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News from Portobello of the death of a Peruvian Viceroy, printed in Lima

[NAVARRA Y ROCAFULL, Melchor, Duque de la Palata]. Copia de carta escrita a un cavallero de la ciudad de los Reyes, dandole cuenta de la muerte del Excelentisimo Señor Duque de la Palata, en la ciudad de Portovelo, Viernes Santo 13 de Abril de 1691.
[Lima, 1691]. Folio (29 x 19 cm). With a woodcut decorated initial on the first page. Kept together by a marbled paper strip around the spine. [4] pp. Full description
€ 1,500
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Rare imprint from Chili

NOÉ, Juan Nicolas. Epitome de gramatica Castellana. ... Para escuelas primarias.
Valparaiso, Imprenta de la Bandera, 1837. 12mo. With the title in woodcut borders, a woodcut printer's vignette and some woodcut head- and tailpieces. Contemporary blue paper wrappers, with protective paper cover. [2], 155 pp. Full description
€ 1,250
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Extremely rare 1780s nursery catalogue from the centre of the Dutch flower bulb trade

[NURSERY CATALOGUE - FLOWER BULBS - HAARLEM]. Catalogue des tres belle[!] oignons des fleurs, comme jacinthes, tulipes, ranuncules, anemones, bouquet-narcissen, etc. Qu'on trouve à vendre chez Isaak Moerbeek, fleurist à Harlem en Hollande.
[Haarlem?], 178[4]. 12mo. Contemporary half brocade paper wrappers with floral paper sides. 40 pp. Full description
€ 4,500
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The beginning and end of the VOC opium monopoly in the Dutch East Indies

[OPIUM TRADE - VOC - MANUSCRIPT]. [Collection of contemporary manuscripts and documents regarding the Amfioensociëteit].
Comprising:
(1) [OPIUM TRADE - VOC - MANUSCRIPT]. Octroy door de edele hoge Indiase regering, verleend aan de societeyt van den Amphioen handel, tot Batavia.
(2) [OPIUM TRADE - VOC - MANUSCRIPT]. Prolongatie van het octroy van D'Amphioen Sociteit.
(3) [OPIUM TRADE - VOC - MANUSCRIPT]. Memorie voor mijne gemagtigden heeres(?) Themans en Bovie.
[In or after 1762]. 3 parts in 1 volume.
With:
(4) [OPIUM TRADE - VOC - MANUSCRIPT]. [Collection of 12 Dutch documents].
1793-1807. Various sizes. With 12 manuscript documents, and a manuscript on paper in 2 different hands. Ad 1-3: Contemporary sturdy paper wrappers, sewn on 3 vellum supports; ad 4: the 12 documents are held together by a narrow paper wrapper with the text: "Onafgedaane Indiësche zaaken, concentreerende de Amphioen Societeyt", and a string. [15], [1 blank]; [3] ll. Full description
€ 12,500
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Detailed coastal descriptions of Maranhão: an early bilingual sailing pilot for sailors

PEREIRA DO LAGO, Antonio Bernardino. Roteiro da costa da provincia do Maranhão, desde Jericoacoara ate a Ilha de Sto. João, e da entrada, e sahida pela bahia de Sto. Marcos, qu edeve acomanhar a carta redudiza da costa da sobredita provincia ... Survey of the coast of the province of Maranham, from Jericoacoara to the Island of St. John, and of the entrance of the bay of St. Marcos; intended as an accompaniment to the reduced chart of the coast of the aforesaid province.
(Colophon: Liverpool, F.B. Wright, printer), 1821. 4to. Contemporary gold-tooled tree-marbled calf. 21, [1 blank] pp. Full description
€ 3,500
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The prices of international goods at the Amsterdam market in February 1741

[PERIODICAL - TRADE - AMSTERDAM]. Cours van coopmanschappen tot Amsterdam den 13 February. Anno 1741.
Amsterdam, Hendrik Boussière, [1741]. A long sheet (ca. 40.5 x 14.5 cm), printed on two sides, with the woodcut coat of arms of Amsterdam at the head. Tipped into a passe-partout. [2] pp. Full description
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Luxurious school-book for the young prince, Johan Willem Friso of Nassau

PHAEDRUS. Fabularum Aesopiarum, libri V. Notis illustravit in usum serenissimi Principis Nassauii, David Hoogstratanus. Accedunt ejusdem opera duo indices, quorum prior est omnium verborum, multo quam antehac locupletior, posterior eorum, quae observatu digna in notis occurrunt.
Amsterdam, Fr. Halma, 1701. 4to. With richly engraved allegorical frontispiece with medallion portrait of the Prince of Nassau at the top, by P. Bouttats after J. Goeree, engraved allegorical vignette on title, title printed in red and black, large folding double-page engraved portrait of the young Prince Jan Willem Friso of Nassau by P. Gunst after B. Vaillant, 5 engraved head-pieces, 8 large engraved initials, 30 richly engraved tail-pieces, and 108 medallion illustrations to the fables on 18 full-page engraved plates by J. van Vianen. Contemporary full-grained red morocco, spine ribbed and richly gilt, with triple gilt fillet borders on sides, gilt inner dentelles, and gilt edges. [32], 160, [84] pp. Full description
€ 4,500
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Pair of maps of The Hague in the original case

REDING, H. Plan de la ville et carte des environs de La Haye.
The Hague, chez F. J. Weygand, 1838. Each ca. 32 x 39.5 cm. With 2 hand coloured lithographed maps printed on coated linen.
Comprising: (1) IDEM. Nieuwe platte grond der stad S' Gravenhage/ Nouveau plan de La Haye.
(2) IDEM. Carte des environs de La Haye.
Both maps are folded and housed in the original publisher's reddish brown buckram case, with an engraved blue title label mounted on the front. Full description
€ 1,250
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Early true crime in Dutch

REYNOLDS, John and Johannes GRINDAL (translator). Tonneel der wereldtse rampsaligheden, vertoonende Godts wraake, over de roepende en verfoeyelijke zonde der moedtwillige en voor-bedachte moordery. Welkers wonderlijke ontdekkingen en gestrenge straffe beschreven worden in XXX. bezondere jammerlijke historien: vervattende veel droevige en gedenkwaardige geschiedenissen: historische, zedelijke en goddelijke lessen.
Amsterdam, (colophon: widow of Tymon Houthaak) for Gerrit van Goedesbergh, 1667. 8vo. With an engraved frontispiece, an engraved printer's device on the title page, and 30 full-page engravings, each with 8 separate illustrations, depicting 240 scenes from the many stories. Contemporary vellum. [8], 888 pp. Full description
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Holding the harbour: A Coruña and the Franco-Dutch fleet

SANTANS Y TAPIA, Juan. Relacion verdadera de la entrada que hizo la armada del Frances en compania de la del Olandes, en la embocadura del puerto del real presidio y ciudad de la Coruña ...
1639. Folio (19.3 x 29 cm). Two unbound sheets, housed in a plastic folder. [2] ll. Full description
€ 1,500
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