WIC -- NADER PROLONGATIE van het octroy voor de Westindische Compagnie voor den tyd van nog dertig jaaren. The Hague, I. Scheltus, 1761. 4 conjoined broadside lvs. 520 x 350 mm per lf., total 520 x 1450 mm. (Margins dam., attachment points delicate, waterstains in places, folds reinforced in places, some tears in the folds).

VOC -- ARTIKEL-BRIEF van de Geoctroyeerde Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie, by de Hoog Mogende Heeren Staten Generaal der Vereenigde Nederlanden, den vierden September, 1742 gearresteert. Met de veranderingen daar in gemaakt by Resolutie 11 October 1747. Amst., Wed. J. v. Egmont en Zn., n.d. (1747). (4), 53 pp. W. woodcut of a VOC ship on ti.-p. Fol. Very elegantly bound in a restored h. vellum bind. w. marbled sides w. green ties. (Owner's blind stamp in both endpapers).

RICHER, A. Théatre du monde, ou, par des exemples tirés des auteurs anciens et modernes, les vertus & les vices sont mis en opposition. Par., (a.o.) Defer de Maisonneuve, 1775-1788. 4 vols. W. 20 engr. plates after Moreau le jeune & Marillier. Cont. marbled cf. w. richly dec. gilt backs, brown labels, sides ruled in gilt & gilt dec. board edges.

PHYSIOGNOMY -- LAVATER, J.C. Over de physiognomie. Amst., Allart, 1781-84. 4 vols. W. 4 ti.-vign., (3 identical), 1 engr. portr. of the author, 41 full-p. engr. & 382 smaller engr. in the text, incl. sev. silhouets. Cont. hcf. extra w. dec. gilt backs & red labels. (W. stamps on free endpapers).

PHILOSOPHY -- (SPINOZA, B. de). Traitté des ceremonies superstitieuses des juifs tant anciens que modernes. Amst., J. Smith, 1678. (14), 531, (31), 30 pp. 12°. Cont. mottled cf. w. dec. gilt back & red label. (Spine ends dam., joints (partly) split (front side loosening), first 8 lvs. of preface lack).

PHILOSOPHY -- MACHIAVELLI, N. Historiæ Florentinæ ll. octo. Strassburg, L. Zetzner, 1610. (2), 494, (24) pp. W. woodcut portr. on v° ti-p. Fine cont. vellum w. overl. sides & red edges. (Foxed/browned).

PHILOSOPHY -- LE GRAND, A. Institutio philosophiæ, secundum principia domini Renati Descartes: nova methodo adornata & explicata. Lond., J. Martyn, 1672. (22), 470, (1) pp. W. 1 text-engr. Sm-8°. Cont. blind tooled cf. (Front. lacks, some scribbling on paste downs and free endpapers, small annotations in outer upper and lower margin of ti.-p., else a good and clean copy).

PHILOSOPHY -- LE GRAND, A. Dissertatio de carentia sensus & cognitionis in brutis. (2nd ed.). Nuremb., J. Zieger, 1679. 139, (5) pp. Sm-8°. Mod. brds.

PHILOSOPHY -- LE GRAND, A. Curiosus rerum abditarum naturæq(ue) Arcanorum perscrutator (…). Nuremb., J. Ziger, 1681. 250, (22) pp. Sm-8°. Cont cf. w. raised bands, dec. gilt spine & board edges dec. in gilt. (Ex libris & name entry on first free endpaper, some annot in the margins in an old hand, but a very pretty copy).

PHILOSOPHY -- DESCARTES, R. Principia Philosophiæ: of beginselen der wysbegeerte (a.o. works). Amst., J.C. ten Hoorn, 1690-92. 4 vols. (28), 380, (16), (1), (1 blank), 118, 76, (8); (16), 575, (5), (16), 99, (5); (8, 54, 79-510, (10), (4), 116; (8), 664, 268 pp. W. engr. front., engr. portr. and num. woodcut diagrams in text. 4°. Uniform cont. blind tooled vellum, spines raised in compartments. (Spines a bit darkened, browned in places through all vols., libr. tickets on spines and on upper paste downs, tear in ti.-p. vol. 1, but a very good and solid set).

PENÉLOPÉ, of maandwerk aan het vrouwelijk geslacht toegewijd. Bevattende: de beschrijving en afbeelding van allerhande soorten van vrouwelijke handwerken; benevens eenige lektuur, over onderwerpen uit den vrouwelijken kring. (Uitg.) d. A.B. v. Meerten-Schilperoort. Dl. III, 2e stuk. Amst., G.J.A. Beijerinck, 1825. W. 12 handcold. steel-engr. plates, partly fold., by D. Sluijter after C. Borsteegh. Cont. hcf.

