J. van Heemskerk - Batavische Arcadia - 1647

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Selected by Tom Hopman

J. van Heemskerk - Batavische Arcadia, Waer in, Onder 't Loof-werck van Liefkooserytjes, gehandelt werdt, van den oorspronck van 't oudt Batavien, Vryheydt der Bataviers, Vrye Zee, Zee-vonden, Vinders van verburgen Schatten (...), en andere diergelycke ernstige saken meer. - Amsterdam, Gerrit Iansz., 1647. - Contemporary overlapping vellum. With en engraved title-page. 916, (54) p. 12mo. Condition: Ex-libris on pastedown. Frontispiece and title-page frayed and slightly waterstained in margins, hinges splitting, binding soiled. Else good. * Rare second and first complete edition of the 'prototype' of all Dutch Arcadian novels, with passages on witchcraft, magic, Dutch history, East Indies and Dutch folklore.

No. 100933543

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J. van Heemskerk - Batavische Arcadia - 1647

J. van Heemskerk - Batavische Arcadia, Waer in, Onder 't Loof-werck van Liefkooserytjes, gehandelt werdt, van den oorspronck van 't oudt Batavien, Vryheydt der Bataviers, Vrye Zee, Zee-vonden, Vinders van verburgen Schatten (...), en andere diergelycke ernstige saken meer. - Amsterdam, Gerrit Iansz., 1647. - Contemporary overlapping vellum. With en engraved title-page. 916, (54) p. 12mo.

Condition: Ex-libris on pastedown. Frontispiece and title-page frayed and slightly waterstained in margins, hinges splitting, binding soiled. Else good.

* Rare second and first complete edition of the 'prototype' of all Dutch Arcadian novels, with passages on witchcraft, magic, Dutch history, East Indies and Dutch folklore.

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€ 100

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Selected by Tom Hopman

Estimate € 150 - € 200

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