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(TAYLOR, J.). Beschrijvinge van den ouden / ouden / heel ouden man: ofte den ouderdom ende 't leven van Thomas Parr Enghelsman, (…) is gheboren geweest, anno 1483. ende nu noch leeft inde Stadt Londen, zijnde Oudt 152 jaren en etlijcke maenden. Overgeset uyt 't Engelsch in Nederduytsch, door H.H. Delft, J. Pietersz. Waalpot, 1635. (12) pp. W. engr. portr. of Thomas Parr on ti-p. by C. Van Dalen. 4°. Old dec. wrps. (Hole in portr. & in 2nd leaf, a bit waterstained).
Extremely rare first Dutch translation of "The Olde, old, very olde man" (also 1635). - Knuttel 4403. For the life of Thomas "Old Tom" Parr (1482/3-1635) see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Tom_Parr - From the library of Van der Hoeven and with his bookplate.€ 500
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