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First edition Art history 1921 | Moderne Kunst in den Holländischen Privatsammlungen, Klinkhardt & Biermann Leipzig 1921, Van Munster's Uitgevers Maatschappij Amsterdam 1921, 88 pp. + 64 illustrations in black and white.

Huebner, Friedr. Markus. · 1920 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€43.60 ($48.06 | £36.37 | ¥7,671)

<strong>Modern art in private collection in The Netherlands. With 64 illustrations. </strong>Original half linen binding with some wear. 23 x 16 cm. Interior slightly evenly browned, further in good condition.Provenance: With handwritten autograph of Lou Strik.[NL] Beschrijving …

Female literature | David in twaalf boeken door Lucretia Wilhelmina van Merken, tweede druk Amsterdam Pieter Meijer 1768, [4] 395 [1] pp.

Van Merken, L. W. · 1769 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€245.25 ($270.31 | £204.61 | ¥43,152)

David (1769) by Lucretia van Merken is a religious epic poem that retells the biblical life of King David as a moral and spiritual exemplar, combining classical epic form with Enlightenment-era didacticism and Christian devotion. Most famous female author of the 18th century.Con…

First Edition, 1762, Female literature | Het Nut der Tegenspoeden, Brieven, en andere Gedichten, Amsterdam, Pieter Meijer, 1762, [10] 344 [4] pp.

Van Merken, L. W. · 1839 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€98.10 ($108.13 | £81.84 | ¥17,261)

First edition of Lucretia van Merken’s Het nut der tegenspoeden. Influential didactic poem that views life’s hardships as spiritually purifying and essential to understanding true happiness. The most famous female writer in the 18th century.Contemporary half leather binding with…

Rare poetry 1658 | Jan Vos: Dichtkunst, verzaamelt en uytgegeeven door J. v. D., Amsterdam Ian van Duisberg 1658, [8]+352+[32 Klucht van Oene] pp.

Vos, Jan (1612-1667) · 1612 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€463.25 ($510.59 | £386.48 | ¥81,509)

<strong>This theatre play is a 17th century Dutch farce in which the stupid Oene is tricked by his unfaithful wife and her lover through absurd ' magic'. and slapstick deception. The play humorously exposes themes of jealousy, marital infidelity and social foolishness in everyda…

Amsterdam spectacle theatre 1654 | Isaak de Vos: Klucht van de Moffin door Isaac de Vos, Amsterdam Dirck Cornelisz. Houthaeck 1657, [16] pp. With beautiful decorated paper binding.

Vos, Isaac de (1615-1670) · 1615 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€381.50 ($420.49 | £318.28 | ¥67,125)

Isaac de Vos was a 17th-century Dutch playwright from Amsterdam, best known for his lively farces kluchten that portrayed everyday city life with humor and satire. His Klucht van de Moffin typifies his style, using dialect and caricature to mock social tensions and foreign chara…

Rare poetry theatre 1667 | Jan Vos: Medea; Treurspel, Amsterdam Jacob Lescailje 1667, [10]+75 pp.

Vos, Jan (1612-1667) · 1854 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€490.50 ($540.63 | £409.21 | ¥86,304)

<strong>Spectacular Baroque tragedy that transforms the classical myth into a display of magic, violence, and theatrical innovation. It highlights 17th-century Dutch theatre’s fascination with visual spectacle over emotional subtlety. </strong>Later marbled hardcover binding wit…

Amsterdam spectacle theatre 1654 | Jan Vos: Beschryving der Vertooningen, (...) op de Vreede tusschen Engelandt en Neederlandt, 't Amsterdam op de Markt vertoont zijn, Amsterdam Jacob Lescailje 1654, [16] pp.

Vos, Jan (1612-1667) · 1612 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€163.50 ($180.21 | £136.40 | ¥28,768)

<strong>Poetic description of public allegorical pageants celebrating the peace between England (UK) and the Dutch Republic. By the famous Amsterdam writer Jan Vos. It reflects how 17th century Amsterdam used theatre, myth and spectacle to express civic pride, political power an…

Amsterdam spectacle theatre 1654 | Jan Vos: Beschryving der Vertooningen, (...) op de Vreede tusschen Engelandt en Neederlandt, 't Amsterdam op de Markt vertoont zijn, Amsterdam Jacob Lescailje 1654, [16] pp. With beautiful decorated paper binding.

