77 2724 Popular literature Villedieu M C Desjardins de 
- First few leaves browned spot in upper right margin and corner.
= Glazemaker Cat. 120; Buisman 2204 (attributing the novel to A.Th. Perdou de Subligny); Thijssen-Schoute 56 ("Geen ex. in UB Amsterdam"). Very rare Dutch translation of this semi autobiographical work by Marie-Catherine Desjardins de Villedieu (ca. 1640-83), a prolific writer, important for the evolution of the early modern French novel. She was one of the first women to write for a living. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CVIII.
77 2725 Popular literature Wenzel G J 
- Hinges split. Wr. rubbed; paper over spine partly worn away/ dam.
= "Naar den zesden Hoogduitschen druk" (title-p.). Waller 1842. Rare.
77 2726 Popular literature XII bedpredicatiën een werkje voor gehuwde dames om aan zanekende grommende echtgenooten tot Kermis geschenk te worden aangeboden 
77 2726 Popular literature XII bedpredicatiën een werkje voor gehuwde dames om aan zanekende grommende echtgenooten tot Kermis geschenk te worden aangeboden 
- Title-p. sl. foxed. Lacks wr.
AND 2 others: S. WHITING, De gedenkschriften eener maag (Sneek, 1854, lithogr. title; wr., sm. 8vo. Lacks backstrip; wr. and several p. loose) and DE PRINCE VLAG, ORANJE BOVEN (Amst. etc., 1784, handcol. engr. title-vignette, fold. plate, modern wr. Plate w. repaired tear; ticket on verso wr. Knuttel 20752).
77 2727 Portugal Haes F de 
- Backstrip worn. = Contains an extensive description of the 1755 earthquake in Portugal.
BOUND WITH: Kortebrand, J. Tweede Eeuwgetijde der Rotterdamsche Vrijheit. Rott., R. Arrenberg, 1772, 112p., engr. title-vignette by F. VAN BLEYSWIJK. - AND WITH: Vlieg, C. De val van Adam, in drie boeken; en de Bekeering van Saulus. The Hague, Wed. O. van Thol and Zoon, 1765, VIII,144p., engr. title-vignette by R. VINKELES.
77 2728 Portugal Portugallia Sive de Regis Portugalliae Regnis et opibus Commentarius 
- Bookplate on upper pastedown.
= Willems 525; Rahir 523. "Cette République ne pouvait paraître à une époque plus intéressante. Le révolution de Portugal s'était faite le 1er décembre de l'année précédente (1640), et on en parle dans la préface et même dans le corps de l'ouvrage" (Willems).
77 2729 Prado J and Villapando J B 
77 2729 Prado J and Villapando J B 
77 2729 Prado J and Villapando J B 
- Vol. 3 partly (sl.) waterst. and occas. mouldy; a few scattered library stamps; titles vol. 1 and 2 cut sl. short w. loss of address; several (large) fold. plates strengthened/ restored w. paper. Bindings sl. rubbed; joints splitting.
= Adams 2050; De Backer/ Sommervogel VI, p.1149f. Monumental work containing an elaborate description of Solomon's Temple. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CIX.
77 2730 Prévost d'Exile A F 
- Bindings trifle rubbed along extremities.
77 2731 Prussia Pufendorf S de 
- First lvs. (incl. frontisp. and title) sl. waterst. in blank margins; title-p. w. weak spot strengthened on verso. Backcover stained. Still a fine copy.
= Pohler IV, p.353. Biography of Friedrich Wilhelm, Elector of Brandenburg, Duke of Prussia. A second ed. was published in 1733.
77 2732 Quakers Croese G 
- Some offsetting from title-p., first and last textleaf; sm. annot. on verso first blank. Covers trifle stained. Otherwise fine.
= First ed. of this important work on the history of the Quakers in The Netherlands and America (i.a. in Virginia and Pennsylvania, Sabin 17583). Graesse II, p.302; Knuttel, Bibl. Kerkgesch., p.77; Sepp, Ned. Kerkgesch., p.424f.
77 2733 Racine J 
77 2733 Racine J 
- Both vols. plates (sl.) yellowed; endpapers loose; vol.2 one leaf dam. (repaired). Both vols. covers loose(ning); bindings worn/ dam.
