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Classic book on hawking from a famous library
1. ARCUSSIA, C. d'. La fauconnerie....divisée en cinq parties. Paris, J. Houzé, 1615. 4to.
Contemp. vellum with title in ink on spine. Title in red & black, 12 engr. plates of birds in text
(of which 2 anatomical), 1 woodcut table in text, 1 folding and 4 full-page engr. plates of
hawking implements outside text.
Rare edition of this classic book on hawking, 'much esteemed on account of its originality and the amount of
information it contains' (Harting). From the Bibliotheca Tiliana, the large hunting library of the German
entrepreneur and hunt scientist Kurt Lindner (1906-1987), which contained approx. 12.000 books and manuscripts
from several centuries.- Good copy.- (Pasted ex-libris of the Bibliotheca Tiliana on inside of front cover; sm. library
stamp of the same library on verso of title & folding plate; upper part of first 8 leaves rest.; lower margin with some
staining).- Thiebaud cols. 31-2; Nissen, IVB, 35.
The Bible in Arabic
2. BIBLE. (Four Gospels. Arabic Lectionary). (Syria, second quarter 19th century). Sm. folio.
Contemp. crimson morocco, covers blindstamped. Printed in black and red, with numerous
ornamental woodcuts and vignettes throughout.
Intriguing Arabic lectionary according to the Melkite Rite, an eastern branch of Roman Catholicism. Crisply
printed with numerous Baroque-style woodcut ornaments including cherubic faces, fruit, flowers and a vignette of
Mary with the infant Jesus standing on her lap. Provenance from the Hauck Collection.- Fine copy.- (Binding worn
on edges and spine).
An aristocratic view on horsemanship
3. CAVENDISH, W. Methode et invention nouvelle de dresser les chevaux. London, J.
Brindley, 1737. Large folio. Contemp. calf, spine gilt with red morocco title label, sides gilt, gilt
board edges. Engr. double page title, 42 double-page plates, armorial engr., 52 woodcuts in text
& num. woodcut initials.
Beautiful second edition, printed very luxuriously on much better paper as the first. The beautiful engravings
how different horse-riding positions, huntingviews, bridles etc.- Good copy.- (Spine sl. dam.).- Mennessier de La
Lance II, 248; Huth 21; Nissen, ZBI 848.
Chaldean liturgy in a fine binding
4. CHALDEAN PRAYERBOOK IN MANUSCRIPT. (No place, ca. 1790). 8vo. Contemp.
reddish-brown grained morocco with giltstamping to spine and covers; various borders; rosette
and leafy stamp; central compartment shows an overflowing fruit basket within a lozenge.
Leading edges gilt. Eastern Syriac manuscript in black and red ink on paper. Written area framed
throughout by red double rules.
Attractive manuscript translation of the Roman prayerbook into Syriac language for the use of the ChaldaeanCatholic Church, an Eastern church maintaining full communion with Rome and following the Eastern Syrian rite;
in contrast to the Latin church, the liturgy is celebrated in Syriac.- In very good condition.- (Occasional slight ink
corrosion; paper somewhat browned from ink. Attractive binding in perfect state of preservation).
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A richly illuminated manuscript of a Moroccan prayerbook
5.
DALA'IL AL-HAIRAT WA-SAWARIQ AL-ANWAR / BURDA / AL-HUSN ALHASIN / etc. (Morocco, early 18th century). Sm. 8vo. Square calf binding over wooden boards
with fore-edge flap; covers decorated with interlacing star design in gold and colours. All edges
gilt and goffered. Manuscript in Arabic script (Maghribi, with rubrications and embellishments
in Thuluth) on paper. With 6 illuminated pages decorated in gold and colours.
