaspische zee, Gedaen in de jaeren 1753 en 1754. Uyt het Engelsch vertaeld. Haarlem, I. and J. Enschedé and J. Bosch, 1755, 1st Dutch ed., 2 vols., 32,438; (2),IV,444p., engr. frontisp., 8 fold. maps and 10 (1x fold.) plates by J.C. PHILIPS, C. SEPP a.o., contemp. unif. hcalf w. gilt spine w. 2 contrasting mor. letterpieces, large 4to.

- Apparently lacks (skips?) 1 index leaf (Iii4) (but catchword is correct); a few quires in vol.1 (sl.) foxed. Both vols. paper over covers partly worn/ chafed; backstrips sl. worn/ trifle dam.; corners rubbed; upper joint of vol.2 starting.

= Tiele 451 and Cat. NHSM, p.258; cf. Howgego H21 and Cox I, p.255 (both listing the first ed. London, 1753); Kress 5268; Goldsmiths 8810. "Hanway was a wellknown traveller and philanthropist, popularly remembered as the pioneer user of the umbrella. (...) As a partner of a St. Petersburg merchant, he made a journey in 1743 down the Volga and by the Caspian Sea to Persia with a caravan of woolen goods, and returned in 1745 by the same route after many perilous adventures" (Cox I, p.255).

€ (600-800)
78 2857 Russia Laveaux J C 78 2857 Russia Laveaux J C
78 2857 Russia Laveaux J C 78 2857 Russia Laveaux J C
78/2857 [Russia]. (Laveaux, J.-C.). Minnarijen van Catharina II. Keizerin van Rusland; en Geschiedenis van haare voornaamste minnaars. Dutch transl. J. van der Linden. Amst., J. Allart, 1800, XXII,328p., engr. frontisp. by L.A. CLAESSENS after J. KUIJPER, contemp. gilt hcalf w. mor. letterpiece.

- Fine copy. = Not in the usual reference works. Rare.

€ (100-150) 160
78 2858 Russia Sarytschew G 78 2858 Russia Sarytschew G
78 2858 Russia Sarytschew G 78 2858 Russia Sarytschew G
78 2858 Russia Sarytschew G 78 2858 Russia Sarytschew G
78 2858 Russia Sarytschew G 78 2858 Russia Sarytschew G
78 2858 Russia Sarytschew G 78 2858 Russia Sarytschew G
78/2858 [Russia]. Sarytschew, G. Reis in het noordoostelijke Siberië en op de IJszee en den Noordoostelijke Oceaan. Dutch transl. (after the German transl.) by N. Messchaert. Amst., J. Allart, 1808, 2 vols., (2),XXXII,190; X,334p., large fold. engr. map by C. VAN BAARSEL, 10 (fold.) views by R. VINKELES, 5 handcol. costume plates, 1 fold. table, orig. unif. printer's boards.

- From the library of Nanne Ottema and Fries Genootschap w. their owner's stamps on titles. Otherwise fine copies.

= Rare Dutch translation of Sarytchew's account of the voyage made by Capt. Billings from 1785-1793 in the region of the Aleutian islands and to the island of Unalashka. Chavanne 3993; Howes S115 (note); Henze V, p.22ff; cf. Lada-Mocarski 57; cf. Cox I, p.353; cf. Sabin 77125; cf. Hill 1527.

€ (500-700) 1100
78 2859 Russia Tarnow F 78 2859 Russia Tarnow F
78/2859 [Russia]. Tarnow, F. Brieven, op eene reis naar Petersburg aan vrienden geschreven. Amst., C.L. Schleijer, 1821, IV,259p., steelengr. title ill. by D. VEELWAARD after L. VAN OLLEFEN, contemp. gilt hcalf w. mor. letterpiece.

- Trifle foxed; pastedowns partly browned from turn-ins. Sl. rubbed. A good copy.

= Not in Tiele. Rare Dutch translation of the voyage to Russia by Fanny Tarnow.

€ (100-150) 120
78 2860 Ruysbroeck J 78 2860 Ruysbroeck J
78/2860 Ruysbroeck, J. T'Cieraet der Gheestelycker Bruyloft. Met het leven ende Miraculen des Autheurs. Brussels, J. van Meerbeeck, 1624, (16),294 [=328],(14)p., title-engr., contemp. limp vellum w. ties, sm. 8vo.