= Cohen-De Ricci 844-845.
77 2734 Raemond F de 
77 2734 Raemond F de 
- (Erased and partly torn out) owner's entries on title-p. Lacks vellum ties.
77 2735 Raffles T S 
77 2735 Raffles T S 
77 2735 Raffles T S 
77 2735 Raffles T S 
77 2735 Raffles T S 
77 2735 Raffles T S 
- First vol. occas. (sl.) foxed (incl. frontisp., title, htitle and the map); second vol. occas. (sl.) foxed, mostly the plates. A good/ fine copy in a splendid binding.
= With the often lacking htitles (monogrammed in pen and ink by the "Auditor"). Abbey Travel 554; Tooley 391; Rouffaer/ Muller p.9; Bastin/ Brommer n 80 and 81; cat. NHSM, p.244 (ed. 1830); Tiele 896 (abridged Dutch ed., 1836); Von Hünersdorff/ Hasenkamp II, p.1213-1214; Wellcome IV, p.464. "In 1817 appeared the monumental work of Sir Thomas Raffles, which in spite of certain inaccuracies is still a standard book (...) begun in October 1816 and published in the following May. He was interested in every aspect of his subject, and devotes whole sections to Javan ethics, literature, poetry, music and musical instruments, drama, games of skill and methods of hunting, besides the more ordinary matters of interest, population, natural history, religion, antiquities and the military system. At the end of the second volume a hundred and fifty pages are given up to the comparitive vocabularies of Java and the neighbouring islands, and the whole is a unique monument erected by a great ruler to those over whom he rules, and incidentally, to his own honour (...) stands very high in its own class and the aquatint plates are full of interest" (Prideaux p.152)." An influential work valued for the author's firsthand observations on the customs and condition of the Javanese under his administration as Governor-General during the British occupation of the Dutch East Indies (1811-1815)." (Von Hünersdorff/ Hasenkamp). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CIX.
77 2736 Rederijkers Spelen van Sinne vol schoone allegatien loflijcke leeringhen ende schriftuerlijcke onderwijsinghen Op de vraghe wie den meesten troost oyt quam te baten die schenen te zijn 
77 2736 Rederijkers Spelen van Sinne vol schoone allegatien loflijcke leeringhen ende schriftuerlijcke onderwijsinghen Op de vraghe wie den meesten troost oyt quam te baten die schenen te zijn 
- Final part sl. dampstained. Spine-ends chipped.
= Very rare second edition of the plays performed at the rhetorician or 'Rederijkers' festival of Rotterdam, 1561. Although these competitions in rhetorical theatre and poetry existed for centuries in the Southern Netherlands under the name of 'Landjuweel', these festivals were only introduced in the northern part at the second half of the 16th century. The festival here mentioned was organized by the Rotterdam chamber of Rhetoricians called 'Die Blauwe Acolye', which was therefore excluded from the competition. The following chambers were invited to perform the plays present in this edition: De Lelie onder de doornen (Noordwijk), De Goudsbloem (Gouda), De Roode Angieren (Rijnsburg, including a short song w. musical scores), De Pellecaen (Haarlem, old chamber), De Wijngaertrancken (Haarlem, young chamber), De Roode Alcolye (Leyden), De Rapenbloem (Delft), De Roode Roosen (Schiedam) and D'Egelantier (Amsterdam, winner of the festival). See at large H. Hollaar, De Rotterdamse spelen van 1561 (2006). Van Aken, Cat. Ned. Toneel p.4; Bibl. Belg. S226; Scheepers I, 64; not in STCN or Adams. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CIX.
- Fine copy in attractive binding. = Bookplate of Edmond Réverende Du Mesnil on upper pastedown.
Molière, J.B.P. de. Oeuvres. Paris, V. David,, 1760, new ed., 8 vols., engr. portrait and 32 plates by L. LEGRAND, contemp. unif. calf w. red mor. letterpiece, sm. 8vo.
- All vols. spine dried and chafed; bindings sl. worn; corners bumped.
