(2) 368 (4) p. Contemporary Enamel binding. German Church book with 26 silver mountings with rich polychrome enamel pit relief and body enamel work and 10 bordered oval enamel miniature paintings of the 19th century. Three-sided gilt edges. With high-quality enamel miniatures in 8 openwork corner pieces and 2 equally openwork center pieces. Furthermore, 12 [...]

Tweede druk van het uiterst zeldzame “Boeck der Psalmen” door Filips van Marnix, heer van Sint-Aldegonde (1540-1598). (12) (178) (1), (5) (30) (1), (1) (54), (9) folia. 18th century Vellum, 8° The second, much-revised, and extended edition of this rare and early Dutch Psalter by Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde, 1540-1598. The first edition [...]

A delightful miniature terrestrial pocket globe in a celestial case, 3 inches / 6.8 cm. The globe consists of 12 wonderful varnished, engraved hand-coloured gores that stretch from pole to pole. In the original case of black fish-skin with a brass hinge and two brass hook-and-eyelet closures, case with a unique silver plaque which reads: [...]

(48) 398 p. Originele miniatuur Schildpadband met 2 zilveren sloten, 4 zilveren schanierstukken, zilveren rugbeslag, zilveren randen en 8 zilveren nagels, 12°. H. 8,5 x B. 6 x D. 2 cm. (enkele beschadigingen op de rug, krassen op de achterplat.) Plantijn uitgave van de ‘De Imitatione Christi’ van Thomas á Kempis. Aantrekkelijke miniatuur band gebonden [...]

247 p. 8°. Fine red morocco binding, hand-coloured, gilt-edged, and gauffered text block. Rare binding with colorful, painted, and punched gilt edges on all sides from the collection of Hans (Jean) Fürstenberg, 1890-1982. He was a Franco-German banker and book collector.

352, 384 p. 8°. Swedish Lutheran hymnal Multipainted and gold embossed vellum binding. The central field with: “With God and with You I will be married” is set within a heart.

Attractive Worldmap, published in the first atlas by Johann Baptist Homann (1664-1724). It shows an early double hemisphere, which swirls with activity. The world is shown in two hemispheres with a double hemisphere representation of the celestial world as construed in Classical astronomy above and below. Outside of these circles are many unusual things. At [...]

(gegraveerde titelpagina, 7, portret, uitvouwbare kaart) 671, 3 (12) folia. Opnieuw gebonden Perkament met ribben, Folio. Historisch standaardwerk over de Nederlandse geschiedenis vanaf de veertiende eeuw tot 1608 door de historicus en annalist Emanuel van Meteren (1535-1612). Van Meteren baseerde zijn werk op documenten en zijn eigen ervaringen en vulde de geschiedenis aan bij het [...]

In-folio (32,3 x 22,6 cm), [2] ff, 8 double maps, 10 plates each with a page of explanations, [1] f (table of geographical & spherical figures contained in this Atlas). The maps show the world map, Europe, the Kingdom of France (2x), Asia, Africa, North America, and South America. The plates show the terrestrial globe, [...]

(12) 229 (1) 165, 104 folia. Contemporary green Vellum, Folio. Rare edition of the Deux-Aes Bijbel, the first Dutch reformed bible, translated by Godfried van Wingen (Old Testament) and Johannes Dyrkinus (New Testament). 4 parts in one volume (two parts with continuous pagination), with 4 woodcut printer’s device on 4 title-pages, woodcut border with a [...]