Vos, Jan (1612-1667) · 1612 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€381.50 ($420.49 | £318.28 | ¥67,125)

<strong>Poetic description of public allegorical pageants celebrating the peace between England (UK) and the Dutch Republic. By the famous Amsterdam writer Jan Vos. It reflects how 17th century Amsterdam used theatre, myth and spectacle to express civic pride, political power an…

First edition poetry 1675 | Jan Zoet: D'uitsteekenste digt-kunstige werkken (...) door Een liefhebber der Neederduidsche digt-kunst [= J.C. ten Hoorn], Amsterdam, Jan Klaas ten Hoorn 1675, (10)+390 pp. BOUND WITH Hel en Hemel 1675, 62 pp. Oranjezaal Den Haag

Zoet, Jan · 1609 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€599.50 ($660.77 | £500.15 | ¥105,483)

<strong>Jan Zoet's poetry collected by the publisher Jan Klaas ten Hoorn after the death of Jan Zoet. With poetry on the paintings in the Orange room (Oranje Zaal) in Huis ten Bosch The Hague. Text in Dutch. </strong>Full contemporary vellum (soiled). Octavo edition, in -8. Comp…

History of women 1699 | Laurens van Zanten: Treur-Tooneel der doorluchtige vrouwen of op en ondergang der Vorstinnen en andere beruchte vrouwelijke personagien (...) en treffelykste vrouwen (...), Amsterdam Jan ten Hoorn 1699, [18]+192, [4]+128, [4]+159+[1, blank], [4]+198+[2 blank] pp. Misogyny in history.

Zanten, Laurens van · 1699 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€708.50 ($780.91 | £591.08 | ¥124,661)

<strong>Laurens van Zanten’s Treur-tooneel der Doorluchtige Vrouwen (Amsterdam, 1699) is a four-part collection of tragic biographies of illustrious women whose rise and downfall serve as moral exempla, richly illustrated with engravings by Jan Luyken. Text in Dutch. Early repor…

Rare theatre play 1656 | Klucht van de Bedroge Dromer gerijmt door Jan Wissingh, Amsterdam Jacob Vinckel 1656, 15 pp. First edition.

Wissingh, Jan · 1656 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€490.50 ($540.63 | £409.21 | ¥86,304)

<strong>Jan Wissingh’s “Farce of the Deceived Dreamer” (Amsterdam, 1656) is a short comic play in verse that mocks human gullibility and self-deception through the story of a foolish dreamer tricked by those around him, typical of Dutch 17th-century popular theatre. Very rare co…

Rare theatre play 1661 | Koning David herstelt. Treurspel [By I.V. Vondel], Amsterdam, Kornelis de Bruyn 1661, 54 pp.

Vondel, Joost van den. · 1661 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€76.30 ($84.10 | £63.66 | ¥13,425)

<strong>Vondel’s “King David Restored” (1661) dramatizes the repentant monarch’s return to power after Absalom’s rebellion, portraying divine mercy, paternal sorrow, and the moral renewal of a fallen ruler.</strong>No binding, book block loose, falling apart in 3 parts. Complete…

Rare theatre play 1661 | Jeftha of Offerbelofte. Treurspel [By I.V. Vondel], Amsterdam, Kornelis de Bruyn 1661, 63 pp.

Vondel, Joost van den. · 1661 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€76.30 ($84.10 | £63.66 | ¥13,425)

<strong>Vondel’s “Jephthah, or the Vow” (1661) is a biblical tragedy in which faith and paternal love collide when a warrior’s rash vow compels him to sacrifice his innocent daughter, exploring obedience, guilt, and divine justice.</strong>No binding, book block loose, falling a…

Rare theatre play 1671 | Joseph in Egypten. Treurspel [By I.V. Vondel], Amsterdam, Weduwe Jan Bouman 1671, 48 pp.

