[Guenée, A., ed.]

Lettres de quelques juifs portugais et allemands, à M. de Voltaire, avec des réflexions critiques.

Paris: Moutard, 1772 (2 vols.); xx+473(+3), vi+476pp., footnotes, small vignettes, sm8vo (20 cm), marbled end-pages, original full leather w. raised bands, decorated spines and title shields. A very good set of the rare third edition.
¶ The French theologian Antoine Guenée (1717-1803) defends the bible and the jews against the sarcastic attacks of the great Enlightened philosopher Voltaire. This is not a defence of the or a church, but of religion. Voltaire, although quite anti-jewish, appreciated the knowledge and esprit of this 'sécrétaire juif'. In this book many letters of Dutch jews of Amsterdam and Utrecht are quoted. Later editions are in 3 vols, this one is complete in 2.

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Book number: 8832

Keywords: 18th century French literature coll. LV jews jodendom religion

Het leven der dieren, een nuttig en aangenaam prenteboek met gekleurde plaatjes

Leiden: D. Noothoven van Goor, z.j. (ca. 1875); 12mo (17.5cm), 32 ongenummerde pp., 6 pp. met handingekleurde plaatjes, ingenaaid in geïllustreerde papieren omslag. Naamin verbleekte inkt op voorplat en titelpagina, verder in z. goede staat. Zeldzaam!
¶ Voorplat gesigneerd E. Vermorcken. In de beschrijving van deze titel door de Koninklijke Bibliotheek is ten onrechte sprake van kleurenlitho's; de plaatjes zijn handingekleurd.

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Book number: 9999

Keywords: 19e eeuw kinderboeken kleurenillustraties

[Église Wallonne]

Loix et règlemens concernant les amendes, du Consistoire des Pasteurs, et les Anciens de l'Eglise Walone de Leide.

Leide: Jean Luzac, 1753; 19(+6)pp., 4to (26 cm), sewn in marbled original paper cover. Small etchting on title page, title itself partly printed in red. In good condition, though back paper cover partly torn and missing small piece of paper. Rare.
¶ Only one copy present in Dutch public collections (Library Leiden University).

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Book number: 8818

Keywords: 18th century Waalse kerk (protestant) church history coll. LV kerkgesch. theologie Église Wallonne

Maandschrift voor Kindergeneeskunde December 1955 opgedragen aan Prof. Dr. A. ten Bokkel Huinink bij zijn 70e verjaardag, door zijn oud-leerlingen.

tijdschriftaflevering jrg. 23, no. 12, 1955; pp. 397-544, zw-w afb., o.a. portret, lit.opgaven, 8vo, gebrocheerd.
¶ Festschrift m. 21 bijdragen.

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Book number: 5527

Keywords: I Medical Literature PV SIOP kindergeneeskunde pediatrics

Making model ships' fittings

Kings Langley, Hertfordshire: Model & Allied Publications, 1973; 8vo (21cm), 42pp., 40 black-white drawings, stapled in stiff wrapper. V. good copy. Rare in NL.
¶ Detailed descriptions with illustrations.

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Book number: 10095

Keywords: modelbouw

Manufacture Liégeoise d'armes a feu [catalogue illustré]

Liège: Manufacture Liégeoise d'armes a feu (ca. 1905); oblong 16mo (15.5x24.5cm), 16pp., steel engravins, illustrated stapled paper cover. Spine reinfoced w. cellotape, otherwise v. good copy. Rare!
¶ Illustrated price catalogue of duelling pistols, hunting rifles and revolvers. Text in French and German.

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Book number: 10116

Keywords: Belgium catalogue wapenhandel wapens

Manufacture Liégeoise d'armes a feu [catalogue illustré]

Liège: Manufacture Liégeoise d'armes a feu (ca. 1912); oblong 16mo (15.5x24.5cm), 48pp., steel engravings, black-white photographs, illustrated stapled paper cover. V. good copy. Rare!
¶ Illustrated price catalogue of hunting rifles and revolvers. Text in French.

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Book number: 10117

Keywords: Belgium catalogue wapenhandel wapens

[WEENINK & SNEL]

Marken (Holland)

Den Haag: Weenink & Snel (ca. 1910); leporello 16mo (15.5cm), 12 kleurenfoto's, compleet, in paars geornamenteerd mapje. Z. goed exemplaar. Zeldzaam.
¶ Datering op basis van late Jugnedstil-ornamentiek.

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Book number: 10050

Keywords: klederdrachten kleurenillustraties reisgids

Medizin und Chemie.

Leverkusen a. Rh.: Bayer-Meister Lucius, 1933-1934 (2 vols.); 234+425pp., bl-wh. ills, 1 portr., h.calf.
¶ Abhandlungen aus den Medizinisch-chemischen Forschungsstätten der I.G. Farbenindustrie AG.; collection of articles. Vol. 2 is dedicated to Prof. Dr. Heinrich Hörlein.

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Book number: 3081

Keywords: JW chemie geneeskunde

Die Medizin in Geschichte und Kultur ihrer Zeit, unter besonderer Beachtung der Behandlung rheumatischer Erkrankungen. Synchronopse.

