BOOKS IN DUTCH
BOOKS IN DUTCH
Greek–Dutch! — A Dictionary,
1822
Bergman, Jean Théodore. Handwoordenboek der Grieksche taal, volgens etymologische orde, ten dienste der scholen. Te Zutphen: H.C.A. Thieme, 1822.
8vo in 4s (22.5 cm, 8.8"). 2 vols. in 1. XXII, 532, [4], 533–996 pp. (pagination skips 305–08, text apparently uninterrupted).
Click any image where the hand appears onProvenance: Covers gilt-stamped “Gymnasium Velavicum.”
• Contemporary vellum-covered boards, covers framed in gilt rolls with gilt-stamped corner fleurons, spine with gilt-stamped bands and decorations within compartments; vellum chipped over spine extremities and showing moderate dust-soiling. Upper portion of front free endpaper excised; half-title crumpled, with inner and outer margins chipped. Pagination skips from 304 to 309, with signature complete and text apparently uninterrupted. Some edges and corners waterstained and a few lower margins inkstained, with occasional instances of edge chipping. Creasing to a handful of index leaves.
New Testament — “Old Catholic”Bible. N.T. Dutch. Verhulst. 1825. Het Nieuwe Testament van onzen heere Jesus Christus, vertaelt volgens de gemeyne Latynsche overzettinge ... Brussel: J.-B. Dupon, 1825. 12mo (17.2 cm, 6.75"). [6], 568 pp.
• Darlow and Moule 3369. Contemporary diced calf, spine tooled in blind, with gilt-stamped leather title-label; edges and joints rubbed, sides with minor abrasions, spine sunned. Front pastedown with traces of a now-absent bookplate. Some light foxing, mostly confined to first few leaves. Pp. 5/6 and 7/8 bound in out of order. One leaf with short tear from upper margin, touching a few letters; one leaf with upper outer corner torn away, with loss of two letters. All edges marbled.
A
Charming
Dutch
EMBLEM BookCats, J[acob]. Nuttelyck huys-boeck. Behelsende
eene bespiegeliing des 's mensche; waer in het leeven bestaet; waer door de doot
onderworpen is geworden.... Leyden: Hendrik van der Deyster, 1769. 12mo. [12],
321, [11] pp.; illus.
• Mottled sheep, round spine gilt extra. Small crack in top spine panel; gilt author/title label gone from one compartment, identifications now showing "in blind." Modest gilt tooling on covers. All edges carmine. Very good copy.
In
the Dutch National Library —
NOT Reported Elsewhere
(Chinoiserie).
Verhalen uit China. Met platen. Leiden: P.J. Trap (pr. by H.R. De Breuk), [ca.
1825–45]. 12mo (18.8 cm, 7.4"). vii, [1], 135 (lacking pp. 33/34 &
39/40), [1 (blank)] pp.; 5 col. plts. 
No
holdings of this book are listed by RLIN, OCLC, or NUC
Pre-1956; the only other copy we were able to find is held by the
Dutch national library.
• Not in Brinkman. Contemporary cartonné binding covered in decorative printed paper, shown above right; spine showing a small undarkened area where label is now lacking. Front joint tender. Lacking pp. 33/34 and 39/40; some signatures loosening. Pages with a very few small spots, otherwise clean and pleasing.
Rare
Dutch Poem
onWilliam
of Orange[Everwyn, Willem]. Hollandsche naklank, op d'Engelsche eergalm, van zyn koninklyke majesteit William. Amsterdam: Jan Rieuwertsz, [1689]. 4to (19.5 cm, 7.625"). A8; 15, [1 (blank)] pp.
• Sole edition of this rare Dutch poem on William III of England (a.k.a., William of Orange) who ascended the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland with his wife Mary II (née Stuart) in consequence of the Glorious Revolution that deposed Mary’s father, James II.
We were able to trace only one copy in the U.S. via OCLC, RLIN, and NUC Pre-1956, while STCN locates only one copy at the British Library.
• STCN 168904. Recent brown speckled wrappers. Closely trimmed in the bottom margin with loss of part of imprint and of guide words and signatures. Some spots of light browning and soiling. Rubber-stamp of a now-defunct library on title-page. Terse pencilled notations on title-page, and inked correction on p. 9.
Lexicographical Landmark — Seriously Polyglot! Minsheu, John. Minshaei emendatio, vel à mendis expurgatio, seu augmentatio sui ductoris in linguas, the guide into tongues. London: John Haviland, 1627. Folio (37.6 cm, 14.9"). [4] pp., 760 columns (numbering very erratic in last few leaves).
Click the interior images for enlargements. 
• STC (rev.) 17947; ESTC S121879; Allibone 1325; Vancil 165. On Minsheu, see: Dictionary of National Biography. Period-style morocco framed and panelled in gilt rolls with gilt-stamped corner fleurons, spine with original gilt-stamped leather title-label, gilt-ruled raised bands, and gilt-stamped decorations in compartments (signed by Grace Bindings in blind at inner area of rear cover, lower turn-in). Title-page institutionally rubber-stamped. Some age-toning and light to moderate spotting; one leaf with tear from outer margin into several lines of text, without loss; last leaf with small hole affecting a few words. (21047)
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