77 2484 Hottinger J H 
77 2484 Hottinger J H 
- All vols. w. owner's entry ("Haasenritter. 1822") on first free endpaper/ pastedown; library stamp on title-p.; pastedowns w. sm. tears; occas. sl. stained/ browned/ wormholed; some vols. w. a few scattered annots. and underlining in pen and (green) ink. Binding of some vols. w. (sl.) worn/ stained spots; vol. 9 portion torn from backstrip; vol. 5 erroneously numbered on spine. Otherwise fine.
= Rare complete set of this comprehensive Christian church history by the Swiss theologian Johann Heinrich Hottinger (1620-1667). It is the first church history to make extensive use of Islamic sources to describe the church in the Near East. Cf. Ch. 5 in: J. Loop, Johann Heinrich Hottinger: Arabic and Islamic Studies in the Seventeenth Century (Oxford, 2013). Not in NCC; 3rd work not in Schweiger.
77 2485 Houbraken A 
- Library stamp on htitle. Wrapper badly worn. = Landwehr 341; Praz, p.375.
Poot, H.K. Gedichten. Delft, R. Boitet, 1722/ 1728, 2 vols., (20),444,(4); (24),448,(7)p., engr. frontisp. by F. BLEYSWYK, 2 diff. title-vignettes, num. full-page subtitles, num. large vignettes of mainly emblematical nature, contemp. vellum/ without binding, sm. 4to.
- First vol. hinges broken; 2nd vol. occas. waterstained.
Bellamy, J. Vaderlandsche gezangen van Zelandus. Utr., J. van Vloten, n.d. (±1784), 1st ed., (4),134,(2)p., engr. title-p. w. vignette by J. DE WIT after A. HULK and engr. dedic. page, contemp. boards.
- Bookplate on upper pastedown.
AND 12 others, all Dutch language, i.a. 11 vols. of tragedies by J. VAN DEN VONDEL (mostly 1st ed.).
77 2486 House of Orange Afbeeldingen van de Heerlyke graf tombe En van de Oude en Nieuwe Grafkelder der Princen van Oranje Met alle de Kisten zoo als die in dat Graf geplaatst zijn 
- Sl. foxed.
De 26ste October, of beschrijving en afbeelding van den plegtigen begrafenisstoet, waarmede het stoffelijk overblijfsel van Neêrlands koningin naar den koninklijken grafkelder te Delft is overgebragt. The Hague, S. de Visser en zoon, 1837, 2nd impression, (2),50p., fold. lithogr. plate showing the funeral procession, later giltlettered cl., sm. 8vo.
- Sl. foxed; bookplate on upper pastedown
= Rare work on the funeral of queen Wilhelmina (1774-1837). F.M. 6977.
AND 9 others, mostly small publications, i.a. DE DOOD EN BEGRAFENIS VAN ZIJNE MAJESTEIT KONING WILLEM II (Haarlem, 1849, 4th ed., fold. lithogr. plate, orig. wr., sm. 8vo) and J.J. ABBINK, Het leven van Koning Willem II, zijn overlijden en plegtige begrafenis (Amst., 1849, woodengr. frontisp. portrait, fold. plate, later hcl.).
77 2487 House of Orange Commelin I 
77 2487 House of Orange Commelin I 
77 2487 House of Orange Commelin I 
- The two plates that are usually joined together and show the "Zeeschlach in Duyns door Marten Harpers Tromp den 21 October Anno 1638" are bound separately in two different parts (the righthand leaf in the first part and the lefthand part in the second part) but are usually counted as one plate; one text leaf misbound; owner's stamp and 19th cent. manuscript owner's entry on verso of title-p.; 4 plates cut sl. short; most leaves w. vague receding dampstain in lower outer corner. Fine copy.
= Haitsma Mulier/ Van der Lem 117-b; Alden and Landis 652/56; Borba de Moraes I, p.194. Complete copy of the first Dutch edition. Describing the life of the famous Dutch general, the book gives a good survey of the history of the Netherlands between 1627 and 1647. The plates depicting i.a. plans of Breda, Den Bosch, Maastricht, Oldenzaal and Wesel; sea-battles and also plates of Brazilian and African interest: Olinda, the Rio Grande and Angola. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCVI.
77 2488 House of Orange Commelin I 
77 2488 House of Orange Commelin I 
- Lacks 5 plates (4 plates and "De laaste lykplicht van syn Hoogheit") and lacks first free endpaper; outer margin of 2 plates strengthened; one plate tiny chip in outer blank margin; two plates in sl. grey impression. Covers (sl.) stained.
= Haitsma Mulier/ Van der Lem 117-b; Alden and Landis 652/56; Borba de Moraes I, p.194. The first Dutch edition. Describing the life of the famous Dutch general, the book gives a good survey of the history of the Netherlands between 1627 and 1647.
77 2489 House of Orange Nomsz J 
- Backstrip dam. Internally fine.
77 2490 House of Orange Rotgans L 
- Upper pastedown partly detached; otherwise minor imperfections.
= Landwehr, Romeyn de Hooghe as book illustrator 92. Without the usually bound with Boerekermis by the same (1708).
77 2491 House of Orange Uytenhage de Mist J 
- Bookplate on upper pastedown. Fine copy.
= First and only edition of this well-known but rare anti Stadtholder treatise against Prince William III (the later King of England). Van de Klashorst 251; Knuttel 8794a; Meulman 3998. The author defends the thesis that "a stadholder would be a menace to and not the perfection of the aristocratic constitution, in particular the Prince of Orange whose ancestors tried to attain sovereign authority and whose private interests are not necessarily in accordance with the national interest." (Van de Klashorst).