Splendidly decorated Maghreb prayer book in its corresponding original binding. The manuscript unites
several texts which were popular in Morocco and typical for such prayer books: 1: "Dala'il al-khayrat wa shawariq
al-anwar" ("Guide to Goodness") by the Moroccan mystic Muhammed al-Jazuli (d. 1465).- 2: "Burda" by the 13thc. Egyptian teacher al-Busiri.- 3. A brief mystical poem by Umm Hani al-Madanija.- The 4th text actually
constitutes a transition to the next long text; its last page depicts a decorative mystical "Magic Square". - 5: "Al-husn
al hasin" ("The Fortified Fortress") by the Damascus judge Mohammed al-Jazari, one of the most reknowned
theologians and mystics of his age.- In very good condition.- Cf.al-Jazuli, Dala'il al-hairat wa sawariq al-anwar
und andere Texte. Vollständige Faksimile-Ausgabe. Graz, 1987 (= Codices selecti 86), nos. 1, 3, 4, 12, 13; cf. also
Brockelmann II, 252 (al-Jazuli) and I, 252 (al-Busiri).
Major source of information on the Muslim world in the 17th century
6. DAPPER, O. Naukeurige beschryving van Asie: behelsende de gewesten van
Mesopotamie, Babylonie, Assyrie, Anatolie, of Klein Asie. Amsterdam, J. van Meurs, 1680.
Folio. Contemp. vellum, blind fillet lines and centre piece on both sides. Engr. frontispiece, title
in red & black, 3 folding (double-page) engr. maps of Bassora and surroundings, Anatolia, and
Arabia, 12 folding (double-page) engr. views of Babylon, Tower of Babel, Bagdad, Ninive,
Smyrne, Ephese, Magnesie, Abydos (Dardanello), Aden and the red Sea, Mocha, Maskate, and
the Mount Sinai; one extra plate of the plants Avelmosch, Semsem, and Sambak; 20 half-page
engr. views and plates of plants in text.
Original and only edition of this great work by the Dutch physician and scholar Olfert Dapper (1639-1689). It
describes the Middle East, incl. Mesopotamia or Algizira, Assyria, Anatolia. The second part is entirely devoted to
Arabia (part 2, pp. 1-324). One of the finest Dappers ever published.- Good copy.- (Few minor defects).- C. & N.
Hage Chahine, Guide du Livre Orientaliste Levant, 1206; Atabey 322; Blackmer 450; Paulitschke 190.
7. DUIZEND EN ÉÉN NACHT. Arabische Vertellingen. Amsterdam, H. Frijlink, 1829 1831. 9 vols. 8vo. Contemp. three quarter calf, spine gilt with orange gilt title label. With 9
engraved titles and 9 engraved frontispieces.
Nice set of the Arabian nights by Hendrik Frijlink. The Arabian nights are a collection of Persian, Arabian
and Indian folk tales handed down for centuries.- De Vries, 200.
The finest 19th century Dutch work on horses
8. EERELMAN, O. & E.A.L. QUADEKKER. Paardenrassen. Zutphen, Schillemans & Van
Belkum, (1898). Large folio. 12 parts in orig. wrappers preserved in orig. gilt brown cloth
portfolio. 41chromo-lithogr. plates of horses, several small lithographs at the end of each text.
Extremely rare first edition, published in a very limited edition, of one of the most famous art books on horses
with 41 chromo-lithographs of a.o. Arabian, Turkish, Belgian, Andalusian and Lippizaner horses, by the celebrated
Dutch horse-painter Otto Eerelman.- Very good and complete copy.- (Few minor defects).- Not in Podeschi.
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Fine bird portrait by an ornithological artist of the highest calibre, with a distinguished provenance
9. ENGLISH SCHOOL. Marsch or Hen Harrier. Ca. 1830. 49 x 61,5 cm. Under
passepartout. Large watercolour.
A fine, detailed study showing the Harrier with wings raised in warning, beginning to devour his prey: a
young coot. From the collection of the painter Edward Sherrard Kennedy.- In fine condition.- Lugt, Les marques de
collections de dessins et d'estampes, Supplément, 907b.
Classic of hunting literature
10. FOUILLOUX, J. du. La venerie et fauconnerie. Paris, A. l'Angelier, 1585. 2 parts in 1 vol.
4to. 17th-century full calf, gilt and decorated spine with title lettered in gold. Woodcut
illustration on title of each part, part 1 with 4 full-page, 53 half-page woodcuts and musical
scores in text, part 2 with 30 woodcuts of birds in text.
