Abraham, de Aartsvader. In XII Boeken
by Hoogvliet, Arnold
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Rotterdam: Jan Daniel Beman en Zoon, 1766. Hardcover. Very Good. De agste druk. [54], 288 p.: frontispiece, title vignette, 13 leaves of engraved plates; 20 cm. Calf spine with speckled paper over boards. Six spine compartments between gilt-tooled borders. Blind-tooled title in second compartment: "Abraham de Aartsvader." Signatures: [pi]4 5*4 6*(4-1) 7*4 A-2N4. With original green silk bookmark. Title page printed in red and black. Wood-engraved tailpieces. The frontispiece is signed: "J. Wandelaar inv. et fecit." The 13 additional leaves of plates consist of a portrait of the author and 12 plates illustrating the story of Abraham. The portrait is an engraving that includes a verse about Hoogvliet by Joan Vermeulen; the engraving is by J. Houbraken and D. van Nymegen. The 12 plates accompaning the text are signed "J. Punt invenit et sculpsit" and dated 1743-1745. The title vignette is signed: "S. Fokke." First blank leaf following front free endpaper bears inscription: "To B. SaVasseur." In Very Good Condition: leather and paper over boards are rubbed, with some loss of paper along edges; hinges are weak but joints are solid; ink spatter on pp. 2 and 3; pp. 51-54 have a 5-cm. tear from gutter, without loss of text; 2-cm. tear from fore-edges of pp. 97-100 without affecting text; occasional old faint dampstaining and soiling; otherwise clean and bright.
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- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Abraham, de Aartsvader. In XII Boeken
- Author
- Hoogvliet, Arnold
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Jan Daniel Beman en Zoon
- Place of Publication
- Rotterdam
- Date Published
- 1766
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- Religion & Philosophy;
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