81 2775 Classical antiquity and neolatinism Theophrastus 
= Schweiger I, p.320.
81 2776 Classical antiquity and neolatinism Xenophon 
81 2776 Classical antiquity and neolatinism Xenophon 
- Without the prize. Vellum sl. soiled. = Cf. Schweiger p.323; not in Dibdin. On the binding: Spoelder 5.
81 2777 Classical antiquity and neolatinism Xenophon 
81 2777 Classical antiquity and neolatinism Xenophon 
- Slightly waterst. in lower outer corner; a few pages. w. contemp. scribbles/ annots. in sepia ink. Vellum sl. soiled. = Cf. Schweiger p. 343.
Nepos, C. De vita excellentium imperatorum. Ed. C. Cellarius. Cassovia, 1762, (12),347,(34)p., contemp. calf, sm. 8vo.
- Waterst. along lower margin; occas. sl. wormholed; some contemp. annots on pastedowns and endpapers. Binding sl. nibbled/ wormholed.
81 2778 Clerck N de 
81 2778 Clerck N de 
- Sl. yellowed/ foxed; a few lvs. sl. browned.
= A rare work showing the most important nobility and heroes of Christianity according to the author, Nicolaes de Clerck. Showing 82 portraits along with genealogical information on each person. Interestingly also showing explorers, navigators and the rulers of countries in the "New World", i.a. Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magallen, King Athahualpa Inca of Peru and Emperor Motussuma of Mexico. Sabin 13637. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXVI.
81 2779 Clerck N de 
81 2779 Clerck N de 
- New endpapers; title doubled. = Haitsma Mulier/ Van der Lem 111a.
Adriani, H. and Aubert le Mire, H. Legende oft d'leven, wercken, dood ende miraculen ons liefs Heeren Iesu Christi, ende vande alderheylichste Moeder Godts ende Maghet Maria, ende alle Godts lieve Heylighen. Antw., H. Verdussen, 1609, 3rd ed., (4),50,396,(3 [of 4]) lvs., engr. title, num. woodcut ills., contemp. calf, folio.
- Lacks leaf Xxx2; sl. yellowed and occas. waterstained; pastedowns loose. Modern letterpiece.
= BCNI 5430.
BOUND WITH: Lambrecht, M. Historia Ecclesiastica, oft Kerckelicke Historie, om claerlijcken te sien de eendrachticheyt vande Heylige Catholijcke Kercke des Heeren Jesu Christi (...). Ibid., idem, 1609, (8),161,(7 (of 14))p.
- Lacks final 4 index lvs.
81 2780 Cook J and King J 
81 2780 Cook J and King J 
81 2780 Cook J and King J 
- Vol. 1 lacks htitle (as usual); lacks the portrait and the plan; general map w. closed tear at inner margin and strengthened spot at lower end of one fold; plates occas. sl. foxed. Backstrips dam./ worn.
= Beddie 1545; Sabin 16251; Cox I, p.63; Howgego C175; Forbes 69 ("This edition had a very wide circulation and is notable for its extensive index"); Hill 362: "An abridgment of Captain Cook's third voyage. This octavo edition is not to be confused with the second edition, which did not appear until 1785. This abridged account is preferred by some readers because, the nautical and technical parts having been deleted, the work reads more like an adventure." "Cook discovered the Hawaiian Islands on this, his third voyage of discovery, and named them the Sandwich Islands in honor of his patron, the Earl of Sandwich." (Judd/ Lind p.1). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXVII.
81 2781 Cook J Hawkesworth J 
81 2781 Cook J Hawkesworth J 
81 2781 Cook J Hawkesworth J 
81 2781 Cook J Hawkesworth J 
81 2781 Cook J Hawkesworth J 
- The leaf w. "A description of the cuts" misbound, and w. old annots. in (strengthened) margins giving the relevant pages in the various vols.
= All PLATES BEFORE LETTERS. First edition, published in the same year as the second, recognizable by the continuous pagination between vol. 2 and 3. Our copy with the Chart of the Straights of Magellan in vol.1 (not contained in earliest copies of the first edition). Cox I, p.19; Hill 782; Sabin 30934; Beddie 648; Henze II, p.713; Kroepelien 535; Smith p.46f. Contains the official account of Cook's first voyage commanding the Endeavour, edited from his journals by Hawkesworth and containing in the preceding sections the official accounts of the voyages of Byron, Wallis and Carteret. Hawkesworth's compendium contains the cream of English exploring voyages of the mid-18th century. "Hawkesworth was expected to add polish to the rough narratives of sea men, and to present the accounts in a style befitting the status of the voyages as official government expeditions, intended to embellish England's prestige as a maritime power." (Hill). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXVII.