NUMISMATICS -- HEROLDT, M.H. Dem Münzvergnügen gewidmete Nebenstunden, oder Beschreibung von hundert Stück merkwürdiger und seltener Gold- und Silber-Münzen. Nürnberg, Lochner & Mayer, 1774. xxxii, 439 pp. W. lge engr. ti-vign., 1 engr. headpiece & num. text-engrs. depicting coins. 4°. Mod. antique style hcf. extra w. red edges. -- Added: F. ARGELATI. De monetiis Italiæ variorum illustrium virorum dissertationes. Pars 4a. Milan, 1752. (1 of 6 vols). (8), 344 pp. W. fold. tables & woodcut plates/text-ills. Fol. Cont. vellum w. red edges. -- And: SAMMLUNG rarer und merkwürdiger Gold- und Silbermünzen, historisch und kritisch beschrieven. (Pt. 1). Lpz., A.H. Holle, 1751. (8), 100 pp. W. text-engrs. 4°. Mod. h. mor. extra. (A bit browned). -- (3).

NICOLAI, J. Tractatus de siglis veterum omnibus elegantioris literaturæ amatoribus utilissimus, in quo continentur, quae ad interpretationem numismatum, inscriptionum, juris et fere omnium artium requiruntur, cujus subsidio facile literae explicari possunt. Leiden, A. de Swart, 1703. (22), 314 pp. 4°. Cont. vellum. (Lower edges of vellum a bit dam./worn, lower outer corner dampstained).

MYSTICISM - OCCULTISM -- BEKKER, B. De Betoverde Weereld, zynde een grondig ondersoek van 't gemeen gevoelen aangaande de geesten, derselver Aart en Vermogen, Bewind en Bedryf: als ook 't gene de menschen door derselver kraght en gemeenschap doen. Deventer, M. de Vries, 1739. 4 parts in 1 vol. (30), 36, 146, (2); (8), 282, (2); (8), 201, (3); (6), 314, (2) pp. W. engr. front. & fold. portr. of the author by P. v. Gunst. 4°. Cont. vellum. (Hinges weak, lower hinge strengthened w. paper, incidental faint marg. stains, sl. browned).

MYSTICISM - OCCULTISM -- BEKKER, B. De Betoverde Weereld, zynde een grondig ondersoek van 't gemeen gevoelen aangaande de geesten, deselver Aart en Vermogen, Bewind en Bedrijf: als ook 't gene de menschen door derselver kraght en gemeenschap doen. (With:) Naakte uitbeeldinge. Amst., D. v.d. Dalen, 1691-93. Tog. 4 parts in 1 vol. (20), 137, (3); (8), 246, (4); (8), (32), 188, (2); (6), 277, (3) pp. W. large woodcut in the text. 4°. Cont. vellum. (Faintly stained in places, a bit browned/foxed).

MILITARY HISTORY -- PFAU, Th.Ph. de. Histoire de la campagne des Prussiens en Hollande en MDCCLXXXVII. Trad. de l'Allemand. Berl., 1790. xii, 40, 310 pp. W. stipple-engr. portr. of the Earl of Brunswick, 1 lge-fold. engr. map & 14 plans, cold. in outlines. 4°. Cont. hcf. w. red label. (Joints split, corners a bit bumped).

MILITARY HISTORY -- CENTORIO DEGLI ORTENSI, A. Il primo (- quinto et ultimo) discorso (…) sopra l'ufficio d'un capitano generale di esercito. Venice, G. Giolito de' Ferrari, 1557-62. 5 in 1 vol. (12), 20; (16), 54, (2); (16), 62, (2); (20), 117, (1); (24), 285, (2) pp. W. printer's mark on each title-p. and at the end of each part. Sm-4°. Later vellum w. leather label, marbled paste-downs. (Added decoration in an old hand in ink on first title-p., ex libris of the Marquesses of Salzia and William Ward, Viscount of Dudley).

MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- RALEIGH, W. Brevis & admiranda descriptio regni Guianae, auri abundantissimi, in America, seu novo orbe, sublinea aequinoctilia siti: Quod nuper admodum, annis nimirum 1564 [i.e. 1594]. 1595 & 1596. Nuremberg, Imp. L. Hulsii, 1599. (6), 12, (2) pp. W. ti-engr., 6 engr. plates & 1 fold. engr. map (laid down on thin linen mount). 4°. Cont. cf. (Skilfully rebound w. use of old calf, page 2 is misnumb. 6, margins skilfully restored in places, outer margin of some plates cut too short, a bit thumbed/stained in places).

MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- POCOCKE, R. Beschryving van het Oosten, en van eenige andere landen. Uit het Engelsch overgezet en met aant. voorz. d. E.W. Cramerus. Utrecht, (etc.), 1776-86. 3 in 6 vols. W. 205 for the greater part fold. engr. plates and maps. 4°. Cont. raised hcf., spines richly gilt (i.a. w. gilt image of a ship under full sail), labels in black and red. (Spine ends and outer corners show some wear/slightly dam., upper joint vol. 1 split, some faint marginal dampstains, but a very fine, complete and clean set w. crisp plates).

MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- NOBLE, Ch.-F. A voyage to the East Indies containing an account of the islands of St. Helena and Java. Of the city of Batavia. Of the government and political conduct of the Dutch. Of the empire of China with a particular description of Canton (…). Lond., 1765. xv, 341 pp. W. 11 engr. plates (incl. a fold. view on Batavia), 1 woodcut in the text. Mod. antique style cf. w. red mor. letterpiece. (Title page soiled, a few tiny marg. rep., sl. yellowed).

MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- M(AREES), P. (d)e. Beschrijvinghe ende Historische verhael vant Gout koninckrijck van Guinea, anders de Gout-custe de Mina genaemt leggende in het deel van Africa met haren gelooven, opinien, handelinghen, manieren, talen, (etc.). Amst., Michiel Colijn, 1617. W. lge. engr. on the ti. & 20 engr. (19 full-p.). Sm-8°-obl. Mod. vellum 'spitselband'. (New endpapers, 5 lvs. (1E1, 1G1, 1K4, 1L1 and 2C1) bound up in photostat in a professional manner (incl. 1 text ill.), rep. to margins in places, outer right margin ti.-p. remargined, a bit browned/soiled throughout).

MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- LAPLACE, C.P.T. Reis rondom de wereld door de zeeën van Indië en China; uitgevoerd met Z.M. Korvet van Oorlog La Favorite, gedurende de jaren 1830, 1831, en 1832, onder bevel van den Fregatskapitein La Place, uitgegeven op last van den vice-admiraal Graaf de Rigny. Zaltbommel, J. Noman en Zoon, 1834-36. 7 vols. W. 7 ident. lithogr. ti-pp., lge-fold map (w. small tear), 13 plates (7 fold.; some plates sl. waterstained on mainly blank margins) depicting Manilla, Macao, Canton, Sidney, Rio de Janeiro, etc. Cont. green h. mor. (3 vols. rebacked w. the or. spines laid down), spines lettered in gilt. (Spine ends slightly worn in places, name entries cut out from corners of first fredd endpapers, some mild staining in places, but a very acceptable set).

MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- JAPAN -- THUNBERG, C.P. Voyages au Japon, Par le Cap de Bonne-Espérance, les îles de la Sonde, &c. Trad. p. L. Langles. Par., B. Dandré, Garnery & Obré, 1796. 4 vols. 4, lxiv, 417, (1); viii, (2), 430; viii, 445; viii, 462 pp. W. front.-portr., & 28 plates (5 fold.). Mod. full leather.

MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- HUYGHEN v. LINSCHOTEN, J. Reys-gheschrift Van de Navigatien der Portugaloysers in Orienten, inhoudende de Zeevaert, soo van Portugael naer Oost-Indien, als van Oost Indien weder naer Portugael: (…). Amst., C. Claesz., 1604. 147 pp. W. engr. vignette on ti.-p. Fol. Mod. cl., uncut. (Outer margin first 2 lvs. a bit frayed, some browning throughout).

MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- HULSIUS, L. Erste -, Siebende -, Neuntzehende -, Zwanzigste Schiffa(h)rt(h). (=Vols. 1, 7, 19, and 20). Frankfurt a/M, (etc.), 1624-29. 4 vols. of the series. W. tog. 4 (of 5) fold. maps, 12 extra full-p. engr. maps (not called for), and tog. 19 (of 33) engr. views. Sm-4°. Mod. hcf. w. marbled paper brds., new endpapers. (Large part of text vol. 7 fails which is also dam., all a bit browned).

MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- HULSIUS, L. (Erste)-Zwölffte, Vierzehende-XXVI Schiffa(h)rt. (=Vols. 1-12, 14-26). Nürnberg, Frankfurt, (etc.), 1598-1650. 25 (of 26) vols. of the series in 26 bindings (vol. 12 in 2 parts). W. tog. 3 engr. portr., 40 (mostly fold.) maps and 179 (many fold.) engr. views (incl. 2 not called for), and 1 woodcut in text (vol. 3). Sm-4°. Mod. hcf. w. marbled paper brds., new endpapers. (Lacking vol. 13 and tog. 7 maps and 8 views compared to Church' listings, browned throughout in places, texts complete, apart from some last blanks (vol. 11, first part, 14, 17, 22, 23 and 24).

MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- COOK, J. Reizen rondom de waereld. Vert. d. J.D. Pasteur. Leyden, (etc.), Honkoop, Allart & v. Cleef, 1795-1803. 13 (of 14) vols. W. engr. ti.-pp., engr. portr. of the author, 41 (of 52) fold. maps and c. 80 (of 134) fold. and full-p. plates by A. & J.S. Klauber and C. v. Baersel. Cont. hcf. (Vols. 10-13 stained/wrinkled). - Sold (w.a.f.) as a collection of maps and plates, not subject to return. Present plates and maps in general in very good condition.

MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- COOK, J. Reize rondom de waereld. Vert. d. J.D. Pasteur. Leyden, (etc.), Honkoop, Allart & v. Cleef, 1795-1809. Tog. 14 vols. incl. index by W. Chevallerau & clamshell box. W. engr. portr. of the author, 13 ti.-vign., 52 fold. maps, 134 (fold.) fine engr. views, etc. by A. & J.S. Klauber & C. v. Baersel, (5 lge-fold. maps loose in box). Fine cont. h. red roan w. dec. gilt backs & green labels, uncut & matching clamshell box. (Binds. skilfully restored, A few plates w. glue remnants on v° (show through a bit on r°), but altog. a very nice and complete set).

MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- CLERK, J. Krijgskunde ter zee, of zee-tacticq, systematisch en historisch onderzocht. Uit het Engelsch vert. & met een aanhangsel d. J.W. de Winter. Amst., W. Holtrop, 1806. 4 parts in 2 vols. W. tog. 55 fold. plates. 4° (not equal in size). Cont. hcf. w. red labels. Not uniformly bound, libr. stamps on ti-pp., else a fine set).

MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- BRUIN (also BRUYN or BRUIJN), C. de. Reizen over Moskovie, door Persie en Indie. Vertoonende De beroemste lantschappen en steden, ook de byzondere dragten, beesten, gewassen en planten, (…). Voor al derzelver oudheden, En wel voornamentlyk heel uitvoerig, die van het (…) Hof van Persepolis, By den Persiaenen Tchilminar genaemt. (2e dr.). Amst., R. & G. Wetstein, (a.o.), 1714. (8), 472, (12) pp. W. engr. front. by B. Picart, title in red and black, fine engr. portrait of the author by Gerrit Valck, 2 double-p. engr. maps, 260 numb. engr. plates (many double-p./fold.) and 36 engr. in text. Fine cont. blind tooled vellum w. raised bands. (Spine professionally repaired, w. 2 bookplates on paste down, 2 small stamps (1 on endpaper & 1 (faint) on ti.), a few marg. repairs, lge-fold. view of Moscow rep. on v°, some plates may be from another copy (same issue), but in all an excellent and clean copy).

MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- BOUGUER, (P.). Nouveau traité de navigation, contenant la théorie et la pratique du pilotage. Nouv. éd. Par., Wid. Desaint, 1781. (4), vii-xxxii, 376, (96) pp. W. 13 fold. plates/maps & num. logarithm tables at the end. Cont. cf. w. raised bands & dec. gilt back. (Bind. dam., some parts of cf. gone, free endpaper loose, name entry on ti., wrong numbering in preliminaries (but nothing missing compared to other copies), stained in places (espec. at the beginning), some plates loose, a few plates w. small tears, a rather used, but complete copy).

MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- BOUGARD, R. Le petit flambeau de la mer, ou le véritable guide des pilotes côtiers; où il est clairement enseigné la manière de naviguer le long de toutes les côtes de France, d'Angleterre, d'Irland, d'Espagne, de Portugal, d'Italie, de Sicile, de Malte, de Corse & de Sardaigne (…). Dernière éd., revû, corrigé & augm. Le Havre, Faure, 1770. (6), 411, (7) pp. W. num. (full-p.) woodcuts. Cont. limp vellum. (Bind. almost loose, vellum soiled, some quires loosening, margins a bit frayed at beginning and end, (faintly) waterstained (espec. at the end)).

MAGIC -- NAUDÉ, G. Apologie pour les grands hommes soupçonnez de magie. The Hague, A. Vlac, 1653. (24), 649, (1 blank, 22) pp. W. woodcut ornament on ti-p., woodcut headpieces & initials. Cont. overl. vellum w. title in ink. (Former shelfmark on spine, a bit age-browned).

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GROOTE TAFEREEL DER DWAASHEID, HET, Vertoonende de opkomst, voortgang en ondergang der Actie, Bubbel en Windnegotie, in Vrankryk, Engeland, en de Nederlanden, gepleegt in den Jaare 1720. Zynde een Verzameling v. alle de conditien en projecten Van de opgeregte Compagnien van Assurantie, Navigatie, Commercie, &c. in Nederland, zo wel die in gebruik zyn gebragt, (…). (N.pl., no publ.), 1720. (2), 26; 52, 32 (recte 29), 8 pp. W. 74 (full-p. and double-p./fold.) plates. Fol. Cont. mottled. cf. w. raised bands, dec. gilt back, gilt centerpieces on both sides and gilt crowns a.o. gilt tooling in all corners, surrounded by 3 gilt dec. borders. (Bind. worn, foxing/browning throughout, traces of use, some wear & tear to plates in places, but a reasonable copy).

GASTRONOMY -- CIERLIJCKE VOORSNYDINGE Aller Tafel Gerechten. Amst., H. Sweerts, 1670. 96 pp. W. engr. ti. and 31 (of 32) engr. 8°-obl. Cont. vellum. (Vellum a bit stained, first free endpaper loose, old owner's entry on ti., margins sl. foxed in places).

FABLES -- FONTAINE, J. de la. Fables. Now first translated from the French; by R. Thomson. Par., Chenu, 1806. 4 in 2 vols. (2), 105, (3); (2), 139; (2), 147; (2), 128 pp. W. 2 front.-ports. & 50 fine (proof?) etchings on Japanese paper by V. Foulquier. Beautiful full red mor. w. raised bands, gilt lettering, inside dentelles & marbled endpapers, t.e.g. (Some foxing).

