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Collected poems of the most important Dutch poet of the 18th century, beautifully and uniformly bound by the 'Three acorn bindery in Amsterdam

POOT, Hubert Kornelisz.
Gedichten.

Titles printed in red and black, vol. 1 with allegorical engraved frontispiece by F. Bleyswyk, engraved title vignettes (the same for vols. 1-2, engraved by J.C. Phillips, dated 1734, for vol. 3), full-page portrait of Poot by J.Houbraken, two armorial head-pieces by J. Coster (vol. 2) and J.C. Philips, dated 1734 (vol. 3) for the dedications, 8 full-page engraved allegorical half-titles for the various kinds of poetry by F. Bleeyswyk in vol. 1, repeated in vol. 2, 25 engraved head pieces illustrating various poems partly by F. Bleyswyk, partly in cartouches in vol. 1, woodcut head- and end-pieces and initials.

Titles printed in red and black, vol. 1 with allegorical engraved frontispiece by F. Bleyswyk, engraved title vignettes (the same for vols. 1-2, engraved by J.C. Phillips, dated 1734, for vol. 3), full-page portrait of Poot by J.Houbraken, two armorial head-pieces by J. Coster (vol. 2) and J.C. Philips, dated 1734 (vol. 3) for the dedications, 8 full-page engraved allegorical half-titles for the various kinds of poetry by F. Bleeyswyk in vol. 1, repeated in vol. 2, 25 engraved head pieces illustrating various poems partly by F. Bleyswyk, partly in cartouches in vol. 1, woodcut head- and end-pieces and initials.

Titles printed in red and black, vol. 1 with allegorical engraved frontispiece by F. Bleyswyk, engraved title vignettes (the same for vols. 1-2, engraved by J.C. Phillips, dated 1734, for vol. 3), full-page portrait of Poot by J.Houbraken, two armorial head-pieces by J. Coster (vol. 2) and J.C. Philips, dated 1734 (vol. 3) for the dedications, 8 full-page engraved allegorical half-titles for the various kinds of poetry by F. Bleeyswyk in vol. 1, repeated in vol. 2, 25 engraved head pieces illustrating various poems partly by F. Bleyswyk, partly in cartouches in vol. 1, woodcut head- and end-pieces and initials.

Titles printed in red and black, vol. 1 with allegorical engraved frontispiece by F. Bleyswyk, engraved title vignettes (the same for vols. 1-2, engraved by J.C. Phillips, dated 1734, for vol. 3), full-page portrait of Poot by J.Houbraken, two armorial head-pieces by J. Coster (vol. 2) and J.C. Philips, dated 1734 (vol. 3) for the dedications, 8 full-page engraved allegorical half-titles for the various kinds of poetry by F. Bleeyswyk in vol. 1, repeated in vol. 2, 25 engraved head pieces illustrating various poems partly by F. Bleyswyk, partly in cartouches in vol. 1, woodcut head- and end-pieces and initials.

Titles printed in red and black, vol. 1 with allegorical engraved frontispiece by F. Bleyswyk, engraved title vignettes (the same for vols. 1-2, engraved by J.C. Phillips, dated 1734, for vol. 3), full-page portrait of Poot by J.Houbraken, two armorial head-pieces by J. Coster (vol. 2) and J.C. Philips, dated 1734 (vol. 3) for the dedications, 8 full-page engraved allegorical half-titles for the various kinds of poetry by F. Bleeyswyk in vol. 1, repeated in vol. 2, 25 engraved head pieces illustrating various poems partly by F. Bleyswyk, partly in cartouches in vol. 1, woodcut head- and end-pieces and initials.



