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<dl><dd>Vol. 1 has etched frontispiece and plate by Romeyn de Hooghe. Full-page port. of Huygens by Abraham Blooteling after Caspar Netscher. Woodcut printer's devices on both t.p.'s (Elijah)</dd>
<dd>"Elfde boeck. Spaensche wysheit, vertaelde spreeckwoorden" is in double columns, Spanish and Dutch</dd>
<dd>Signatures, v.1: *-4* A-4Y 4Z². Vol. 2: pi1 A-4C</dd>
<dd>Paging, v. 1: [32], 732 p., [2] folded leaves of plates. Vol. 2: [2], 574, [2] p. (last 2 blank)</dd>
<dd>Bound in 1 vol. in vellum, rebacked. Blind tooled with double fillets and central medallions. Remains of 2 pairs of ties at foredge</dd>
<dd>Ownership stamp on t.p. of Pascal Schmeits, pastoor, Venray. Pencilled ownership inscription of L[isa] &amp; L[eonard] Baskin on back pastedown, dated August, 1971. Baskin's pencilled initial B written after signature letter L, with date 1971, and with his printed labels for Fort Hill and Lurley Manor on front pastedown</dd></dl><br>Subjects:</div>
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<dl><dd>Huygens, Constantijn, 1628-1697</dd>
<dd>Hooghe, Romeyn de, 1645-1708</dd>
<dd>Blooteling, Abraham, 1640-1690</dd>
<dd>Netscher, Caspar, 1635 or 6-1684</dd>
<dd>Ravensteyn, Johannes van, fl. 1645-1675</dd></dl></div>
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