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G. Brit/Scenes by Houbraken, Amsterdam, 1723

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
G. Brit/Scenes by Houbraken, Amsterdam, 1723
BRIT, GEZINE. Stichtelyke Zinnebeelden Gepast op Deugden en Ondeugden, In LVII Tafereeelen, Vertoont door A. Houbraken, En verrykt met de Bygedichten Van Juffr. Gezine Brit. Amsterdam: Willem Barents, 1723. 8v (8 1/4" x 5"). Full vellum, flat spine with handwritten title. Title page in red and black with engraving of beehive. Engraved frontispiece, and half-page engraved emblems throughout, after designs by Houbraken.  Very Good; the spine is considerably darkened, but otherwise the vellum is mostly soiled along the edges of the covers. The front cover is slightly warped. Pages are lightly toned, but other than some faint spotting on first few pages, the leaves are very clean. Two previous owner's bookpates at the front, some pencil notations on back paste-down.