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69/3245 House of Orange Het dierbaar Orangje Huis in vreugde ter geleegenheid der Zeegen ryke Verjaaringe der beide spruyten Willem en Carolina dem 28 February en 8 Maart 1755 En gevierd ophe69/3245 House of Orange Het dierbaar Orangje Huis in vreugde ter geleegenheid der Zeegen ryke Verjaaringe der beide spruyten Willem en Carolina dem 28 February en 8 Maart 1755 En gevierd ophe
69/3245 [House of Orange]. Het dierbaar Orangje-Huis in vreugde: ter geleegenheid der Zeegen-ryke Verjaaringe der beide spruyten, Willem en Carolina dem 28. February en 8. Maart, 1755. En gevierd ophet Oude Hof, den 10. Maart des zelven Jaars". Amst., Wed. J. van Egmont, 1755, broadside, woodcut ill., 4 column text.

- Foxed and waterstained; sm. closed tear.

Korte Beschryving der Sieraden en het Bed van Paraden, van wylen zyne Doorluchtige hoogheid, Willem Carel Hendrik Friso (...). The Hague, D. Langeweg, 1751, broadside, large etched ill. by J. BESOET (26x49 cm).

- Folded; closed holes on folds.

€ (50-70) 60
69/3246 [House of Orange]. (LeClerq, P.). Het Leven van Frederik Henrik, Prins van Oranje, Graaf van Nassau (...). The Hague, O. and P. van Thol, 1737, 2 vols., (2),XVIII,597,(19); (2),672,(16)p., 2 ident. engr. armorial title-vignettes by N. VAN DER MEER, 1 fold. engr. portrait and 9 fold. maps/ views and plates by B. PICART (incl. bird's eye plans of Breda, Den Bosch and Maastricht), contemp. unif. blindst. vellum.

- Occas. trifle foxed. A fine copy.

€ (150-250) 160
69 3247 House of Orange Magnenat W C 69 3247 House of Orange Magnenat W C
69/3247 [House of Orange]. Magnenat, W.C. "27 & 28 November 1840 of Beschryving en Afbeelding van de Plegtige Inkomst en Inhuldiging van Z.M. Willem II. Zijnde een brief aan mijne Landgenooten over de laatste en belangrijke gebeurtenis in het Vaderland". Fold. lithogr. leaf w. 6 ills., 21,8x27 cm. (total size), 5 engr. ills. surrounded by lithogr. text, loosely inserted in orig. fold. paper envelope (which has on the inside the supplementary text to the text on the folded leaf).

- Fold. paper envelope sl. worn on folds and sl. frayed. = Rare.

€ (50-70) 50
69 3248 House of Orange Rotgans L 69 3248 House of Orange Rotgans L
69 3248 House of Orange Rotgans L 69 3248 House of Orange Rotgans L
69/3248 [House of Orange]. Rotgans, L. Wilhem de derde, door Gods genade, koning van Engeland, Schotland, Vrankryk en Ierland, beschermer des geloofs, enz. enz. enz. Utr., F. Halma/ W. vande Water, 1698/ 1700, 1st ed., 2 parts in 1 vol., (38),174,(2); (4),184p., engr. title by G. VAN DER GOUWEN after G. DE LAIRESSE, 2 ident. woodengr. printer's vignette, 1 engr. headpiece and 4 plates by J. BAPTIST, 1 headpiece and 4 plates by R. DE HOOGHE, contemp. vellum, 4to.

- A few lvs. loose.

= Landwehr, Romeyn de Hooghe as book illustrator 92. Without the usually bound with Boerekermis by the same (1708).

€ (70-90) 70
69 3249 House of Orange Smallegange M 69 3249 House of Orange Smallegange M
69/3249 [House of Orange]. Smallegange, M. Geslacht-rekening Der Doorluchtigste Vorsten van Nassau, Waarin men heeft Den oirspronk, aenwas, en voortgank der selver, met het gene sy verricht hebben sedert den jare 682. tot het jaer 1689. en onder die van Keiser Adolf, met sijne Nakomelingen (...). Amst., J. ten Hoorn, 1690, 2nd ed., (6),119p., engr. frontisp., 2 fold. plates, modern wr., sm. 8vo.

- The frontispiece sl. browned/ trifle foxed, sl. dam. in outer mainly blank margins and laid down on frontwr.; title-p. sl. browned; plates fine.

