Joost van den Vondel - [CONVOLUUT] Publius Virgilius...

Convolute with three works by Joost van den Vondel 1. J. van Vondel - Publius Virgilius Maro's Works - Amsterdam, Abraham de Wees, 1646 - first edition - (24) + 407 pp. [WITH] 2. J. van Vondel - Q. Horatius Flaccus Lierzangen en Dichtkunst (...) - Amsterdam, Jan Lamsvelt, 1703 - first edition - (12) + 104 pp. [WITH] 3. J. van Vondel - Publius Ovidius Naso's Heroine Letters (...) / Letter from Fedra to Hippolytus (...) / Three letters by A. Sabinus (...) - Amsterdam, G. onder de Linden, 1715/1716 - first edition - (36) + 160 pp. - notable: the title engraving lists 1715, the title page lists 1716? - first editions - original marbled calf leather binding, spine with ribs, richly floral gold tooling; marbled block - 20 x 17 cm Condition: fine / excellent - neat original binding (slight warp in the hinges but boards firmly attached); very neat, compact and sturdy block (as new!).; very neat, fresh and white pages (only some typical light spots, otherwise very neat and very clean paper: as new, so fresh and white!). {NOTE] Photos are somewhat yellowed due to sunlight. Rare first editions of these classics in very rare, neat condition. Bound in a beautiful calf leather binding with a stunning marbled block. Very charming copy. Must-have for Dutch studies scholars and lovers of classical literature. [Schuytvlot 801; Unger 612] Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679) was a Dutch poet and playwright whose output includes many genres: occasional poetry, emblematic poetry, satires, lampoons, panegyrics and heroic epic. The controversy surrounding Oldenbarnevelt and Maurits was, for example, the stimulus for Vondel to write Palamedes.

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