's-GRAVENHAGE -- NIEUPOORT, G.H. Rituum, qui olim apud Romanos obtinuerunt, succincta explicatio. Ed. 6a. Utrecht, A. v. Paddenburg, 1774. 630, (2) pp. W. engr. front., ti-vign. & 8 fold. engr. Cont. gilt tooled vellum, gilt city arms of The Hague on both sides. (Spine unobtrusively rubbed, but else in very fine condition).
First published in Holland in 1712, this treatise on Roman rituals and customs, both sacred and secular, went through numerous editions through 1802. Nieupoort was a jurist and professor of law at the University of Utrecht. With the prize, awarded to F.J. van Maanen, 1789. - Spoelder 579 ('s-Grav. 4).€ 90