77 2492 Huygens C 
77 2492 Huygens C 
77 2492 Huygens C 
77 2492 Huygens C 
- Fold. plan dam. in centre, laid down on modern paper and reattached; waterstain in outer lower corner; occas. sl. foxed; upper hinge widening.
= Bibl. Belg. H120; Van Someren 2677a.
77 2493 Huygens C 
77 2493 Huygens C 
77 2493 Huygens C 
- Without free endpapers; Dutch title-p. sl. worn and soiled and strengthened along fore-edge w. modern paper; last leaf creased, soiled and frayed, lacks sm. portion from upper margin w. loss of a few letters and w. lower margin strengthened on verso w. modern paper (repairing large tear); 4 lvs. lack sm. portion of blank margin and a few other lvs. w. sm. marginal tear; tiny wormhole(s) in lower inner corner, almost throughout, only occas. touching/ affecting text; last last 45 lvs. w. sm. inkstain in lower blank margin; sl. yellowed. Vellum soiled. A good, complete copy.
= The very rare second edition of this collection of Huygens' juvenile poems, in an attractive oblong duodecimo edition. Contains: I. Farrago Latina; II. Des heures oisives de Constantin Huygens (...) Qui contient les efforts francois et italiens; III. Der ledige uren van Constantin Huygens (...) Daer in meest Bibel-stoff; IV. Der ledige uren (...) Daer in 't Costelick mall ende 't Voor-hout. Met weinigh meer; V. Der ledige uren (...) Daer in de Stemmen eeniger Steden ende Dorpen van Holland: Mitsgaders syne Characteres oft Printen; VI. Der ledige uren (...) daer in van als. Bibl. Belg. H102; Scheurleer, Liedboeken 150. The only other (incomplete) copy sold at auction in the last 30 years that we could trace, was sold in our rooms in Dec. 2021. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCVII.
77 2494 Incunabula and early 16th cent books Valerius Maximus 
- Sl. yellowed; upper corner (vaguely) waterst. at the beginning. Binding worn; paper over boards partly loose(ning)/ lacking.
= Baudrier II, p.241; not in Adams.
77 2495 Incunabula and early 16th cent books Lot of 20 woodcuts 
- Album lvs. sl. foxed (occas. also woodcuts).
77 2496 Ironwork Courtivron G D de and Bouchu E J 
77 2496 Ironwork Courtivron G D de and Bouchu E J 
- Without the 2 supplement parts. Occas. sl. yellowed. All vols. backstrip dam./ lacking.
= From Descriptions des Arts et Métiers. Vol.2 w. an extra suite of 16 plates (3rd section). Poggendorff I, p.489 and III, p. 168. Rare.
77 2497 Isidorus Hispalensis 
- New upper endpaper; quires Y and Z bound in reversed order; verso of title-p. and A3 strengthened w. sellotape; a few lvs. w. sm. (marginal) tears and wormholes; partly sl. stained.
= Rare edition of a mystical interpretation of the first Old Testament books by St. Isidore of Seville.
77 2498 Isidorus Pelusiota
- Waterst. throughout; partly browned (mostly at the end); sl. wormholed in blank lower margin at the end; part of first free endpaper torn off; 2nd part w. some old annots., underlining and erasure in pen and ink. Binding darkened/ waterst. at lower edge.
= From the library of Théodore Marcile (1548-1617), a French humanist of Dutch origin, with his entry on the pastedown. A Greek-Latin edition of 1443 letters by the 5th-cent. saint Isidore of Pelusium.
77 2499 Italy Pinelli B 
77 2499 Italy Pinelli B 
77 2499 Italy Pinelli B 
77 2499 Italy Pinelli B 
77 2499 Italy Pinelli B 
77 2499 Italy Pinelli B 
- Sl. foxed, mostly in blank margins; library stamp "Bibliotheek Pulchri" on title-p. and plates 1, 21 and 28; inventory number on title-p.; bookplate on upper pastedown. Binding sl. dam. along edges; paper ticket on spine.
= Lipperheide Ja 16; Hiler & Hiler, p.667; Colas 2378. The plates documenting the costume and various scenes in and about Rome, including festivals, the wine harvest, young men serenating a woman, a magic lantern show, a puppet show, and numerous local costumes and games. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCVIII.
77 2500 Italy Rome Moschetti A a o 
77 2500 Italy Rome Moschetti A a o 
77 2500 Italy Rome Moschetti A a o 
- Sl. foxed in blank margins. Lacks backwr.; frontwr. sl. creased/ frayed.
= Detailed prints of exteriors and interiors of Roman landmarks embellished with characters, carriages etc. Rossetti 7252: "The number of plates may vary from copy to copy." (we found copies w. between 32 and 41 plates). Some plates read: "In Roma presso Agapito Franzetti al Corso". SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCVII.
77 2501 Italy Venice Freschot C 
77 2501 Italy Venice Freschot C 
- First and final few leaves (incl. title-p., engr. title and pastedowns) browned in margins from turn-ins. Spine-ends trifle rubbed; sm. spots of (unobtrusive) wear on covers. Otherwise a fine copy.
= Rare.
77 2502 Ittig T ed 
- Frontisp. cut sl. short, affecting left side image and caption; library stamp on verso title-p.; traces of ticket on spine. Otherwise a fine copy.
= A collection of the writings of the Apostolic Fathers, in which the German Lutheran theologian Ittig included only those who stood in what he regarded as the 'apostolic tradition'. Cf. J.A. Fischer, 'Die ältesten Ausgaben der Patres Apostolici. Ein Beitrag zu Begriff und Begrenzung der Apostolischen Väter. Erster Teil' (Historisches Jahrbuch 94 (1974), p.178).
