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Arguments against the generally accepted opinions about sciences and arts View picture(s) 1 AGRIPPA VON NETTESHEIM, Heinrich Cornelis. Van de onzeekerheyd ende ydelheyd der weetenschappen en konsten. Leerende met goedt en vast bewijs redeneeren tegen 't gemeen gevoelen in menigderleye zaken. Uit Latijn in Hollantsch overgezet; Door I. Oudaen, 1650. Haarlem, Thomas Fonteyn, for Jacob Aertsz. Colom, 1651. 8vo. Contemporary vellum. With richly engraved frontispiece, and author's portrait by R. à Persyn after C. Saftleven. [24], 610 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Art  Courtesy Books  Education  Science  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Classic on Dutch table manners View picture(s) 2 ALKEMADE, Cornelis van, and Pieter van der SCHELLING. Nederlands displegtigheden, vertoonende de plegtige gebruiken aan den dis, in het houden van maaltyden, en het drinken der gezondheden, onder de oude Batavieren, en vorsten, graaven, edelen, en ander ingezetenen der Nederlanden, weleer gebruykelyk, nevens den oorsprongk dezer gewoonten, en der zelver overeenkomst met die van andere volken. Eerste - Tweede deel. IDEM. Nederlands displegtigheden, vertoonende het gebruik, en misbruik aan den dis ... nevens de oorzaaken dezer misbruiken; de wetten, en middelen daar tegen; en derzelver overeenkomst met die der andere volken; volgens de geschiedenissen; en godgeleerdheid, en zedekunde; en regtsgeleerdheid, en staatkunde. Derde deel. Rotterdam, Philippus Losel, 1731-1735. 3 vols. 8vo. Contemporary vellum. With engraved allegorical frontispiece by F. van Bleyswyck in the first two volumes, full-page engraved plate of a medal for a 50-years marriage in the first volume, 11 engraved plates, of which 6 folding, showing drinking horns, cups and glasses in the second volume, and 3 folding engraved plates in the third vol. of drinking cups in the form of Spinola and of the citadel of Leyden, and a drinking glass with a round ball with a silver bell instead of a foot, thus to ring when the glass was empty but not being able to ever set it down, all by F. van Bleyswyck. (136), 562; (4), 557, (61); (90), 612, (54) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Courtesy Books  Gastronomy  History  Literature  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Splendid ployglot Bodoni printing View picture(s) 3 FRANÇOIS DE NEUFCHATEAU, Nicolas Louis Comte. Conseils d'un pere a son fils, imités des vers que Muret a écrits en Latin pour l'usage de son neveu. Parma, Imprimé par Bodoni, 1801. Sm.8vo. Contemp. vellum with red title-label, red painted edges. (4), 46 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Bodoni  Children's Books  Courtesy Books  Education  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Rare first Dutch edition of a very popular educational work by the Spanish author Fra Antonio Guevara. View picture(s) 4 GUEVARA, Anthonio de. Urundtlicke ghemeene sendtbrieven van Don Anthonio de Guevara, bisschop van Modonnedo,... Nu eerst uten Spaenschen tale in Nederlantschen sprake overgheset door Cornelis van Beresteyn. Delft, Aelbert Henricz, 1583. 8vo. Later half vellum with title in ink on spine and stamp on label with on front cover. Title page with woodcut ornamental borders, woodcut front and endpieces, woodcut initials. 204 ff. (A-2B8 2 C10, -2C8-10 (blanks)). Full description >> Related Subjects: Courtesy Books  Dutch  Education  Law  Spain  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Poetry in praise of education View picture(s) 5 LAFARGUE, Étienne DE. Poëme sur l'éducation, dédié à M. Le Comte Charles, Fils de M. Le Duc de Luynes. Paris, Chez Guillot, Librairie de Monsieur, 1788. Sm.8vo. Contemp. green morocco, spine gilt with red title-label and decorated with charming small gilt harpsichords, with gilt triple fillet borders on sides with small gilt flowers at the four corners, gilt binding edges, g.e. With full-page engraved plate showing a young boy studying at home with his private tutor and his father watching, 4  finely engraved headings for each stanza of the educational poem, and several charming woodcut tail-pieces to the added fables and miscellaneous poetry. (4), XVIII, 135, (9) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Courtesy Books  Education  Fable Books  French  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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On greatness of character View picture(s) 6 MARMONTEL, [Jean-François]. Bélisaire. London, 1780. 12mo. Contemp. marbled calf, spine richly gilt, with triple gilt fillet borders on sides, g.e. With engraved frontispiece showing an aged and blind Belisarius led by a boy, and 3 full-page engraved plates. (4), 314 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Children's Books  Courtesy Books  Dutch  Education  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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How to become an enlightened ruler View picture(s) 7 MIRABEAU, [Honoré Gabriel Victor RIQUETI] Comte DE. Conseils a un jeune Prince, qui sent la nécessité de refaire son éducation, et lettre remise à Frédéric-Guillaume  II, Roi régnant de Prusse, le jour de son avénement au thrône. (No place), 1787-1788. 