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Brusselschen Blom-Hof Van Cupido
by Borcht, Willem van der
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Narberth, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Bruxelles: G. Scheybel, 1641. 19th-century half-calf and tan boards (front hinge repaired), gilt spine label, old blue edges. Only Edition, the nineteen-year-old poet's first book. The first suite explores unrequited love, the second reciprocated love, and the third the good life - drinking, eating, laughing, smoking (three poems praise tobacco). The illustrations include a suitor on his knees pleading with his hard-hearted mistress who literally shows him the door, negotiations with a prostitute, Death claiming Cupid even as he draws his bow.... A QUATRAIN ON THE MONA LISA begins the volume. No copies in U.S. libraries. In good condition (eight leaves trimmed askew, one headline shaved, one quire slightly stained), a couple of margins uncut; signature of bibliophile and champion of early Flemish literature C.-P. Serrure (Catalogue (1872) I: 841 "Rare...figures curieuses").
¶Praz, Studies in 17th-Century Imagery 281; Funck, Le Livre belge à gravures 261 & 282 "très rare"; Scheurleer, Nederlandsche Liedboeken 162.
¶Praz, Studies in 17th-Century Imagery 281; Funck, Le Livre belge à gravures 261 & 282 "très rare"; Scheurleer, Nederlandsche Liedboeken 162.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bruce McKittrick Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 08870
- Title
- Brusselschen Blom-Hof Van Cupido
- Author
- Borcht, Willem van der
- Format/Binding
- 19th-century half-calf and tan boards (front hinge repaired), gilt spine label, old blue edges
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- G. Scheybel
- Place of Publication
- Bruxelles
- Date Published
- 1641
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Narberth, Pennsylvania
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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