EMBLEM BOOKS -- LUYKEN -- LANGENDIJK, P. & C. BRUIN. Tafereelen der eerste Christenen. Amst., G. de Groot & J. Rykhof, 1740. W. engr. printer's device & 92 engr. by J. Luyken. 4°. Cont hcf., spine raised in bands w. gilt ruling and simple gilt title. (Spine dam., front hinge split at the top, boards scuffed, wear to extremities, former owner's bookplate on paste-down, some yellowing). -- Added: (J. LUYKEN). Jezus en de ziel. Een geestelyke spiegel voor 't gemoed. 8e dr. Amst., P. Arentz & C. van der Sijs, 1704. 190, (2), (16) pp. W. engr. front. & 39 engr. emblems by J. Luyken. - Bound with: Id. Vonken der liefde Jezus, van het God begeerende zielen-vuur. 4e dr. Amst., 1705. (16), 212, (20) pp. W. engr. front. & 50 engr. emblems by J. Luyken. - And: J. H(UYGEN). De Beginselen van Gods Koninkryk in den Mensch. 3e dr. (First part only, without 'Stichtelyke rymen'!). Amst., 1700. (12), 158, (4) pp. W. engr. ti. & 25 engr. emblems by J. Luyken. - Tog. 3 in 1 vol. Cont. vellum. (Front hinge split from boards, sides dam. & stained, lacks front pastedown, textblock yellowed at the edges, some pp. loosening & some tears, but all works complete). -- (2).

EMBLEM BOOKS -- LUYKEN, J. & C. Spiegel van het menselyk bedryf, vertoonende honderd verscheiden ambachten, konstig afgebeeld, en met godlyke spreuken en stichtelyke verzen verrykt. Amst., J. Roman, 1749. (8), 208, (3) pp. W. engr. front. & 100 half-p. emblematical engrs. Later hcf. (Light staining & foxing).

EMBLEM BOOKS -- LUYKEN, J. Zedelyke en stichtelyke gezangen. En Den Lof en Oordeel v.d. werken der Barmhertigheid. Amst., K. v.d. Sys, 1734. 2 in 1 vol. (6), 300, (8), 17 pp. W. 2 ti.-engr. & tog. 29 engr. emblems in the text. Sm-8°. Later hcf. extra. (Spine-ends loose, wear at extremities, some stains). -- Id. De bykorf des gemoeds, Honing zaamelende uit allerly Bloemen. Amst., K. v.d. Sys, 1735. (8), 404, (2) pp. W. engr. ti. & 101 fine emblems in the text. Sm-8°. Later hcf. extra. (Upper spine-end loose, some wear at extremities). -- (2).

EMBLEM BOOKS -- LUYKEN, J. De onwaardige wereld, vertoond in vijftig zinnebeelden, met godlyke spreuken en stichtelyke verzen. Amst., Wed. P. Arentz & K. vander Sys, 1710. (3), 208, (5) pp. W. engr. front. & 50 emblems. Cont. vellum.

EMBLEM BOOKS -- LUYKEN, J. De bykorf des gemoeds, (…). Amst., 1711. (10), 404, (2) pp. W. engr. front. & 100 engr. in text. Sm-8°. Cont. vellum. (A bit thumbed/used, but a good copy). -- Id. Beschouwing der wereld, (…). Amst., 1708. (8), 406, (2) pp. W. engr. front. & 100 engr. in text. Sm-8°. Cont. vellum. (Traces of use, margins a bit chipped in places). -- Id. Zedelyke en stichtelyke gezangen & Lof en oordeel v.d. Werken der Barmhertigheid. Amst., 1734. (10), 300, (8); 18 pp. - Bound with: Id. Het overvloeijend herte, of Nagelatene Verzen. Haarl., 1767. (18), 281, (3) pp. W. 85 engr. in text by C. v. Noorde. - 2 in 1 vol. Sm-8°. Cont. vellum. -- Added: an incomplete copy of 'Spiegel van het menselyk bedryf, vertoonende Honderd verscheiden Ambachten, (…)' and 1 o. by L. -- (5).

EMBLEM BOOKS -- (JOCELIJN, E.). Uiterste Wille van een Moeder Aan haar toekomende Kind. Toegeëigent aan de Volmaaktste Huismoeder. 3e dr. Amst., G. Tielenburg, 1748. 2 parts in 1 vol. (10), 268 pp. W. engr. front., 2 engr. ti.-vign., 16 engr. emblematic ills. by J. Luyken & 6 engr. vignettes. Sm-8°. Cont. blind tooled vellum.

EMBLEM BOOKS -- ELGER, W. den. Zinne-beelden der liefde, met puntdigten en aanteekeningen. Amst., J. Roman de Jonge, 1732. (12), 368 pp. W. engr. ti., ti-vign. & 50 charming emblems. 4°. Cont. vellum. (Sl. yellowed).

EMBLEM BOOKS -- CATS, J. Spiegel vanden ouden ende nieuwen tijdt, bestaende uyt spreeck-woorden ende sin-spreucken. 's-Grav., I. Burchoorn, 1632. 3 in 1 vol. (18), 168; 104; 160, 56, 24, 16 pp. W. engr. ti. & 127 text-engrs. by A. Matham, (a.o.) after A. v.d. Venne. 4°. Cont. blind tooled vellum w. raised bands. (Bind. sl. warped, margins cut, outer margin faintly stained at the end, sl. browned).

