Lot 1149
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LEIDEN -- RAADHUISPERS -- KEUREN der Stadt Leyden des Graeffschaps van Holland. (Leiden), Gedruct ten bevele van die vande Gerechte der voorschreven Stede, int Jaer 1583. Stilo novo. 133, (19) pp. W. woodcut vign. of the city arms on the ti., woodcut border surrounding the ti., elaborate woodcut initial, woodcut vign. of the city arms (repeated from the ti.) surrounded by woodcut scrollwork on the verso of A3 & several small woodcut vign. ("bonnen"). 4°. Cont. vellum. (Bind. a bit warped, a bit waterstained in places, otherwise a very good copy).
Copy w. num. cont. (some dated, 1583-1599) interesting annotations and underlinings, probably from a member of the court of justice. P. 22 , for example, mentions in manuscript the change to four instead of three elected headmasters of the orphanage, dated Nov. 21, 1584. The ti. also w. manuscript "Om de Vierschaer". Signed and dated by Jan van Hout on p. 118. W. stamped ex libris of historian P.J. Blok on flyleaf. - Overvoorde 2352; Carter en Vervliet 215; Leiden Imprints p. 60.€ 1200
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