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Hungarian warriors and Spanish priests

[CHILDREN'S BOOKS].
Nuttige en vervrolijkende tijdkorter voor de Nederlandsche Jeugd; bevattende, Eene verzameling van leerzame vertellingen, gedichtjes, raadsels, charades, beschrijvingen van landen en volken, enz. Onder de zinspreuk: De Leerzaamheid is de Moeder der Weetenschappen.

With woodcut vignette on title, and 8 full-page engraved plates, showing costumes and professions, all beautifully coloured by hand.

With woodcut vignette on title, and 8 full-page engraved plates, showing costumes and professions, all beautifully coloured by hand.

With woodcut vignette on title, and 8 full-page engraved plates, showing costumes and professions, all beautifully coloured by hand.

With woodcut vignette on title, and 8 full-page engraved plates, showing costumes and professions, all beautifully coloured by hand.

With woodcut vignette on title, and 8 full-page engraved plates, showing costumes and professions, all beautifully coloured by hand.



Amst., J.B. Elwe, 1804. Sm.8vo. Mod. boards. With woodcut vignette on title, and 8 full-page engraved plates, showing costumes and professions, all beautifully coloured by hand. 64 pp.

First edition of a beautifully illustrated reading book containing short stories, poems, proverbs, charades, riddles, etc. Each chapter is followed by a moral lesson. The fine engraved plates with large and beautifully adorned figures depict a comedian, a Spanish priest, Admiral Opdam, a pretty young girl, a Hungarian warrior, a beautiful lady, an Italian musician, and a dancer. They all are finely handcoloured.

Fine copy.- (Recased with new endpapers, frontcover loose; title soiled, with erased library-stamp on top margin; verso last leaf soiled, with old owner's ms. entry; inside very fine).
De Koning 408; Waller 1696 (2nd ed. of 1810); Van Rijn 798 (idem).

Related Subjects: 19th Century  Children's Books  Dutch 

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