- Vol. 1 in 2nd ed. (w. more extensive "Aen den lezer") but with title-p. of the 1st ed. All vols. occas. sl. (water)stained; vol. 1 first 4 lvs. browned; vol. 3 upper hinge broken; first few quires loosening. Vol. 1 spine dried; extremities sl. worn.
- Spine-ends chipped; backstrip creased. = Large paper copy.
Young, E. Nachtgedachten over het leven, den dood en de onsterfelijkheid der ziele. Dutch transl. J. Lublink. Amst., P. Meijer, 1766, 1st ed., 2 vols., XLVIII,(2),391,(1); 442,(1)p., engr. portrait, contemp. unif. gilt hcalf.
- Small contemp. owner's entries on upper pastedown and first free endpaper. Lacks 3 letterpieces; paper over covers partly worn off.
- Occas. trifle foxed. Covers vol. 1 sl. chafed. = Landwehr 7; Muller 610; Scheepers II, 1084.
Idem. 's Werelds Mooi- en Lelykheit, Mooi, of Aanmaaning tot alle fraaie Leringen. Lelyk, tot afschrik van alle schandelyke Zonden (...). Ibid., Janssoons van Waesberge, 1734, 2nd corr. ed., 2 vols., (14),309,(1); 424p., engr. frontisp., bound unif. w. the preceding, sm. 8vo.
= Cf. Bertsche 48 c 1; Waller 1555 (3rd ed., 1761-1762).
- Bookblock shaken.
= Scheepers II, 67; Klaversma/ Hannema 151; Van Eeghen/ Van der Kellen 213. Contains the Georgarchontomachia, or the "Boeren- en Overheids Strijd", a burlesque poem describing the battle of the Zeeland farmers against the municipality of Middelburg.
- Backstrip dam. and partly repaired.
= Only work published by Francois le Bleu. Waller 1015; Scheepers I, 122 ("Zeldzame oorspronkel. uitgave"). From the collection of Bob Luza w. his bookplate on upper pastedown. Very rare.
Thirsis Minnewit. Bestaande in een verzameling der moyste en aangenaamste Minne-Zangen En Voysen. Amst., J. Kannewet [partly: Kanewet], 1750-1752, 3 parts in 1 vol., 160[=168]; 164,(4); 156[=164]p., engr. frontisp., 3 ident. woodcut title-vignettes, contemp. gilt calf, 12mo. - BOUND AS USUAL WITH: De Vrolyke Zang-Godin, Opheffende veelerhande Ernstige en Boertige Gesangen, Kusjes en Drink-liederen. Ibid., A. Cornelissen, 1770, 163,(5)p., title-woodcut.
- Lacks pastedowns; hinges broken but holding on cords. Binding worn.
= Scheurleer p.192ff; Scheepers I, 314; Waller 1667-69 (all diff. eds.).
ADDED: 2 others.
- From the library of M. Buisman (w. his owner's entry on first free endpaper). Spine-ends chipped/ sl. worn; joints sl. worn. Good copy.
= Waller 277; Muller 86; De Vries 53; Scheepers II, 703. "Aen de Nederlandtsche Jufferen (.. ) Deze Fiammette, die in hare tael, met soo veel sucht en mededoogen van wegen hare beklagelijke ongevallen, ende met soo veel vermaek en nuttigheit van wegens d'uitmuntend-aerdige geest van Boccatius by al de weerelt is aengenommen geweest, koomt u nu in ons Nederlandts begroeten, niet twijffelende of sy sal in uw soete gemoederen het medelijden vinden dat sy van yder een verwacht." (from the introduction). The first Dutch translation, by Lambertus van den Bos (1610-ca.1698), according to Buisman. Rare.
- First and final lvs. (incl. title-p.) sl. stained; modern owner's entry on title-p. Binding sl. worn.
= Cf. Scheepers I, 93 (ed. 1672).
- Partly (sl.) yellowed/ fingersoiled/ waterstained; hinges broken but holding on cords; title and one textp. w. libr. stamp; contemp. owner's entries/ annots. on endpapers and title; lacks first free endpaper. Binding rubbed/ worn; joints splitting at spine-ends.
= Scheepers I, 412 ("zeldzaam"); cf. Waller 435 (2nd enl. ed., 1766). Collection of riddles and epitaphs on various professions. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCVII.
