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EMBLEM BOOKS -- KRUL, J.H. Pampiere wereld Ofte Wereldsche Oeffeninge, Waer in begrepen zijn meest alle de Rijmen en Werken. Amst., (Wed. v. J.J. Schipper), 1681. 4 parts in 1 vol. (12), 320, 447, (4) pp. W. engr. front., 1 engr. attr. to F. Bol (formerly attr. to Rembrandt) & 92 engrs. in text, for the greater part emblematical. 4°. Fine cont. blind tooled vellum. (Slightly browned/age-toned as always, outer margin first 3 lvs. (incl. front.) a bit dam.).
Third (first Amst., 1644; second Amst., undated) edition of Krul's main work, a collection of amorous, moralizing, and dramatic poetry. From the library of the Amsterdam sugar broker Isaac Meulman (1807-1868) and with his bookplate. - Van Bemmel 77; Landwehr, Emblem & Fable Books, 432; Praz 390; De Vries 160; Visser 286.€ 300
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