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[ABC Book] (Swildens, J.H.). Vaderlandsch A-B Boek... First Edition, Presentation Copy
Sale 2107 - Collections of an Only Child: Seventy Years a Bibliophile, the Library of Justin G. Schiller
Dec 5, 2024
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Lot Description
[ABC Book] (Swildens, J.H.). Vaderlandsch A-B Boek voor de Nederlandsche Jeugd
Amsterdam: W(illem). Holtrop, 1781. First edition. 8vo. (34), 58, (4) pp. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on front blank: "Amplissimo Viro Sikkema / Senatori Groningano / D.D. / Auctor J. H. Swildens." Illustrated with an engraved title page, 27 half-page engravings forming a pictorial alphabet, and five full-page designs (depicting alphabets, numerals, planets, etc.). Original green paper-covered boards, decorated in gilt, spine worn and faded, front joint cracked, boards rubbed; marbled edges; gutter repaired at front blank; in tan cloth fall-down-back box.
Includes 8-page printed prospectus for the above.
A delightful and scarce presentation copy of this early Dutch "A-B-C" book.
Featuring numerous charming engravings depicting scenes from Dutch life, with verse captions and prose commentary.
This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Provenance
Fraeylemaborg Castle Library (Groningen, Holland), dispersed at auction by J. L. Beijers in 1971 (catalogue prospectus laid in, with description now attached).
From the collection of Justin G. Schiller
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