- Binding sl. soiled. Otherwise a fine copy.
= The rare first edition. Buisman 269; De Vries 24; Muller 92; Waller 316; Nijhoff/ Van Hattum 44; Mateboer 312.
- Fine copy.
Idem. Historische novellen. Haarlem, A.C. Kruseman, 1857, 1st ed., (2),XV,(1),284p., steelengr. frontisp., contemp. clothbacked boards. - AND 3 others by the same, all first editions: Frits Millioen en zijne vrienden (Amst., 1869); Het Kasteel Westhoven (Haarlem, 1882, ills. by C. ROCHUSSEN) and Verspreide verhalen (Amst., 1843, steelengr. title). - AND 3 others in 4 vols. by F. BREMER.
- Top of spine chipped at lower joint. Otherwise a fine large paper copy. = Scheepers II, 1093; Buijnsters 94.
- Upper hinges broken but holding on cords; sl. yellowed. Spine-ends (sl.) worn/ dam.; spine and boardedges rubbed/ sl. worn.
= From the library of Bob Luza, with his bookplate on upper pastedowns.
- Lower hinge broken; waterstained in upper inner margin throughout; new endpapers. Joints splitting.
= Ad. 1: Buisman 294; Waller 338. Ad. 2: Buisman 823. Buijnsters, Levens van beruchte personen, p.43. From the collection of M. Buisman w. his owner's entry on first free endpaper.
- Some sl. occas. foxing; backstrip some vague stains. A fine copy. = First Dutch edition; rare. Scheepers II, 478.
Idem. De laatste dagen van Pompeji. Naar het Engelsch. Amst., G.J.A. Beijerinck, 1835, 3 parts in 1 vol., 289,(1 blank); 248; 249p., 3 ident. engr. titles, contemp. gilt hcalf.
- Some foxing/ yellowing. Backstrip sl. sunned. From the library of M. Buisman, with his owner's entry.
= First Dutch edition; rare. Scheepers II, 475.
Idem. De eed aan het sterfbed. Uit het Engelsch. Ibid., G. Portielje, 1836, 2 parts in 1 vol., IV,294; (2),312p., 2 ident. engr. titles, contemp. giltlettered hcalf.
- Binding sl. rubbed. = First Dutch edition, translated by J.W.J. Steenbergen van Goor. Rare; not in Scheepers.
AND 3 others similar in 7 vols. by the same, all first Dutch editions: De laatste der baronnen (Amst., 1843, 4 vols., 4 ident. engr. titles, contemp. unif. giltlettered hcl. Foxed (mainly titles and prel. lvs.)); Lucretia, of de kinderen van den nacht (ibid., 1847, 3 parts in 1 vols., 3 diff. lithogr. titles, contemp. giltlettered hcalf); Mijn roman, of verscheidenheden uit het leven in Engeland (Haarlem, 1851-1852, 3 parts in 2 vols., 3 diff. tinted lithogr. titles, contemp. unif. giltlettered hcalf).
- Sm. annot. on first free endpaper. Paper over cover sl. rubbed.
= Waller 353; Muller 207: "Zeer zeldzaam, humoristisch werkje, hier en daar puntig geschreven".
- Occas. waterst. in fore-edge margin (sl. worsening at the end). Binding sl. soiled.
- Title repaired on verso w. scotch tape; lacks endpapers; contents trifle soiled. Binding worn.
= Rare.
- Good copy.
= Cf. Van Heurck, Vlaamsche volksboeken p. 106-107, cf. Waller 295-299 and cf. Muller 589-591 (all editions traced have 27 ills.).
Geschiedenis van Genoveva, huisvrouw van Siegfried, Graaf van Trier. Ibid., G. van der Linden, n.d. (±1840), 114p., 13 woodcut ills., orig. printed wr., sm. 8vo.
- Contents (almost) loose; 19th cent. owner's entry on verso title. Paper over spine worn away.
= Waller 743; The Childrens World of Learning 1828; cf. Muller 708: "Een der schoonste en meest populaire volksboeken." Dutch translation of the work by H.A. Kiehl.