- Lacks the second part of vol.1; first free endpaper and first blank of vol. 5/ 2 waterstained. Paper over covers of all vols. rubbed (1x dam.).
= Buynsters 26.2. The second edition, "Vermeerderd met het Leven van den Schryver en een Nieuw breedvoerig Register over het geheele Werk" [title].
- Pagination erratic, but complete. Pastedowns loose
= Provenance: bookplate of Delprat-Veth and owner's stamp of Jan Veth on first free endpaper. Mateboer 87; Buisman 772; Waller 690. The "prototype" of all Dutch arcadian novels, interspersed with many interesting articles on witchcraft, magic, Dutch history, East Indies, Dutch folklore etc.
AND 2 others, i.a. F. RABELAIS, Alle de geestige werken. Vol. 1 only (ibid., 1682, 1 vol. (of 2), engr. titles, woodcut title-vignette, contemp. vellum, sm. 8vo. Lacks vol. 2).
- Professionally restored copy: all lvs. strengthened w. very thin Japanese paper and w. repaired margins, occas. text affected; rebound. Sold w.a.f.
= Rare. This edition not in NCC.
- New endpapers. = Scheepers II, 841; Muller 549 (ed. 1757); Waller 922 (idem).
- Frontisp. and title-p. sl. foxed; vaguely waterst. in lower margin at the beginning. Covers chafed.
= "Wanneer wij dit Werkje (l'Hermite de la Chaussée-d'Antin) een' franschen of parijschen spectator noemen, dan zeker kenmerken wij hetzelve niet onduidelijk en boezemen tevens eene gereede belangstelling voor hetzelve in. Het is mede eerst stuksgewijze in het licht verschenen, daartoe eenen plaats in de Gazette de France hebbende gevonden. Eene vertelling, een brief, een kort vertoog, dikwijls meer dan één tevens, maken den inhoud van ieder nommer uit" (from the introduction). Rare.
- Lacks 1 plate; yellowed; portrait w. sm. wormhole; first ±20 lvs. waterst. in upper part. Backstrip lacks portion at top of spine.
= Buisman 1368; Muller 508 ("Het werk heeft nu geheel en al het karakter van een volksboekje gekregen."); De Vries 340. Cf. Buijnsters p.17. Biography of one of the most popular criminals in 18th century France. With duplicate plate (Cartouche on the scaffold).
- First few lvs. sl. foxed. Sl. worn along extremities. Good copy.
= With descriptions of the life of i.a. Maria Stuart, Anne van Bretagne, Elizabeth van Frankrijk, Anna Maria Schuurman, Margaretha van Parma, Jacoba van Beijeren and Catharina Alexiowna. Rare.
- Wrappers doubled w. modern paper.
= Very rare, first edition. All published. Waller 1169; BNK 280; The Children's World of Learning 4384 (ed. Leeuwarden, 1828); De Koning 239; Van Veen sale II, 298. From the collection of J. Landwehr w. his bookplate on verso frontwr.
- Eighteenth cent. annots. on first free endpaper
= The very rare 1642 edition of this work, often attributed to Richard Head. Collection of humoristic texts, originating from German student circles. Rahir 1914; Scheepers II, 869 (ed. 1648); Gay/ Lemonnyer III, p.428; cat. The Children's World of Learning 1973/ 1974 (editions 1648/ 1663); Brunet IV, p.136-137 (not mentioning the ed. of 1642).
BOUND WITH: Crepundia poëtica somniata. A Somniculosissimo omnium somniatorum somniatore Nunquam Somniante, qui nec est (...). N.pl., n.publ., 1642, 48p., (repeated) woodcut title-vignette. - AND WITH: (Placentius, J.L.). Pugna porcorum per P. Porcium, Poëtam. N.pl., n.publ., 1642, 44p., (repeated) woodcut title-vignette.
= Curious poem, in which every word begins with the letter P.
- Spine-ends sl. rubbed, otherwise fine.
= Waller 1432; De Vries 220; Buisman 1956. The first Dutch translation of this work.
- Frontisp. soiled, frayed and laid down; first and last few lvs. sl. frayed in blank margins (last leaf strengthened); partly waterst. in lower blank margin; occas. thumbed/ sl. soiled.
= Waller 1474; Muller 393. Rare.
- Backcover duststained. = Rare edition. De Vries 312.