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One of the earliest editions of a famous songbook

[SONGBOOK]. 't Groot Hoorns, Enkhuyser en Alkmaerder liede-boeck, versiert met veel mooye bruylofts-liedekens en gesangen.
Amsterdam, Pieter van Ryschooten, 1702. 32mo. With a woodcut illustration on the title page, a full-page woodcut illustration on the verso of the title page, and musical annotation. Contemporary gold-tooled calf with a clasp. 310, [10] pp. Full description
€ 1,250
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Unrecorded issue of one of the most popular Dutch songbooks

[SONGBOOK]. 't Nieuw groot Hoorns lied-boekje, bestaande in veel stigtige en vermakelyke bruylofts liedekens.
Hoorn, Reinier Beukelman, [between 1713 and 1735]. 32mo. With a woodcut vignette on the title page, a decorated woodcut initial, and several leaves with musical annotation. Contemporary gold-tooled morocco, sewn on 2 supports with the corresponding raised bands on the spine, a panel design on both boards with a lozenge-shaped ornament in the centre surrounded by fillet and ornamental borders, two silver clasps, gold-tooled board edges, gilt edges, gilt brocade end papers. 311, [9] pp. Full description
€ 3,250
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Very popular "Mupsi" songbook full of love songs

[SONGBOOK]. 't Nieuw groot Hoorns lied-boekje, bestaande in veel stigtige en vermakelyke bruylofts liedekens.
Hoorn, Reinier Beukelman, [between 1713 and 1735]. 24mo. With a woodcut vignette on the title page, a decorated woodcut initial, and several leaves with musical annotation. Contemporary gold-tooled limp vellum. 310, [10] pp. Full description
€ 900
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Unrecorded issue of the famous Dutch songbook

[SONGBOOK]. 't Nieuw groot Hoorns lied-boekje, bestaande in veel stigtige en vermakelyke bruylofts liedekens.
Hoorn, Reinier Beukelman, [between 1713 and 1735]. 24mo. With a woodcut vignette on the title page, a decorated woodcut initial, and several leaves with musical annotation. Later marbled paper pasted over brown cloth. "210" [= 310], [10] pp. Full description
€ 750
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Beautifully bound copy of the largest edition of a famous Dutch songbook

[SONGBOOK]. 't Groot Hoorns, Enkhuyzer, Alkmaarder en Purmerender liede-boek. Vercierd met veel mooye bruylofts-liedekens en gesangen.
Amsterdam, Joannes Kannewet, [3rd quarter of the 18th century].
With: [SONGBOOK]. 't Groot Hoorns, Enkhuyzer, Alkmaarder, Edammer en Purmerender liede-boek, zijnde een vervolg op 't voorgaande, verciert met verscheyde nieuwe en aangenaame bruylofts-liedekens en snaakze gezangen.
Amsterdam, Joannes Kannewet, [3rd quarter of the 18th century]. 2 works in 1 volume. 32mo. With a woodcut vignette on the title page of both parts, a full-page woodcut illustration in ad 1, and a decorated woodcut initial in each part. Slightly later gold-tooled red morocco. 312, [8]; 312, [8] pp. Full description
€ 2,500
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Largest edition of one of the most popular Dutch songbooks from the 18th century

[SONGBOOK]. 't Groot Hoorns, Enkhuyzer, Alkmaarder en Purmerender liede-boek, verciert met veel mooye bruylofts-liedekens en gezangen.
Amsterdam, Joannes Kannewet, [3rd quarter of the 18th century].
With (bound before ad 1): [SONGBOOK]. 't Groot Hoorns, Enkhuyzer, Alkmaarder, Edammer en Purmerender liede-boek, zijnde een vervolg op 't voorgaande, verciert met verscheyde nieuwe en aangenaame bruylofts-liedekens en snaakze gezangen.
Amsterdam, Joannes Kannewet, [3rd quarter of the 18th century]. 2 works in 1 volume. 32mo. With a woodcut vignette on the title page of both parts, a full-page woodcut illustration in ad 1, and a decorated woodcut initial in each part. Contemporary green wrappers with brown ties. 312, [8]; 312, [8] pp. Full description
€ 1,750
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One of the most important and rarest Dutch songbooks, with early poems by Hooft and Vondel

[SONGBOOK - DUTCH]. Den nieuwen verbeterden lust-hof, gheplant vol uytgelesene, eerlijcke, amoreuse ende vrolijcke ghesanghen, als mey, bruylofts, tafel, ende nieu jaers liedekens, met noch verscheyden tsamen-spreeckinghen tusschen vryer en vryster...
Including: [VLACQ, Michiel]. Bruylofts bancket. Verciert met veerthien liedekens, dienende tot vermakelijckheyt ende stichtinghe, so wel in bruyloften als in andere eerlijcke vergaderinghen van oude ofte jonghe lieden...
Amsterdam, Dirck Pietersz Pers, [ca. 1610]. 2 parts in 1 volume. Oblong 8vo. Each title page with the same large engraving of a company making music after David Vinckboons. Later vellum, manuscript title on spine. [8], 96; 24 pp. Full description
€ 15,000
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Songs on the Dutch victories over the Spanish conquerors

[SONGBOOK - DUTCH]. Eerste [-Tweede] deel van 't nieu geusen liet boeck, waerinne begrepen is den gantschen handel der Nederlanden, beginnende anno 1564. uit alle oude geusen liet-boecken by een versamelt. Verciert met schoone oude refereynen en[de] liedekens, te voren noyt in eenige liet-boecken ghedruct. Met de figuren der gouverneurs.
Amsterdam, Gerrit van Breugel, 1616. 2 parts in 1 volume. 8vo. With the title page printed in red and black with borders built up from typographic ornaments, woodcut on title page, and 10 small woodcut portraits in text of the two parts together. Later limp sheepskin parchment, with remnants of ties. [1], 93, [1]; 86, [1] ll. Full description
€ 5,000
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Scarce broadside praising the Virgin of Guadalupe for delivering independence to the Mexican people in 1821

[SONNET - MEXICO]. [drop title:] Soneto. ¿Quién sino tú, dulcísima Maria ... ?
[Mexico, ca. 1821]. Ca. 21.5 x 15.5 cm. The text is set within a decorative woodcut border, together with a woodcut illustration of the Virgin of Guadalupe. [1] leaf. Full description
€ 1,800
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Rarest issue of Cambridge Universitys 1665 Greek and Latin edition of Sophocless seven tragedies,
published by the Officina Hackiana in Leiden

SOPHOCLES. Tragoediae VII. Una cum omnibus graecis scholiis ad calcem adnexis. Editio postrema.
Cambridge, John Field (a false imprint); Leiden, [Pieter, Cornelis and Jacob] Hackius, 1672.
With: (2) SOPHOCLES. [In Greek:] Scholia palaia tôn panu dokimôn, meta kai tres tôu trikliniôu eis Sophokleoûs hepta tragedias.
Cambridge, John Field, 1668 [reissued Leiden, Pieter, Cornelis and Jacob Hackius, 1672]. Set entirely in Greek, in 2 columns. 2 works in 1 volume. Small 8vo. Contemporary vellum [8], “545” [= 547], [5 blank]; [2], 236, [2 blank] pp. Full description
€ 500
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