Low Countries / Book History, Education & Printing

[ALMANAC]. Stichtse almanach na den nieuwen stijl, op 't jaar onses Heeren Jesu Christi, 1745. Voorzien met de jaar-, paarde-, beeste- en leermarkten, vacantien, 't reyzen der posten en boden, het varen der trekschuyten en veerschepen, ook het afryden der postwagens, zo in 't Sticht Utrecht, als in Holland, 't luyden der poort-klok, specie-tafels en watergetyden.
Utrecht, Jacob van Poolsum, 1745.
With: [TABLE]. Tafel, van 't geene elk ende een ygelyk van de Seven Vereenigde Provincien in een voorgegeven somme moet contribueren.
Utrecht, Jacobus van Paddenburg, [before 1730]. 12mo. With the woodcut coat of arms of Utrecht on the title page, and 2 folding tables, the title and calendar have been printed in red and black, and the calendar is interleaved. Further with several thick blank leaves in the back for use with the included silver stylus. Contemporary black shagreen with 4 anchor plates (2 on each board), each with a silver eye extending over the fore edge, with a silver stylus used to fasten the book through the eyes, the thick blank leaves with gilt edges. [24] ll. + interleaving and several thick blank leaves in the back. Full description

[ALMANAC]. Friesch comptoir almanach, op het jaar onzes Heeren Jesu Christi 1779. Waar in de voornaamste jaar-, paarde, beeste en leermarkten te vinden zijn: als mede de maans op- en ondergang: mitsgaders de vacantien voor den Hove van Friesland, enz.
Leeuwarden, Abraham Ferwerda and Gerrit Tresling, 1779.
With (bound before ad 1): [MEMO BOOK]. Practisijns dagwijser, begrijpende de XII. maanden des jaars 1779. Benevens de maanden January en February van Ao. 1780.
Amsterdam, Petrus Schouten and Reinier Ottens, [1779]. 2 works in 1 volume. 12mo. With a woodcut vignette on the title page of ad 1, and a vignette built up from typographical ornaments on the title page of ad 2, the first two quires of ad 1 are interleaved with blank leaves. Contemporary gold-tooled mottled calf, sewn on 4 supports with the corresponding raised bands on the spine, the coat of arms of Friesland in the centre of both boards, surrounded by a double fillet frame with corner pieces, gold-tooled board edges, red sprinkled edges, red sprinkled end papers. [88]; [132] pp. Full description

[ALMANAC]. Kooker en tas almanach voor het jaar 1782.
Amsterdam, Bernardus Mourik, [1781]. Ca. 6.7 x 2.7 cm; type area: 5.8 x 2.2 cm. With 14 full-page numbered engraved plates, 13 showing various jobs, nationalities, and naval scenes, with an 8-line verse underneath, and 1 with a time-table of the tolling of the gate-bells in Amsterdam, the work has been printed in red and black. Contemporary quarter silver with mother-of-pearl boards, a clasp and catch plate in the middle of the fore edge, gilt brocade paper pastedowns. [32] pp. Full description

[ALMANAC]. Almanach der musen en gratiën, aan vriendschap, liefde en kunst gewijd. 1814.
Amsterdam, E. Maaskamp, [1813]. 16mo. With an engraved title, 7 full-page stipple-engraved plates by Willem van Senus (1773-1851), and 4 engraved leaves with dance instructions. Contemporary orange paper over boards, gilt edges. The work is housed in the original orange slipcase. [16], 15, [5], 112, [2] pp. Full description

[ALMANAC]. Calendrier royal de la cour, pour lannée 1819. Publié pour la première fois en 1756.
The Hague, Gosse et Comp., [1818]. 12mo. With the coat of arms of the Dutch Kingdom on the title page, and a folding engraved hand-coloured map of the Dutch Kingdom in a roundel by Basnel & son, with a list of all the provinces of the Kingdom with the numbers of their populations, and distances from Amsterdam, The Hague, and Brussels. Contemporary gold-tooled imitation long-grained red Morocco, with an ornamental border on both boards, gilt edges. The work is housed in the original matching slipcase. 84, 192, 55, [1] pp. Full description

