79 2736 Emblemata Brune J de 
79 2736 Emblemata Brune J de 
79 2736 Emblemata Brune J de 
- Inner margin waterstained throughout; occas. sl. fingersoiled; final quire and index (sl.) yellowed.
= Unchanged reprint of the third edition. Landwehr 90; Praz p.288; Hendriks and Mateboer p.52 on the probable publication date of ±1661. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CX.
79 2737 Emblemata Burg H van den 
79 2737 Emblemata Burg H van den 
- Lacks final 2 index leaves; frontisp. (dust)stained and sl. fingersoiled in lower blank margin/ outer corner; preliminary leaves loose(ning); some plates in weak impression; occas. (sl.) soiled/ (water)stained.
= Landwehr 92; Praz p.292.
79 2738 Emblemata Burgundia A à 
79 2738 Emblemata Burgundia A à 
79 2738 Emblemata Burgundia A à 
- Lacks 6 lvs. w. emblems (A2, A7, C3, C4, D3 and D5) (all supplied in ms. copy w. detailed drawings of the missing emblems); C5 and C6 loose; hinges weak. Binding sl. worn along extremities.
= The second edition of this rare emblem work (1st ed. publ. 1631). The work is made up of two parts: the first deals with the vices of speech (loquaciousness, deception, insults, vulgarity, false testimony, etc.) and the second proposes remedies. Our copy with blank leaf A8 (p.15-16) which was often taken out by the printer and with the often missing leaf B4 (w. the emblem showing the barrels). Landwehr 96; Praz p.292.
79 2739 Emblemata Castro J a 
79 2739 Emblemata Castro J a 
- Narrow blank strip of top margin of frontisp. cut off. Gilt on backstrip sl. worn.
= Landwehr 102; De Vries 230 (w. erroneous collation).
79 2740 Emblemata David J 
79 2740 Emblemata David J 
- The plates only (Latin captions only (the Dutch and French captions below cut off).
= Cf. Landwehr 184; Praz 313; De Backer I, 251. The plates from either the original Latin edition (1601) or the first Dutch translation of David's Veridicus Christianus (1602-1603). The engravings were probably also published separately, which may account for the laid down plates. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CIX.
79 2741 Emblemata Drexel J 
- Lacks one plate ("S"); one quire loosening; library stamp on title-p.; upper hinge weak.
= A religious A.B.-book, with accompanying emblematic engravings. De Backer and Sommervogel III, 192, no.11 (this edition); cf. Landwehr 254 (804 pages); Jantz 864; Praz, p.320 (1629 ed.). A well-illustrated edition of this curious and scarce work on depravity in language, arranged in alphabetical order. Each aspect of corrupted speech (e.g., blasphemy, calumny, chatter, drunken speech, lying and swearing) is illustrated by one emblem in its place in the alphabetical catalogue of misuse.
AND 1 other by the same: Tobias morali doctrtina illustratus (Antw., 1652, engr. title, contemp. vellum, 12mo.).
79 2742 Emblemata Graauwhart H 
79 2742 Emblemata Graauwhart H 
- Second work sl. yellowed; 1st work occas. sl. stained/ fingersoiled. Vellum sl. darkened.
= Ad 1: Landwehr 251. Ad 2: Landwehr 257. The continuation (in 2nd ed.?) to Landwehr 252 ("Eerste deel"), complete work in itself.
79 2743 Emblemata Haeften B 
- Yellowed throughout (occas. sl. browned); some foxing; upper pastedown sl. wormholed. Binding rubbed; corners showing.
= Landwehr 271; Praz p.361; BCNI 8834.
79 2744 Emblemata Heinsius D 
79 2744 Emblemata Heinsius D 
- Lacks one leaf with ill. (P2) in Nederduytse Poemata; one leaf lacks sm. blank section of lower margin; occas. sl. stained; hinges weak.
= From the library of Roberto Almagia (bookplate on upper pastedown). Contains, apart from the Lof-Sanck and the Nederduytsche Poemata, the following divisional titles: Het ambacht van Cupido; Emblemata amatoria; Spiegel vande Doorluchtige, eerlicke, cloucke, deuchtsame ende verstandige Vrouwen (...) and Hymnus van Bacchus, Waer in 't gebruyck ende misbruyck vande Wijn beschreven wort. Contains a fine portrait of an inebriated Bacchus. Extremely rare first collected edition, only traced in Scheepers I, 355 ("Zeldzame uitgave") and one copy (of this obl. 16mo edition) in STCN. For the 8vo edition (w. 301p.) see Praz p.366, Landwehr 296 and De Vries, Emblemata 32.
79 2745 Emblemata Heinsius D 
- Waterstained in upper margin (partly slightly, but also extending into the text, esp. in the second half of the book); pastedowns loose.
