Luiken, Joannes [Jan] (1649-1712 also spelt Luyken, Luycken or Luykens)

DES MENSCHEN BEGIN, MIDDEN EN EINDE [People's Beginning, Middle and End]; Vertoonende het Kinderlyk Bedryf en Aanwasch, in Eenenvystig Konstige Figuuren, met Goddelyke Spreuken en Stichtelyke Verzen; door Joannes Luiken. Met het Leven van den Autheur.

Amsterdam, Erven van F. Houttuyn 1772 Copperplates (pictorial engraved Title + Portrait + 51 more than half page) by Jan Luiken. {or Luyken] . Small octavo calf-spined boards, spine on 5 raised bands decorated gilt with rubbed gilt label (label slightly damaged, hinges starting to split but sound). Engraved titlepage (splits without loss repaired by mounting on old paper) + printed title (small repair at top) + [10]pp prelims +[20]pp life of author etc. +103pp +[7]pp including further poems by Luiken + plate list + publisher's book list - complete. Rear pastedown has an old bill 1914 for auction purchase. Minor signs of use, several small marginal tears without loss, but neat, tight and paper crisp. *A lovely Emblem book by the Dutch engraver Luiken. The emblematic plates show children's games - dolls, knucklebones, jacks, tops, kites, archery (cross bow), skip rope, soap bubbles, hoops, sling shot, hobby horse - also GOLF (Kolf) in great detail and charming domestic scenes - being sent off to school with hornbook etc.

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Book number: E67824

Catalogue: Fable and Emblem Books

Keywords: emblems children's Dutch games golf

Luyken, Jan (1649-1712) [also spelled Luiken]

OVERVLOEJENDE HERTE

Haarlem, C.H.BOOM 1767 Copperplates [85 all nearly full page] by Jan Luiken [or Luyken] . small.8vo Vellum lacked through and titled to spine in ink [tips sl.rubbed/lower slightly marked, but little impact on text or engravings] half title with vero explanation of engraved title + engraved title + printed title +[12pp =Preface] +281pp +[3p=index of plates] +{2p publisher's book list. One leaf of Preface reinserted else an exceptionally clean crisp copy of these emblems each accompanied by an explanatory poem + biblically referenced texts, common in Luyken`s work. These emblems are less graphic than the work Luyken is known for.

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Book number: E75347

Catalogue: Fable and Emblem Books

Keywords: Religious Emblems