Delft, Reinier Boitet, 1722-1747. 3 vols. 4to. Uniformly bound in slightly later (ca. 1760-80) mottled calf, sides gilt tooled with 2-line fillets and floral border along the edges, floral lozenge-shaped centre piece within a Rococo frame of two lines with corner pieces, pine gilt in compartments with red title label lettered in gold, gilt binding edges, sprinkled edges, marbled endpapers, executed by the 'Three acorn Bindery' at Amsterdam. Titles printed in red and black, vol. 1 with allegorical engraved frontispiece by F. Bleyswyk, engraved title vignettes (the same for vols. 1-2, engraved by J.C. Phillips, dated 1734, for vol. 3), full-page portrait of Poot by J.Houbraken, two armorial head-pieces by J. Coster (vol. 2) and J.C. Philips, dated 1734 (vol. 3) for the dedications, 8 full-page engraved allegorical half-titles for the various kinds of poetry by F. Bleeyswyk in vol. 1, repeated in vol. 2, 25 engraved head pieces illustrating various poems partly by F. Bleyswyk, partly in cartouches in vol. 1, woodcut head- and end-pieces and initials. (20), 444, (4); (24), 448, (8); (14), 61, (3), 164, (2), 165-268 pp.

First edition of the collected poems by Hubert Korneliszoon Poot (1689-1733) the most celebrated Dutch poet of the eighteenth century. The last volume: Vervolg, of derde en leste deel der Gedichten ... in the second re-issue (the first issue had appeared in 1735).
The first edition of Poot's poems which were available at that time, appeared in 1716, followed by a second issue  with a new title in 1718. These editions soon became an overwhelming success, primarily because of the nineteen love songs which were included. Some of them became 'classics' of the Dutch eighteenth-century literature. Apart from the wedding poems, funeral songs, religious poems, etc., especially the poems on poetry and poethood are very well-known.
Vol. 1: after the half-title, frontispiece, title, dedication to Adriaan Swalmius, the 'Berecht aen den lezer' by Poot, dated Abtswoud, 10 October 1721, laudatory poems by D. van Hoogstraten and Joan de Haes, follow Poot's poems divided in 'Voorzangen' (pp. 1-12), 'Bybelstoffen' (pp. 13-100), 'Geboorte dichten' (pp. 101-125), 'Minne-dichten' (pp. 126-190), 'Bruiloft-dichten' (pp. 191-230), 'Lyk- en grafdichten' (pp. 231-264), 'Lofdichten' (pp. 265-304), and 'Mengeldichten' (pp. 305-444).
Vol. 2: after the half-title, title, dedication to Willem Vlaerdingerwout by Poot, dated Abtswoud, 4 November 1727, 'Aen den lezer' by Poot, contents and errata, follow Poot's poems divided in 'Brieven' (pp. 1-96), 'Veltzangen' (pp. 97-144), 'Geboorte-dichten' (pp. 145-186), 'Bruiloftdichten' (pp. 187-272), 'Lyk- en Grafdichten' (pp. 273-320), 'Lofdichten' (321-354), and 'Mengeldichten' (pp. 355-448).
Vol. 3: after the half-title, title, dedication to Mr. Diderik van Bleyswyk by Reinier Boitet, 'D'uitgever aen den lezer', dated The Hague, 19 November 1734,  'Het leven van Hubert Korneliszoon Poot', a biography of the author by J. Spex (pp. 1-61), 'Lykklagt over Hubert Korneliszoon Poot' ((3) pp.), follow the 'Vervolg der gedichten van H.K. Poot' (pp. 1-164, and the 'Lyk- en grafdichten op H.K. Poot' (elegies on Poot), including elegies by J.A. van Kinschot, D. van Bleyswyk, A. Hoogvliet, D. Smits, Willem van der Pot, and the publisher Reinier Boitet (pp. 165-268).

What makes this set so attractive is the way these volumes are bound by a bindery that could be identified as the so-called 'Three Acorn Bindery' at Amsterdam. This bindery was active between ca. 1760 and 1780, working for the Stadtholder, the famous Haarlem publishing House Enschede and an anonymous book collector who can be related to Pieter van Damme.

Very nice uniformly bound set.
NNBW I, cols. 1440-1; for the bindings: J. Storm van Leeuwen, Dutch decorated bookbinding in the Eighteenth century I, pp. 599-612 (roll VII, tools 16, 20, 28, 34 and 72; centre piece: fig. 195 (p. 602),

Related Subjects: 18th Century  Dutch  Poetry 

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