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)

"Elfde boeck. Spaensche wysheit, vertaelde spreeckwoorden" is in double columns, Spanish and Dutch

Signatures, v.1: *-4* A-4Y 4Z². Vol. 2: pi1 A-4C

Paging, v. 1: [32], 732 p., [2] folded leaves of plates. Vol. 2: [2], 574, [2] p. (last 2 blank)

Bound in 1 vol. in vellum, rebacked. Blind tooled with double fillets and central medallions. Remains of 2 pairs of ties at foredge

Ownership stamp on t.p. of Pascal Schmeits, pastoor, Venray. Pencilled ownership inscription of L[isa] & 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

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