[Rarebooks] FS: Emblem Book: Spinniker, 1758

Charles Agvent agvent at erols.com
Tue Sep 4 12:32:45 EDT 2007


One of a half dozen or so emblem books in our inventory:

[EMBLEM BOOK] SPINNIKER, Adriaan VERVOLG DER LEERZAAME ZINNEBELDEN, 
SPIEGEL DER BOETVAARDIGHEID EN GENADE EN EENIGE STICHTELYKE GEZANGEN.
Jan Bosch Haarlem 1758.  Small quarto (6" x 7-3/4") bound in 
contemporary embossed vellum.  First published in 1714 in octavo with 
the Second Edition published in quarto in 1757, both with more 
engravings than this edition which contains 34 beautiful half-page 
engravings in addition to the engraving on the title page and an 
additional engraved title page by Van der Vinne and Philips.  Superb 
copy of this handsome book.   $1000.00
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