Joost van den Vondel - Publius Virgilius Maroos Wercken [EN] Q. Horatius Flaccus Lierzangen [EN] Publius Ovidius Nasoos - 1646-1716

Convolute with three works by Joost van den Vondel

1.
J. van Vondel - Publius Virgilius Maro's Works - Amsterdam, Abraham de Wees, 1646 - first edition - (24) + 407 pp.

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2.
J. van Vondel - Q. Horatius Flaccus Lyric Songs and Poetic Art (...) - Amsterdam, Jan Lamsvelt, 1703 - first edition - (12) + 104 pp.

[WITH]

3.
J. van Vondel - Publius Ovidius Naso's Heroine Letters (...) / Letter from Fedra to Hippolytus (...) / Three letters from A. Sabinus (...) - Amsterdam, G. onder de Linden, 1715/1716 - first edition - (36) + 160 pp. - notable: title engraving lists 1715, title page lists 1716?

- first editions - original marbled calf leather binding, spine with ribbing, richly floral gold tooling; marbled block - 20 x 17 cm

Condition: beautiful / excellent - neat original binding (slight crack in the joints but covers firmly attached); very neat, compact and sturdy block (as new!); very neat, fresh and white pages (only some typical light spots, otherwise very neat and very clean paper: as new, so fresh and white!).

{NOTE] Photos are somewhat yellowed due to sunlight.

Rare first editions of these classics in very rare neat condition.

Bound in a beautiful calf leather binding and with a splendid marbled block.
Very charming copy.

Must-have for Dutch studies scholars and lovers of classical literature.

[Schuytvlot 801; Unger 612]

Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679) was a Dutch poet and playwright whose output encompasses many genres: occasional poetry, emblematic poetry, satires, lampoons, praise poems and heroic epic. The controversy around Oldenbarnevelt and Maurice was for example the impetus for Vondel to write 'Palamedes'.