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Rare legal book 1704 | De civile wetten in haer natuurlyke schicking, uit het Fransch vertaelt door A.D.R. eerste stuk, Rotterdam, Barent Bos, 1704, (36)+671+(1) pp.

Rochefort, Abraham de. · 1704 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€490.50 ($540.63 | £409.21 | ¥86,304)

The civil laws in their natural arrangement, translated from the French, and so rendered by remarks, as otherwise, on the laws and customs of these countries. First piece dated 1704.Jean Domat (1625-96), French jurist & intimate of Pascal, brought together in one system the …

Patriotism, patriotten 1785 | De eigenbaat, Amsterdam Martinus de Bruyn, tweede druk, 1785, 31 pp.

1785 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€43.60 ($48.06 | £36.37 | ¥7,671)

Sewn with original rope, no binding. Patriotic verse by preacher Bernardus de Bosch. Second edition. With frontispice of Reinier Vinkeles. after J. Buys.[NL] Titelpagina voor het patriotse vers getiteld: De Eigenbaat, 1785. Allegorische voorstelling van een bos waarin de personi…

Patriotism, patriotten 1784 First Edition | De eigenbaat, te bekomen in Nederland bij alle Patriotsche boekverkoopers, [1784], 31 pp.

1784 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€98.10 ($108.13 | £81.84 | ¥17,261)

Sewn with original rope, no binding. Patriotic verse by preacher Bernardus de Bosch. First edition from 1784. With frontispice of Reinier Vinkeles. after J. Buys.[NL] Titelpagina voor het patriotse vers getiteld: De Eigenbaat, 1784. Allegorische voorstelling van een bos waarin d…

First edition Carnival theatre play 1708 | Boerekermis. Quantum est in rebus inane! Amsterdam, Samuel Halma, 1708, 67 [1] pp.

Rotgans, Lucas · 1654 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€245.25 ($270.31 | £204.61 | ¥43,152)

One of Lucas Rotgans’ most vivid works: a lively 1,352-line satirical panorama of a Dutch country fair at Maarsseveen, filled with drinking, dancing, courtship and fighting. Boerekermis is a literary counterpart to the exuberant peasant and tavern scenes of Dutch Golden Age pain…

Heraldry engraved coat of arms [1773?] Armoiries des familles des Pays-Bas (Paijs-Bas) Autrichiens auxquelles sa maj. l'imperatrice reine à accordé des marques d'honneur et de noblesse depuis l'an 1741 jusqu'en 1762 (...), Brussel, l'auteur quay au soin, [1763?], [1]+9+[10] pp.

Rue, Louis Felix de la · 1741 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€490.50 ($540.63 | £409.21 | ¥86,304)

Rare 18th-century engraved armorial illustrating 216 coats of arms of families ennobled or honoured by Empress Maria Theresa in the Austrian Netherlands between 1741 and 1762.Decorated paper cover. 19 x 12 cm. Full title: Armoiries des familles des Pays-Bas autrichiens auxquelle…

First edition Indonesia 1900 | Java et ses habitants, Paris, Armand Colin et Cie, 1900, xviii, 375 pp. From the missionary library "Bibliotheek Zendingsstudie Raad"

Chailley-Bert, Joseph. · 1854 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€32.70 ($36.04 | £27.28 | ¥5,754)

Important French study of colonial Java by Joseph Chailley-Bert, based on his travels through the Dutch East Indies and offering a detailed analysis of Javanese society, colonial administration, the economy, education, and the position of the Chinese community. Published at the …

[Epitome Rerum Romanum] 1662 | L.A. Florus cum integris Cl. Salmasii et Variorum notis quas omnes multis in locis auxit Rutg Hermannides, accessit et L. Ampelius ex Bibliotheca Cl. Salmasii, Neomagi (=Nijmegen) Andraeae ab Hoogenhuysen 1662, 6+(8)+(6)+616 (p. 610 and 611 wrongly numbered as 562 and 563)+ (128 Index) pp. Schoolprize binding Zaltbommel.

