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RARE BOOKS

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BOOKS

NEW ARRIVAL
Alken, The National Sports of Great Britain, 1825, with 50 hand-coloured plates
Price€ 2.250,00
NEW ARRIVAL
Unique(?) poster advertising the auction sale of 1,300,000 Havana cigars, 1838
Price€ 300,00
SOLD
Reglement van burgerwapening, 1804, unrecorded edition
Out of stock
NEW ARRIVAL
Diorama Anglais, 1823, with 24 hand-coloured plates by Cruickshank
Price€ 600,00
The official 1901 guide in Dutch of the famous Barnum & Bailey circus
Price€ 200,00
SOLD
Unrecorded series relating to The Hague, 1807-1810
Out of stock
The most influential early modern book on witchcraft, magic & superstition, 1612
Price€ 900,00
Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World, 1893
Price€ 375,00
Les jumeaux Chinois Célèbres: unique pitch card of Chinese conjoined twins, 1901
Price€ 475,00
Rare 1790 document on the dire financial situation of the VOC
Price€ 400,00
SOLD
Beautiful broadside celebrating Dutch naval hero Jan van Speijk, 1831
Out of stock
Treatises on syphilis (1706) and scurvy (1705) bound with a 38-page manuscript
Price€ 725,00
Second copy located of a list of Schultheißen in Winterthur, 1734
Price€ 145,00
Code des Moeurs, ou la Prostitution Régénérée: regulating prostitution in 1830
Price€ 250,00
SOLD
The most important treatise on gemology to appear in the 18th century
Out of stock
The first book on Mark Twain, from the library of the author
Price€ 1.450,00
German economist Leonhardi on brothels and moral decline, 1792
Price€ 450,00
A pamphlet on one of the most sensational murders in American history
Price€ 850,00
SOLD
Rare 1731 sermon fiercely condemning 'sodomy'
Out of stock
Colour plate book with 32 finely hand-coloured etchings after Christina Chalon
Price€ 925,00
A polemic defense of animal magnetism and hypnotism by Franz Mesmer, 1812
Price€ 850,00
Blankaart, De nieuw hervormde anatomie, 1696, complete with 84 full-page plates
Price€ 975,00
Le guide d'Amsterdam, 1802, with folding plan, folding view and 14 plates
Price€ 450,00
SOLD
Steganologia & Steganographia Nova: first major cryptologic treatise in German
Out of stock
SOLD
De vermakelijke heydin: a rare early 19th-century divination game
Out of stock
Louis Betrand's awarded essay on suicide, 1857
Price€ 175,00
SOLD
Extremely rare account of the Siamese twins Chang & Eng, with a lovely portrait
Out of stock
SOLD
Neues Liecht vor die Apotheker, 1693. Very rare German pharmacopoeia
Out of stock
SOLD
Magic, demons, witches & werewolves: Bibliotheca Magica et Pneumatica, 1843
Out of stock
"I conquered pain through laughter and playfulness". Scarron in 7 volumes
Price€ 750,00
SOLD
Unrecorded edition of Genevan Psalter, in red morocco, gold brocade endpapers
Out of stock
First edition of Lasa's iconic Handbuch des Schachspiels, 1843
Price€ 875,00
Essay on the history of printing with frontispiece and 5 engraved plates
Price€ 400,00
Engelsche spraakkunst: Dutch adaptation of Murray's renowned English grammar
Price€ 75,00
Annotated copy of Spinozistic catechism banned in 1708
Price€ 750,00
Rare Dutch handbill distributed illegally by Vrij Nederland in 1944
Price€ 80,00
Kurzgefasste biblische Geschichte, 1820: elementary book for Jewish schools
Price€ 175,00
SOLD
Handboek ter beoefening der boekdrukkunst: The first Dutch typographer's manual
Out of stock
A surprisingly rare pamphlet calling for a boycott of the 1936 Summer Olympics
Price€ 100,00
SOLD
One of the most radical and entertaining books of the seventeenth century
Out of stock
't Geheim van't Fransche hof, 1680. With 8 plates, possibly by Romeyn de Hooghe
Price€ 1.650,00
SOLD
Celebrating the Golden Age of German book design. 520 pages of sheer beauty
Out of stock
SOLD
Staff fencing: a late 19th-century hand-coloured 'Brevet de canne'
Out of stock
A 1771 travel guide for tourists visiting Gouda's Sint Janskerk
Price€ 85,00
Sammelband with 2 rare works by Rabbi Salomon Carlebach, 1895-1896
Price€ 135,00
Monograph on Georg Salter, master designer of dust jackets and bindings
Price€ 75,00
No swearing, cursing and boozing in printing houses
Price€ 70,00
Spinozistic work published by Aart Wolsgrein in 1693, banned in 1708
Price€ 750,00

