- Frontisp. reattached and margins of a few lvs. (incl. frontisp.) restored; final textleaf repaired w. tape; partly (vaguely) stained (mostly in margin); otherwise fine.
= 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.
- Lacks engr. frontisp. (*1) and lvs. A1, A4, P2 and Qqqq2; some lvs. loosening; later endpapers; bookplate on upper pastedown; damp-/ waterstained.
= 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.
- Owner's stamp on first free endpaper. Very fine copy.
= Landwehr 499; Van Eeghen/ Van der Kellen 425; Klaversma/ Hannema 909-912. The first edition.
= Landwehr 142d; Klaversma/ Hannema 915; Van Eeghen/ Van der Kellen 425. Fourth edition, the first edition was published in 1708.
Veen, J. van der. Zinne-beelden, ofte Adams appel (...). Mitsgaders Syne Oude en Nieuwe ongemeene Bruylofs- en Zegezangen, Raatselen, uytgebeeldt met zin-ryke Uytleggingen; sijn Gulden en Yseren Eeuw; als mede een Nikkers-Praatje (...). Ibid., A. Schoonenburg, 1745, (24),671,(1)p., engr. title-vignette, 50 emblematical text-ills., contemp. calf w. richly gilt spine, sm. 8vo.
- Inner margin partly stained; upper hinge broken but holding well on cords
= Landwehr 852; De Vries 176; cf. Scheepers I, 377 and Praz p.522f. Title-edition of ed. Amst., Wed. G. de Groot, 1703.
AND 1 other 18th cent. emblematic work by J. CATS.
- Frontisp. and first emblem (partly) handcol. A fine copy.
= Landwehr 509 (erroneously 100 emblems); Klaversma/ Hannema 922-926; Van Eeghen/ Van der Kellen 438. The first edition.
- Hinges weak; bookblock shaken.
= Landwehr 510 (erroneously 100 emblems); Klaversma/ Hannema 927; Van Eeghen/ Van der Kellen 438.
- Very fine.
= From the library of J. Nanninga Uitterdijk, w. his bookplate on upper pastedown. Klaversma/ Hannema 939; Van Eeghen/ Van der Kellen 443; Landwehr 525. The illustrations i.a. depicting children's games, incl. "De Kolf".
- Bookplate on upper pastedown. A fine copy.
= Landwehr 515 (ed. 1771); Klaversma/ Hannema 939; Van Eeghen/ Van der Kellen 443.
= With letterpress/ manuscript schoolprize to Geurtje Duyn, dated 1 April 1792. Landwehr 515; Klaversma/ Hannema 981; Van Eeghen/ Van der Kellen 439.
Idem. Jezus en de Ziel. Een Geestelyke Spiegel voor 't gemoed, bestaande in veertig aangenaame en stichtelyke Zinnebeelden. Amst., Wed. P. Arentz/ K. vander Sys, 1714, 8th ed., 190,(2)p., engr. frontisp. and 39 emblems by J. LUIKEN, contemp. blindst. vellum, sm. 8vo.
- Upper hinge breaking; frontisp. loosening; ticket on first free endpaper. Binding soiled.
= Landwehr 480; Klaversma/ Hannema 965; Van Eeghen/ Van der Kellen 448.
- Frontisp. sl. stained/ dam.; (sl.) (dust)stained/ (finger)soiled throughout; some quires loose. Binding sl. stained/ worn.
= Landwehr 515; Klaversma/ Hannema 981; Van Eeghen/ Van der Kellen 439.
ADDED: an incomplete copy of H. HUGO, Pia desideria emblematis, elegiis & affectibus SS. Patrum illustrata (Antw. (= Amst.), 1628, woodcut title, 37 full-p. emblematic ills. and 25 vignettes, 19th cent. mor., sm. 8vo. Landwehr 346).
- Hinges weak. Vellum over spine creased; foot of spine dam. Otherwise fine.
= Landwehr 480 and 503; Klaversma/ Hannema 963 and 991-994. Ad 1: Praz p.406. Ad 2: Van Eeghen/ Van der Kellen 435.
- Mediocre copy, waterstained almost throughout, covers loose(ning) and backstrip dam. Sold w.a.f.
= Praz p.413; Landwehr, Roman emblem books 502 (ed. Paris 1655); Cicognara 4722.
- Cut sl. short in outer margin; frontisp. strengthened on verso; occas. lightly stained.
= Praz p.416; Landwehr 550 (ed. Amst., 1659). This ed. not in Waller, Scheurleer etc.
Joseph a S. Barbara. Het geestelyck kaert-spel met herten troef, oft het spel der liefde. Antw., P.J. Rymers, n.d. (±1730), 3rd ed., (8),526,(2)p., 14 engr. plates by F. BOUTTATS, modern private calf, sm. 8vo.
- Lacks engr. title; title-p. w. closed tear and owner's entry/ stamp; cut sl. short in top margin; occas. sl. soiled/ stained.
= Landwehr 393; cf. Praz p.384; Scheepers II, 1115; cf. The Children's World of Learning (1st ed. 1666). Curious love emblem book with hearts as trump cards in a game of love. The very imaginative plates depict i.a. the cards of hearts with miniature views and symbols within the hearts. Approbation dated 1666.
ADDED: a 19th-cent. Dutch bible.
- First free endpaper loose; tiny wormhole in upper inner and lower blank margins throughout.
= The rare first edition. Landwehr 618; De Vries, Emblemata 58; Scheurleer 32.
- Occas. sl. dogeared, otherwise fine.
= De Vries, Emblemata 68; Praz, p. 451; Landwehr 632; cf. Scheurleer p.33; Muller 382; Scheepers 632. Rare.
- Backstrip and joints worn; corners worn/ rubbed. = Landwehr 732. Not in Lipsius/ Leitzmann.
- Sl. browned.
= From the collection of M. Buisman with his owner's entry on first free endpaper. Landwehr 753; Praz p.501.
- Bookplate of C.A. Zaalberg on upper pastedown; sl. yellowed. Otherwise fine.
= Landwehr 754; Praz p.501.
- First free endpaper extensive annot. on the artist; bookplate of H. Boekenogen on upper pastedowns; 2nd vol. hinges broken (contents loosening) and occas. trifle foxed. Nevertheless a fine copy.
= Vol. 1 in the rare first edition (the second ed. was publ. in 1756; the second vol. only published once). Landwehr 757 and 760; Praz p.502. Rare set. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXI.
- Some small stains. Binding trifle soiled.
= Landwehr 757; Praz p.502. The rare first edition.