Florus, Publius Annius (Annaeus). · 1588 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€327.00 ($360.42 | £272.81 | ¥57,536)

Famous schoolbook in the 17th century by Roman historian Florus. Short overview of Roman military history. Epitome Rerum Romanum is often used for the work of Florus as it is a retoric short summary of the Roman History. Text in Latin.Full vellum binding, ocatavo edition, 8vo. P…

Greek literature 1815 | Xenopho?ntos ta so?zomena. Xenophontis quae extant, Sumtibus Librariae Hahnianae, Lipsiae 1815, Complete set of 6 volumes. 800+722+592+346+392+563 pp.

Xenophon, Schneider, Johann Gottlob. · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€294.30 ($324.38 | £245.53 | ¥51,782)

6 Volumes set of the literature of Xenophon, delivered by Johann Gottlob Schneider.Titlepage in Greek and Roman letters. With the portrait of Xenophon by Geyser after Barbier. Full Greek text with explications in Latin underneath.Half leather bindings with some wear but still at…

Private press signed by Schinkel presented to Holtrop 1856 | Nadere bijzonderheden betrekkelijk Constantijn Huygens en zijne familie 2e stuk, z.pl. 1856, 43 pp. Limited edition of 125 copies. Signed by the author.

Schinkel, A.D. · 1806 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€76.30 ($84.10 | £63.66 | ¥13,425)

Presentation copy from the author to J.W. Holtrop (1806–1870), librarian of the Royal Library at The Hague and one of the foremost nineteenth-century bibliographers of early Netherlandish printing, inscribed by Schinkel on the front flyleaf: ‘Aan mijn vriend J.W. Holtrop. A.D. S…

[Antique print, engraving, Bible, ca. 1652] Christus en de Centurio (Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti / Royal Bible), published ca. 1652, 1 p.

after Nicolaas de Bruyn (1571-1656), published by Claes Jansz. Visscher (1587-1652), and Nicolaes Visscher I (1618-1679) · 1652 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€242.00 ($266.73 | £201.89 | ¥42,580)

Christ healing the centurion's servant; Jesus Christ and the centurion's servant at right, surrounded by trees and several figures, a large castle in right background; after Nicolaas de Bruyn; from a series of 130 engravings (plus title-page) forming a Picture Bible.View of a si…

Music engravings ca 1800 | Convolute Plusieurs Airs: Journal de la Haye, Journal d'Amsterdam, 23 songs with engraved music sheets in French language, 2 songs in Dutch, Hummel La Haye and W.C. Nolting Kalverstraat Amsterdam, ca 1790, 49 pp.

[Engraved music sheets] · 1785 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€436.00 ($480.56 | £363.74 | ¥76,715)

An uncommon contemporary sammelband of the Journal de La Haye and Journal d'Amsterdam, two of the earliest Dutch musical periodicals, containing engraved sheet music and song texts from popular French opéras-comiques alongside Dutch songs, issued in separate instalments by Humme…

Antique print, engraving I Greek Leda, published ca. 1730, 1 p.

Unknown artist. · 1734 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€145.20 ($160.04 | £121.14 | ¥25,548)

Full-length view on the statue of Leda, now in the Uffizi in Florence. The result of a donation from Cardinal Cesi to Francesco I de' Medici, the statue arrived in the Gallery at the end of the sixteenth century. The head of the statue, although ancient, does not appear to belon…

Theater Peepshow, ca 1730-1756 | Paper Theater or Diorama, made up of five sheets representing a hunting scene. This scene is titled 'The shooting', ' De jacht'.

[Paper theatre] · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€545.00 ($600.70 | £454.68 | ¥95,893)

Paper theater, toy theatre or diorama, made up out of several sheets representing different scenes. Together they form a three-dimensional view. Windows have been cut into the individual sheets to reveal details of the scene. The prints have been hand colored. Etchings and water…

[Antique title page, 1718-1740] COMOEDIA VETUS of BOOTSMANS PRAATJE Door Eenige Aentekeninge opgeheldert en vermeerdert, published ca. 1718/1740, 1 p.

