ALKEMADE, K. v. & P. v.d. SCHELLING. Nederlands displegtigheden, vertoonende de plegtige gebruiken [en misbruik] aan den dis, in het houden van maaltyden, en het drinken der gezondheden, onder de oude Batavieren, en vorsten, graaven, (etc.), nevens den oorsprongk dezer gewoontens, en der zelver overeenkomst met die van andere volken. Rott., Ph. Losel, 1732-35. 3 vols. (134), 562; (2), 557, (61); (90), 612, (54) pp. W. 2 engr. front. & 15 (partly fold.) engr. by F. v. Bleyswyck. Sm-8°. Cont. vellum. (Text a bit browned, but a v.g. set).

ARTISTS' MANUALS -- HOUBRAKEN, A. De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen. (...) zynde een vervolg op het Schilderboek van K. v. Mander. 2e dr. The Hague, J. Swart, C. Boucquet & M. Gaillard, 1753. 3 vols. W. engr. ti., portr. of the author & 47 engr. plates (2 fold.; 42 w. vivid portraits of painters) for the greater part by J. Houbraken. Hcl. (Inner margins strengthened in places, a few sm. rep.). -- A.J. DEZALLIER D'ARGENSVILLE. Leben der berühmtesten Maler. Aus der franz. übers., verb. & mit Anm. erl. Lpz., 1767-68. 4 vols. W. engr. front. Cont. h. vellum extra. (Spines a bit dam., some marg. stains, a bit browned/foxed). -- (7).

ARTISTS' MANUALS -- LAFOSSE, J.-C. de. Algemeen kunstenaars handboek; of schatkamer voor alle beoefenaaren v. kunsten & handwerken. Amst., J.W. Smit (& C.S. Roos), (N.d., c. 1790). 2 in 1 vol. (4), 40 pp. W. 2 engr. ti. and tog. 103 full-p. engr. by Iz. de Wit Jansz. Fol. Cont. hcf. extra, spine w. raised bands, gilt dec. & (partly detached) letterpiece. (Wear to extremities, spine & sides chafed, joints weak, upper endpaper loose, some yellowing & smudging).

ARTISTS' MANUALS -- LAIRESSE, G. de. Groot Schilderboek, Waar in de Schilderkonst in al haar deelen grondig werd onderweezen, (…). 2e dr., verm. met des schryvers levensbeschryving. Haarl., J. Marshoorn, 1740. 2 in 1 vol. (54), 434, (34); 400, (28) pp. W. engr. front., portr. of the author & 66 engr. plates. 4°. Cont. vellum. (Loose in binding, a bit browned/foxed, a few quires of 2nd vol. partly waterstained).

ARTISTS' MANUALS -- MANDER, K. v. Het leven der Doorl. Nederlandsche & en eenige Hoogduitsche schilders, (...). (Uitg.) d. J. de Jongh. Amst., S. v. Esveldt, 1764. 2 vols. (32), 354, (4); (2), 271, (58) pp. W. engr. front., engr. portr. of the author & 51 full-p. engr. w. portrs. Later h. vellum extra. (New endpapers, names of artists in pencil in lower margin of plates).

ARTISTS' MANUALS -- PICART, B., (ed., engr.). Recueil de Lions, dessinez d'après nature par divers Maitres. Amst., B. Picart, 1729. (2), 6 pp. W. front., engr. title-vign. & 36 engr. plates w. 48 images (30 full-plate images & 6 plates w. 2 images each). 4°-obl. Cont. amateur binding w. charming handcold. papers over brds., uncut. (Edges age-worn & slightly dusty, discreet handwritten annot. in ink in the margin of a few prints, slightly fingersoiled in margins).

ATLASES -- NIEUWE EN ZEER NETTE ATLAS van Zuyd-Holland, 't Sticht van Utrecht, En een Gedeelte van Gelderland, Afgedeeld in Heemraadschappen, Baljuwschappen, Heerlykheden, Waarden, Districten en Uytgeveende Waterplassen. Amst., R. & J. Ottens, (n.d., c. 1750). (22) pp. W. 45 fold. maps, all cold. by hand. Narrow-8°. Cont. hcf. w. raised bands. (Bind. skilfully restored, outer margins of some maps strengthened w. (almost invisible) strip of mending tape on v°, but in very good condition).

