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50 delen compleet, Origineel half Leer met titelschild, 4°. Een mooie, uniforme, set van deze weinig -compleet- voorkomende, en uitgebreide, Bijbelverklaring waar Matthew Henry mee begonnen is, waarvan prof. H. Bavinck in zijn voorrede op de 9-delige uitgave in 1912 zegt: ‘Maar dit werk -bedoeld wordt de PPW, uitgegeven in 1740- werd spoedig geheel in [...]
571 (1) p. 32°. Contemporary Leather binding, fine gauffred and gilt-edged text block, and a silver clasp. Greek miniature Bible, H. 8,5 x L. 5 x W. 2,3 cm.
(12) 229 (1) 165, 104 folia. Contemporary green Vellum, Folio. Rare edition of the Deux-Aes Bijbel, the first Dutch reformed bible, translated by Godfried van Wingen (Old Testament) and Johannes Dyrkinus (New Testament). 4 parts in one volume (two parts with continuous pagination), with 4 woodcut printer’s device on 4 title-pages, woodcut border with a [...]
(16) 564 (4) p. Origineel half Leer met goudopdruk, 4°.
The 4.25 inch. (10 cm.) spheres applied with twelve printed gores and polar calottes pivoted via the poles within brass half-meridian rings, each mounted on top of alabaster columns with molded capitals, notable entasis to the shafts and Tuscan-style bases, the plinths with gilt fluted black marble cavetto top moldings and roundel-centered skirts incorporating shaped [...]
A rare pair of miniature terrestrial and celestial globes, each with 12 hand-coloured engraved paper gores, over a papier mâché and plaster sphere. Diameter globes: 7 cm. Total high: 14,5 cm. The globes have been cleaned and re-varnished, and the stands are later.
Miniature terrestrial globe with a diameter of 2 inches / 5 cm. In a turned and stained beech two-section case, 10 cm. high. (With small damages to Africa, Asia, and Australia).
Fine double pocket globe. [The Earth as it is now known]. A very desirable terrestrial and celestial “Mother and Child”, or double globe; the terrestrial globe with 12 beautiful original hand-coloured engraved paper gores over a plaster sphere. All are nicely housed within the celestial globe made of two wooden hemispheres, each covered with 12 [...]
A beautiful pair of Library Globes. H. 125 cm. (49 inches), Diam. 53 cm. (21 inches) The two spheres are in a perfect state of freshness and are perfectly legible. There have been some professional repairs to some damaged gores. The Terrestrial globe is in good conserved and legible condition, it has areas of rubbing, [...]
A very rare Dutch miniature terrestrial globe with a diameter of 2,5 inches / 6 cm. 2 legends are inscribed and seen. One is in the Pacific Ocean in a small cartouche: t’AMSTERDAM / Excudit / Iohannes Deur. The second is in the Indian Ocean: I. Deur Fecit. There are only three recorded examples of [...]
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