= Haitsma Mulier 445c. Rare edition.

€ (100-150) 100
69 3250 House of Orange Straat P 69 3250 House of Orange Straat P
69/3250 [House of Orange]. Straat, P. D'Oranjeboom verheerlykt in den doorlugtigsten vorst en heere Wilhem Karel Henrik Frizo, prinse van Oranje en Nassau (...). Amst., H. Leth, (1747), (18)p., engr. title w. the House of Orange family tree by H. LETH, without binding, 4to.

- Title browned, sl. frayed along edges and waterstained in lower margin; 3 contemp. corrections in pen and ink; contents sl. yellowed.

= Van Alphen 1069.

BOUND WITH: Idem. Geboorte- en Vredezang. Ibid., idem, (1748), 32p., 2 (stipple-)engr. half-p. ills. by J. VERBRUGGEN.

= Very rare.

€ (100-150)
69 3251 House of Orange Uytenhage de Mist J 69 3251 House of Orange Uytenhage de Mist J
69/3251 [House of Orange]. (Uytenhage de Mist, J.). Apologie ofte Verantwoordinge van den Ondienst der Stadthouderlyke Regeeringe. Tegens Den Hersteller van den Prins van Orangie tot Stadthouder ende Capiteyn Generael der Vereenigde Nederlanden. Door Aesopum Stomachatum. Amst., J.C. van der Gragt, 1663, (16),335p., contemp. vellum.

- First free endpaper and title-p. w. library stamp; title-p. browned/ dustsoiled; blank black paper mounted on upper pastedown. Scratch on backcover.

= 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).

€ (120-150) 120
69 3252 Huygens C Bor Chrz P 69 3252 Huygens C Bor Chrz P
69 3252 Huygens C Bor Chrz P 69 3252 Huygens C Bor Chrz P
69/3252 [Huygens, C.]. Bor Chrz., P. Nederlantsche oorloghen, beroerten, ende Borgerlijcke oneenicheyden. Amst./ Leyden, M. Colijn/ G. Basson, 1621-(1634), 10 parts in 3 vols., 3 engr. titles, 1 title-p. w. large woodcut vignette, 1 portrait and num. mainly half-page textills. (incl. 1 full-p. map of the "XVIII Provinciarum Inferioris Germaniae Tabula"), contemp. unif. blindst. vellum, folio.

- Lacks 2 vols.; occas. faintly waterstained in blank margin; a few leaves sl. stained in vol.1; vol.2 approx. 65 leaves sl. waterstained in lower margin and 4 leaves stained in text and final index leaf restored in blank lower margin; all vols. early 20th cent. owner's entry on engr. title-p. or htitle. All vols. lack ties.

= Copy from the library of CONSTANTIJN HUYGENS, with his owner's entry "Constanter. 1646" in pen and ink on the engr. title of vol. 1 and 2 and on the htitle of vol.3. The (complete) set is listed in the auction catalogue of Huygens' library, publ. in 1688, in the section Libri Miscellanei in Folio under lot 56. Haitsma Mulier/ Van der Lem 75c; De Wind p. 240-243; Volmuller p.90; De Buck 2294 (ed. 1679-1684). Part of the rare first edition of the much enlarged, complete edition (a 'preliminary' edition was published in 1595 (3 parts) and 1601 (3 parts)). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXXVII.

€ (800-1.000) 2000
69 3253 Incunabula and early 16th cent books Boccaccio G 69 3253 Incunabula and early 16th cent books Boccaccio G
69/3253 [Incunabula and early 16th cent. books]. Boccaccio, G. La Fiammetta. Ed. T. Gaetano di Pofi. Venice, Gregorius de Gregorii, 1525, 103 lvs., contemp. vellum w. giltlettered spine, sm. 8vo.

- Sl. browned/ yellowed in lower half almost throughout; thin spots in title-p. due to erasing of owner's entries; crossed out old owner's entry on verso final leaf. Frontcover stained.

= Rare edition. Not in Adams.

