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[Theatre play] - RACINE, Jean - Brittanicus, treurspel. [Trsl. from the French Johannes de Canjon...

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[Theatre play] - RACINE, Jean - Brittanicus, treurspel. [Trsl. from the French Johannes de Canjon...
[Theatre play] - RACINE, Jean - Brittanicus, treurspel. [Trsl. from the French Johannes de Canjoncle] Amsterdam, David Ruarus, 1729 [and] MARRE, Jan de - Jacoba van Beieren, Gravin van Holland en Zeeland. Treurspel [and] CORNEILLE, Pierre - De Cid, treurspel. [Trsl. from the French Johan van Heemskerck] [and] VOLTAIRE - De vorstelijke wees, of Het veroverd China; treurspel. Gevolgt naar L'Orphelin de la Chine. [Trsl. from the French Nic. Will. op den Hooff] [and] BELLOY, [Pierre-Laurent Buirette] de - Zelmire, treurspel [and] VOLTAIRE - Zaïre, treurspel. [Trsl. [J.] N[oms]z] [and] NOMSZ, J. - Maria van Lalain, of De verovering van Doornik; treurspel. Amsterdam, Izaak Duim, 1741, 1760, 1765, 1766, 1777, 1778. 7 works in 1 vol., 8vo, 18th c. half sheep, sp. paper covers, spine on 4 raised bands, gilt title, 1 : [12]-68 (lacking *1, blank ?), 2 : [8]-78-[2 bl.], 3 : 63, 4 : [12]-59, 5 : [10]-60-[4], 6 : [4]-87, 7 : [10]-67 pp. Very good copy. € 170/250 1 : Later edition (1st: 1693) of this translation. Engraved device of the Amsterdam Theatre on title-page, by P. Tanjé, 1729. 2 : 2d ed. (1st: 1736) of a historical play by Jan de Marre (1696-1763), VOC captain and director of the Amsterdam Theatre 1731-1763. Engraved ill. on title-page. 3 : 4th ed. (first: 1643) of the trsl. by the Dutch lawyer and writer Van Heemskerck (1597-1656). Engraved device of the Amsterdam Theatre. 4 : Only ed. of an adaptation of "L'orphelin de la Chine" (1755) by N.W. opden Hooff (d. 1765), Amsterdam surgeon and playwright. Engraved device of the Amsterdam Theatre on title-page (signed: Frankendael). 5 : 1rst edition of this trsl. Engraved frontispiece by J. Punt. Engraved ill. on title (by S. Fokke) and as headpiece. 6 : Dutch trsl. by J. Nomsz (1738-1803), tobacco trader and playwright, of Voltaire's famous play (1st ed. 1733). Engraved device of the Amsterdam Theatre on title-page. 7 : 1st ed. of this play on an episode of the 80 Years War, situated in Tournai. Engraved device of the Amsterdam Theatre on title-page. Ref. 1 : STCN (2: The Hague, Utrecht). Van Aken, Toneel Amsterdam p. 245. 2 : STCN (2: The Hague, Utrecht). Van Aken p. 474. 3 : STCN (1: The Hague). Van Aken p. 164 ("verkorte uitgave"). 4 : STCN (2: The Hague, Utrecht). Van Aken p. 268. 5 : STCN (1: Utrecht). Van Aken p. 150. 6 : STCN (1: Utrecht). Not in Van Aken. 7 : STCN (2: The Hague, Utrecht). Van Aken p. 255.