J. Nomsz. - Willem de Eerste -
Are you interested in this item?This item is up for auction at Catawiki. Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the Catawiki website. Catawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available. Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any store. J. Nomsz. - Willem de Eerste, of de grondlegging der Nederlandsche vrijheid in vier en twintig zangen door - Amsteldam, De Erven van David Klippink, - first and only edition - (xiv) + 504 p. - half-leather binding with marbled boards - cm LARGE QUARTOCondition: very good - neat binding; very neat, solid and compact block (as new!); extremely crisp, white and clean pages (as new, not even a spot). Complete!Note: The pictures are a bit dark, this is caused by twilight when they were taken; in reality the paper is very white!Frontispiece by Buys, Vermandel & Smit and Brouwer, title page with vignette by Buys and Koning, a second vignette by Verstegen and Koning, two portraits of the author by Bruyninx & Vinkeles and Houbraken. Complete with 24 beautiful full-page copper engravings. With dedication to William of Orange and an ode to Nomsz himself. First and only edition.Unique item! With tipped-in handwritten leaf with an explanation of texts and prints in this book + 2 extra inlaid portraits! Extra large size (wide margins) and printed on thick high-quality paper. The prints are printed on very thick, heavy paper. High-quality copper engravings, deep prints and very refined! Bibliophile copy!On the print volume of this work alone was sold for 350 Euros! Read more