Low Countries / History, Economics, Law & Politics

AFFAITATI, Giovan Carlo (Johannes Carolus de AFFAYTADI). Ratificatio facta p[er] m[agnifi]cu[m] d[ominum] Jo[hannes] Carolu[s] de Affaytalis, in favorem m[agnifi]ci et r[everen]di d[omino]. Guidi d[e] Crema et Rafaelis Krumani p[e]r Castro S[anc]ti Laurentii et terris.
Antwerp, 20 January 1546. Manuscript notarial document in Latin, written in a Latin hand on one side of a single piece of sheepskin parchment (31 x 54.5 cm), opening with a large capital and closing with the notary's decorative signature, with the title and "M. Johan Carlo" on the back. Folded and loosely inserted in a paper folder (ca. 1690s?). [1] leaf. Full description

[ALGIERS - TREATY - STATES GENERAL]. Tractaet tusschen Haer Hoogh Mog. De Heeren Staten Generael der vereenighde Nederlanden, ende de Regeeringe van Algiers.
The Hague, Paulus Scheltus, 1713. 4to. With Scheltus's woodcut printer's device on the title-page and with a woodcut initial. Modern brown wrappers with printed title-label pasted on the front side. 14, [2] pp. Full description

ALKEMADE, Cornelis van and Pieter van der SCHELLING. Beschryving van de stad Briele, en den lande van Voorn, ...
Rotterdam, Philippus Losel, 1729. 2 parts in 1 volume. Folio. With a double-page engraved plan of Den Briel and 3 folding engraved maps of different parts of Voorne (each ca. 50 x 70.5 cm). Contemporary blind-tooled vellum. [28], 224, [8], 225-376; [8], 306, [20] pp. Full description

ALKEMADE, Cornelis van, and Pieter van der SCHELLING. Beschryving van de stad Briele, en den Lande van Voorn, behelzende, I. De beschryving zelf... II. De historie, genealogie, en successie van de heeren, en vrouwen van Voorn ... III. De politike regering, nevens de regten, ... mitsgaders de regtspleging ... omtrent het jaar MCCCC in de stad Briel, en 't Land van Voorn in gebruik geweest zynde. IV. De privilegien, octroyen ... betreffende de stad Briele, en den Lande van Voorn ...
Rotterdam, Philippus Losel, 1729. 2 parts in 1 volume. Folio. With the title page printed in red and black with an engraved printer's device, a double-page plan of Den Briel, 3 folding engraved maps of different parts of Voorne (each ca. 50 x 70.5 cm), and an additional folding map (33 x 38 cm) of the southwestern part of South Holland. Contemporary gold-tooled mottled calf by the so-called Stag Bindery in Rotterdam, sewn on 6 supports with the corresponding raised bands on the spine, a black morocco author and title label on the spine lettered in gold, the coat of arms of Den Briel in the centre of both boards, surrounded by two ornamental borders, gold-tooled board edges, mottled edges. [28], 1-224, [8], 225-376; [8], 1-306, [20] pp. Full description

[ALMANAC]. Historische, geographische, konst- en reis almanach, voor den jaare 1779. Bevattende het voornaamste dat onder het opzigt van het Koninklyk Genootschap der Geleerden te Berlijn is uitgegeven. Overzien, en het nodige op de breette en lengte van Amsterdam overgebragt, als ook met eenige bijvoegselen vermeerdert.
Amsterdam, The widow Van Esveldt and Willem Holtrop, [1778].
With: [AMANAC]. Historische, geographische, konst- en reis almanach, voor den jaare 1783 ...
Amsterdam, Willem Holtrop, [1782]. 2 volumes. 12mo. Both volumes with an engraved title page within an ornamental border, an engraved page with the signs of the Zodiac, a folding map of Malakka, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo in vol. 1, and of the west coast of Africa in vol. 2, coloured in outlines, and 12 full-page engraved plates in the calendar. Contemporary sprinkled boards. [16], 216; [16], 204 pp. Full description

[ALMANAC]. Zeelands chronyk-almanach, voor 't jaar 1782. Bevattende eene beschryving der provincie Zeeland ... ten dienste der jeugd, gesteld in vragen en antwoorden.
Middelburg, Jan Dane, 1782. 16mo. With an engraved title by R. Vinkeles, and 5 folding plates. Original publisher's printed boards, with the title and the arms of Zeeland in black on the front, and the arms of Middelburg with the imprint on the back, both within an ornamental border, red sprinkled edges. [70], 475-568 [=22] pp. Full description

