Haen, Meyer, Henskens u.a. - Dichtkundige Lauwerbladen - 1748-1751

Author/Editor: HAEN, Abraham de (the Younger), J. MEYER, Willem HENSKENS et al. (Editors) Title: Poetic Laureate Leaves, scattered for His Serene Highness William Charles Henry Friso, by the grace of God Prince of Orange, Prince of Nassau, etc. etc. etc. etc., Stadtholder, Captain and Admiral General of the United Netherlands, etc., also for Her Royal Highness Anna, Crown Princess of Great Britain. Collation: grand 8° (22x14 cm), with 10 leaves folded copperplates and 6 copper-engraved vignettes; 5 leaves, 258 pp., 1; 8 leaves, 458 pp., 2; 5 leaves, 494 pp., 3 leaves. Contemporary parchment with manuscript back-title Publisher / Place / Year: Theodorus Crajenschot / Amsterdam / 1748-1751 Description: Extensive and historically significant collection of Dutch occasional, laudatory, and heroic poetry of the Baroque period. The monumental miscellany was published by a society of patriotic literati (“welmeenende dichteren”). The main occasion for the publication was a turning point in Dutch history: the appointment of William IV of Orange-Nassau as the first hereditary Grand Stadtholder of all seven provinces of the United Netherlands in 1747. Condition: Bindings show slight signs of wear, minimally sprung at the foot, somewhat stained by former library label. Paper minimally browned, occasional light foxing. Good, decorative copies in contemporary bindings.

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