Very rare songbook containing almost 700 short poems in French on various topics, such as friendship, wine, and religion, also including several erotic love poems. It was written by "un Zelandois, & amateur dicelles", which was probably the publisher, Pieter van Goetthem (died after 1679), himself. Born in Leiden he moved to Middelburg where he was inscribed as bookbinder, printer, and publisher. He was also a member of the Chamber of Rhetoric at Middelburg. The first edition of the present work was published in Amsterdam in 1656. The present copy is the second edition, which is quite rare, as the Universal short title catalogue (USTC) records only five copies in libraries, and we have only been able to trace two copies in sales records of the last hundred years.
With a later ownerships entry ("Sercy"(?)) on the title-page. The work has been rebound in contemporary vellum, with modern endbands. The work is somewhat browned throughout, with light stains on some of the leaves. Otherwise in good condition. STCN 111602580 (4 copies); USTC 1842457 (5 copies); cf. Ledeboer, Boekdrukkers, p. 300; NNBW 7, col. 480; Meertens, P.J., Letterkundig Zeeland (1943), pp.88-89.