€ (400-600) 400
69 3254 Incunabula and early 16th cent books Dionysius Carthusianus 69 3254 Incunabula and early 16th cent books Dionysius Carthusianus
69 3254 Incunabula and early 16th cent books Dionysius Carthusianus 69 3254 Incunabula and early 16th cent books Dionysius Carthusianus
69/3254 [Incunabula and early 16th cent. books]. Dionysius Carthusianus. Enarrationes piae ac eruditae in quinque libros sapientiales, hoc est, Proverbia, Ecclesiasten, Canticum canticorum, Sapientiae, Ecclesiasticum. Cologne, J. Soter and M. Neuss, 1533, (6),CCCXXXIIII lvs., woodcut title, 2 woodcut historiated borders, historiated initials, contemp. blindtooled calf w. brass cornerpieces and two brass clasps and catches, folio. - BOUND WITH: Idem. Enarrationes piae ac eruditae in XII. prophetas minores. Ibid., idem, 1533, (6),(1 blank),CXLIII lvs., woodcut title, woodcut historiated border, heraldic ill., historiated initials.

- New endpapers. Rebacked w. modern leather; covers worn. First vol.: woodcut title dam. in inner margin (repairs visible on verso), w. contemp. manuscript annot. and frayed along edges; three lvs. dam. and repaired w. tape. Second vol.: lacks last 31 lvs.; occas. trifle wormholed; last part waterstained and frayed along edges; last leaf dam. and doubled.

= Adams D 572 and 567/ 568. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXXVII.

€ (400-600) 400
69 3255 Incunabula and early 16th cent books Duytschen souter 69 3255 Incunabula and early 16th cent books Duytschen souter
69 3255 Incunabula and early 16th cent books Duytschen souter 69 3255 Incunabula and early 16th cent books Duytschen souter
69 3255 Incunabula and early 16th cent books Duytschen souter 69 3255 Incunabula and early 16th cent books Duytschen souter
69 3255 Incunabula and early 16th cent books Duytschen souter 69 3255 Incunabula and early 16th cent books Duytschen souter
69/3255 [Incunabula and early 16th cent. books]. (Duytschen souter). Delft, J.J. van der Meer or Christiaen Snellaert, 1487, (278)lvs., rubricated throughout, contemp. polished calf over wooden boards, brass clasp and catches.

- Lacks leaf J1 and a final blank. Bookplate on inner wooden board frontcover; a few lvs. cut short; leaf w. incipit sl. frayed, initial w. loss of paint and w. sm. tear in upper margin; old catalogue entry pasted on verso last blank leaf; leaves H3 and H4 stained; sm. ticket in lower corner on colophon leaf; occas. sl. waterstained in corners; occas. sl. fingersoiled. Lacks clasp and 1 catch (restored); binding w. (sm.) dam. spots w. loss of leather; spine cracked; spine-ends chipped; two sm. paper tickets at foot of spine.

= Incipit: "Invitatorium. Laet ons aenbeden den here die ons ghemaect heeft". Heavily annotated in (at least) 2 contemp. Dutch hands, explaining the psalms (i.a. "Dese psalm maecte david van den vijlre(?) wijste dat die joden ende die luden destruweren wouden"). With in situ 13th cent. medieval manuscript fragments, excerpts of Sermo de martyribus by Albertus de Padua, used as pastedowns. In a later stage detached from inner flaps. Hain 13522; Bohatta 1009; Campbell 550; ILC 1839; Polain 3277; IDL 3829; Proctor 8878A; BMC IX 20. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXXVII.

€ (7.000-9.000) 8500
69 3256 Incunabula and early 16th cent books Egenolff C 69 3256 Incunabula and early 16th cent books Egenolff C
69 3256 Incunabula and early 16th cent books Egenolff C 69 3256 Incunabula and early 16th cent books Egenolff C
69 3256 Incunabula and early 16th cent books Egenolff C 69 3256 Incunabula and early 16th cent books Egenolff C
69/3256 [Incunabula and early 16th cent. books]. Egenolff, C. Chronic von an und Abgang aller Welt wesenn. Frankfurt a.M., C. Egenolff, (1533), (4),CXXVIII[=126],(3) lvs., ca. 200 circular woodcut portraits and 8 woodcut illustrations by H.S. BEHAM, 19th cent. vellum w. leather letterpiece.

- Lacks lvs. CXVIII and CXIX; first leaf (incl. title) lacks lower inner corner; contents cut short w. occas. loss of printed glosses; lvs. occas. strengthened in inner margin; occas. waterstained, mainly in lower margin; sm. wormhole in upper blank margin throughout (often closed w. paper); last four sentences leaf I crossed out in red; erroneously paginated from leaf CIII onwards. Vellum soiled and strengthened along extremities; dam. at foot of spine.