EMBLEM BOOKS -- BOCCHI, A. Symbolicarum quaestionum, de universo genere, quas serio ludebat, libri quinque. Bologna, Soc. Typ. Bononiensis, 1574. (48), ccclvii, (1) pp. W. woodcut printer's mark & 151 charming (nearly full-p.) engr. emblems. Sm-4°. Fine later cf. w. raised bands, richly dec. gilt spine & brown label. (Joints partly cracked, upper part first free endpaper and ti-p. faintly stained, lower blank margin E3 repaired, else a fine and clean copy).

ECONOMICS -- (CLESS, A.). Curiosorum, nec non politicorum vagabundi per Europam, vulgo sic dicti, Rationis-Status, de praesenti tempore Nugae-Somniorum (...) Das ist (...) des in der Europäischen Welt überall zu Hause sich einfinden, so genannten Ratio-Status, wegen jetziger Zeit Läufften nachdencklicher, und politisch-träumender Schwätz-Geschichter. Nuremberg, L. Loschge, 1678. 8 parts in 1 vol. W. 2 engr. fronts., fold. armorial plate & 24 plates 4°. Cont. h. vellum. (Board-edges worn, bind. a bit soiled, first ti. & front. dam./rep. in margins, some wormholes to first pp. (affecting front.)).

ECONOMICS -- CHILD, J. A New Discourse of Trade, Wherein is Recommended several weighty Points relating to Companies of Merchants. The Act of Navigation. Naturalization of Srangers [sic]. And our Woolen Manufactures. The Ballance of Trade (...). Lond., T. Sowle, 1698. (48), 238 pp. Mod. marbled brds. w. mor. letterpiece. (Upper hinge weak, sl. browned/foxed).

ECONOMICS -- BENTHAM, J. Defence of Usury; Shewing the Impolicy of the Present Legal Restraints on the terms of Pecuniary Bargains. In a series of letters to a friend. To which is added, a letter to Adam Smith, on the Discouragements opposed by the above Restraints to the Progress of Inventive Industry. Dublin, D. Williams (etc.), 1788. (6), 232 pp. Cont. cf. (Rebacked, some sm. dam. to bind., corners worn, name entry on ti., margins faintly waterstained in places, sl. browned).

DICTIONARIES - REFERENCE WORKS -- PLACCIUS, V. Theatrum anonymorum et pseudonymorum. Hamburg, Widow G. Liebernickel, 1708. (34), 722, (4) pp., blank, 623, 195 pp. W. a fine engr. front. showing a library in which masks are visible and where one man pulls off the masks of two authors. Fol. Cont. vellum w. title gilt on spine. (Some wormholes in first free endp.).

DICTIONARIES - REFERENCE WORKS -- JÖCHER, Chr.G. Compendiöses Gelehrten-Lexicon. Die andere Auflage, in zwey Theile getheilet, sorgfältig übersehen, und mit etlichen 1000 Articuln vermehret. Lpz., J.Fr. Gleditschens Sohn, 1726. 2 in 1 vol. (26) pp., 1628, 1682 cols., (3) pp. W. title printed in red and black & engr. front. depicting a library. Cont. vellum w. overl. sides & red edges. (W. tiny wormhole in the lower blank margin vol. 2, a bit browned/foxed).

DICTIONARIES - REFERENCE WORKS -- BAYLE, (P.). Dictionaire historique et critique. 2nd éd., rev., corr. & augm. Rott., R. Leers, 1702. 3 vols. (4), xviii, (8), 1096, xvi; (2), 7, 1097-2170, xvi; (2), 2171-3190, (90) pp. W. 3 engr. ti-vign. Cont. mottled cf. w. raised bands, spines dec. in gilt. (Rebacked w. old spines (partly) laid down, repaired at the extremities, w. former owner's stamp & cut in the ti-p. (another owner's name cut out?), yellowing throughout, some waterstaining at the top and a few (burn?) marks).

(D'HANNETAIRE, J.-N. SERVANDONI). Observations sur l'art du comédien, et sur d'autres objets concernant cette profession en général (…). 2e éd. xvi, 348, (2) pp. Cont. mottled cf. w. raised bands, dec. gilt back, burgundy label, & red edges. (Bind. sl. chafed, some annot. in a old hand on endpapers).

COSTUME PLATES -- GREEVEN, H. & V. de VILLENEUVE. Collection des Costumes (…)/Verzameling der Kleederdragten in de Noordelijke Provincien van het Koningryk der Nederlanden. Amst., F. Buffa & Zoonen, 1828. (24) lvs. W. plain lithogr. ti.-p., plain lithogr. index leaf and 20 very fine lithogr. costume plates by Greeven & Villeneuve, all delicately cold. by hand. Fol. Fine 19th c. blind tooled cf. w. marbled paper sides, spine raised in compartments. (Bind. a bit chafed in places, some very light age-toning to plates, but an excellent copy).