Rare sixth edition of this classic of hunting literature with beautiful woodcut illustrations showing
(blood)hounds, deer, birds of prey, huntsmen etc. by the keen and experienced hunter Jacques Du Fouilloux (15191580), who lived during the reign of Charles IX, to whom his book is dedicated.- Fine copy with ms. entry of Villars
Chandière on title.- Thiebaud cols. 300-3; Souhart cols. 151-2; Schwerdt I, p. 152.
11. HOUSMAN, L. Stories from the Arabian nights. (2nd. ed.). London, 1907. 4to. Orig.
orange cloth with gilt title on decorated spine and front cover. With 50 full-page illustrations
after drawings by Edmund Dulac.
A charming selection of stories from the original Persian fairy tales, such as: The fisherman and the genie, the
story of the magic horse, the story of the wicked half-brothers, Ali Baba and the forty thieves, etc.- Good copy.(Upper side of spine sl. worn).
Fabulous manuscript on falconry, from the library of Jules Thiébaud, the author of the standard bibliography on
hunting
12.
(HUNTING MANUSCRIPT). Della natura delli sparavieri. (Italy, ca. 1570). 8vo.
Contemp. brown morocco, ribbed spine gilt with gilt floral decorations, covers with blind and
gilt fillets etc., gilt cornerpieces, kept in black morocco case with the front cover of translucent
plexi-glass. Manuscript on vellum of 143 x 93 mm, written in humanistic minuscule in brown
ink; titles, captions, initials and foliation in red. Ruled in blind (partly strengthened with ink).
Initials in the antique manner, outside writing space. With 12 washed pen and ink drawings in
red ink: one full-page (hunting scene with a horseman and hounds and a village in the distance)
and 11 half- or 2/3-page in text, depicting birds in flight, bird's nests, a falconer showing his
falcon etc.
Fascinating well illustrated manuscript of a treatise on falconry, reflecting the great importance of this bird of prey
for hunting on the Italian peninsula during the 16th century. The text for use of the falconer and keeper of birds of
prey in general, is divided in three parts: a description of the different varieties of falcons according to the trees in
which they build their nests; the training of the falcons and how to treat and take care of them; and advises on how
to solve problems in case of diseases.- In very good condition. Exlibris of H. Gallice & Marcel Jeanson, annot. on
by Jules Thiébaud on last fly-leaf.- (Second leaf of the first quire (blank or title?) cut out, three binding bands
broken).
With the most attractive early 19th century hunting illustrations
13. JOURDAIN, M. Traité Général des Chasses a courre et a tir.- (KRESZ, M.). Traité des
chasses aux pièges. Supplément au traité général de toutes les chasses. Contenant. La
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description de tous les pièges, et la manière de prendre les lièvres et lapins, et les diverses
espèces d'oiseaux qui se trouvent en France. Paris, Audot, 1822. 4 vols. 8vo. Contemp. uniform
gilt half calf. With 20 engravings & 16 aquatints, one folding, all engr. in black, by Susemihl in
the first 2 vols.; 58 engr. and 2 aquatints by Susemihl in 2 supplement vols., representing several
traps and birds; 12 pp. of musical scores.
First edition of two extensive manuals on shooting, coursing and animal traps with the most attractive hunting
illustrations at the beginning of the 19th century. The first work by Jourdain tells about everything the hunter will
need to know. The second work by Kresz is one of the best French works on traps, published during the 19th
century.- Fine copy.- (Library stamp on half-titles).- Bibl. Jeanson I, 301; Thiébaud 522 & 533-534.
Andalusian bazaar book in manuscript; trading in mediaeval Muslim Andalusia
14. KITAB AL-IHTISAB / Kitab mushtamil 'ala anwa' al-hisba. Andalusia, (ca. 14th
century). 8vo.. 20th-century European marbled half calf on boards (covers in imitation of Ebru);
giltstamped title to spine. Andalusian manuscript in Arabic (Maghribi) script by a single hand on
paper.
Very accurate manuscript collection (majmu'a) of two mediaeval Andalusian works on Hisba (market
inspection): the Kitab al-Ihtisab ("Book of Calculations" by the Malaga muhtasib (market inspector) Abu 'Abd Allah
ibn Abi Ahmad al-Saqati al-Malaqi and the Kitab mushtamil 'ala anwa' al-hisba ("Comprehensive Book on the
Various Kinds of Market Inspection") by Ahmad ibn 'Abd Allah ibn 'Abd al-Ra'uf al-Qurtubi. Fol. 106v contains the
rubric of a third, unidentified Hisba text, a fragment which ends abruptly after two lines.- Fine manuscript.- Printed
in: I) : G. S. Colin, É. Lévi-Provençal (eds.), Un manuel hispanique de hisba. Paris 1931.
