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Rare Frisian almanac for 1779, in an armorial binding with the coat of arms of Friesland

[ALMANAC]. Friesch comptoir almanach, op het jaar onzes Heeren Jesu Christi 1779. Waar in de voornaamste jaar-, paarde, beeste en leermarkten te vinden zijn: als mede de maans op- en ondergang: mitsgaders de vacantien voor den Hove van Friesland, enz.
Leeuwarden, Abraham Ferwerda and Gerrit Tresling, 1779.
With (bound before ad 1): [MEMO BOOK]. Practisijns dagwijser, begrijpende de XII. maanden des jaars 1779. Benevens de maanden January en February van Ao. 1780.
Amsterdam, Petrus Schouten and Reinier Ottens, [1779]. 2 works in 1 volume. 12mo. With a woodcut vignette on the title page of ad 1, and a vignette built up from typographical ornaments on the title page of ad 2, the first two quires of ad 1 are interleaved with blank leaves. Contemporary gold-tooled mottled calf, sewn on 4 supports with the corresponding raised bands on the spine, the coat of arms of Friesland in the centre of both boards, surrounded by a double fillet frame with corner pieces, gold-tooled board edges, red sprinkled edges, red sprinkled end papers. [88]; [132] pp. Full description
€ 1,250
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Exceptionally rare almanac, bound in mother-of-pearl, and illustrated with anti-English plates

[ALMANAC]. Kooker en tas almanach voor het jaar 1782.
Amsterdam, Bernardus Mourik, [1781]. Ca. 6.7 x 2.7 cm; type area: 5.8 x 2.2 cm. With 14 full-page numbered engraved plates, 13 showing various jobs, nationalities, and naval scenes, with an 8-line verse underneath, and 1 with a time-table of the tolling of the gate-bells in Amsterdam, the work has been printed in red and black. Contemporary quarter silver with mother-of-pearl boards, a clasp and catch plate in the middle of the fore edge, gilt brocade paper pastedowns. [32] pp. Full description
€ 1,950
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On the history of the coins of Zeeland

[ALMANAC]. Zeelands chronyk-almanach, voor 't jaar 1782. Bevattende eene beschryving der provincie Zeeland ... ten dienste der jeugd, gesteld in vragen en antwoorden.
Middelburg, Jan Dane, 1782. 16mo. With an engraved title by R. Vinkeles, and 5 folding plates. Original publisher's printed boards, with the title and the arms of Zeeland in black on the front, and the arms of Middelburg with the imprint on the back, both within an ornamental border, red sprinkled edges. [70], 475-568 [=22] pp. Full description
€ 250
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Extremely rare almanac celebrating the Dutch victory at Willemstad in 1793

[ALMANAC]. Almanack voor 1794. Of zakboekje der helden van de Willemstad.
Amsterdam, W. Brave, [1793]. 24mo. With an engraved title page with a hand coloured view of Willemstad, and 15 full-page engraved portraits in silhouette of the "Heroes of Willemstad", all by H.W. Caspari. Original blue-green wrappers, with the title printed on the front, and an advertisement from the publisher on the back, both in an ornamental border, gilt edges, paste paper pastedowns. [14], 35, [14] pp. Full description
€ 2,250
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With instructions for the newest dances of 1814

[ALMANAC]. Almanach der musen en gratiën, aan vriendschap, liefde en kunst gewijd. 1814.
Amsterdam, E. Maaskamp, [1813]. 16mo. With an engraved title, 7 full-page stipple-engraved plates by Willem van Senus (1773-1851), and 4 engraved leaves with dance instructions. Contemporary orange paper over boards, gilt edges. The work is housed in the original orange slipcase. [16], 15, [5], 112, [2] pp. Full description
€ 650
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Official almanac with the names of all Dutch government officials from 1819

[ALMANAC]. Calendrier royal de la cour, pour lannée 1819. Publié pour la première fois en 1756.
The Hague, Gosse et Comp., [1818]. 12mo. With the coat of arms of the Dutch Kingdom on the title page, and a folding engraved hand-coloured map of the Dutch Kingdom in a roundel by Basnel & son, with a list of all the provinces of the Kingdom with the numbers of their populations, and distances from Amsterdam, The Hague, and Brussels. Contemporary gold-tooled imitation long-grained red Morocco, with an ornamental border on both boards, gilt edges. The work is housed in the original matching slipcase. 84, 192, 55, [1] pp. Full description
€ 600
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Illustrated public travel guide for the Kingdom of The Netherlands,
including short descriptions of the cities

[ALMANAC]. Almanak voor reizigers in het Koningrijk der Nederlanden. Met platen en plattegronden van steden. Eerste jaargang 1819.
Amsterdam, Mortier Covens & son, Ten Brink & De Vries, 1819.
With: [ALMANAC]. Almanak voor reizigers in het Koningrijk der Nederlanden. Met platen en plattegronden van steden. Tweede jaargang 1820.
Amsterdam, Mortier Covens & son, Ten Brink & De Vries, 1820. 2 works in 1 volume. 8vo. With 5 full-page engravings with views of Boskoop, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Texel, and Medemblik by D. Veelwaard, protected by tissue paper guards, 2 full-page maps of the routes in South-Holland (ad 1) and North Holland (ad 2), and 14 city plans of Amsterdam, Leiden, The Hague, Delft, Rotterdam, Gouda (ad 1), Haarlem, Enkuizen, Medemblik, Alkmaar, Purmerend, Monnickendam, Edam, and Hoorn (ad 2), each with an accompanying leaf with explanations. Contemporary gold-tooled straight-grained red morocco, with the rod of Asclepius, a ship, and an anchor on the spine, a floral border on both boards, gold-tooled board edges and turn-ins, a red morocco pencil holder on the fore edge of the back board, a folding pocket in the back, gilt edges, marbled endpapers. [24], iv, 52, [2], 20; [26], "53-84" [=31], [2], "21-48" [=27], [2] pp. + 43 blank leaves. Full description
€ 750
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Extensive almanac for the city of The Hague for 1835

[ALMANAC]. sGravenhaagsche stads-almanak, voor het jaar 1835. Met vergunning van Hun Ed. Achtb. de Heeren Burgemeester en Wethouders.
The Hague, A.P. van Langenhuyzen for J. Belinfante, [1834]. 8vo. With a lithographed title with vignette with coat of arms of The Hague, 12 lithographed headpieces and 12 small illustrations in the calendar (1 for each month). Original publisher's printed wrappers. [4], 1-48, 48a-48d, 49-222, 92* pp. Full description
€ 200
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The first and most successful Dutch literary almanac

[ALMANAC]. Nederlandsche muzen-almanak, 1837.
Amsterdam, A. Spin for J. Immerzeel Jr., [1836]. 12mo. With a steel-engraved title, a full page steel-engraved portrait of Jan ten Brink, 6 full-page steel engraved plates protected by tissue paper guards, and a folding leaf with musical annotation. Original yellow lithographed publisher's boards, with the title and year of publication printed on the spine. [16], 250, [4] pp. Full description
€ 250
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