Three Dutch prize books in vellum bindings from Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht.

1. Cantelius, Petrus Josephus - De Romana Republica, sive De re militari & civili Romanorum [...] [6th ed.]. Leiden, S. Luchtmans, 1726. 12mo: [16]-392 pp. (some soiling, hole in blank inner margin of front.). Contemp. gilt vellum (ties gone), covers with gilt double ruled borders with inner corner pcs. Engr. front. and 10 engravings (2 full-page, 8 folding). Gilt arms of Rotterdam on covers. Without prize. Ref. Spoelder, Rotterdam 1. Prov. Libr. stamp. - 2. Phaedrus - Fabularum Aesopiarum libri V. [...] [4th ed.] Petrus Burmannus. Leiden, S. & J. Luchtmans, 1778. 8vo: [60]-398-258-[56] pp. (paper age-toned, spotted). Contemp. gilt vellum (soiled), covers with gilt ornamental border and inner corner pcs. Gilt arms of The Hague on covers. Without prize. Ref. Spoelder, 's-Gravenhage 5. Prov. Libr. stamps. - 3. Dornseifen, Gerardus - Lexicon propriorum et inde derivatorum nominum principum poëtarum Latinorum. Utrecht, J. van Schoonhoven, 1828. 8vo: 428 pp. (some minor spotting). Contemp. goldtooled vellum, covers with gilt ornamental border and cornerpieces. Gilt arms of Utrecht on covers. Without prize. Ref. Spoelder, Utrecht 9.