Godtvrugtige almanach, of Lof-gedachtenis der heyligen, op ijder dag van 't jaar. Gevolgt na den beruchten Sebastian le Clerc [...].

Sm. folio: 3 engr. titles, 367 circular engr. plates, 7,4 x 7,4 cm (sl. spotting throughout not invading the pls, large tear "9-10 augustus" repaired, front flylvs loosening).

Cont. half calf, spine on 5 raised bands, black leather title label, sp. edges (rubbed, joints split, front cover loosening, corners bumped, head & tail def.). Good well-preserved copy.

Very nice suite of Saint's portraits (for each day of the year) by the Dutch engraver and publisher Jan Goeree (1670-1731), after the French edition by Gautrel (Paris 1689) with plates by Le Clerc, Lepautre and Dolivar. Unusual sm. folio ed. with 2 pls on each page (normally 4to, 1 pl. per page). Ref. Thieme/Becker XIV, pp. 308-309. - Wurzbach I 590, 1. - STCN (i.a. BL). - Bn-Opale plus. Prov. Ownership entry on lower flyleaf "J. Vander Wilt (?) den 20 Junii 1771". - Armorial bookpl. Joseph Whitaker.