2501 - 3523 OLD and RARE BOOKS
81 2701 Bos L van den 
- Contemp. owner's entry on first free endpaper and title.
= Haitsma Mulier/ Van der Lem 77j; Verkruijsse 1676.2.
81/2702 Le Boufon de la Cour ou Remede preservatif contre la Melancolie 
- Overlapping section of vellum creased. Contents fine. = Rare.
81 2703 Bougainville L A de 
81 2703 Bougainville L A de 
81 2703 Bougainville L A de 
- Hinges (sl.) widening between p.VI and VII and at the end. Professionally rebacked w. use of the original spine. Otherwise a fine copy.
= The first English edition of Bougainville's Voyage autour du monde, which was first published in Paris in 1771. "His widely read account, Voyage autour du monde (1771; A Voyage Round the World, 1772), helped popularize a belief in the moral worth of man in his natural state, a concept of considerable significance in the French thought of his day." (Encyclopaedia Brittannica, online article). Hill 165; Sabin 6869; Borba de Moraes I, p.115; Howgego B141.
81 2704 Bracht T van 
- A few pages w. small waterst. in upper blank margin.
= Van Veen, De soeticheydt des buyten-levens p.68-69: "Dit werk is (...) een van onze grootste tuinbeschijvingen. Het gedicht geeft bijzonder gedetailleerde uiteenzettingen over talrijke gewassen en over de aanleg van de tuin en de lustpriëlen die zich daarin bevonden".
Marre, J. de. Hof- en Mengeldichten. Amst., A. Wor and Erve G. onder de Linden, 1746, (20),214,(4)p., title-vignette, 1 other vignette, contemp. gilt hroan.
- Lacks the frontisp.
= Van Veen, De soeticheydt des buyten-levens p.90-92: "In de bundel Hof- en mengeldichten van Jan de Marre (1746) zijn niet minder dan vier hofdichten afgedrukt. (...) Tot slot valt hier te vermelden Boom en Bosch, hofdicht, de beschrijving van een aan de Vecht gelegen buiten. Alle wonderen van de tuinaanleg worden beschreven, een oranjerie, watervallen, een soort bedriegertjes".
Nomsz., J. Mengelwerken. Ibid., Erven D. Klippink, 1782, (10),382p., engr. title, contemp. hcalf w. mor. letterpiece, 4to.
- With the bookplate of Gerrit Komrij on upper pastedown. Paper over boards sl. chafed.
81 2705 Brakonier de Wilde C P 
- Owner's entry on first blank. Top of spine worn/ chipped; lower right corner sl. worn. Otherwise fine.
= Scheepers II, 1137.
BOUND WITH: Idem. Opwekkelyke nasporingen by het genot van 't eenzaam buitenleven (...). Ibid., idem, 1754, (4),177,(3)p., engr. title-vignette. - AND WITH: Idem. Vervolg van stichtelyke gedichten, op verscheiden onderwerpen. Ibid., idem, 1757, (2),175,(5)p., engr. title-vignette. - AND WITH: Idem. Ernstige nagedachten over de algemene waterschuddinge en aardbeevingen, alomme bespeurd in den jare MDCCLV. Ibid., idem, 1756, 28p.
= Rare collection of works.
AND a mediocre copy of C. MEL, Heilige Oudheidskenner (...) (Leyden, 1742, engr. frontisp., (large fold.) plates, contemp. giltlettered hroan, sm. 4to. Sold w.a.f.).
81 2706 Brandt G 
- Upper joint starting. A good/ fine copy.
= Haitsma Mulier/ Van der Lem 81i; Klaversma/ Hannema 296; Van Eeghen/ Van der Kellen I, 158.
81 2707 Brathwait R 
81 2707 Brathwait R 
- Lacks one table; table w. 2 (large) tears, 1x closed w. sellotape on verso; one textleaf w. large tear; partly waterstained (incl. title and table); upper hinge weak. Joints split; corners and spine-ends worn.
= Wing B4262.
81 2708 Brazil Barlaeus C 
81 2708 Brazil Barlaeus C 
81 2708 Brazil Barlaeus C 
81 2708 Brazil Barlaeus C 
81 2708 Brazil Barlaeus C 
81 2708 Brazil Barlaeus C 
- Lacks the title-p.; maps/ plates occas. sl. foxed and/ or yellowed (a few maps yellowed/ browned, notably "Incendia Molarum", the map of Chili); view of Dillenburg w. restored hole on central fold in sky area. Covers rubbed.