The Koran in a fine binding
15. KORAN (Coranus Arabice. Recensionis Flügelianae textum recognitum iterum exprimi
curavit Gustavus Mauritius Redslob). [Koran in Arabic]. Leipzig, Tauchnitz, 1837. 8vo.
Contemp. Eastern German, full red morroco, gilt half-moon crescent stamped on both covers,
ornamental floral border pattern, silver-coated endpapers and fly-lvs. Entirely ruled in red. With
two temple-framed title-borders printed in red.
First edition, thus. This is one of the key Arabic printed editions of the Koran published in the West,
combining the edition of Gustav Flügel (1802-1870) of 1834 with the updated editing of Gustav Redslob (18041882), first issued in this printing of 1837.- Fine copy of a scarce book. Provenance: Bibliotheque Auguste Lagarde,
Carcassonne & Gaston Maury.- Chauvin, V.C., Bibliographie des ouvrages arabes, X, 77.
Persian linguistics
16. LUMSDEN, M. A grammar of the Persian language; comprising a portion of the elements
of arabic inflexion. Calcutta, Printed by T. Watley, at the Honourable Company's Press, 1810. 2
vols. Folio. Later three-quarter vellum over marbled boards, spine with maroon morocco label
with title lettered in gold. (Perso-)Arabic type throughout.
Fine Persian Grammar, a monument of Indian colonial printing, compiled by the orientalist Matthew
Lumsden (1777-1835), professor of Arabic and Persian in the College of Fort William in Bengal.- Fine set of a rare
grammar.- (Few minor defects).- DNB 34, 284.
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Everything about horses, and more ...
17. LÖHNEISEN (LÖHNEYSS), G. E. Neu-eröffnete Hof- Kriegs- und Reit-Schul.
Nuremberg, P. Lochner, 1729. 6 parts in one vol. Large folio. Later light brown chequered calf,
spine ribbed and gilt, blind and black fillet borders around a large gilt central ornament on sides.
Full-page engr. frontispiece, title in red & black, full-page engr. plate with coat of arms of the
dedicatee, 61 engr. plates (9 double page, 52 full page), 6 engr. headpieces & engr. initials.
Third revised, adapted and much enlarged edition of this very extensive work on horses and horsemanship by
Georg Engelhard Löhneisen (1552-1622), a noble equerry in the service of various margraves of Braunschweig,
Wolffenbüttel and Brandenburg. The plates a.o. depict the anatomy, treatment, and training of horses in great detail.Very nice copy.- (Lower corner half title rest., a few pp. a bit soiled; last leaf of index missing).- Lipperheide 2905;
Nissen ZBI 2542; Berlin Kat. 1402; Not in Jaehns, Menessier de La Lance or Podeschi.
1001 nights
18. MATHERS, E. Powys (ed.). The thousand nights and one night. London, Privately Printed
for Subscribers, The Casanova Society, 1923. 4 vols. 8vo. Recent blue half morocco, richly gilt.
Four colour frontispieces opposite title-page in black with red decorative border.
Also known as The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, this classic work is composed of ancient Persian-IndianArabian tales believed to have been collected in the 8th century in Baghdad. This edition was translated by Mathers
from the French doctor J.C. Mardrus's version. One of 1500 numbered copies.- Fine set, mostly unopened.
Horses and horsemanship in 17th-century Germany
19. PINTER VON DER AU, J.C. Neuer, vollkommener, verbesserter und ergänsster PferdSchatz. Frankfurt am Main, J.P. Andrea for G.H. Oehrling, 1688. 2 parts in one vol. Folio. 19thcentury half calf. Engr. frontispiece of horses being trained and 40 beautiful depictions of horses
in various positions on 25 folding engr. plates.