Konstanz: BYK-Gulden-Lomberg Gmbh, 1970; 108pp., bibliogr.; richly illustr., oblong, boards. Good copy.
¶ chronologic account in German, correletated to contemporary main events in politics and culture, prepared by BYK's medizinisch-wissenschaftliche Abteilung. Emphasis on rheumatic diseases.

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Book number: 5520

Keywords: I Medical Literature PV SIOP history of medicine

Mémoire sur l'etat déplorable où les Jésuites ont réduit l'Église, particulièrement celle de France, et sur les moyens d'y remédier.

[No place, no publisher] 1774; 47(+6)pp., 4to (27 cm), originally bound with a string, no cover. In a very good condition; partly uncut.
¶ Jansenist (?) argumentation against Jesuit combat of 'heresy' in France, printed on paper without watermarks, but probably of Dutch origin. This publication only present in the university libraries of Amsterdam (UvA) and Utrecht, so quite scarce.

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Book number: 8822

Keywords: 18th century Jansenisme coll. LV theologie

[Église Wallonne]

Mémoire concernant la situation présente des Églises Évangéliques des Vallées du Piemont [...] [and 6 other documents].

N.pl., publishers not mentioned (but most probably Dutch), covering the period 1763-1791, unbound, in total 31 pp., different sizes. In very good original condition.
¶ Different mémoires, précis and lists re. (financial) situation of and in the Église Wallonne, not only in the Netherlands. F.e. this one: 'Mémoire concernan les Eglises reformées dans le Royaume de Pologne, par Mr. R.D. Cassius, Ministre du St. Evangile à Zoelen en Gueldre'. Also documents meant for the synodes of Maestricht (1769), Delft (1776), Tholen (1778) and Arnhem (1791). All texts in French. Details on request. Sold as one item.

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Book number: 8826

Keywords: 18th century Waalse kerk (protestant) church history coll. LV kerkgesch. theologie Église Wallonne

[COURTILZ DE SANDRAS, GATIEN DE] [ARTAGNAN]

Mémoires de Mr d'Artagnan, capitaine lieutenant de la première compagnie des mousquetaires du Roi, contenant quantité de choses particulières et secrettes qui sont passées sous le règne de Louis le Grand

Cologne: Pierre Marteau (1700, 1st ed.); (viii+)564(+15)pp., 16cm, title in red and black, ornamental decorations, index, marbled front and rear endpapers, original full leather binding w. raised bands, gilt title shield and gilt panelled back, gilt cover edges. Crowned intitials on front cover, ex libris on front endpaper. Front cover panel detached from book block, otherwise in a very good condition. Vol. 1 (of 3) only. Very rare.
¶ Gatien de Courtilz de Sandras (1644-1712) is the author of these Mémoires de M. d'Artagnan on which Alexandre Dumas père based his world famous book The three musketeers. Although the text was fictionalised, Charles de Batz de Castelmore, count d'Artagan, has really existed; he was killed in the siege of Maestricht in 1673, an episode in the war between Louis XIV and the Republic of the United Provinces (the Netherlands).The impressum (stated name of publisher and place of publication), Cologne, is fictitious. The Dutch National Library calls Rouen, the British Library refers to The Hague as place of publication.The pedigree of this copy is not avarage. The printed and embossed paper ex libris on the front end paper bears the name of W.L.C. von dem BUSSCHE, most probably Werner Ludwig Clamor Freiherr von dem Bussche-Lünnefeld (1748-1816), Majoratsherr zu Streithorst, a member of the 14th century Westphalian (Westgerman) nobility. The ex libris bears the handwritten number of 248. The front panel bears a gilt crown of nobility with the initials S and C beneath - not to be identified further.A professional book restorer should repair the detatched parts and then this will be a very attractive first volume of an extremely rare first edition. Photo's are sent on request.

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Book number: 9276

Keywords: 17th century 18th century French literature bibliofiele uitgave military history

Mengelwerk uit de Almanakken der Maatschappij tot nut van 't algemeen 1841 tot 1845.

Z.pl., z.uitgever [1841-1845]; 48mo (9.5 cm), ongepagineerd (dikte: 4.5 cm), talrijke houtsneden, gebonden in kartonnen bandje. Voorplat los, papieren rugje wel aanwezig maar eenzijdig los. Totale staat matig. Zeldzaam.
¶ Katernen uit veschillende jaargangen bijeengebonden? Logica van volgordening ontbreekt, daarom niet te collationeren. Inhoud samenvattend: verhalen, gedichten, zangstukjes, vertoogjes over natuurlijke historie. Behoeft herbinding.

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Book number: 9215

Keywords: 19e eeuw almanak

[THONET]

Michael Thonet - 200 years. Möbel aus Buchenholz. Bent wood furniture

Bystrice p.H.: Ton (1996); 30cm, 17pp., colour illustrations, stapled catalogue. With some markings in ballpoint, otherwise a good copy. Rare in NL.
¶ This is catalogue 4/96, with concise introductions in Czech, English and German, and numerous illustrations without prices.

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Book number: 9309

Keywords: catalogue furniture