= One of the three royal Kuba masks: the ngady mwaash mask honours the role of women in Kuba life.
- With library stamps on prelim. lvs. ("Consorzio Milano"). Paper tickets on spine ("159" and "160").
= Beautiful designs for woven(?) textiles.
- Slighlty yellowed. = Rare.
- Dust- and fingersoiled; sl. frayed. = From the series of 47 ronin.
AND 1 col. woodcut by KOSON, showing 3 sparrows (in poor condition).
- Slightly browned; a few tiny chafed spots.
= Hameleers 110, 2nd state (of 4); d'Ailly 271. Very decorative plan.
- Several small closed tears in margins. Otherwise fine.
= Attractively handcol. copy of the bird's eye view of the never built Koepel Kerk, designed by N. Listing. A splendid large view of the church with surrounding buildings and very lively daily life scenes on the Botermarkt (now the Rembrandtplein). Cat. R.W.P. de Vries 761: "Fraaie prent, de beste en uitvoerigste afbeelding van de Botermarkt in de aanvang der 18e eeuw. Links staat het Waaggebouw en rechts ziet men een kwakzalver op een stellage, omgeven door een menigte toeschouwers."; W. Kuyper, Dutch Classicist Architecture, p.187 and ill. 388; Verzameling Dreesmann p.259; Atlas van Stolk 3024. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LV.
AND 12 other engr. views of Amsterdam, partly from the Atlas of Fouquet and A. VAN DEN BOSCH, Het Oude Stadhuis te Amsterdam (handcol. etching w. aquatint after W. SCHELLINCKS, signed in the plate "A.v.d.Bosch Sc.", 38,5x48 cm. Caption below cut off'; one sharp oblique fold, mainly in the sky area (printing flaw)).
- Sl. age-toned and two slender damp stains in sky area in left sheet.
= View of the so-called "Admiraalzeilen", in this case on the river Amstel. First state of 2, before lettering to the ships and the correction of the Utrechtse Poort. Collectie Dreesmann I, p.42; cat. R.W.P. de Vries (1925) 274. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LVI.
- Vague waterstain in lower part.
= Rare. Guicciardini Illustratus 3.1; D'Ailly 41. After the plan by C. Anthonisz. of 1544.
- Horizontal fold; a few closed tears and probably some restorations along the upper edge of the image.
= Very rare. A never executed design for a church tower. The print is very similar to Hollar's famous print of the church tower of Antwerp. Orn Cat II 4052. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LIV.
= With dedication on verso: "Aan den bejubelden redenaar van 23 maart 1893. Het comité voor den gedenksteen aan J.A. Alberdingk Thijm. De penningmeester".
AND 16 other prints, publications and a photograph related to Amsterdam, i.a. New Year' Wishes ("Kermiswensch van de Asch- en Vuilnis ophaalders der landbouw gompagie (...) 1873"), "Lijst der Vragtloonen van de Goederen, met de Veerschuit van Amsterdam op Durgerdam (...) den 3den maart des Jaars 1806" (broadside).
- Broad blank margins sl. frayed/ foxed.
- Lower margin w. the address of L. Schenk and "J. Schenk fecit" sl. smudged.
= Collectie Dreesmann I, p.262; cat. R.W.P. de Vries (1925) 284. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LVI.
= Collectie Dreesmann I, p.256; cat. R.W.P. de Vries (1925) 285. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LVII.