Very rare second and best edition of this work on horses in which a great variety of subjects and aspects is
treated: their qualities, virtues and vices, training, dressage, health care, prescriptions, etc.- Good copy.- (Few minor
defects).- Schrade-Hering 1432; Nissen, ZBI 3185.
First and only edition of one of the rarest books on falconry
20. SAINCTE AULAIRE, F. de. La fauconnerie...divisee en huict parties. Avec un bref
discours sur la loünge de la chasse & exhortation aux chasseurs. Paris, R. Fouet, 1619. 4to. Full
red morocco, spine raised in compartments with title lettered in gold, gilt & decorated inner
dentelles and binding edges, marbled endpapers, gilt edges, preserved in portfolio covered with
marbled paper (HUSER). Title in red & black with engr. vignette, 26 woodcuts of hawking
implements in text.
First and only edition one of the rarest books on falconry by François de Saincte Aulaire (born 1551). The
author, a member of an illustrious family, dedicated it to Seigneur de Luynes, grand falconer of France. From the
collection of Pierre Mouchon (Geneva 1733-1797), a theologian and minister primarily known for writing the
Table analytique for the Diderot encyclopedia.- Fine copy.- (Blank margins of some lvs. at beginning rest.).Thiebaud p. 795-6; Souhart cols. 413-4; Schwerdt II, pp. 142-3.
The authority on British falconry
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21. SALVIN, F.H. & W. BRODRICK. Falconry in the British isles. London, J. van Voorst,
1855. 4to. Contemp. brown grained morocco, spine gilt & ribbed, covers with gilt borders, gilt
inner dentelles. With 24 full-page handcoloured lithogr. plates with 21 falcons and 5 hawks;
plates 22-24 depict equipment used for falconry.
Rare copy of the first editon of a complete and important treatise on the art of falconry by Francis Henry
Salvin (1817-1904), in which he describes the various species of birds used in England, both hawks and falcons.Very good copy.- (Few minor defects).- Souhart 419; Schwerdt II, p. 145; Nissen IVB, 147; Wood p. 541.
22. SAVARY, J. (=J. TIMENT). Album hipponae sive hippodromi leges. Caen, C. Le Blanc,
1662. 4to. 19th century boards, covered with marbled paper, red sprinkled edges. With woodcut
vignette on title, and several woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces.
First edition of a very rare Latin poem comprising the rules of tournaments and carrousels. The technical
terms of hunting and riding are explained in the margins. Our copy has an extra: the first numbered leaf (pp. 1-2) is
bound in twice. The first copy, containing a text with many interesting variants, is cancelled, and nowhere recorded.Good copy.- (Few minor defects).- Mennessier de la Lance II, 493; Frère II, 517; Grente (Dandrey) 1155-6.
From the libraries of Guillaume de Lamoignon and Pierre Théodore Noël du Payrat
23. SAVARY, J. (=J. TIMENT). Album hipponae sive hippodromi leges. Caen, C. Le Blanc,
1662. 4to. Contemp. full mottled calf, gilt and decorated spine with pasted title label, sprinkled
edges. With woodcut vignette on title, wood head- and endpieces, woodcut initials.
First edition of a very rare Latin poem comprising the rules of tournaments and carrousels. The technical
terms of hunting and riding are explained in the margins. Provenance: from the library of 1: Guillaume de
Lamoignon, (1617 -1677), a French jurist. He is known for work which he did towards preparing the codification of
French laws. 2: Pierre Théodore Noël du Payrat.- Fine copy.- Mennessier de la Lance II, 493; Frère II, 517;
Grente (Dandrey) 1155-6.
Extraordinary facsimile edition of the finest work on falconry
24. SCHLEGEL, H. & A.H. VERSTER DE WULVERHORST. Traité de fauconnerie.
(Leyden & Dusseldorf, Arnz & Company, 1844-1853). Facsimile ed. by Heritage editions.
Elephant folio. With 17 full-page plates.
Superb facsimile of the first and only edition of the finest work on falconry which has ever been produced
both on account of the beauty of the plates and general accuracy of the letterpress. The lifesize illustrations of the
birds are by far the finest ever produced in any book on falconry.- Fine copy.