- Pagination erratic, but complete. Leaf m3 (p.149-150) replaced, possibly from another copy (in our sale 47, 2007 a copy w. the same replacement). New endpapers; lacks first free endpaper; 20th cent. quote in pen and ink on upper pastedown; contemp. owner's entry on title; printed catalogue entries and news clipping laid down on final endpapers.

= The extremely rare first printed edition in Dutch of any work by the great Dutch mystic Jan van Ruusbroec and his magnum opus. BCNI 7418; Ruusbroec catalogue K.B. Brussels, p.256-258: "Deze uitgave bleef de enige Ruusbroec-druk in het Nederlands tot 1858." No copy traced on the market.

€ (800-1.000)
78 2861 Saint Bridget Birgitta of Sweden 78 2861 Saint Bridget Birgitta of Sweden
78 2861 Saint Bridget Birgitta of Sweden 78 2861 Saint Bridget Birgitta of Sweden
78 2861 Saint Bridget Birgitta of Sweden 78 2861 Saint Bridget Birgitta of Sweden
78 2861 Saint Bridget Birgitta of Sweden 78 2861 Saint Bridget Birgitta of Sweden
78/2861 Saint Bridget (Birgitta of Sweden). Memoriale Effigiatum librorum Prophetiarum seu Visionum B. Brigidae alias Birgiitae viduae stirpis Regiae de Regno Suetiae. Rome, F. de Ferrariis/ D. Viotti and A.M. Guidotto, 1556-1557, (86),(304[partly paginated])lvs., woodcut portrait on title, 8 full-p.woodcuts and num. woodcuts in the text, 17th cent. panelled calf over wooden covers, stamped in black, follio.

- Frequent contemp. underlining and num. annots. in blank margins; occas. thumbed/ foxed/ browned and some lvs. w. sm. wormholes in lower blank margin; a few lvs. w. marginal waterstaining; last few lvs. mouldy; first and last lvs. frayed in blank margins (last leaf backed w. Japanese w. loss of a few letters); stamp on title. New endpapers; lacks clasps and catches; rebacked w. use of orig. letterpiece.

= Adams B2835; BM Italian STC p.126. Rare collection of works of the mystic St. Bridget of Sweden (1303-1373; born as Birgitta Birgersdotter). Contains: Revelationes (ed. by Olaus Magnus, w. extensive index), Liber Celestis, Regula St. Salvatoris revela, Sermo, Oratio, Revelationes extravagantes, and Vita St. Catharinae. The fine woodcuts after the woodcuts of the Nürnberger edition by Koberger, partly copied after Dürer, mainly show scenes from the life of St. Bridget.

€ (800-1.000) 850
78 2862 Salutius B 78 2862 Salutius B
78/2862 Salutius, B. De zeven trompetten, Blaezende door de geheele weireld om den Zondaer te verwekken tot penitentie. Dutch transl. J. Blitterswyck. Gent, C. Meyer, n.d. (±1710), 4th ed., (8),406,(6)p., contemp. calf w. gilt spine.

- Two library tickets on upper pastedown; 19th cent. owner's entry and 2 stamps on first free endpaper.

= BCNI 18688.

€ (100-150)
78 2863 Schonck E J B 78 2863 Schonck E J B
78 2863 Schonck E J B 78 2863 Schonck E J B
78/2863 Schonck, E.J.B. Fabelen en vertelsels./ Hekeldichten, fabelen en vertelsels./ Fabelen en mengel-poëzy. Nijm., A. van Goor, 1779-1786, 2nd ed. (vol. 1 and 2)/ 1st ed., 3 parts in 1 vol., (2),VIII,188,(4); (2),XVI,185,(5); (2),VI,231,(7)p., repeated engr. printer's mark on title-pages, contemp. gilt hcalf w. darkblue mor. letterpiece.

- Lower blank outer corner partly fingersoiled. Spine-ends and corners sl. rubbed.

= Landwehr F215 and F216 (3rd part).

