Highlights

GABBEMA, Simon Abbes. Friesche lust-gaarde ofte Boom-heester-bloem- en kruyd-waarande, bestaande uyt der gewassen beschrijvinge, die in Hoog- en Neder-duyds-land en de aangrenzende land-schappen bekent zijn.
Leeuwarden, Hendrik Rintjes, 1687. 4to. With an engraved allegorical frontispiece, ascribed to Jan Luyken, a woodcut vignette on the title page, and some woodcut initials in the text. Contemporary vellum, manuscript title on spine. [1], [1 blank], [1], [1 blank], 40, 660, [60] pp. Full description

GALLENSIS, Johannes (John of WALES). Co[m]muniloquium sive su[m]ma collationu[m].
(Colophon:) Strasbourg, [Printer of the 1483 Jordanus de Quedlinburg = Georg Husner], (colophon:) 25 May 1489. Small folio. Printed in Gothic type in 2 columns, with 52 lines to the page, and a headline. Modern vellum, reusing an old manuscript antiphonary leaf. [79] ll. Full description

GELDER, Jacob van. De van ouds vermaarde Erve Stichters Enkhuiser (...), voor den jare 1819. Aanwijzende alle de jaarmarkt., kermiss[en], paard[en], beest[en] en leermarkt[en]. in het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden gehouden wordende; het op en ondergaan de maan, benevens de watergetijden, enz. Berekend op den middag-cirkel van Amsterdam door Jacob de Gelder.
Amsterdam, H. van Leeuwen, [1818]. 16mo (ca. 9 x 7 cm). With the woodcut coat of arms of Enkhuizen on the title page, the title and calendar printed in red and black, 12 half-page woodcut illustrations (1 for each month), and 11 full-page woodcut illustrations. Original publisher's printed wrappers, with the title on the front and back. [252] pp. Full description

GOOS, Abraham. Nieuw Nederlandtsch caertboeck. Waer in volkomentlijcker als oyt te voren vertoont werden de XVII. Nederlanden, soo in t geheel, als elck besonder met grote neersticheyt ende kosten gesneden ende in t licht gebracht. Mitsgaders een nieuwe beschryvinge uijt verscheyden autheuren ordentlyck tsamen gestelt door Reinier Telle ... .
Amsterdam, Abraham Goos in de Kalverstraet, [1616]. Oblong 4to (ca. 16 x 21 cm). With an engraved title page (signed by P.S[erwouter] scul. (bottom right) after D.V[inck] B[oons] (bottom left)), 23 full page maps, several decorated woodcut initials and woodcut tailpieces. 19th-century quarter calf. [7], "305" [=294], [2], [1 blank] pp. Full description

GRAPHEUS, Rodolphus. Schrijf almanack, offte calender na[er] de[n] olden stijl, op dat nije schalt iaer [...] MDXCVI.
(Colophon:) Deventer, Simon Steenbergen, [1595]. 16mo. With a woodcut vignette on the title page, 12 woodcut illustrations in the calendar (1 for each month), and 2 woodcut illustrations in the text, the work is printed in red and black. Later vellum wrappers, with the manuscript year of publication on the back. [32] ll. Full description

[GRONINGEN]. Effigies & vitae professorum academiae Groningae & Omlandiae; cum historiolâ fundationis ejusdem acad.
Groningen, Johannes Nicolai (colophon: Hindrick Lussinck), 1654. Small folio (ca. 29 x 19 cm). With an engraved title page, and 31 full-page engraved portraits. Contemporary blind-tooled vellum. [4], 225, [8], [1 blank] pp. Full description

GUICCIARDINI, Lodovico. Descrittione ... di tutti i Paesi Bassi, altrimenti detti Germania Inferiore.
Antwerp, Willem Silvius, 1567. Folio. With the title, the large coat of arms of Philip II, and his portrait set within a woodcut architectural frame with allegorical figures on separate pages, and 17 double-page plates, maps and views (15 woodcuts, 2 engravings).Further with 15 woodcut divisional title-pages for the illustrations and descriptions of the regions and cities set within a woodcut ornamental frame and numerous woodcut decorated initials (at least 4 series). Later vellum. [3], [1 blank], [16], "296"[= 339], [1 blank], [19], [1 blank] pp. Full description

GUICCIARDINI, Lodovico. Descrittione di tutti i Paesi Bassi, altrimenti detti Germania inferiore. Con tutte le carte di geographia del paese, & col ritratto al naturale di molte terre principali; rineduta di nuovo , & ampliata per tutto la terz a volta dal medesimo autore. Al gran're Cattolico don Filippo d'Austria. Con amplissimo indice di tutte le cose piu memorabili.
Antwerp, Christopher Plantin, 1588. Folio. With an engraved allegorical frontispiece of the Low Countries (Belgia), an engraved architectural title in its first state with printed text, an engraved plate with a border of the coat of arms of the 16 Provinces and that of Brabant together with the coat of arms of Philip II in the centre pasted in, an engraved plate with an allegorical depiction of the Arts and Sciences and an architectural border with the portrait of Philip II in the centre, a large woodcut coat of arms of Guicciardini, 64 double-page engraved maps and views, 6 full-page engraved maps and views, 4 single pages with on each 2 engraved maps, woodcut headpieces and initials.
Contemporary gold-tooled vellum, with an oval centrepiece on both boards within a decorative frame, gilt edges, remnants of ties. [24], 432, [18] pp. Full description

HAESTENS, Henrick Lodewijksz van. La nouvelle Troye ou memorable histoire du siege d'Ostende le plus signalé qu'on ait veu en L'Europe. En laquelle sont descripts & naïfvement representés en diverses figures, les assauts, deffenses, inventions de guerre, mines, contremines, retranchemens, combats par terre & par mer & autres choses remarcables, advenues de part & d'autre, avec ce qui s'est passé par chascun jour durant le-dit siege depuis le 5 Juing 1601 jusqu'au 20 Septemb. 1604 qu'elle fut renduë. Recoeuillie des plus asseurés memoires.
Leiden, Louis Elzevier, 1615. 4to. With an engraved frontispiece portrait of Maurits van Nassau, an engraved vignette on title-page, engraved coat of arms of Maurits van Nassau on the back of title-page and 12 (of 14) folding engraved plates. Gold-tooled red morocco (ca. 1885), richly gold-tooled spine, gilt edges (Riviere & son). [10], 293[= 295], [1] pp. Full description

HEEMSKERCK, Maarten van. [The seven planets].
[Antwerp], Hieronymus Cock, [ca. 1568]. With 7 engraved plates (ca. 22.5 x 26.5 cm). Each engraving is tipped onto a passepartout (ca. 50 x 38.8 cm). Full description