= VD 16, E 573; Sabin 12957; B.M. German Books, p.262. First edition of this significant chronicle. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXXVIII.

€ (1.200-1.500) 1200
69 3257 Incunabula and early 16th cent books Melanchton P 69 3257 Incunabula and early 16th cent books Melanchton P
69 3257 Incunabula and early 16th cent books Melanchton P 69 3257 Incunabula and early 16th cent books Melanchton P
69/3257 [Incunabula and early 16th cent. books]. Melanchton, P. Elementorum rhetorices Libri duo. Paris, Simone Colinaeus, 1532, 64,(1)p., woodcut title, later overlapping vellum w. gilt oval ornamental centrepiece on both covers and gilt spine.

- Bookplate on upper pastedown; a few annots. in black pen.

= Cf. Adams M 1135. No copies of this ed. in NCC. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXXVII.

€ (500-700) 850
69 3258 Incunabula and early 16th cent books Sannazaro J 69 3258 Incunabula and early 16th cent books Sannazaro J
69/3258 [Incunabula and early 16th cent. books]. Sannazaro, J. Arcadia./ Sonetti, è canzoni. Venice, Aldus, 1534, 2 parts in 1 vol., 91,(1); 48,(4) lvs., 4 (repeated) printer's marks, later 16th cent. overlapping vellum w. red mor. letterpiece, sm. 8vo.

- First part w. skilfully closed tear in title-p. and first quire w. very vague browning mainly in outer margin; w. 18th cent. manuscript biographical note on first free endpaper. Second part w. a few leaves cut sl. short in top margin, affecting page number and/ or running title; bookplate of Amadei Svajer on upper pastedown (partly pasted over w. another unidentified bookplate). Fine copy.

= Renouard p.112, 5 and 6; Adams S320 and S338. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXXVIII.

€ (500-700) 550
69 3259 India Roger A 69 3259 India Roger A
69/3259 [India]. Roger, A. La Porte ouverte, Pour parvenir à la connoissance du Paganisme caché. Ou La vraye représentation de la vie, des moeurs, de la Religion, & du service divin des Bramines, qui demeurent sur les Costes de Chormandel, & aux Pays circonvoisins. French transl. T. la Grue. Amst., J. Schipper, 1670, (16),371,(4)p., engr. frontisp., 1 fold. plate, 5 ills. (3 full-p.) , contemp. speckled vellum w. ribbed spine, sm. 4to.

- New endpapers; two bookplates on upper pastedown; first ±30 lvs. vaguely waterst.

= Caillet 9560: "Roger (Abraham), pasteur protestant, s'embarqua en 1640 pour les Indes Orientales, et reste près de six ans attaché comme ministre de l'Evangile à la factorie hollandaise de Palivent, sur la côte de Coromandel. Il profita de son séjour dans cette contrée alors peu connue, pour s'instruire des usages des Hindous, et ayant eu le bonheur de se lier avec quelques brahmines, il en obtint des renseignements précieux sur leur croyance et leur culte. (...). Le frontispice représente une Fête Hindoue. l'Ouvrage traite fort au long des Superstitions de l'Inde et des Maléfices qui s'y exercent. Il est très complet et très recherché". The first edition was published in Leyden, 1651. This copy belonged to François Pétis de la Croix (1653-1713) with his owner's entry, purchase date "Acheté au Palais le 28 Aoust 1697" and notes and comments in the margins. Pétis de la Croix, son of the king's interpreter for oriental languages and educated to succeed his father, was an eminent orientalist, spoke arabic, turkish and the languages of Persia, Tartar and Ethiopia. He was an attaché to the Navy, the foreign Office and interpretor to the King. His in-depth knowledge of Oriental culture enabled him to play an important role in the negociations with the powers of Barbary for 20 years. On Petis de la Croix see Howgego P70.