Cook, J. A Voyage towards the South Pole and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, In the Years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775. Ibid., iidem, 1777, 1st ed., 2 vols., XL,378; (8),396p., engr. frontisp. portrait, 63 (of 64) (fold.) engr. maps/ charts/ plates/ portraits after W. HODGES a.o., unif. bound with the preceding work, 4to.
- Vol. 1 lacks the large folding map of the Southern hemisphere; 17 plates with imprint in lower margin shaved or lacking; 2 plates w. with margins shaved (affecting decorative borders); the portait of Otago w. sm. brown stain near dagger above his head; sm. tear at lower end of inner margin (reaching 2,5 cm. into image). Paper over covers sl. chafed. Otherwise a fine and clean copy.
= First edition of the official account of Cook's second voyage, published when he was away on his third voyage. Sabin 16245; Beddie 1216; National Maritime Museum London 577; Henze II p.713; Hocken p.15; Hill 358; Cox I, p.59; Mendelssohn p.377; O'Reilly-Reitman 390; Kroepelien 206; PMM 223; Smith p.53f. "The succes of Cook's first voyage led the Admiralty to send him on a second expedition, described in the present work, which was to circumnavigate the globe as far south as possible in search of any southern continents. Cook proved there was no "Terra Australis" which supposedly lay between New Zealand and South America, but became convinced that there must be land beyond the ice fields. Further visits were made to New Zealand, and on two great sweeps Cook made an astonishing series of discoveries and rediscoveries including Easter Island, the Marquesas, Tahiti and the Society Islands, Niue, the Tonga Islands, the New Hebridies, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island and a number of smaller islands (...) William Hodges was the artist with the expedition" (Hill). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXVI.
81 2782 Cook J Kippis A 
81 2782 Cook J Kippis A 
- Occas. foxed (esp. first quire and the portrait). Frontcover and first quire loose; binding worn.
= The first edition of the first English biography of Cook.
81 2783 Cook J Rickman J 
81 2783 Cook J Rickman J 
- Lacks the plate of the "Representation of the Heivah"; sl. fingersoiled and foxed; offsetting from plates on the text; bookplate (of Ruth Graham) on upper pastedown. Frontcover reattached; binding worn along extremities.
= The rare first edition. Forbes 33, State B (no priority); Lada-Mocarski 32; Hill 1453: "This narrative anticipated the government's authorized account by two years. All the journal kept on board were claimed by the Admiralty, thus the author remained strictly anonymous. The text, especially as regards details of Cook's death, differs considerably from other accounts.".
81 2784 Corneille P and Th 
- Contents w. minor imperfections. Rubbed spots on spines and extremities of bindings.
= Volume 12 contains the works by Th. Corneille. From the library of William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, with his gilt monogram in the upper compartment of the spine and Chatsworth library bookplate on upper pastedowns.
AND 2 others in 4 vols.: F. DE SALIGNAC DE LA MOTHE FÉNÉLON, Les aventures de Télémaque (Paris, 1790, engr. plates i.a. after MOREAU and MARILLIER, contemp. unif. gilt calf w 2 contrast. mor. letterpieces, a.e.g. Plates partly with extra suite of unfinished state) and A. DE TOCQUEVILLE, De la démocratie en Amérique (Ibid., 1839, 2 vols., contemp. unif. calf w. richly gilt spine. Frontcover 1st vol. detached. From the library of Spencer Compton, the 8th Duke of Devonshire, with his bookplate on upper pastedown).
81 2785 Corput A vande 
81 2785 Corput A vande 
81 2785 Corput A vande 
- Upper hinge weak. Spine sl. cracking; upper joint splitting. Good copy.
= Knuttel, Kerkgeschiedenis p.75.
81 2786 Costadau A 
81 2786 Costadau A 
- Contemp. annot. on verso first free endpaper of vol. 1. = Cioranescu 21228.
81 2787 Coster S 
- Some old annots.; sl. yellowed; title-p. loose. Covers loose; backstrip worn off. = Bibl. Belg. C.665.
