[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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