Live auction - Lot 1211
[Proverbs]
Koddige en ernstige opschriften op luyffels, wagens, glazen, uithangborden, en andere taferelen.
SWEERTS, Hieronymus
€ 120 / 180
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Lot description
Amsterdam, J. Jeroense [= H. Sweerts], 1731
4 parts in 1 vol., 8vo: 144, [4]-128, [4]-104, [4]-122 pp. (some min. spotting or staining).
Mod. green quarter shagreen, marbl. paper on covers, gilt spine on 4 raised bands, red leather title label (sl. rubbed). Good copy.
Later ed. of this popular work on advertising texts found on screens and cards, on walls, on shop signs. Important for the history of moral and daily life. Engr. ills: 3 frontisp., 12 full-page pls and 2 ills in text. Ref. STCN. - Not in Bn-Opale plus, BL.