= Commissioned by Johan Maurits van Nassau (governor of Brazil between 1636-1644 and founder of "Mauritsstad" (present-day Recife)) and illustrated with sumptuous maps and views mainly by Frans Post, this work has become both the main source on the history of the Dutch in Brazil as well as one of the most beautifully illustrated antiquarian works on the country. Both Frans Post and the German astronomer/ naturalist/ surveyor Georg Marggraf were commissioned by Maurits van Nassau to document Brazil visually, geographically and scientifically during their stay in Brazil. "(...) Due to its sumptuousness and inestimable documentary value, it has been much sought after. Nowadays it is not easy to find a copy (...)" (Borba de Moraes I, p.78f) and "Mit der Unterstützung von Johann Moritz von Nassau-Siegen und zu seiner Rechtfertigung gegen die ungerechten Angriffe der Westindischen Kompagnie über seine Verwaltung der nordbrasilianischen Kolonie entstand dieses Werk des Amsterdamer Gelehrten Barlaeus, das auf Grund des benutzten dokumentarischen Materials zu den wichtigsten Quellen über diese Epoche gilt und darüber hinaus durch die Illustrationen von Frans Post zu den schönsten und wertvollsten Druckwerken über Brasilien im 17. Jahrhundert gehört. Es verzeichnet die großartigen Leistungen, die Moritz von Nassau in seiner kurzen Regierungszeit als "Gouverneur-Capiteynende Admirael-Generael " in Pernambuco erbracht hat." (Bosch 101). See also Sabin 3408; Alden/ Landiss 647-649; Muller, Americana 185; Tiele 72. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXII.
81 2709 Brazil Nieuhof J 
81 2709 Brazil Nieuhof J 
81 2709 Brazil Nieuhof J 
81 2709 Brazil Nieuhof J 
81 2709 Brazil Nieuhof J 
- Lacks p.53-56; pagination skipping p.157-180 as always; map of Brazil with a few sm. (and partly vague) stains; one double-p. plate and 5 surrounding textpages sl. wormholed (mostly in lower blank margin); later endpapers. Backstrip restored; covers sl. rubbed along extremities. A good/ fine and generally very clean copy.
= Provenance: Hen. Blencon (owner's entry on first blank, on engr. title-p. (dated "1704"), remains of his bookplates on verso of general title and (his?) vague owner's stamp in blank margin on recto of general title. Sabin 13015; Borba de Moraes p.614; Nissen, ZBI 2976. The current work is the second volume of the Collection of Voyages and Travels, first published by Awnsham and John Churchill in 1704 (2 additional vols. were published in 1733, the whole set was reprinted several times in the 18th cent.). The attractive plates and illustrations show native people, exotic plants, fish and the views and maps include views and plans of i.a. Batavia, Cochin, Amboina, Olinda, Recife and maps of i.a. Brazil, Malabar and Cape of Good Hope.
81 2710 Brazil Wied Neuwied M zu 
81 2710 Brazil Wied Neuwied M zu 
81 2710 Brazil Wied Neuwied M zu 
81 2710 Brazil Wied Neuwied M zu 
81 2710 Brazil Wied Neuwied M zu 
- Poor copy: all prints waterstained (browned) and mouldy/ dam. in blank margins; lacks 2 plates ("Physionomies caractéristiques de quatre Botocoudys, avec la tête d'une momie" and "Danse des Camacans"). Sold w.a.f.
= Sabin 47023; Borba de Moraes (1983), p.545.
81 2711 Breda Goor T E van 
- Lacks the map. Binding sl. dampstained; top of spine restored.
= Nijhoff/ Van Hattum 110; Haitsma Mulier/ Van der Lem 184a.
81 2712 Breda Hugo H 
81 2712 Breda Hugo H 
- Vellum sl. soiled, otherwise fine.
= Voet I, 213; cf. De Backer/ Sommervogel IV, p.520; Cockle 817: "This is the best of the histories of the siege of Breda under Spinola; and it attained immediate popularity."