81 2788 Costerus F 
- Occas. (sl.) browned; a few old library stamps; both vols. w. bookplates/ ticket on upper pastedown; first few lvs. of vol.1 narrow waterstain in inner blank margin. Vol.2 top of spine chipped.
= BCNI 6243.
81 2789 Costerus F 
- Lacks engr. title; first part section title and first textp. frayed and w. owner's stamp; final part occas. (sl.) waterstained; final few lvs. frayed/ creased. Binding heavily worn/ dam.; inside backstrip strengthened w. cloth; lacks the clasps.
= 1. Vierthien Catholiicke sermoonen op de Evangelien der sondaghen van den Advent tot den vasten ((44),295p.); 2. Catholiicke sermoonen op d'Epistelen der sondaghen van den Advent tot den vasten (78p.); 3. Viiftien Catholiicke sermoonen op d'Epistelen ende Evangelien der sondaghen van het beghinsel des vastens tot de Heylighe Driivuldicheydt ((52),597p.); 4. Catholiicke sermoonen op de Evangelien van de sondaghen naer Sinxen tot den Advent ((60),279p.); 5. Catholiicke sermoonen op d'Epistelen van de sondaghen na Sinxen tot den Advent (135p.). BCNI 11229.
81 2790 Croker T H Williams T and Clark S 
81 2790 Croker T H Williams T and Clark S 
81 2790 Croker T H Williams T and Clark S 
- A few quires sl. waterst.; a few lvs. loose and other sm. imperfections; vol. 2 title-p. dam. and stuck to upper pastedown. Bindings dam. and worn. Not collated, but apparently complete and most plates in good condition.
= Lowndes 556. Most plates after the encyclopedia of Diderot/ Alembert.
- Some offsetting from turn-ins on first and last few lvs. Top of backstrip loosening.
81 2792 Culemborg Voet van Oudheusden A W K 
- Lacks the fold. armorial plate; pastedowns loose. Vellum trifle soiled.
= Nijhoff/ Van Hattum 309 and 310.
81 2793 Dampier W and Wafer L 
81 2793 Dampier W and Wafer L 
81 2793 Dampier W and Wafer L 
81 2793 Dampier W and Wafer L 
- Unobtrusive oval blindstamp (of the Topographical and statistical depot) in lower margin of first 8/ 15 leaves; occas. a few foxed spots; one fold. plate sm. inkstain in lower left and right corner. Vellum bindings duststained. Otherwise a fine copy.
= Without the later and separately published "Reystogt (...) na Nieuw Holland (...) in 't jaar 1699" (publ. in 1704). Tiele 290; Sabin 18385; Van Eeghen 421; Van Eeghen/ Van der Kellen 342; Klaversma/ Hannema 421 (first part); Borba de Moraes p.242; Cat. NHSM p.135; Henze II, p.10; cf. Cox I, p.42f, Howgego D7 and Hill 417 (listing the ed. London 1697). "Of the famous group of buccaneers that tormented the Spaniards in the 'South Sea' from 1680 to 1720, Dampier was the best known and probably the most intelligent. His industry in taking careful notes of everything he saw was equalled by his assiduous pains in preserving them from destruction. (...) Concerning the problem of Australia being a continent, Dampier says that "It is not yet determined whether it is an Island or a Main Continent; but I am certain that it joyns neither to Asia, Africa, nor America." It is evident that on his first visit he knew nothing of what Tasman had discovered; but on his second expedition he used one of Tasman's charts." (Cox). "In the account of his first voyage to New Holland, Dampier drew a graphic and most repulsive image of the aborigine: "The Inhabitants of this Country are the miserablest People in the world. The Hodmadods of Monomatapa, though a nasty People, yet for Wealth are Gentlemen to these; who have no Houses and skin Garments. Sheep, Poultry and Fruits of the Earth, Ostrich Eggs, etc. as the Hodmadods have: and setting aside their Humane Shape, they differ but little from Brutes." (Smith, p.169). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXVIII.
81 2794 Dance of death Abraham à St Clara = U Megerle 
- Title sl. foxed. Otherwise a fine copy.
= The first and only Dutch edition of a rather rare Dance of Death. Waller 1553; Scheepers II,1079. Not in Oppermann etc.
ADDED: another work by the same author: Redenvoeringen over verscheide stoffen (ibid., 1742, contemp. vellum).