Fontaine, J. de la. Fabelen. Amst./ Harlingen, Warnars, Allart and Van der Plaats, 1803-1804, 6 (of 12) parts in 2 (of 4) vols. w. continuous pagination, (4),148; (4),149-318p., engr. frontisp. and 124 plates by J. PUNT and R. VINKELES, contemp. unif. gilt hcalf w. red mor. letterpiece.

- Two more vols. were published containing another 6 parts. Old owner's entry on first free endpaper of vol.1; occas. sl. and vaguely waterstained; one plate inkstained in inner margin; a few plates w. later handcolouring. Backstrips and paper over covers rubbed.

= Cf. Landwehr F133.

€ (100-150) 100
78 2864 Sichem C van 78 2864 Sichem C van
78 2864 Sichem C van 78 2864 Sichem C van
78/2864 Sichem, C. van. Beschryvinghe ende Heerelijcke Afbeeldinghe der twaelf Sibyllen de welcke voor langhe ende oude tijden ghepropheteert hebben van die toecomste ende groot machtighste geboorte onsers Salichmaecker Jesus Christus (...). Amst., C. van Sichem, 1608, (7),36 textp., engr. title-vignette, engr. heraldic ill., 12 plates, all by C. VAN SICHEM, contemp. vellum, 4to.

- Title sl. browned, inner and outer margin repaired/ strengthened w. paper and w. two contemp. owner's entries; final text leaf reattached; first 25p. waterstained.

= Hollstein 1-12.

€ (1.000-1.500) 1000
78 2865 South America Enault L 78 2865 South America Enault L
78 2865 South America Enault L 78 2865 South America Enault L
78 2865 South America Enault L 78 2865 South America Enault L
78/2865 [South America]. Enault, L. Reis door Middel- en Zuid-Amerika, zijnde een beschrijving van de ontdekking, de verovering en de toenemende ontwikkeling der verschillende staten, benevens eene schets van de bewoners, hunne zeden en gebruiken, godsdiensten en regeeringsvormen tot op onzen tijd. Leyden, D. Noothoven van Goor, 1868, first Dutch ed., 2 vols., (4),236; (4),240p., 18 steelengr. plates (incl. 4 handcol. ills on 2 plates), contemp. unf. gilt hmor., 4to.

- Occas. foxed. = Not in Tiele or Cat. NHSM, or the usual reference works. First published Paris, 1867.

€ (100-150) 150
78 2866 Spain La Mothe M C Comtesse d'Aulnoy 78 2866 Spain La Mothe M C Comtesse d'Aulnoy
78 2866 Spain La Mothe M C Comtesse d'Aulnoy 78 2866 Spain La Mothe M C Comtesse d'Aulnoy
78/2866 [Spain]. La Mothe, M.C. Comtesse d'Aulnoy. Reyse door Spaignien, neffens Memorien Van des selfs Hof. Utr., W. Broedelet, 1695, 2 parts in 1 vol., (14),335,(1); (8),247,(21)p., engr. frontisp. by J. LUYKEN and 10 engr. plates by C. LUYKEN, contemp. vellum, 4to.

- Fine copy.

= From the library of J.W. Six and Bob Luza. Klaversma/ Hannema 72; Van Eeghen/ Van der Kellen 277; Tiele 60.

€ (300-500) 450
78/2867 Spain and Portugal Hedendaagsche historie of tegenwoordige staat van Spanje en Portugal 78/2867 Spain and Portugal Hedendaagsche historie of tegenwoordige staat van Spanje en Portugal
78/2867 Spain and Portugal Hedendaagsche historie of tegenwoordige staat van Spanje en Portugal 78/2867 Spain and Portugal Hedendaagsche historie of tegenwoordige staat van Spanje en Portugal
78/2867 Spain and Portugal Hedendaagsche historie of tegenwoordige staat van Spanje en Portugal 78/2867 Spain and Portugal Hedendaagsche historie of tegenwoordige staat van Spanje en Portugal
78/2867 [Spain and Portugal]. Hedendaagsche historie of tegenwoordige staat van Spanje en Portugal. Amst., I. Tirion, 1759, (8),662,(18)p., engr. frontisp., 1 fold. map, 1 fold. chart, 3 fold. views and 1 fold. plate, contemp. vellum.