AND 6 miscellaneous others in 10 vols., i.a. (RESTIF DE LA BRETONNE), Tableaux de la bonne compagnie ou Traits caractéristiques, anecdotes secrettes, politiques, morales & litteraires, recueillies dans les sociétés du bon ton, pendant les années 1786, et 1787 (Paris, 1787, 2 parts in 1 vol., contemp. gilt marbled calf. Sl. foxed; binding sl. rubbed).
77 2738 Reland A 
- Frontisp. and title-p. loosening; sl. browned/ foxed; waterstain in lower outer corner; owner's entry on upper pastedown. Board-edges worn.
= An explanatory text and translations of Hebrew words denoting Jewish religious places, people and words occuring in the texts of the Old Testament. Cf. Fürst III, 150.
AND 2 others: J. ALTING, Fundamenta punctationes linguae sanctae (Frankf. a.M., 1701, 6th ed., 2 parts in 1 vol., contemp. vellum) and P. MINTERT, Lexicon Graeco-Latinum in novum D.N. Jesu Christi Testamentum (...) (ibid., 1728, contemp. hvellum).
77 2739 Remonstrants and Counter Remonstrants Gomarus F 
= Knuttel 1652 "De Regeering trachtte vruchteloos de uitgave van dit pamflet te beletten.
(Corvinus, J.A.). Christelicke Ende ernstighe vermaninghe tot vrede aen R. Donteclock (...) aengaende de Goddelijcke Predestinatie. The Hague, H. Jacobs, 1609, (76)p., woodcut title-vignette, modern wr.
= Knuttel 1642.
Antwoorde Op een seker Schrift/ eens Onbekenden/ 'tonrechte geintituleert/ Christelicke ende ernstighe Vermaninghe tot vrede, aen R. Donteclock, over sijne 'tSamensprekinghe etc. Delft, J. Andriesz., 1609, 114p., modern wr.
= Knuttel 1644.
AND 14 other pamphlets concerning the famous Arminianus/ Gomarus dispute, all in wr., i.a. Knuttel 1992, 2074, 2076, 2123 and 2188.
77 2740 Robertson W 
- All vols. bookplate on upper pastedown; occas. trifle/ sl. foxed.
= Highly regarded work on European history by one of the great 18th cent. English historians. Graesse VI, p.138.
Idem. The History of Scotland during the Reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. till his Accession to the Crown of England. With a Review of the Scottish History previous to that Period; and an Appendix containing Original Papers. London, A. Millar, 1762, 5th ed., VII,437,(3); (2),260,118,39,(31)p., contemp. unif. calf w. gilt spine and 2 contrasting mor. letterpieces, gilt and gauffered edges, 4to.
- Vol. I bookplate on upper pastedown. Top of spines chipped.
= Includes a critical dissertation concerning the murder of King Henry (39p.) Cf. Lowndes p.2106.
77 2741 Robidé van der Aa C P E 
77 2741 Robidé van der Aa C P E 
- Bookblock loose, partly waterstained, library stamp on htitle.
= The winning entry for a competition of the Dutch Society for Public Welfare, these 18 short scenes of disastrous households provide many soc(iet)al insights into 19th-century daily life.
AND 1 other: (W. VAN DEN HULL), Over de belangrijkheid eens zestigjarigen ouderdoms, in den Jare 1831; of Schets der hoogst merkwaardige verschijnselen welke dien leeftijd bij uitstek kenmerken (Amst., 1831, orig. boards).
77 2742 Robinsonades Defoe D 
77 2742 Robinsonades Defoe D 
77 2742 Robinsonades Defoe D 
77 2742 Robinsonades Defoe D 
- New endpapers; occas. sl. (water)st./ soiled. Dam. spots on backstrips and along extremities.
= Ullrich, p.31, 4; The Children's World of Learning 1532; Gumuchian 4815.
77 2743 Rocca A 
77 2743 Rocca A 
- Bookblock loose(ning). Vellum sl. wrinkled and stained.
= STC BM Italian, p.558; not in Adams. Very rare account of the holy procession escorting pope Clement VIII on his entry into Ferrara in 1598, containing fine engravings. Angelo Rocca founded the Biblioteca Angelica in Rome in 1604. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CX.