Vondel, Joost van den. · 1671 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€76.30 ($84.10 | £63.66 | ¥13,425)

<strong>Joost van den Vondel’s “Joseph in Egypt” (1671) is a late biblical tragedy portraying Joseph’s betrayal, temptation, and ultimate forgiveness as a meditation on divine providence, virtue, and reconciliation.</strong>No binding, book block loose, falling apart in 2 parts.…

Rare theatre play 1661 | Jerusalem verwoest, treurspel, Amsterdam Kornelis de Bruyn 1661, 64 pp.

Vondel, Joost van den. · 1661 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€76.30 ($84.10 | £63.66 | ¥13,425)

<strong>Joost van den Vondel’s tragedy “Jerusalem Destroyed” (1661) dramatizes the fall of Jerusalem to the Romans in 70 AD, portraying it as divine punishment for human pride and moral decay. </strong><strong>The play serves as both a biblical lamentation and a political-religi…

Rare biography 1699 | Het leven van Dirk Rafelsz Kamphuizen (Camphuysen), nooit voor dezen gedrukt. Hier voor is gevoegt het vaars van P. Rabus op Kamphuizens Geestelijke dichtkunde, Amsterdam 1699, 40 pp.

[RABUS, Petrus] · 1699 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€272.50 ($300.35 | £227.34 | ¥47,947)

<strong>This 1699 Amsterdam edition contains the first printed biography of the Dutch poet and theologian Dirk Rafelsz. Camphuysen, accompanied by a laudatory poem by Pieter Rabus celebrating Camphuysen’s spiritual poetry.</strong>Later decorated paper binding, with some light f…

Rare poem 1664 | Adams antwoordt, tegen Joost vanden Vondel, over Adam in ballingschap, Treurspel, Amsterdam Pieter Arentsz 1664, 8 pp.

Beelthouwer, Jan Pietersz. · 1664 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€98.10 ($108.13 | £81.84 | ¥17,261)

<strong>Beelthouwer’s text is a polemical reply challenging Vondel’s theological interpretation of Adam’s fall in Adam in Exile, arguing for a more rational and less doctrine-bound view of human nature. It reflects the broader 17th-century conflict between religious orthodoxy an…

Rare poem 1673 | Oorspronk van 's Lands ongevallen, Amsterdam Jan Rieuwertsz and Pieter Arentsz, 1673, 8 pp.

Antonides van der Goes, Jan. · 1672 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€98.10 ($108.13 | £81.84 | ¥17,261)

's Lands Ongevallen reflects how the Dutch Republic interpreted and emotionally processed the national crisis of 1672, the “Disaster Year” in which the country was invaded and nearly collapsed. It narrates of resilience, encouraging unity and moral strength in a moment of politi…

Rare Amsterdam poem 1650 | Pastorel bly-eyndend-spel, van Cloris en Philida, Amstelredam, printed by P.J. Slyp, 1634, [6]+98 pp. Complete copy with all 6 half page illustrations (some erotic) present.

Krul, Jan Hermansz. · 1601 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€463.25 ($510.59 | £386.48 | ¥81,509)

Cloris and Philida is a pastoral love play in which two shepherd lovers are briefly separated by jealousy and misunderstanding. In the end, honesty and affection restore harmony, and the couple is happily reunited. Complete copy with all 6 half page illustrations present and in …

Rare Amsterdam poem hybrid book 1650 | Diana bly-eyndend-spel, Amstelredam, printed by P.J. Slyp, 1634, [20]+80 pp. 2 missing leaves (4 pages) replaced by 17th century handwritten text. With 9 illustrations.

Krul, Jan Hermansz. · 1634 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€463.25 ($510.59 | £386.48 | ¥81,509)

<strong>A pastoral “happy-ending” play in which conflicts of love are resolved under the symbolic guidance of the chaste goddess Diana, reaffirming the ideal of sincere and virtuous affection. With as actors: Pallas, Apollo, Rey and Liefd'-Bloeyende. Page 13/14 and 19/20 [leaf D…