The Hague: Privately Printed, 1782. 96 pages. Slim 8vo, rebound in modern brown polished calf (some light dampstaining in gutter of first several leaves, otherwise rather clean; untrimmed pages a bit soft at fore-edge margin). The Hague, 1782, probably printed for private distribution. True first edition [reprinted in London later the same year]. A very scarce printing in which Adams, as commissioner to the Netherlands, secured the treaty by which that country recognized our independence. Includes an account of the..... More

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1969. ix + 183 pages, 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins, Press, (1969). A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More

Delft: Nederlandsche Kabelfabriek, 1954. Illustrated throughout by Bernard Van Vlijmen with charming full-page drawings and watercolors of the factory floor (some in color), printed in Rotogravure. Oblong 4to. Spiral bound within a full dark green padded leather binding; board slipcase with matching leather spine. Delft: Nederlandsche Kabelfabriek, 1954. First Edition. Leather covers are crackled but sound, otherwise a fine copy of this unusual book. A beautifully produced history of the famous Dutch electrical cable factory. More

Brussels: Mercatorfonds, 1985. Profusely illustrated mostly in color. 587 pages with text in French. Thick 4to, two-toned cloth with gilt lettering and graphic (top edges lightly bumped & nicked), pictorial d.w. Brussels: Mercatorfonds, (1985). Embossed library stamp, else a very good(+) copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More

Paris: Bellin, 1764. Map. Engraving. Image measures 9" x 7" This 18th century chart depicts the city of Amsterdam. Shows a town plan of the city, port, canals, and military fortifications. Four numbered sites are listed in the title cartouche. Published in the 1764 edition of Bellin's "L'Histoire Generale des Voyages." In very good condition. Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772), was the official hydrographer to the French king and the first person to hold the title of "Ingenieur de la Marine..... More

Etching. Image measures 4" x 5 1/4". This etching of ram and a sheep is from an edition of Nicolaes Berchem's "Animalia," sometimes known as "A Man's Sketchbook." Like other artists of the Dutch Era, during which realistic landscape painting flourished, Berchem made these series of etchings to hone his skills in rendering animals. This etching, printed in the mid-17th century, shows a ram, in full profile and a sheep sleeping, facing away from the page. It is in good..... More

Etching. Sheet measures 4 1/4 x 4 5/8". This etching of a shepherd and his dog is the title page from an edition of Nicolaes Berchem's "Animalia," sometimes known as "A Man's Sketchbook." Like other artists of the Dutch Era, during which realistic landscape painting flourished, Berchem made these series of etchings to hone his skills in rendering animals. This etching, printed in the mid-17th century, features a shepherd reclining on a rock while his dog stands guard toward the..... More

Amsterdam. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 16 5/8" x 20.5". Beautifully colored town plan of Doesburg in northeastern Holland, shown in an unusual panoramic birds-eye view, circa 1649. Features the fortress walls and a few cottages in the surrounding landscape. Includes two coats of arms, both of which have been hand burnished with beautiful gold leaf. Scale also includes gold leaf. Latin text on verso. Published around the time of the Spanish acknowledgment of the Dutch Republic..... More

Amsterdam. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 16.25" x 20.75". Exquisite town plan of Grolla in Holland, circa 1649, shown in an unusual panoramic birds-eye view. Features the fortress and the surrounding pastoral landscape. Includes a coat of arms, which is hand burnished with beautiful gold leaf. Cartouche and scale are also decorated in gold leaf. Wonderful vignette in bottom left corner of two men fighting on horseback. Latin text on verso. Published around the time of the..... More

Amsterdam. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 14" x 18.25". Beautifully detailed town plan of Steenwijk in northeastern Holland, circa 1649, shown in an unusual panoramic birds-eye view. Features the fortress and the town within it, and the surrounding pastoral landscape. Includes two coats of arms. Latin text on verso. Published around the time of the Spanish acknowledgment of the Dutch Republic in "Novum Ac Magnum Theatrum Urbium Belgicae Liberae Ac Foederataee" ("Town books of the Netherlands"). Many..... More

Amsterdam. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 16.25" x 20.75". Beautifully detailed town plan of Tiel in central Holland, circa 1649, shown in an unusual panoramic birds-eye view. Shows the pastoral and maritime nature of the area, with farms, houses, churches and ships in the surrounding waters. Includes two coats of arms. Dutch text on verso. Published around the time of the Spanish acknowledgment of the Dutch Republic in "Tooneel der Steden van der Vereenighde Nederlanden" ("Town books..... More

Berkeley: University of California, 1969. Color frontispiece and 10 additional large plates, 6 in color; 80 smaller monochrome illustrations. 176pp. of text. 4to, brown cloth, worn d.w. University of California Press, 1969. Fine in very good dust wrapper. More

Amsterdam-Ghent: Ludion, 2005. With contributions by Maryan W. Ainsworth, Lonne Campbell & Paula Nuttall. Illustrated mostly in color. 191 pages. Tall 4to, stiff pictorial self wrappers. (Amsterdam-Ghent); Ludion, (2005). First softcover edition. A fine copy. Published on the occasion of the 2005 exhibition "Memling's Portraits." More