1875 - 3189 OLD and RARE BOOKS
76 1875 Aa P vander ed 
- Lacks 1 map and 5 plates; a few plates loose(ning) or w. closed tears; one vol. lacks general title; (sl.) yellowed. One vol. covers sl. warped.
= Cf. Tiele 5 and Cat. NHSM p.107. Contains travels of R. Harcourt (Guyana); A. Sharpey and R. Rowles; H. Middleton and N. Dounton; A. Hippon and P.W. Floris; J. Saris (East Indies); N. Clenard (Africa); J. Staden; J. Lerius; P. de Mendosa (Brazil); F. de Soto (Florida); J. de Castro (Middle East) and H. Benzo (West Indies).
76 1876 Adriani H 
76 1876 Adriani H 
- Occas. trifle (water)stained; partly cut sl. short in top margin (affecting running title).
= Pettegree/ Walsh 103; Belgica Typographica 7750. Rare.
BOUND WITH: Idem and Ferus, J. [= J. Wild]. Catholike Sermoonen oft verclaeringhen Op alle de H. Evangelien vande Sondagen en de heylige daghen vanden gheheelen iare, met de passie ons Heeren, naer het beschrijven vande vier Evangelisten. Ibid., idem, 1593, 3rd corr. ed., (8),238; (2),150; (2),164,(2)p., num. (occas. repeated) woodcut ills.
- Final few leaves sl. waterstained and trifle cut short.
= This edition not traced in Belgica Typographica and Pettegree/ Walsh; cf. Pettegree/ Walsh 100 (ed. 1592). Rare.
76/1877 Africa Hedendaagsche Historie of Tegenwoordige Staat van Afrika Waar in uitmunt de Beschryving van Barbarie Senegal Guinee de Kaap der Goede Hoop van de Kanarische Vlaamsche en Frans
- Libr. stamp on title-p.; occas. sl. foxed (not affecting maps and plate fine); bookplate on upper pastedown. Contents otherwise fine. Upper outer corners sl. rubbed.
= Mendelssohn II, p.502; not in Gay. Rare.
76 1878 Africa Le Vaillant F 
- Sl. soiled set; occas. (sl.) waterstained.
= Tiele 659 (erroneously calls for 6 vols.); cf. Mendelssohn I, p.889; cf. Gay 3118. Cox I, p.389: " (...) interesting as an account of South Africa at a time when comparatively little was known regarding its natural history and the Dutch settlers". Henze III, p.228: "Seine Werke fesselte durch lebhafte, flüssige Diktion und mußten Gemüter mächtig ansprechen, in denen noch Rousseausche Ideen nachklangen. Kein Reise-schriftsteller über Süd-Afrika hat größere Beachtung in west. Ausland gefunden als er."
76 1879 Africa Leo Africanus 
- Lacks first free endpaper; outer lower corner of title-p. torn off; preliminary leaves and first 5 quires trifle waterstained in upper blank margin. Lacks ties; vellum sl. creased. Otherwise fine.
= Partly legible old annot. dated 1696 and referring to "SS. Cosme et Damiani Mediolanae" on verso of title-p. The rare first Latin edition of this influential work on Africa. Adams L480; Playfair 50; Gay 258. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXVI.
76 1880 Africa Poiret J L M 
- Both vols. (sl.) waterstained towards the end; vol. 1 title-p. sl. waterstained and lacks htitle; scattered annots. in margin.
= Gay 463; Chadenat 663; cf. Kainbacher I, p.169 (German ed., 1789).
76 1881 Allestree R 
76 1881 Allestree R 
- Vaguely waterstained. Binding trifle rubbed along extremities. Bookplate on upper pastedown.
= Supralibros also stamped twice on title-p. (1x in gold and 1x in black). An early edition of this very populare work on the conduct expected of women.
76/1883 Almanacs d'Erven Stichters Comptoir Almanach Op 't Jaar onses Heeren Jesu Christi 1765 Voorzien met alle Jaar Paarden Beesten en Leer markten Als mede de Vacantien het varen der Tr
- Lacks the final leaf of quire A at the end; partly waterstained in margins; contents partly loose(ning).
= Interleaved copy with num. annotations in pen and black ink.
76/1884 Almanacs d'Erven Stichters Comptoir Almanach Op 't Schrikkel Jaar onses Heeren Jesu Christi 1796 Voorzien met alle de Jaar Paarden Beesten en Leer markten als mede de Vacantien he
- Hinges weak. Binding trifle warped; black sl. fading from both covers.
= An unused interleaved copy with an interesting binding showing symbols of the 1 year-old Batavian Republic. Second part titled: "Nationaale burger-wacht Almanach (..)." SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXVI.
76/1885 Almanacs Friesch comptoir almanach Op het Jaar onzes Heeren en Zalig makers Jesus Christus 1786 
- Spine-ends and overlapping flap of wallet binding severely worn.
= Interleaved copy, with at the end 24 blank leaves for annots., 4 of which are specially prepared w. ground bone for writing with a silver pointed pen (not present). Rare.
Lyste, waar in vertoont worden de Naamen, van de Ed. Groot Achtb. Heeren Regenten der Stadt Dordrecht: Mitsgaders van verscheide andere Collegie en Beampten, des Jaars 1786. Dordr., P. van Braam, (1785), 76,(10)p., contemp. green vellum wallet binding, sm. 8vo.