[ALMANAC]. Opregte sGravenhaagsche stads-almanak, voor het jaar 1823 (Eerste jaargang).
The Hague, Mozes Cohen Belinfante, [1823]. 12mo. With the woodcut coat of arms of The Hague on the title page. Original publisher's blue printed wrappers. XII, 142, [2], 60* pp. Full description

[AUCTION CATALOGUES - FICTITIOUS]. Beredeneerde catalogus van een zeer fraaie, capitaale en pragtige inboedel ... byeenverzameld, door den Heere G. R. Zullende ... by exëcutie verkogt worden binnen London, ... in ... May of Juny deezes jaars. Door de makelaers Thomas Brandi, William Roastbeuf en James Punch, ... Derde druk.
Amsterdam, Johannes Geyger, [1781].
With:
(2) Commissie brief van den heere Wilhelmus Batavus, een aanzienlyke Nederlandsche patriot, aan den heere Lambertus Koopmans, commissionair te Londen. Benevens een notitie der commissien, door gemelden heer Batavus gegeeven, op de fraaye capitaale en prachtige inbedoel des heeren G.R.
[The Hague?, 1781].
(3) Catalogus van eene zo ongemeene zeldzaame, als uitmuntende verzameling van manuschripten[!]. ... byeen vergadert door den Lord W. Gordon ...
London [= Amsterdam or The Hague?], sold by Thomas Henly, [1781].
(4) Beredeneerde notitie van 't vorstlyke poppe- en speel-goed, der kinderen van den heere G.R. ...
[Amsterdam?, 1781].
(5) Sleutel of noodige ophelderingen der onlangs uitgekomene catalogus, van een fraaije capitaale en prachtige inboedel ... byeenverzameld, door den heere G.R. ...
Dordrecht, Abraham and Pieter Blussé; Rotterdam, Cornelis van den Dries; etc., [1781].
(6) Beredeneerde catalogus eener verzameling van schilderyen, der eerste meesters van Nederland.
The Hague, Thomas Pietersz. van Os, [1783/1789?].
(7) Beredeneerde catalogus, van eene uitmuntende verzameling schilderyen, door de vermaardste Nederlandsche meesters, uit het Fransch vertaald.
Holland, 1783.
7 fictitious auction catalogues in 1 volume. 8vo. Ad 2: the introductory letter, from "Wilhelmus Batavus" to "Lambertus Koopmans" is dated from The Hague, 15 February 1781. Ad 3: the introductory letter, from Thomas Henly, is dated 2 February 1781. Ad 4: this catalogue presents itself as a second appendix to ad 1. Both the original catalogue and the first appendix describing themselves as catalogues for the sale in May or June 1781. Ad 6: with the supposedly authenticating woodcut on the title-page, showing the coat of arms of William the Silent hanging from a memorial cross. Contemporary half mottled calf, brown spine label with blind-tooled text and with some gold-tooled floral decorations, 20th-century marbled sides and endpapers. [4], 27, [1]; 16; 16; 16; 15, [1]; 32; 37, [2 blank] pp. Full description

[AURELIUS, Cornelius]. Die cronycke van Hollandt, Zeelandt en[de] Vrieslant beghinnende va[n] Adams tiden tot die geboerte ons heren Jh[es]u[m] voertgaende tot de[n] jare M.CCCCC. ende Xvij.
Leiden, Jan Seversz., 18 August 1517. Folio. With the title-page printed in red and black with a large woodcut between different woodcut borders, and 239 woodcuts in text, including 121 woodcut portraits. Black blind-tooled goatskin (1637), with gold-tooled title and binding date on side. [2], 436 ll. Full description

AURELIUS, Cornelius Gerardi. Batavia, sive de antiquo veroque eius insulae quam Rhenus in Hollandia facit situ, descriptione & laudibus; adversus Gerardum Noviomagum, libri duo ...
Antwerp, Christophe Plantin, 1586. 8vo (16.6 x 10.7 cm). With a woodcut device on the title page and woodcut initials throughout. Limp vellum, sewn on three supports laced through the joints (top one broken), with a green morocco label lettered "Batavia Ant. 1686" in gold on the spine. [16], 135, [1 blank] pp. Full description