2 parts in 1 vol. Sm.8vo. Contemp. marbled calf, spine gilt with red title-label, red painted edges. With woodcut vignette on title of the first work and some woodcut vignettes in text. (6), 88; 84 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Courtesy Books  French  Royalty  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The forbidden feelings of John Buncle, Esq. View picture(s) 8 [AMORY, Thomas]. Het leven, de aanmerkingen en gevoelens van Johan Bonkel, benevens het leven van verscheidene merkwaardige vrouwen. Eerst uit het Engelsch in het Hoogduitsch; met bijgevoegde aanmerkingen en gevoelens, en nu in het Nederduitsch vertaald; door J.H. Munnikhuizen. 's Grav., J.H. Munnikhuizen, C. Plaat, 1778-1779. 4 vols. 8vo. Later half vellum, uncut. With 16 full-page engraved plates by B. de Bakker after D. Chodowiecki. VIII, 436; 476; 444; 349 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Courtesy Books  Dutch  Forbidden Books  Popular Books  Theology  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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How to behave well View picture(s) 9 [CHILDREN'S BOOKS]. De wellevendheid in afbeeldingen.- La civilité, en estampes. Turnhout, Glénisson, Van Genechten, (ca. 1830). Oblong small 8vo. Original lithographed wrappers. With 11 lithographed plates, all beautiful coloured by hand, showing scenes of children's good and bad behaviour. 22 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 19th Century  Courtesy Books  Illustrated Books  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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How to keep your good name View picture(s) 10 [COURTESY BOOK]. Den spiegel der jonckheyt dienende voor alle Jonckheyt, d'Eerbaerheyt en Deught beminnende tot eenen Spiegel, Daer sy in siende, moghen leeren hoe sy hun selven behooren te houden in hun inwendigh gemoet, in hun uytwendigh gaen, staen, kleedinge,  spreken, eten, ende alle ander gelaet. Rethorijck gemaeckt by H.A.  Van nieuws oversien ende verbetert. Antwerp, Joannes Petrus Willemsens, (ca. 1766). 4to. Contemp. blank overlapping wrappers. With woodcut on title and large woodcut vignette at the end. 79, (1) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Arithmetics  Children's Books  Courtesy Books  Dutch  Education  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Four popular works, erotic as well as occult, bound contemporarily in one volume View picture(s) 11 [COURTIN, Antoine DE]. Traité de la jalousie, ou moyens d'entretenir la paix dans le marriage. Jouxte la copie imprimée. Paris (= Utrecht), Helie Josset (= Elzevier), 1682. 12mo. Contemporary calf. With fine engraved frontispiece by Romeyn de Hooghe. (12), 168, (8) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Courtesy Books  Erotica  Literature  Occult  Occult Sciences  Popular Books  Women  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Famous letters, full of contemporary news and gossip on the city of Utrecht View picture(s) 12 [DUNOYER, Anne-Marguerite PETIT]. Lettres historiques et galantes, de deux dames de condition, dont l'une étoit à Paris, & l'autre en Province. Ouvrage curieux. Où l'on trouve les plans & la description de la ville d'Utrecht; une rélation de  ce qui s'y est passé de plus particulier pendant la  tenuë du congrès; avec les armes de tous les ambassadeurs. Cologne (= Amsterdam), Pierre Marteau, 1713. Small 8vo. Original vellum. With woodcut publisher's monogram on title, richly  engraved allegorical frontispiece, folding plan and folding view of Utrecht, and 12 full-page engraved plates with the coats-of-arms of the delegates to the Peace Conference, held at Utrecht in 1713. (12), 468 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Courtesy Books  Erotica  Politics  Popular Books  Utrecht  Women  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The Golden Book of Marcus Aurelius translated into Dutch by the poet Cornelis van Beresteyn View picture(s) 13 [GUEVARA, Antonio]. T' gulden Boeck Van het leven ende Seynd-brieven van den welsprekenden Orateur ende keyser Marcus Aurelius, inde welcke veel schoone leeringhen ende sententien begrepen sijn, seer nut ende bequaem allen menschen. Eerste gedruckt t' Antwerpen by Ameet Tavenier. Nu wederom herdruckt. Amsterdam, Jacob Peetersz. Paets, 1612. Sm.8vo. Contemp. vellum. With woodcut ornamental vignette on title, title set within ornamental woodcut borders, and a charming grotesque woodcut tail-piece at the end of the preliminaries. 226, (2) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: Courtesy Books  Literature  Popular Books  Schoolbooks  Spain  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Whether it is wise to marry View picture(s) 14 [SWEERTS, Hieronymus]. De tien vermakelikheden des houwelyks. Spotsgewijze  beschreven door Hippolytus de Vrye, weduwnaar. Nevens  Het Huw'lijks Doolhof, van I. de Mol, en een Bericht, of 't raadsaam is te trouwen. Den tweeden druk. Vermeerdert, verbetert, en met nieuwe kopere platen verçiert. Amsterdam, Hier. Sweerts, 1678. 2 parts in 1 vol. 12mo. Old boards. With richly engraved allegorical frontispiece, and 10 full-page engraved plates in the main work. 172; 48 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Courtesy Books  Dutch  Erotica  Popular Books  Women  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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