BALTENSZ, Frans.
Samaritane, ofte spieghel der godtsvreesentheyt en eerbaerheydt, ofte gespreeck van den Heere, met het rechtgeloovigh wijf van Samaria, oft uyt Jacob van Ephraim van Sichar, beschreven in het vierde capittel van den evangelist Johanne, in prijs voorghestelt, die met vergeldinghe vergolden wordt, volghens de woorden des Heeren. ... Ofte een woordelijcke verclaringhe, van het vierde capittel des evangelist Johanne. Ghedaen door F. B.
Dordrecht, Frans Baltensz., 1648.
With:
(2) OVERSCHIE, Francois Jakob van. Oiwd niiws of volbragte belofte, by tyd-uytkoop, bestaande in een geheel leeves bestuur, voor den uytgeever en de zyne besonder by een gestelt; ook ten diinst van andre op vriindelyk en sterk aansouk, of 't nut deed, meegedeelt: onder andre is hiir in 't Godlik kindschap beknopt te siin.
Delft, Pieter vander Kloot, 1735.
(3) [NATURA ET ARTE]. Brief, aen den edelen achtbaren Heere Mr. Francois Jacob van Overschie, raed en schepen der stat Delf, op de uitgave van zyn Oiwd Niiws of volbrachte belofte enz.
Rotterdam, Philip Losel, 1735. 3 works in 1 volume, the first in 10 parts. Ad 1: 8vo but mounted into 4to-size leaves; ads 2-3: 4to. Ad 1 with 8 divisional title pages (within collation but also including the impressum, the start of the explanation of the "vijfde capittel" can be found on O4r on the second half of the page). Ad 2 with a woodcut ornament on the title page. Ad 3 signed "Natura et Arte" in brown ink on p. 2. 18th-century gold-tooled olive-brown morocco, with two reddish-brown leather title-labels lettered in gold on the spine, gold-tooled board edges and turn-ins, gilt edges, marbled endpapers. 51, [1 blank], 315, [1 blank]; [8], 112, [4]; 8 pp.
€ 2,500
Ad 1: Original edition of these commentaries on the Gospels of St. John (Chapters 1-9, and 13) by the zealotic Anabaptist Frans Baltensz (fl. first half of the 17th century), who was a printer in Dordrecht. This work of which Knipscheer in his biographical article in the NNBW says that it is "as famous for its unintelligibility, as it is sought-after for its rarity", was already forbidden before it was printed. Supposedly, the author cut his manuscript in pieces and subsequently printed it from these fragments.
Ad 2: Rare and curious treatise, more important for its curious orthography than for its literary value. The work was written by Francois Jakob van Overschie (1680-1760), a Dutch lawyer, politician, poet, and prominent citizen of Delft.
Ad 3: The special and strange orthography of Van Overschie's poetry, resulted in many critical reactions. This letter in rhymed form was written by the Rotterdam literary society "Natura et arte". One of the society's most promintent members was the Rotterdam poet Dirk Smits (1702-1753).
With the original 8vo leaves ad 1 very skilfully mounted in 4to size leaves. The binding is somewhat scuffed along the spine, edges and corners of the boards, some slight foxing and browning throughout. Otherwise good copies of these curious and rare books. Ad 1: Doorninck, col. 176; NNBW VII, col. 73; Scheepers II, 1090 ("rare"); Schotel, De Samaritane van Frans Baltensz (z.pl., 1885); STCN 139883304 (2 copies); Waller 195; cf. STCN 832223468, 832223522 (other issues of 1648 ed.); ad 2: Scheepers I, 200; STCN 14597880X (9 copies); ad 3: Knuttel 16999; STCN 157089967 (8 copies).
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