Book History, Education, Learning & Printing

[SONGBOOK]. Groot Hoorns; Enkhuyser en Alkmaarder liede-boeck, versiert met veel mooye bruylofts-liedekens en gesangen.
Purmerend, Adriaen Munnik, [early 18th century]. Small 8vo (7.5 x 5 cm) With a woodcut illustration of a banquet on the title page, a near-full page woodcut illustration of a domestic scene on the verso of the title page, and 1 woodcut decorated initial at the start of the text. Further with music notation in the text. Contemporary red velvet over boards, with two ornate silver clasps on the fore edge. The catch- and anchorplates are slightly heart-shaped and show a bird among some foliage. Further with gilt edges and marbled endpapers. 310, [10] pp. Full description

[SONGBOOK]. 't Groot Hoorns, Enkhuyser en Alkmaerder liede-boeck, versiert met veel mooye bruylofts-liedekens en gesangen.
Amsterdam, Pieter van Ryschooten, 1702. 32mo. With a woodcut illustration on the title page, a full-page woodcut illustration on the verso of the title page, and musical annotation. Contemporary gold-tooled calf with a clasp. 310, [10] pp. Full description

[SONGBOOK]. 't Nieuw groot Hoorns lied-boekje, bestaande in veel stigtige en vermakelyke bruylofts liedekens.
Hoorn, Reinier Beukelman, [between 1713 and 1735]. 32mo. With a woodcut vignette on the title page, a decorated woodcut initial, and several leaves with musical annotation. Contemporary gold-tooled morocco, sewn on 2 supports with the corresponding raised bands on the spine, a panel design on both boards with a lozenge-shaped ornament in the centre surrounded by fillet and ornamental borders, two silver clasps, gold-tooled board edges, gilt edges, gilt brocade end papers. 311, [9] pp. Full description

[SONGBOOK]. 't Nieuw groot Hoorns lied-boekje, bestaande in veel stigtige en vermakelyke bruylofts liedekens.
Hoorn, Reinier Beukelman, [between 1713 and 1735]. 24mo. With a woodcut vignette on the title page, a decorated woodcut initial, and several leaves with musical annotation. Later marbled paper pasted over brown cloth. "210" [= 310], [10] pp. Full description

[SONGBOOK]. 't Nieuw groot Hoorns lied-boekje, bestaande in veel stigtige en vermakelyke bruylofts liedekens.
Hoorn, Reinier Beukelman, [between 1713 and 1735]. 24mo. With a woodcut vignette on the title page, a decorated woodcut initial, and several leaves with musical annotation. Contemporary gold-tooled limp vellum. 310, [10] pp. Full description

[SONGBOOK]. 't Groot Hoorns, Enkhuyzer, Alkmaarder en Purmerender liede-boek, verciert met veel mooye bruylofts-liedekens en gezangen.
Amsterdam, Joannes Kannewet, [3rd quarter of the 18th century].
With (bound before ad 1): [SONGBOOK]. 't Groot Hoorns, Enkhuyzer, Alkmaarder, Edammer en Purmerender liede-boek, zijnde een vervolg op 't voorgaande, verciert met verscheyde nieuwe en aangenaame bruylofts-liedekens en snaakze gezangen.
Amsterdam, Joannes Kannewet, [3rd quarter of the 18th century]. 2 works in 1 volume. 32mo. With a woodcut vignette on the title page of both parts, a full-page woodcut illustration in ad 1, and a decorated woodcut initial in each part. Contemporary green wrappers with brown ties. 312, [8]; 312, [8] pp. Full description

SONNAVILLE, Louis de, S.J. De nieuwe muziekleermiddelen van het systeem-Sonnaville.
[Leiden, Johannes Eggers, ca. 1895]. 25 items in 1 box. All items in a green half cloth box (37 x 29 x 4 cm) which opens at the front and can be closed with cloth strings, with a letterpress title-label mounted on top. Full description

[SONNET - MEXICO]. [drop title:] Soneto. ¿Quién sino tú, dulcísima Maria ... ?
[Mexico, ca. 1821]. Ca. 21.5 x 15.5 cm. The text is set within a decorative woodcut border, together with a woodcut illustration of the Virgin of Guadalupe. [1] leaf. Full description

SOTHEBY'S. The library of the Earls of Macclesfield removed from Shirburn Castle. Part two: Science A-C; part four: Science D-H; part five: Science I-O; Part six: Science P-Z plus addenda.
With: The library of the Earls of Macclesfield ... Part one: Natural history.
London, Sothebys, 2004-2005. 5 volumes. 4to (27.5 21.5 cm). Original decorated blue cloth. Full description

SPAENDONCK, Gerard van. Neflier cultivé. Mespilus germanica. L. [From: Fleurs dessinées d'après nature,... Recueil utile aux amateurs, aux jeunes artistes, aux élèves des écoles centrales et aux dessinateurs des manufactures].
[Paris, 1799-1801]. Stipple engraving on unwatermarked wove paper (56.5 x 42 cm), printed in colour à la poupée and finished by hand, of a Mespilus germanica, showing a branch with five medlars in various sizes, signed "P.F. Le Grand sculp." In passepartout. Full description