COSTUME PLATES -- BING, V. & J. BRAET v. UEBERFELDT. Nederlandsche Kleederdragten, naar de natuur getekend. - Bound with: Id. Nederlandsche zeden en gebruiken. Naar de natuur getekend. Moeurs et usages de la Hollande dessinés d'après nature. - Amst., F. Buffa en Zonen, 1857-(59). 2 in 1 vol. (16); (6) lvs. W. 56 + 18 full-p. handcold. lithogr. plates. Lge-fol. H. mor. extra. (Spine a bit chipped at both ends, some occasional foxing, but altog. very clean copies).

BASKERVILLE -- SHAFTESBURY, A. Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times. 5th ed. Birmingham, J. Baskerville, 1773. 3 vols. (6), iv, 364; 443; (4), 410, (48) pp. W. engr. front., 5 engr. ti-vign. & 7 engr. head-pieces by S. Gribelin. Beautiful 19th c. marbled and polished cf. bound by Zaehnsdorf w. richly dec. gilt backs, each w. 2 matching mor. labels in brown and red, triple gilt fillets on sides, leading edges and inside dentelles with floral design, all edges painted yellow.

BACH -- FORKEL, J.N. Ueber Johann Sebastian Bachs Leben, Kunst und Kunstwerke. Für patriotische Verehrer echter musikalischer Kunst. Lpz., Hoffmeister und Kühnel, 1802. x, 69 pp. W. engr. front. portr. of Bach by Fr.W. Nettling and 1 leaf w. musical scores (r° and v°). 4°. Cont. brds. (Libr. tickets removed from binding, stamp on title ("Kunst & Musik-Handlung G. Ebner, Stuttgart") and another erased, a bit stained in places, but a very clean copy).

ATLASES -- (WEILAND, C.F.). Allgemeiner Hand-Atlas der ganzen Erde nach den besten astronomischen Bestimmungen, neuesten Entdeckungen und kritischen Untersuchungen entworfen. Weimar, Verl. d. Geogr. Instituts, n.d. (1827-33). W. steel-engr. ti.-p., letterpress double-p. index, and 60 steel-engr. double-p. maps by C. Metzeroth, cold. by hand in outlines. Lge-fol. Cont. hcf. bind. w. marbled paper sides. (Bind. worn, more or less foxed/slightly browned throughout, traces of use, outer right margin map of Russia a bit dam. (but without loss of image), lower outer corners of first 10 maps stained).

ATLASES -- SCHOTANUS À STERRINGA, B. Uitbeeldinge der Heerlijkheit Friesland. Zoo in 't algemeen als in haare 30 bijzondere Grietenijen. (Leeuw.), Fr. Halma, 1718. (2) lvs. W. fine engr. allegorical front. by Folkema, full-p. engr. coat of arms of Friesland, 2 full-p. dedicatory engr. consisting of coats of arms (i.a. of noble Frisian families), and 39 engr. double-p. maps, of which 2 extra large, all superbly cold. by a cont. hand. Lge-fol. Late 19th c. h. marbled cf. w. simili reptile print covers.

ATLASES -- PEETERS, J. L'Atlas en abrégé, ou Nouvelle Description du Monde, (…). Antwerp, "Chez l'Auteur aux quatre Parties du Monde", 1692. (4), 82, (2) pp. W. engr. front. and 42 plain double-p. engr. maps, incl. a celestial and a world map by Harrewijn. Sm-8°. Later cf. bind. (Margins a bit cropped, some soiling/thumbing, but a very good copy).

ATLASES -- NIEUWE EN ZEER NETTE KAART van Zuyd-Holland, 't Sticht van Utrecht, En een Gedeelte van Gelderland, Afgedeeld in Heemraadschappen, Baljuwschappen, Heerlykheden, Waarden, Districten en Uytgeveende Waterplassen. Amst., P. Schenk, (n.d., c. 1780). W. 45 fold. maps, all cold. by hand & 13 pp. (half-p.) of index bound at the end. Sm-4°. Cont. h. goatskin w. cont. handwritten title label on front side.

ATLASES -- HOLTROP, W. & S. v. ESVELDT. (Miniature composite atlas). (Amst., Holtrop/Esveldt, c. 1785). W. 40 engr. maps in cont. handcolouring. Old (worn) wrps. (Sev. annot. in pencil, a few faint stains, a bit browned in places).

ATLASES -- ATLAS PORTATIF pour les voyageurs en Hollande ou Receuil de vingt cartes itinéraires, avec les plans des villes d'Amsterdam, d'Anvers, de Rotterdam et de La Haye, (...). Amst., E. Maaskamp, 1822. 2 lge fold. & 18 double-p. maps & plans, 120 x 170 mm (image size), cold. in outlines. W. index. Cont. brds. w. letterpress label on front. (Brds. foxed, some wear at extremities, some yellowing throughout, a charming variation of this rare travel atlas).