= Praz p.366; Landwehr 296; De Vries, Emblemata 32. Contains, apart from the Lof-Sanck and the Nederduytsche Poemata, the following divisional titles: Het ambacht van Cupido; Emblemata amatoria; Spiegel vande Doorluchtige, eerlicke, cloucke, deuchtsame ende verstandige Vrouwen (...) and Hymnus van Bacchus, Waer in 't gebruyck ende misbruyck vande Wijn beschreven wort. Contains a fine portrait of an inebriated Bacchus. On the first edition of this hymn to Bacchus (publ. Leyden, 1615), see Oberlé, Fastes 1032: "(...) Heinsius semble avoir eu une tendresse particulière pour le dieu du vin car, déjà en 1610, il donnait une dissertation sur les Dionysiaques du grand poète grec de la décadence, Nonnos. Il est d'ailleurs probable qu'il ait tiré son hymne de Bacchus de cette collosale épopée."
79 2746 Emblemata Hesius G 
79 2746 Emblemata Hesius G 
- Title-p. remargined lower margin, otherwise a fine copy.
= Landwehr 299; Praz p.367; BCNI 8942. The nice emblems depict (putti with) music instruments, working or playing putti, the effects of (sun)light, etc.
79 2747 Emblemata Heyns Z 
79 2747 Emblemata Heyns Z 
- Lacks leaf w. the portrait attributed to H. Goltzius; 2 modern stamps on first free endpaper; engr. title cut short at fore-edge and w. old owner's entry in upper blank margin; yellowed/ sl. browned.
= Landwehr 309; Praz p.368/369; Bibl. Belg. H69. First and only edition of this beautiful book, consisting of two emblem books (Emblemata and Emblemata Moralia) and two related works (Sinne-spel van de dry Hoof Deuchden and Deuchden-Schole).
79 2748 Emblemata Heyns Z 
79 2748 Emblemata Heyns Z 
79 2748 Emblemata Heyns Z 
- Lacks quire Ff incl. 2 emblems (from Emblemata Moralia); engr. title and 3 subsequent lvs. inner margin strengthened and reattached; yellowed/ sl. waterstained. Joints starting.
= Landwehr 309; Praz p.368/369; Bibl. Belg. H69. First and only edition of this beautiful book, consisting of two emblem books (Emblemata and Emblemata Moralia) and two related works (Sinne-spel van de dry Hoof Deuchden and Deuchden-Schole). The portrait mostly attributed to H. Goltzius.
79 2749 Emblemata Hilaire I 
79 2749 Emblemata Hilaire I 
79 2749 Emblemata Hilaire I 
79 2749 Emblemata Hilaire I 
- Cut short as often at fore-margin, occas. touching/ affecting letters; large armorial bookplate on upper pastedown; title and 1 engr. w. tiny ruststain. Upper joint splitting. The plates in splendid impressions, with margins.
= Franken 1345; Hollstein XV, 857; Landwehr, Romanic emblem books 382; Praz 446. The very rare first and only edition of this beautiful emblem book. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CX.
79 2750 Emblemata Houbraken A 
79 2750 Emblemata Houbraken A 
- Lacks p.241-244 incl. one emblem; contents loosening (bookblock holding on 2 cords); waterstain in upper corner throughout.
= Landwehr 338; Praz p.375.
79 2751 Emblemata Houbraken A 
- Hinges weak; owner's entry on first free endpaper; library ticket tipped in on upper pastedown. A good/ fine copy.
= Landwehr 340.
79 2752 Emblemata Hugo H 
- Lacks 1 emblem (supplied in photostat); catalogue entry tipped in on first free endpaper; sl. fingersoiled/ waterstained.
= Landwehr 357; De Vries 129; BCNI 8102. The first Dutch edition, w. woodcuts from the Latin ed. by Paets, 1628.
79 2753 Emblemata Hugo H 
79 2753 Emblemata Hugo H 
- Lacks the halftitle (*2) and the last 2 leaves (Cc7 and Cc8, with licenses and impressum); occas. sl. browned/ small stains; cut sl. short in upper margin, a few times touching the running title or page numbers. On the whole a good copy.
= Landwehr 345: "Editio princeps of perhaps the most influential religious emblem book."; Praz 376-377: "Between 1624 and 1757 no less than 42 Latin editions are recorded".
79 2754 Emblemata Isselburg P 
79 2754 Emblemata Isselburg P 
- Lacks leaf A4 and the leaves w. emblem 15, 16, 18, 23 and 24; the leaves w. emblem 2 and 3 are badly dam. (lower half torn off); large closed tear in engr. title; sm. tear in image of plates 1 and 17; plate 25 lacks lower inner corner (touching the platemark); scribbling in old pen and ink on endpapers and final blank (causing stain in the large engr. on dedicatory leaf); partly soiled in blank margins. Binding rubbed along extremities. Sold w.a.f.
= Landwehr 372; Praz 381.
79 2755 Emblemata La Court P de 
79 2755 Emblemata La Court P de 
- Vaguely waterst. in outer margin. Good copy.
= Bodemann 82.1; Landwehr 433; Praz p.392; Wildenberg 1131. Van de Klashorst 310: "Collection of fables, each of which is interpreted, usually in a political, republican sense. The author warns continuously against the dangers of monarchy. He also expounds a Cartesian psychology". The Children's World of Learning 3094: "The book represents a perfect example of the coexistence and cross-fertilisation of fable and emblem books, which took place in The Netherlands in the late 17th century." First and only edition.