76 1886 Almanacs Königl Sächs allergnädigst privilegirter Meissnischer gemeinnütziger und unterhaldender Kalender für Stadt und Land für das Jahr 1812 
76 1886 Almanacs Königl Sächs allergnädigst privilegirter Meissnischer gemeinnütziger und unterhaldender Kalender für Stadt und Land für das Jahr 1812 
- Foxed; (library) stamps on title-p.; last part w. waterstain in upper outer corner.
= Rare. With Jahrbuch für Freunde des Angenehmen und Nützlichen. Als Anhang zu dem Meissner gemeinnützigen Kalender. With a woodcut illustration on divisional title showing people in Spanish costume and a bull fight. The folding plate shows historical events, i.a. Russians bringing their wares to the market in Leipsic in 1810, English goods destroyed, the birth of the son of Napoleon Bonaparte and Napoleon visiting Breda and having an audience with the local catholic and protestant clergy in Breda. With manuscript annotations in pen and ink in the margins of the calendar leaves, mostly biblical references.
76 1887 Almanacs Le petit favori ou ce qui plait aux Dames 
- Foot of spine dam.
= The central section contains: "souvenir ou dépositaire fidèle et discret" (an agenda in which to write appointments or notes which can be erased again on the special prepared blue paper).
76 1888 Almanacs Saeghman Gillis Joosten 
76 1888 Almanacs Saeghman Gillis Joosten 
76 1888 Almanacs Saeghman Gillis Joosten 
76 1888 Almanacs Saeghman Gillis Joosten 
- With stamp of seven arrows representing the Seven Provinces in red ink on title. Contents occas. sl. (water)stained. Small dam. spot at upper edge frontcover; vellum sl. soiled, a few sm. stains and wrinkled; lacks ties.
= Contains a rhyme in contemp. hand on each blank leaf with regards to the month of the year (mostly 4 lines) and some occas. entries. Very rare and early almanac. "Daarnaast bestonden er, blijkens leveranties en titeluitgaven, veel contacten tussen almanakkenuitgevers en lokale, (semi-)officiële instellingen. Het waren waarschijnlijk Broer Jansz' almanakken die omstreeks 1649 werden aangeschaft door het Collegium Medicum. Instellingen als het Sint Pieters Gasthuis en het Oudezijds Huiszittenhuis werden jaarlijks door Bouman en Saeghman bediend. Jan Jacobsz Bouman drukte titeluitgaven van zijn Comptoir almanach (4to) voor de (koopmans)beursknecht Isaac Calckoen en Gillis Joosten Saeghman voor zijn opvolgers Jacob van Campen en Gerrit Oonck. Beiden drukten titeluitgaven voor de weduwe en erven van Michiel Colijn en Hendrick Magnus, die voor de VOC werkten". (Salman p.253ff). No other copy known. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXVI.
76/1889 Almanacs Toiletten Kalender für Frauenzimmer 1799 
- Frontcover and first blanks loose; sl. foxed and fingersoiled; rather crude colouring. Binding heavily worn; silk over backcover partly worn off. Sold w.a.f.
BOUND WITH: Taschenbuch für Dichterfreunde. Ibid., idem, 1799, (2),36,(42)p.
- Lacks the plates called for on title-p.
76 1890 Almanacs Zeelands chronyk almanach voor 't Schrikkel Jaar 1787 Bevattende eene Beschryving der Provincie Zeeland Ten dienste der Jeugd gesteld in Vraagen en Antwoorden 
76 1890 Almanacs Zeelands chronyk almanach voor 't Schrikkel Jaar 1787 Bevattende eene Beschryving der Provincie Zeeland Ten dienste der Jeugd gesteld in Vraagen en Antwoorden 
- Bound upside-down. Nevertheless a very fine copy. Slipcase without upper half.
= One of a series of 15 yearly almanacs published between 1777-1791, with continuous pagination. Our copy in the deluxe binding for rich Zeeland citizens. Cat. almanakken (etc.) R.W.P. de Vries, no. 122; Nijhoff/ Van Hattum 349n; The Children's World of Learning 2703: "(...) on the one hand containing the usual almanac parts, (...) on the other hand offering a continuous and extensive chronicle of Zeeland, (...) especially intended to teach the children of Zeeland their regional history". SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXVII.
76/1891 Almanacs Freemasonry Nederlandsche Vry metzelaars almanach voor het jaar 1787 
- Very fine copy. = Extremely rare early freemasonry almanac.
76/1892 Almanacs Freemasonry Vry metselaars almanach voor het jaar 1807 
- Bookblock split. Joints split at spine-ends.
76 1893 Ameland Camminga S van 
76 1893 Ameland Camminga S van 
- Interleaved copy, partly w. old annots.; sl. fingersoiled; title-p. sl. frayed and w. some thin spots; pastedowns detached.
= From the early 15th to the late 17th century, the Frisian family Van Cammingha ruled over Ameland as a de facto sovereign mini-state. Very rare. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXVI.
76 1894 America La Fiteau J F 
76 1894 America La Fiteau J F 
- Lacks 3 plates (supplied in facsimile); final 3 lvs. mouldy in lower corner.
= The first Dutch edition (2nd unchanged ed. 1751). Tiele 637; Sabin 38598; Howes L22; Alden/ Landis 731/128; Muller 863; Lipperheide Mb 6.