- 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.
- A good/ fine copy. = Rare. Landwehr 315; Praz p.370.
- Occas. sl. yellowed/ sl. browned.
= Van Eeghen/ Van der Kellen 244; Klaversma/ Hannema 739: "Herdruk van de roofdruk van 1695". This edition not in Landwehr (cf. Landwehr 10). Rare. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CIX.
- Backstrip loosening at top of spine. = Landwehr 453.
AND 1 other: S. PATRICK, Bestieringen tot een Heilig Leven, by wyze van een Raad aan een Vrind (ibid., 1752, 1st ed., engr. frontisp. by S. FOKKE, 16 half-p. textills., contemp. blindst. vellum).
- A fine 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.
- First part lacks frontisp. and first 2 prelim. text lvs.; first title-p. w. libr. stamp and w. portion of lower blank margin cut out; yellowed and fingersoiled; pastedowns w. annots. and traces of wax seals(?). Vellum wrinkled and stained.
= Rare.
- Contents fine; boards sl. worn.
= Landwehr 452 and 552; De Vries 42; Van Eeghen/ Van der Kellen 481.
- Spine and edges sl. rubbed.
= Landwehr 457. Rare collection of (all?) works by this author, i.a. with emblematic illustrations, showing nice contemporary Dutch street -, landscape and interior views.
- Bookblock sl. shaken; pastedowns torn/ lacking; owner's entry on 2nd blank.
= Landwehr 500; Van Eeghen/ Van der Kellen 425 note; Klaversma/ Hannema 913.
- Partly sl. waterst. in blank margins, otherwise fine.
= Landwehr 142d; Klaversma/ Hannema 915; Van Eeghen/ Van der Kellen 425. Fourth edition, the first edition was published in 1708.
- Occas. sl. foxed/ stained. Extremities sl. rubbed/ worn.
= Landwehr 512; Klaversma/ Hannema 975; Van Eeghen/ Van der Kellen 439. The first edition.
ADDED: an incomplete copy of De volmaakte Geldersche Keuken-meyd (Nijm., 1756, contemp. hcalf, sm. 8vo. Lacks frontisp. and several textp. Landwehr 42; Ferro 42a. Very rare 1st ed., only 2 copies in STCN).
- Binding sl. rubbed. Otherwise very fine.
= Van Eeghen/ Van der Kellen 443; Landwehr 520; cf. Klaversma/ Hannema 936 (ed. 1719). The illustrations i.a. depicting children's games, incl. "De Kolf".
- Occas. sl. stained/ soiled. A good/ fine copy.
= Landwehr 504; Klaversma/ Hannema 995; Van Eeghen/ Van der Kellen 435.
- Hinges weak. Otherwise fine.
= Landwehr 490; Praz p.406; Klaversma/ Hannema 1028.
- Occas. sl. stained/ foxed. Vellum sl. soiled.
= Cf. Praz p.416 (note); cf. Landwehr 550 (ed. Amst., 1659) and Scheurleer, Ned. Liedboeken p.58.
- Lacks frontisp. Contemp. owner's entry on both endpapers; partly sl. wormholed and (water)stained; a few lvs. w. large vertical tear. Vellum soiled.
= Praz p.416; Landwehr 550 (ed. Amst., 1659). This ed. not in Waller, Scheurleer etc.
- Occas. foxed/ soiled (incl. the plates); bookplate on upper pastedown. Upper joint weakening; joints and spine-ends sl. rubbed; corners and boardedges (partly) strengthened w. sellotape.
= The first edition of the Dutch translation by J. Konijnenburg of one of the earliest works on mimicry (first German ed. 1785-1786).
- One plan torn in fold.
= Nijhoff/ Van Hattum 45; Bodel Nijenhuis 1659; Haitsma Mulier/ Van der Lem 81d.
- New endpapers; partly (vaguely) waterst.; title-p. stained and w. some rubbed spots (erasing part of publication year); one quire loose(ning). Vellum trifle stained; fore-edge frontcover sl. trimmed.
= A 16th century guide with precepts for preserving good health. Eobanus, a humanist and distinguished poet, also studied medicine for several years. The book includes chapters on daily life, food, herbs, brewing beer and wine. Woodcuts include: a vomiting drunkard ("De ebrietate"), a man taking a siesta ("De somno meridiano"), a couple embracing in bed ("De venere") and a man crouched over a chamber-pot. Durling 2293; Simon, Bibliotheca Bacchica 221; cf. Oberlé, Bibliothèque Bachique 54 (ed. 1582); cf. Vicaire 331 (ed. 1531); cf. Bibliotheca Walleriana 2768 (ed. 1560).
- Foxed/ sl. yellowed almost throughout.