- First and final leaf sl. discoloured; dogeared. Otherwise a good copy.
= Large part printed in civilité. Carter/ Vervliet 550; Muller 1010; cf. BNK 207; cf. The Children's World of Learning 245; cf. Waller 662 (Deventer ed. of 1788). On the book and its history Bibelebontseberg p.119. "Bekendste schoolboek van de Zwolse catechiseermeester, voorzanger en boekdrukker Berend Hakvoord, die in zijn woonplaats veel gerucht maakte wegens vermeende onrechtzinnigheid." (BNK).
Een Schoone Historie en Miraculeuze Geschiedenis van den Ridder met de Zwaan. Die te Nymegen in Gelderland te Scheep kwam, by het geleide van eene Zwaan, uit den Landen Lilefoort, hetwelk men zegt te wezen: Ryssel, Douway en Orchy, gelegen in Vlaanderen. Amst., B. Koene, n.d. (±1815), (40)p., woodcut vignette on title, 3 half-p. woodcut ills., contemp. limp vellum, sm. 4to.
- Bookplate of I. Meulman on verso frontwrapper.
= From the collection M. Buisman w. his owner's entry on verso frontwr. Waller 776; Muller 693; De Vries 140. On Helias, the Knight of the Swan.
- New endpapers. Contents fine.
= From the library of Bob Luza w. his bookplate on upper pastedown. Waller 727; Muller 723.
- Waterstained; dogeared. = Cf. Muller 682 (ed. 1802).
De historie van den koninglyke propheet David, Zo van zijn Leven en wonderlijke Werke en hoe Victorieuslijk hy tegen zijne Vyanden gestreden heeft. Ibid., J. Bouwer and widow J. Ratelband, 1802, 48p., 18 woodcut ills. (incl. on title), later simple wr.
- Repaired dam. spot in outer blank margin title.
= From the library of Bob Luza w. his bookplate on verso frontwrapper.
- New endpapers; newly sewn. The woodcuts printed from worn blocks.
= From the collection of M. Buisman w. his owner's entry on first free endpaper. De Vries 123; Childern's World of Learning 1812; Muller 737 and Scheepers II, 122.
- Bookplate of I. Meulman on verso frontwrapper; sm. paper ticket on final leaf.
= Muller 726; De Vries 144; Waller 795.
Schoone Historie van Fortunatus Borze en zyn Wensch-hoedeken. Ghent, I.C. van Paemel, n.d. (±1830), 84p., 18 woodcut ills. (incl. on title), modern hmor., sm. 8vo.
- New endpapers; title tipped in along inner margin on new endpaper; sl. foxed; 1p. w. sm. cross in ballpoint in lower blank margin.
= Waller 783; cf. Muller 675 (ed. Antw. 1624).
- Sm. owner's ticket first free endpaper: "Dr Jan Te Winkel"; browned and waterstained.
= Debaene p.222-223. Waller 755; Muller 687 (dating it ±1790).
- Browned/ foxed. Lacks backwrapper (replaced by modern plain wrapper tipped in w. tape along inner margin).
= Waller 756; Muller 689 ("Met curieuse, oude houtsneden").
De Schoone Historie van Fortunatus Borze en van zyn Wensch Hoedeken. Antw., J. Thys, n.d. (±1830), 1-64,83-90p., 11 woodcut ills. (incl. on title), contemp. simple wr., sm. 8vo.
- Browned/ foxed; pagination erratic but complete.
= Cf. The Children's World of Learning 5327. "(...) chapbook with the story of Fortunatus' purse and his "wish-hat", a fairy-like folktale from the 15th century, which remained popular as a children's book for centuries."
- Final leaf remargined; ±10p. sl. wormholed; trifle foxed.
= Cf. Muller 665 (ed. Amst., J.A. Alberdingk Thijm, 1861): "Het middeleeuwsch gedicht, dat tot een volksboek werd omgewerkt, is verloren gegaan. Het volksboek, waarvan o.a. een druk met adres de Wed. Jac. van Egmond bekend is, is ook zeer zeldzaam."