€ (500-700)
69 3260 Italy Machiavelli N 69 3260 Italy Machiavelli N
69/3260 [Italy]. Machiavelli, N. Het tooneel van Italien, Geopend in de Historie van Florence (...). Als mede den gantschen Staat van Italien, En wel bezonder Het Staatendom van den Paus, het Koningryk van Napels, het Gemeene best van Venetien, en het Hertogdom van Milanen. Waar achter is bygevoegt het Leven van Castruccio Castricani. Dutch transl. D. Ghys. The Hague, E. Boucquet, 1703, 2 parts in 1 vol., (32),378,(24); (2),418,(19)p., engr. frontisp. and 12 plates, contemp. vellum, sm. 8vo.

- Frontcover w. a few stains. A fine copy.

= De historische en politique werken, vol. 1 and 2. Bertelli/ Innocenti, Bibl. Machiavelliana XVIII, 5. Not in Scheepers, Muller, De Vries etc.

€ (100-150) 300
69 3261 Italy Misson F M 69 3261 Italy Misson F M
69/3261 [Italy]. Misson, F.M. Nieuwe reize na en door Italien, met een Berecht voor de gene die voornemens zyn dezelve Reize te doen. Ed. J. Addison. Utr., W. van de Water/ J. van Poolsum, 1724, 1st Dutch ed., 2 parts in 1 vol., (34),422; (2),426,(33)p., 2 ident. engr. titles by J. GOEREE, woodcut title-vignette, 47 (of 49) (double-p.) plates, 6 ills., contemp. blindst. vellum, sm. 4to.

- Lacks 2 plates (the map and the plan(?)); partly (badly) waterstained in upper margin, also affecting some plates; owner's entry on title-p.; lvs. of quire N bound in erroneous order.

= Tiele 756; Cat. NHSM I, p.194; Cox I, p.116 (other eds.); cf. Lipperheide Ci51. The rare first Dutch edition (orig. ed. 1691) of this detailed guide for Italy, very popular in its day, running through a large number of editions. Views of i.a. Augsburg, (the Bay of) Naples, Rome and Venice. Also costume-plates (i.a. of Augsburg and Nürnberg), architecture and natural history.

€ (200-300)
69 3262 Italy Misson F M 69 3262 Italy Misson F M
69/3262 [Italy]. Misson, F.M. Voyage d'Italie. Avec un Mémoire contenant des avis utiles à ceux qui voudront faire le même voyage. Utr., W. vande Water/ J. van Poolsum, 1722, 4 vols., 4 ident. woodcut title-vignettes, engr. frontisp., dedication-vignette, 78 (fold./ double-p.) plates, (numismatic) text ills., contemp. unif. calf, spines richly gilt w. mor. letterpiece.

- All vols. bookplate on upper pastedown and old owner's entry on title-p. Spines w. sm. shelf ticket.

= Rossetti 7098; cf. Cox I, p.116. Detailed guide for Italy, very popular in its day, running through a large number of editions. The 4th vol. titled "Remarques sur divers Endroit de l'Italie, par Monsr. Addisson. Pour servir au Voyage de Monsr. Misson". Contains nice views, as well as costume plates, natural history, architecture etc.

€ (400-600) 450
69 3263 Italy Rycke J de 69 3263 Italy Rycke J de
69 3263 Italy Rycke J de 69 3263 Italy Rycke J de
69/3263 [Italy]. Rycke, J. de. De Capitolio Romano commentarius. Ghent, C. Marius, 1617, (16),179,(13)p., engr. title-vignette, 2 engr. ills., 13 woodcut ills., later hcalf w. green mor. letterpiece, 4to.

- Old owner's entry on title-p. Binding sl. worn along extremities; corners bumped; spine w. sm. paper ticket.

= The first edition of this work on Rome and its ancient buildings. Rosetti G-606; Cicognara 3870; Lipsius/ Leitzmann p.343.

€ (300-500)
69 3264 Italy Venice Contarenus C 69 3264 Italy Venice Contarenus C
69 3264 Italy Venice Contarenus C 69 3264 Italy Venice Contarenus C
69/3264 [Italy. Venice]. Contarenus, C. De Republica Venetorum Libri quinque. Leyden, Ex officina Elzeviriana [B. and A. Elzevier], 1626, 1st ed., 335p., engr. title w. bird's eye view of Venice, contemp. gilt calf, 12mo.

- Bookplate on upper pastedown; last ± 20 lvs. vaguely waterst. Upper corners showing; joints sl. rubbed.

= Willems 250; Rahir 213.

€ (100-150) 140
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