1612 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€60.50 ($66.68 | £50.47 | ¥10,645)

Engraved frontispiece of an eighteenth century edition of the political pamphlet 'Comoedia Vetus'. Though anonymously published, it is commonly accepted that the author was Willem Meerman (?-1612), a seafaring man.First published in 1612, the year that Meerman embarked on a voya…

Travel book Italy and Holland 1775 | Voyages d’Italie et de Hollande. 2 dln. in 1 bd. Parijs: Veuve Duchesne, 1775.

Coyer, abbé Gabriel François · 1763 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€817.50 ($901.05 | £682.02 | ¥143,840)

Full leather binding with decorated spine in gold. Hinges weak.17 x 11 cm.A small hole in the middle of the titlepage and the three pages thereafter. The book is a report of a travel in Italy in 1763 and 1764. It displays the Italian politics, Italian people and characters, the …

Rare literature Leiden 1630 | I. Bodecheers Benninghs Leydsche Oorlofdaghen of Nederduytsche gedichten, Amsterdam Iacob Aertsz. Colom 1630, (16)+169 pp. First edition. Complete copy. Quarto, 4º.

Bodecheer Benningh, Johan. · 1740 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€926.50 ($1,021.19 | £772.96 | ¥163,019)

Contemporary parchment binding, good copy. With vintage sticker on the front with the number 1740. On the spine the text: Benninghs Leydsche Oorlof daghen. Titlepage with vignet. Text in Dutch. Interior in good condition, only some very minor foxing on some of the pages. Good co…

Classic literature 1667 | [Opera] (=De XII Caesaribus, the twelve Caesars) by C. Suetonius Tranquilius; annotated by J. Schild, 4th edition (editio Quarta), Lugd. Batav. and Roterod., ex off. Hackiana, 1667, 845 pp. With 12 engravings of portraits of the Caesars: Ceasar, Augustus etc.

C. Suetonius Tranquillus/ J. Schild · 1667 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€327.00 ($360.42 | £272.81 | ¥57,536)

Classic overview of the lives of the Twelve Caesars, in the edition dated 1667. Twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire during the Principate. Text in Latin. With dedication to Constantijn Huygens and engraved portraits of Julius Ceasar,…

Trompe L'oeil 1783 | Smits, Jan (Johannes). Trompe-l’oeil with a view of the village of Ruinen, surrounded by books, prints and ephemera. [Gouda], 1783. Original pen-and-ink, grey wash and watercolour drawing on paper.

Smits, Jan (Johannes). · 1783 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€490.50 ($540.63 | £409.21 | ¥86,304)

Exceptional Dutch trompe-l’oeil drawing dated 1783 by Jan (Johannes) Smits, a gold- and silversmith from Gouda. At its centre is an early topographical view of Ruinen in Drenthe, surrounded by illusionistically arranged books, prints, almanacs and contemporary ephemera, includin…

Science ca 1772 | Chapters physique and mechanique from the 4° edition of the Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Recueil de planches sur la Physique et la Mécanique. Parijs, Briasson, David, Le Breton & Durand, ca. 1762–1772, 21+1 pages text (24 plates Physique+ 6 plates Mechanique).

Diderot en d'Alembert; · 1751 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€218.00 ($240.28 | £181.87 | ¥38,357)

Original "Physique et Mécanique" plate section from Diderot and d'Alembert's Encyclopédie, the greatest publishing achievement of the Enlightenment. Richly illustrated with 25 engraved plates, including a folding comparative thermometer chart, the volume documents eighteenth-cen…

Poetry pastoral theatre play 1671 | Le Berger fidelle traduit de l' Italien de Guarini en vers Francois, A Cologne chez Pierre du Marteau, 1671, [19]+573 pp. Text in French and Italien, 5 engravings by Abraham Blooteling.

Guarini, Giovanni Battista. · 1671 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€272.50 ($300.35 | £227.34 | ¥47,947)

<b>Good copy of the poetical works of Giovanni Battista Guarini. Published in Keulen (Cologne) in 1671 = most likely Leiden Hackii </b><b>[C. &amp; P. Hackius] (</b><b>Willems). Bilingual edition with the original Italian text next to the translated French text. The pastoral poe…