ATLASES -- PEERS, R. The English Atlas. Vol. IV. Containing the Description of the Seventeen Provinces of the Low Countries, or Netherlands. Oxf., Printed at the Theater for M. Pitt, at the Angel in St. Paul's Churchyard, London, 1682. (6), 244, (42) pp. W. engr. title-p & 41 maps (of which 1 single-p.), all in old, sumptuous handcolouring. Lge-Fol. Later cf. w. older cf. laid on, spine w. raised bands & gilt lettering, sides blind ruled. (Hinges & joints almost entirely loose, paper brittle, pp. & maps w. occasional foxing & discol., a few maps w. false folds, occasionally w. small tears, a few maps discreetly reinforced w. tape & paper, ex libris Trinity House on paste down).

BIBLIOGRAPHY - TYPOGRAPHY -- FOURNIER, (P.S.). Manuel typographique, utile Aux gens de lettres, & à ceux qui exercent les différentes parties de l'Art de l'Imprimerie. Paris, Chez l'Auteur/J. Barbou, 1764-66. 2 vols. xxxii, 323; xliv, 306 pp. W. 2 dissimilar engr. front., 16 fold. plates. Sm-8°. Dissimilar old cf., vol. 1 w. gilt supralibros of Ralph Sneyd (of Keele), probably 1793-1870, centered on both sides. (Binds. worn and a bit dam., front side vol. 1 loose, both vols. a bit stained/water wrinkled in places, but actually in good interior condition).

BIBLIOGRAPHY - TYPOGRAPHY -- MEERMAN, G. Origines typographicae. The Hague, (etc.), N. v. Daalen, (etc.), 1765. 2 in 1 vol. xii, 260; viii, 312 pp. W. 2 portrs., 1 engr. coat of arms in the text, fold. table & 10 engr. plates (of which 1 fold). 4°. Cont. cf. w. dec. gilt spine w. raised bands & letterpiece.

FIREWORKS -- (MANLYN, D.). Pyrotechnia, of Konstige Vuur-Werken, vertoont in vuurspouwende lopende Draken en Paarden, aardige Kasteelen, vechtende Schepen, geestige Lantarens, wonderlijke Vuurpijlen, Slagswaarden, Waterballen, Raderen, brandende Slagkaarsen, Aerdklooten in de lucht, stralende Starren, en hondertderley andere geapprobeerde Aerdigheden (...) Neffens een heerlijk Werk van 't maken van Vuurballen, Granaden, Storm-kranssen, Stinck-potten, Petarden en andere Deftige dingen. Rott., H. Rijckhals, 1672/1671. 2 parts in 1 vol. (8), 192; 152, (8) pp. W. engr. ti. & 28 plates. Cont. vellum. (Margins engr. ti. a bit frayed, ink stains/scribbling on last p., sl. browned).

FREEMASONRY -- (KÖPPEN, C.F., transl./adapt). Allerneuste Entdeckung der verborgenen Geheimnisse der hohen Stuffen der Freimäuererei, (…), ingleigen einem Schreiben eines Profanen. Jerusalem (= Berl., Haude & Spener), 1768. xx, 156 pp. W. 1 front., 1 fold. plate & 3 engr. in the text. - Id. Zweytes u. drittes Schreiben eines Profanen über die glückliche Entdeckung der Freimäurerey (…). Jerusalem, (= Berl., Haude & Spener), 1768. 101 pp. W. several musical scores. - Id. Viertes bis Achtes Schreiben eines Profanen über die glückliche Entdeckung der Freimäurerey als der Dritte u. Letste Theil (…). Frankf. & Leipz. (= Berl., Haude & Spener), 1770. xxiv, 80 pp. W. 2 engr. ill. in the text. - And 1 o. - 4 parts in 1 vol. Modern red mor. extra w. marbled sides & marbled endpapers, a.e.g.

JELGERHUIS, J. Theoretische lessen over de gesticulatie en mimiek, gegeven aan de kweekelingen van het fonds ter opleiding en onderrigting van tooneel-kunstenaars aan den stads schouwburg te Amsterdam. Amst., P. Meyer Warnars, (1827-30). (4), 314, (2) pp. W. 93 engr. & lithogr. plates. 8°-obl. Cont. h. black mor. extra w. gilt lettering on spine. (Wear to spine ends & joints, upper hinge broken, some yellowing).

MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- ANSON, G. Reize naer de Zuidzee, met het schip de Wager, ondernomen in den jaere 1740. Zynde een vervolg op de reize van den heere George Anson. Leyden/Amst., J. Le Mair, (e.a.), 1766. (36), 212, (16) pp. W. engr. ti-vign, headpiece and 8 (4 fold.) plates by N. v.d. Meer Jr. after D. Kuipers. 4°. Old clothbacked wrps. (Sl. age-toned, else fine).

MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- ANSON, G. Reize rondsom de werreld, gedaan in de jaaren 1740 tot 1744, (…). (Uitg.) d. R. Walter. Uit het Engelsch vert. Amst., I. Tirion, 1748. (26), 386, (4) pp. W. engr. ti-vign., dedic. engr., 20 fold. engr. views & 15 (fold.) engr. maps/plans. 4°. Cont. mottled cf. w. raised bands, richly dec. gilt back & red label, blue marbled edges. (Spine ends skilfully rep., some plates strengthened on v°, apart from some light age-toning and a few spots in excellent condition, w. ample margins).

MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- BRUN, C. De redding der bemanning v.h. Ned. brikschip Nijverheid, verbrand in de Ind. zee op 29° 56' Z. Br. en 43° 38' Lengte beoosten Greenwich; benevens de beschrijving eener reis op de kust en in de binnenlanden van Oost-Afrika. Rott., Mensing & v. Westreenen, 1838. xxiii, 389, (2) pp. Beautiful cont. red cf. w. richly dec. gilt back & sides, brown label, & charming handmade endpapers.

MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- COOK, J. -- ANDERSON, G.W., (ed.). A New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World, Undertaken and Performed by Royal Authority, Containing an Authentic, Entertaining, Full and Complete History of Captain Cook's First, Second, Third and Last Voyages (…). Lond., A. Hogg, (1784-86). 656. (2) pp. W. front.-portr., 1 fold. map & 156 engr. maps, views, profiles & portraits. Fol. Cont. cf. (Front (incl. frontispiece) and back side detached, otherwise clean & complete).

MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- FREZIER, A.F. Reis-beschryving door de Zuid-zee, langs de kusten van Chili, Peru en Brazil, opgestelt op eene reistocht, gedaan in de jaren 1712, 1713, en 1714. Nevens eene beschryvinge van de regeringe der Yncas, Koningen van Peru (...). Vert. d. I. Verburg. Amst., R. & G. Wetstein, 1718. (16), 406, (9) pp. W. engr. front., & 37 (fold.) maps/plans/plates. 4°. Cont. cf. w. raised bands, dec. gilt back, brown label, & mottled edges. (Upper joint split at the ends, else an impeccable copy).

MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- HARDY, J. A Picturesque and Descriptive Tour in the Mountains of the High Pyrenees. Lond., R. Ackermann, 1825. vii, 84 pp. W. engr. full-p. map as front. and 24 superb small aquatints (70 x 89 mm each), numbered 1-24, laid down on separate lvs outside collation. Cont. green (or.?) cl. w. paper ticket on spine, uncut. (Map a bit foxed, but else remarkably clean).

MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- HOUTMAN -- L(ODEWIJCKSZOON), G. ('Willem') M.A.W. Premier livre de l'Histoire de la Navigation aux Indes Orientales par les Hollandois et des choses a eux advenues: ensemble les conditions, les meurs, et manieres de vivre des nations, par eux abordees. Amst., C. Nicolas, 1598. 54 lvs. W. 50 engr. maps and plates by/after Th. de Bry c.s. and woodcut profiles in text. Lge-4°. Cont. limp vellum bind. (Spine repaired, leaf G2 (with 1 woodcut plan on r°) very skilfully replaced in photostat, a bit thumbed, outer margins in some places cut close to/on outer plate edges, small inconspicuous repairs to margins in places, but a v.g. copy).

MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- JUAN, J. & A. de ULLOA. Historische reisbeschryving van geheel Zuid-America. Goes, J. Huysman, 1771-72. 2 vols. (10), xxiv, 428; (2), viii, iv, 406, (1) pp. W. engr. front., 2 engr. ti-vign., 1 dedicatory engr. headpiece, 14 fold. maps & 11 (fold.) plates by H. Vinkeles, J. v. Schley & J. v. Jagen. Lge-4°. Cont. mottled cf. w. raised bands, dec. gilt backs, red labels & marbled edges.

MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- LICHTENSTEIN, H. Reizen in het zuidelijk gedeelte van Afrika in de jaren 1803-1806. Dordr., Blussé & Van Braam, 1818. x, (2), 331, (5) pp. W. 5 engr. plates. Sm-8°. Or. letterpress brds. (Bind. worn/soiled, without half-ti., faintly stained in places).

MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- MISSON, (F.M.). Nieuwe reize na en door Italien, met een berecht voor de gene die voornemens zyn dezelve reize te doen. Verm. en opgeheldert met de aanmerkingen van Addisson. Utr., W. v.d. Water/J. v. Poolsum, 1724. 2 vols. (34), 422; (2), 426, (33) pp. W. 2 identical engr. fronts., 49 (16 fold.) engr. plates/views (incl. 1 map and 1 plan), & some woodcut ills. 4°. Cont. vellum w. handwritten titel on spine, speckled edges. (Map of Naples loose; as are vol. 1, pp. 315-18, otherwise sound & well-preserved).

MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- SMITH, W. A New Voyage to Guinea: describing the Customs, Manners, Soil, Habits, (…) and whatever else is memorable among the Inhabitants. 2nd ed. London, J. Nourse, 1744. iv, 276, (8) pp. W. 5 plates called for; additionally, w. 1 allegorical fold. front., 16 fold. prospects and 11 plans extra. Later hcf. w. gilt lettering. (Spine w. some wear, bookplates on endpaper: 'Chateau de Rosny - La Solitude' / Ex. Lib. Henry, or. front. & plates bound in at the back).

MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- STEVENSON, W.B. A Historical and Descriptive Narrative of Twenty Years' Residence in South America. Lond., Hurst, Robinson, and Co., 1825. 3 vols. xii, 439; viii, 434; viii, 467 pp. W. 7 engr. plates (1 fold.). Cont. red hcf. w. dec. gilt backs. (2 plates rep., vol. 1 w. some rep. wormholes at the beginning, some faint stains in places). -- Added: B. HALL. Extracts from a journal written on the coasts of Chili, Peru, and Mexico, in the years 1820, 1821, 1822. 2nd ed. Edinb./Lond., 1824. 3 parts in 2 vols. xviii, 372; xi, (1), 288, 65 pp. W. fold. engr. map. Old (worn) brds., uncut. (Brds. a bit dam./stained, vol. 1 a bit wormholed at the beginning). -- (5).

MUSIC -- MOZART, W.A. Il Dissoluto Punito o sia Il D. Giovanni Drama giocoso. La Musica del Signore Wolfgango Mozard [sic] messa per il Piano Forte del Carlo Zulehner. (1. Ausg. 2. Abzug). Mainz, B. Schott, (1791). (4), 3-207 pp. Apart from leaf with list of characters, entirely engraved throughout. Text in Italian and German. 4°-obl. Cont. hcf. (Sides a bit cracked/worn, margins cut, a bit thumbed in places).

PHILOSOPHY -- DESCARTES, R. Les principes de la philosophie. Ecrits en Latin. Et trad. en François par un de ses amis. Nouv. éd. Par., Ch. Leclerc, (1724). (56), 533, (3) pp. W. 4 fold. engr. plates. Cont. mottled cf. w. raised bands, dec. gilt back & red edges. (Spine ends & board-edges sl. worn, outer margin last plate a bit dustsoiled & frayed).

PHILOSOPHY -- SPINOZA, B. de. Zwey Abhandlungen über die Kultur des menschlichen Verstandes und über die Aristokratie und Demokratie. Hrsg. und mit einer Vorrede begleitet von S.H. Ewald. XVI, 263 S. Lpz., Schönfeld, 1785. xvi, viii, 263 pp. Cont. brds. w. red edges. (Brds. a bit worn, corners bumped).

SURVEYING -- SEMS, J. & J.P. DOU. Practijck des Lantmetens: Leerende alle rechte ende kromzydige Landen, Bosschen, Boomgaerden, ende andere velden meten, so wel met behulp des Quadrants, als sonder het selve. Verm. met hondert Geometrische Questien (...) d. S. Hansz. (Cardinael). (With:) Id. Van het gebruyck der geometrische instrumenten. Amst., J. Jansz. (n.d., c. 1645). 3 in 1 vol. 421, (3); 118 pp. w 2 title-engr., 7 engr. (6 fold.) & num. text-diagrams. Cont. vellum. (1 plate w. tear in margin, some dampstains).