BOUND WITH: Panciroli, G. Notitia Dignitatum, utriusque imperii orientis scilicet et occidentis ultra Arcadii Honoriique tempora. Commentarium eiusdemque de magistratibus municipalibus, rebusque Bellicis, et tam Novae, quam veteris Romae libellus (...). Geneva, S. Gamonetus, 1623, 3 parts in 1 vol., (28),271[=267]; 196,(4); 39p., 2 woodcut title-vignettes, double-p. map, num. woodcut textills. (portraits, buildings, plans, views, coins, weapons etc.).
= Ebert 1406; Hoefer XXXIX, 126: "Panciroli, célèbre jurisconsulte italien (1523-99) (...) nous donne le tableau de l'organisation politique de l'empire romain aux quatrième et cinquième siècles (...)".
81 2713 Bredero G A 
- Lacks the engr. title; first quire w. unusual horizontal tear starting from inner margin; one leaf upper corner torn off (but present). Collection of rare works.
= Rare edition. Unger I, B. Contains: 1. Griane; 2. Treur-spel van Roddrick ende Alphonsus; 3. Lucelle; 4. Moortje Waar in hij Terentii Eunuchum heeft Nae-ghevolght; 5. Spaanschen Brabander Ierolimo; 6. Kluchten als vande Koe. Symen sonder Soetigheyt. Den Molenaer. Ende den Quacksalver (each w. letterpress subtitles); 7. Nederduytsche Rijmen; 8. Stommen Ridder; section w. "Lijck-dichten".
81 2714 Bredero G A 
- Free endpapers attached to first and final textp. w. sm. loss of image/ letters; some lvs. sl. frayed (2x w. loss of page number).
= Rare ed. of Bredero's first comedy (1st ed. 1617), only 1 copy in STCN. Unger G.
81 2715 Brender à Brandis G 
- Contents fine. Vol. 3 top of spine sl. dam.; all vols. joints cracking/ split(ting); sl. worn around extremities; paper over boards sl. rubbed.
81 2716 Bridoul T 
- Occas. (sl.) waterstained, mostly in margins; sl. browned. Paper backstrip dam.
= Rare. A work in which various trades are coupled with the occupations of various martyrs and saints. De Backer/ Sommervogel II, p.154, no.3.
81 2717 Bruin C 
81 2717 Bruin C 
- Owner's entry on verso upper wr. Otherwise a remarkably clean copy.
Idem. Bybelsche Toonneelpoëzy. Ibid., M. Schagen, 1735, (24),396p., engr. title, title-vignette, contemp. calf w. gilt spine.
- Binding rubbed along extremities.
81 2718 Calvin J 
- First and final lvs. sl. waterst. Spine-ends sl. dam.; gilt sl. faded; corners showing. Good copy.
= With the often lacking fine portrait depicting Calvin in his library. Erichson p.49.
81 2719 Capellen A van der 
- Both vols. top of spine chipped. Otherwise fine. = Contains i.a. much information on Brazil and the W.I.C.
81 2720 Caribbean Labat J B 
81 2720 Caribbean Labat J B 
81 2720 Caribbean Labat J B 
81 2720 Caribbean Labat J B 
- A very rare complete, fine and clean copy, with the following sm. imperfections: first frontisp. doubled and owner's entry on first free endpaper pasted over w. blank paper; second vol. frontisp. cut out and laid down; title-p. of 3rd part doubled. Otherwise contents very fine. Covers of both vols. sl. rubbed/ sl. chafed.
= Howgego L43; Sabin 38415 (wrong collation of the plates); Alden/ Landis 725/121; Cat. NHSM I, p.268; Tiele 623; Von Hünersdorff/ Hasenkamp p.836; Mueller, Kakao p.29. "Labat went to the West Indies as a Dominican Missionary, and gives in this, his most famous work, details of all the islands he visited, and notably of Martinique and Guadeloupe. He speaks also of many of the smaller islands; of some of them this is the only early information we possess. He gives accounts of the cultivation of tobacco, sugar, indigo, etc., and many anecdotes of the inhabitants." (Cox II, p.235). Also on slavery, local history, flora and fauna, illustrated by various plates. The first Dutch edition with the same plates as the first French 8vo ed., published Paris 1722.