- A very fine copy.

= Contains a general map of the Iberian peninsula, a chart of part of the western Iberian coast incl. Gibraltar and Lisbon, a general view of Gibraltar from the sea, 2 plates of Lisbon after the earthquake of 1755 and a plate of the inquisition at work.

€ (100-150) 230
78 2868 Spectator Steele R and Addison J 78 2868 Spectator Steele R and Addison J
78/2868 [Spectator]. Steele, R. (and Addison, J.). De Snapper, of de Britsche Tuchtmeester. Dutch transl. P. Le Clerc. Amst., H. Vieroot, 1733, 4 vols., 4 ident. engr. title-vignettes, portrait, contemp. unif. calf w. richly gilt spine, gilt boardedges, sm. 8vo.

- First vol. crossed out owner's entry on first free endpaper; all vols. owner's stamp on title.

= Buijnsters, Spectatoriale geschriften 81. Not in Waller, Buisman etc.

€ (100-150) 190
78 2869 Splendid ceremonies Bidloo G 78 2869 Splendid ceremonies Bidloo G
78 2869 Splendid ceremonies Bidloo G 78 2869 Splendid ceremonies Bidloo G
78/2869 [Splendid ceremonies]. (Bidloo, G.). Komste van Zyne Majesteit Willem III. Koning van Groot Britanje, enz. in Holland; ofte Omstandelyke Beschryving van alles, het welke op des zelfs komste en geduurende Zyn verblyf, in 's Graavenhaage en elders, ten teeken van vreugde en eere, is opgerecht en voorgevallen. The Hague, A. Leers, 1691, 1st ed., (10),127,(1)p., etched frontisp., 11 double-p. and 3 single-p. plates by ROMEYN DE HOOGHE, engr. portrait of William III by P. VAN GUNST after J. BRANDON, contemp. vellum, folio.

- Occas. trifle foxed. Covers sl. stained. Fine copy.

= Provenance: the library of F.C. Koch. Fine entry book, documenting the visit of the stadholder-king William III to The Hague. Extensively on this triumphal procession and especially on the important role of Romeyn de Hooghe see Snoep, Praal en propaganda, p.91-152. Landwehr, Splendid ceremonies 146; Landwehr, R. de Hooghe as book illustrator 79; De verbeelding van de Gouden Eeuw p.156; Kat. Orn. Berlin 2952; Printmaking in the age of Rembrandt (cat. Museum of Fine Arts Boston) 209; Lotz, Das Feuerwerk p.105; Sievernich, Feuerwerkskunst 6/36.

€ (800-1.000) 1300
78 2870 Sports Swimming Rompelman Jansz H 78 2870 Sports Swimming Rompelman Jansz H
78/2870 [Sports. Swimming]. Rompelman Jansz., H. Het nut der zwemkunst onderzocht en onderwezen. Amst., H. Martin en Comp., 1829, (8),136p., 4 lithogr. plates, orig. publisher's boards.

- Sl. damp-/ waterstained (especially visible on the plates); bookplate on verso frontwr. Binding sl. soiled; backstrip dam.

= Rare publication on the art of swimming, examining the sport from a historical and practical point of view. Warranted by the author on verso title.

€ (70-90) 325
78 2871 Stanihurstus G 78 2871 Stanihurstus G
78 2871 Stanihurstus G 78 2871 Stanihurstus G
78 2871 Stanihurstus G 78 2871 Stanihurstus G
78/2871 Stanihurstus, G. Nieuwe afbeldinghe van de vier uytersten. Vertaelt, ende Verciert met Printen en Poesie door eenen Priester der selve Societeyt [Iesu]. Antw., C. Woons, 1662, 1st ed., (44),307,(14)p., engr. frontisp., full-p. dedic. heraldic plate showing the coat of arms of the Antwerp mayor Jan van Weerden, 5 plates and 14 ills. by PH. FRUITIERS and F. BOUTATS, contemp. overlapping vellum.

- Library stamp on title-p.; final index leaf almost entirely torn out.

= Remarkable plates. The priest who wrote the poems to the thoughts and images of heaven and hell is Adriaen Poirters.

€ (150-250) 600
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