ARTIST'S MANUALS -- GOOL, J. v. De nieuwe schouburg der Nederlantsche kunstschilders en schilderessen. 's-Grav., for the author, 1750-51. 2 vols. (16), 480; (16), 575, (1) pp. W. engr. front., portr. of the author, 2 dedic. engrs., fold. plate depicting the "Teken-Academi" in The Hague & 21 plates w. portrs. by Tanjé. Fine later h. vellum extra w. richly dec. gilt backs & brown labels. (Top of spine split at the top, 1 plate stained in the margin, a bit browned/foxed).

ARTIST'S MANUALS -- EELKEMA, E.J. Grondig onderrigt in de teeken- en schilderkunst, inzonderheid in miniatuur, ten nutte van jonge kunstoefenaren. Naar het Fransch van Mansion. Leeuwarden, L. Schierbeek, 1830. xii, 131, (1) pp. W. fold. lithogr. front., cold. by hand. Or. printed limp brd. (Sides loose(ning), brds. a bit soiled/stained). -- Id. Handleiding tot de kennis en beoefening der teeken- en schilderkunst. Gedeeltelijk gevolgd naar de 4e uitg. in het Fransch van L. Libert. Leeuwarden, L. Schierbeek, 1836. 10, 95, (3) pp. W. 4 plates. Or. printed limp brds. (Brds. stained/soiled & sl. dam.). -- (2).

ARTIST'S MANUALS -- DUPAIN DE MONTESSON, (L.Ch.). L'art de lever des plans, de tout ce quiu a rapport à la guerre & à l'architecture civile et champêtre. 2e éd. corr. & augm. Par., Ch.A. Jombert, 1775. xvi, 269, (3) pp. W. engr. front., 6 fold. engr. plates & 5 fold. tables. Cont. mottled cf. w. richly dec. gilt back & red label. (Spine ends dam., upper joint split, a bit chafed, ti-p. a bit soiled, a bit browned in places, fold. plates a bit wormholed).

ARTIST'S MANUALS -- DUPAIN (DE MONTESSON, L.Ch.). La science des ombres, par rapport au dessein. Ouvrage nécessaire à ceux qui veulent dessiner l'architecture civile & militaire, ou qui se destinent à la peinture. (Avec le dessinateur au cabinet et à l'armée. Par., C.-A. Jombert, 1750. 2 parts in 1 vol. xvi, 92; (2), iii, (1), 95-168, (4) pp. W. 246 ills. on 18 fold. engr. plates. Cont. mottled cf. w. raised bands & richly dec. gilt spine, red edges. (Spine ends chipped, joints (partly) split, corners bumped, margins sl. thumbed/soiled in a few places, else a fine copy).

ARTIST'S MANUALS -- ARMENINI, G.B. De' veri precetti della pittura libri tre. Ravenna, Fr. Tebaldini, 1587. (20), 229. (3) pp. W. woodcut printer's mark on title, woodcut initials & headpieces. 4°. Cont. limp vellum w. old manuscript ti. on spine and on front side. (Ties fail, old owner's entry on free endpaper, sl. foxed).

ARCHITECTURE -- POST, P. Les ouvrages d'architecture ordonnez par Pierre Post, architecte de leurs altesses les Princes d'Orange. Dans les quels on voit les representations de plusieurs édifices considerables en plans & élévations, avec leurs descriptions. Leyden, P. van der Aa, 1715. 8 parts in 1 vol. (each w. separate ti.). (8), 6, 8, 10, 7, 12, 5, 6, (2), 8 pp. W. engr. ti., 9 identical engr. ti-vign., dedic engr. & 76 engr. (fold.) plates by J. Mathys. Fol. Cont. cf. w. raised bands & dec. gilt back. (Spine a bit dam./chafed, upper joint split, corner/edges worn, paper on sides partly gone, fold. portr. lacks, first five lvs. wrinkled, 1 plate loose/rep., a bit browned/foxed in places).

ALMANACHS -- TRAUWENRAEDE, G. v. Den Grooten Gendschen Comptoir Almanach voor het Jaer ons Heere Jesu Christi 1762. Ghent, P. de Goesin, 1762. (44) pp. Printed in red & black, w. 12 woodcuts for each month. 4°. Fine cont. brocade wrps. (Spine dam., else a fine and clean, interleaved copy).

ALMANACHS -- ONVERVALSTEN VLAEMSCHEN TYDT-WYSER, DEN, dat is een oprechten almanach, voor 't Jaer ons Heere J.C. M.DC.C.LXII. gemaekt ende gecalculeert op de Meridiaen van Gendt en d'omliggende landen. (…) d. J. v. Waregem. Ghent, (1761). W. 12 woodcuts. Tall-8°. Cont. wrps. (Front side loose). -- Th. CAESMES. Nieuwen Gentschen Almanach voor het jaer ons Heeren Jesu-Christ M.DCC.XIX (&) M.D.C.C.LIII. Ghendt (1719-53). 2 vols. W. 12 woodcuts each. Tall-8°. Clothbacked brds. -- Added: (M.) COCHIN. Almanach iconologique année 1779. Les vertus et les vices, 15me suite. Par., (1778). Entirely engraved. 12°. Cont. full red mor. w. dec. gilt back, sides ruled in gilt, inside dentelles, a.e.g. -- (4).