[ALMANAC]. Almanak voor reizigers in het Koningrijk der Nederlanden. Met platen en plattegronden van steden. Eerste jaargang 1819.
Amsterdam, Mortier Covens & son, Ten Brink & De Vries, 1819.
With: [ALMANAC]. Almanak voor reizigers in het Koningrijk der Nederlanden. Met platen en plattegronden van steden. Tweede jaargang 1820.
Amsterdam, Mortier Covens & son, Ten Brink & De Vries, 1820. 2 works in 1 volume. 8vo. With 5 full-page engravings with views of Boskoop, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Texel, and Medemblik by D. Veelwaard, protected by tissue paper guards, 2 full-page maps of the routes in South-Holland (ad 1) and North Holland (ad 2), and 14 city plans of Amsterdam, Leiden, The Hague, Delft, Rotterdam, Gouda (ad 1), Haarlem, Enkuizen, Medemblik, Alkmaar, Purmerend, Monnickendam, Edam, and Hoorn (ad 2), each with an accompanying leaf with explanations. Contemporary gold-tooled straight-grained red morocco, with the rod of Asclepius, a ship, and an anchor on the spine, a floral border on both boards, gold-tooled board edges and turn-ins, a red morocco pencil holder on the fore edge of the back board, a folding pocket in the back, gilt edges, marbled endpapers. [24], iv, 52, [2], 20; [26], "53-84" [=31], [2], "21-48" [=27], [2] pp. + 43 blank leaves. Full description

[ALMANAC]. Opregte sGravenhaagsche stads-almanak, voor het jaar 1823 (Eerste jaargang).
The Hague, Mozes Cohen Belinfante, [1823]. 12mo. With the woodcut coat of arms of The Hague on the title page. Original publisher's blue printed wrappers. XII, 142, [2], 60* pp. Full description

[ALMANAC]. sGravenhaagsche stads-almanak, voor het jaar 1835. Met vergunning van Hun Ed. Achtb. de Heeren Burgemeester en Wethouders.
The Hague, A.P. van Langenhuyzen for J. Belinfante, [1834]. 8vo. With a lithographed title with vignette with coat of arms of The Hague, 12 lithographed headpieces and 12 small illustrations in the calendar (1 for each month). Original publisher's printed wrappers. [4], 1-48, 48a-48d, 49-222, 92* pp. Full description

[ALMANAC]. Zak-almanak voor de provincie Friesland. Voor het jaar 1843.
Leeuwarden L. Schierbeek [1842]. 32mo. With 4 full-page engraved plates, showing Pieter Derksz. Langebaard, a Turk, an Owl, and a view of the charitable colony Veenhuizen, the work is interleaved. Contemporary gold-tooled red imitation morocco, with an ornamental border on both sides. [24] ll. + interleaving Full description

[ALMANAC]. Van Zwaamen's en Thompson's Enkhuizer almanak, voor het jaar 1883. Aanwijzende alle jaarmarkten, kermissen, paarden-, beesten- en leermarkten in het Koningrijk der Nederlanden gehouden wordende ...
Rotterdam, E. de Bont & Zn., [1882].
With:
(2) [ALMANAC]. Alkmaarsche almanak voor het jaar 1887. Aanwijzende alle de jaarmarkten, kermissen, Paard-, beest- en leermarkten in het Konigrijk der Nederland.
Alkmaar, Hermannus Coster& Zn. [1886].
(3) [ALMANAC]. Alkmaarsche almanak voor het jaar 1891. Aanwijzende alle de jaarmarkten, kermissen, Paard-, beest- en leermarkten in het Konigrijk der Nederlanden.
Alkmaar, Hermannus Coster& Zn. [1890]. 3 volumes. 16mo (ca. 9.5 x 7.5 cm). With the title and calendar of each work printed in red and black, the woodcut coat of arms of Enkhuizen on the title page of ad 1, and of Alkmaar on the title page of ads 2 and 3, 12 woodcut illustrations in the calendar of each work (1 for each month), and 12 full-page woodcut plates in each work, illustrating the literary contributions. Uniformly bound in contemporary overlapping vellum wrappers with a red closing tie. Each ca. 500 ll. Full description