The earliest photographic documents of the city of Mecca, its dignitaries and its pilgrims
25. SNOUCK HURGRONJE, C. Mekka. Den Haag, Nijhoff, 1888-1889. 2 text vols. large
8vo, Atlas vol. folio. Text vols.: contemp. half calf with giltstamped label to spine. Atlas vol.:
contemp. half cloth folder with cover label. Vol. 1: with 2 maps and 3 genealogical tables. Vol.
2: 4 chromolithogr. plates, 6 (1 double-sized) toned lithogr. plates. Atlas: 65 mounted
photographs on 30 plates.
Remarkable set, rarely encountered complete with the plate volume, issued in merely 100 copies. The Dutch
orientalist Snouck spent a year in Mecca and Jeddah during 1884/85 and was married to a Mecca woman. He was
the first non-Muslim to visit the city outside the annual pilgrimage. The photographs, taken by himself and an
Arabic physician, are among the earliest to show Mecca and its pilgrims. The vintage photographs, much sought as
the earliest photographic documents of the city, its dignitaries and its pilgrims, are preserved in perfect condition.Fine set.- (Title pages of text volumes and three images with carefully deleted stamp in the blank margin;
insignificant foxing to lithographs. Slight browning to photographs' backing cardboards).- Henze V, 177. Macro,
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20 original photographs of Mekka by the "earliest Arabian photographer'
26.
SNOUCK HURGRONJE, C. Bilder aus Mekka. Leiden, E. J. Brill, 1889. Folio. 20
albumen prints mounted on 18 leaves, text comprising half-title, title, preface and list of plates.
Exceedingly rare portfolio being one of the earliest photographic documents of Mekka and the Hajj. Only
two copies established at auctions internationally during the past decades.
27. TÄNTZER, J. Der Dianen Hohe und Niedere Jagd-Geheimnisse. Leipzig, Im
Weidmannischen Buch-Laden, 1734. 2 parts in 1 vol. Folio. Contemp. half vellum. Title in red
&black, separate title to Von Pärson, engr. frontispiece, engr. headpieces, 59 double-page engr.
plates with num. illustrations of hunting related subjects.
First edition, richly illustrated with engraved plates, of the classic manual on hunting by Johan Täntzer
(ca.1633-1690), published together with the treatise on deer hunting by Johann Wilhelm von Pärson.- Good copy.(Binding rubbed).- Lindner 11.2041.01, and 11. 1575.01; Souhart 453; not in coll. Jeanson; see also for Täntzer:
Lindner, Jagdschriftsteller I, pp. 77-104; NUC lists one copy only.
28. (UDINE, G. da, circle of). Sparrow hawk, seated. (Italy, probably Rome, ca. 1550). 111 x
161 mm. Pendrawing in brown ink. Mounted on backing paper (18th c.?).
A bird of prey, seated on the ground, ascribed to the school of Raphael's collaborator Giovanni da Udine
(1487-1564).- Very fine drawing.- (Stamped "ACCN" on reverse, with penciled inventory no. "559").
Eighteenth century champions
29. WARD, J. A series of lithographic drawings of celebrated horses, from pictures painted by
James Ward, Esq. R. A. and drawn on stone by himself. Strand, R. Ackermann, early 19th
century. Ca. 46 x 35 cm. In modern black half morocco case. 14 lithographs, all but one pasted
on large paper lvs.
Set of 14 beautiful lithographs of famous race-horses, together with a title-leaf on which the horses, their
owners and achievements are listed.- Very nice set.- Not in Podeschi, nor in Nissen.
Extensive descriptions available of all items on request
These and other books will be exhibited at the Sharjah World Book Fair 2009: Sharjah Expo
Centre, UAE. 11th - 21st of November. Opening hours: Saturdays & Thursdays 10.00-22.00, Fridays
16.00-22.30, Boys’Schools: Mondays & Wednesdays 10.00-14.00, Girls’ Schools: Sundays & Tuesdays
10.00-14.00 . You can find us at stand: 488, Hall 3
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Copyright FORUM BV 6-11-2009
Verkoop volgens voorwaarden gedeponeerd bij de arrond. Rechtbank te Utrecht onder nr 964/75
Algemene Verkoopvoorwaarden van de Ned. Ver. van Antiquaren, depot nr 212/1982 te Amsterdam
Offers are subject to prior sale.