ABOUT

Dedicated to the weird and wonderful, Black Dog Rare Books was established in December 2018 by Steven de Joode. Based in Amersfoort, The Netherlands, we offer quirky, unusual, interesting and rare books and ephemera from four centuries.

Steven has a BA (Hons.) in German and an MA (Hons.) in Book and Manuscript Studies (University of Amsterdam). Having worked as a bibliographer at the National Library of the Netherlands and as a cataloguer and dealer at Antiquariaat Forum, Steven has broad experience in the world of rare books.

If you have any queries, wants or comments, please get in touch.

CONTACT

Germaine Haak

Steven de Joode

+31 (0)6 30642066

+31 (0)6 46076471

Visitors welcome by appointment only.

BLACK DOG

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RARE BOOKS

BOOKS

Alken, The National Sports of Great Britain, 1825, with 50 hand-coloured plates

Unique(?) poster advertising the auction sale of 1,300,000 Havana cigars, 1838

Reglement van burgerwapening, 1804, unrecorded edition

Diorama Anglais, 1823, with 24 hand-coloured plates by Cruickshank

The official 1901 guide in Dutch of the famous Barnum & Bailey circus

Unrecorded series relating to The Hague, 1807-1810

The most influential early modern book on witchcraft, magic & superstition, 1612

Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World, 1893

Les jumeaux Chinois Célèbres: unique pitch card of Chinese conjoined twins, 1901

Rare 1790 document on the dire financial situation of the VOC

Beautiful broadside celebrating Dutch naval hero Jan van Speijk, 1831

Treatises on syphilis (1706) and scurvy (1705) bound with a 38-page manuscript

Second copy located of a list of Schultheißen in Winterthur, 1734

Code des Moeurs, ou la Prostitution Régénérée: regulating prostitution in 1830

The most important treatise on gemology to appear in the 18th century

The first book on Mark Twain, from the library of the author

German economist Leonhardi on brothels and moral decline, 1792

A pamphlet on one of the most sensational murders in American history

Rare 1731 sermon fiercely condemning 'sodomy'

Colour plate book with 32 finely hand-coloured etchings after Christina Chalon

A polemic defense of animal magnetism and hypnotism by Franz Mesmer, 1812

Blankaart, De nieuw hervormde anatomie, 1696, complete with 84 full-page plates

Le guide d'Amsterdam, 1802, with folding plan, folding view and 14 plates

Steganologia & Steganographia Nova: first major cryptologic treatise in German

De vermakelijke heydin: a rare early 19th-century divination game

Louis Betrand's awarded essay on suicide, 1857

Extremely rare account of the Siamese twins Chang & Eng, with a lovely portrait

Neues Liecht vor die Apotheker, 1693. Very rare German pharmacopoeia

Magic, demons, witches & werewolves: Bibliotheca Magica et Pneumatica, 1843

"I conquered pain through laughter and playfulness". Scarron in 7 volumes

Unrecorded edition of Genevan Psalter, in red morocco, gold brocade endpapers

First edition of Lasa's iconic Handbuch des Schachspiels, 1843

Essay on the history of printing with frontispiece and 5 engraved plates

Engelsche spraakkunst: Dutch adaptation of Murray's renowned English grammar

Annotated copy of Spinozistic catechism banned in 1708

Rare Dutch handbill distributed illegally by Vrij Nederland in 1944

Kurzgefasste biblische Geschichte, 1820: elementary book for Jewish schools

Handboek ter beoefening der boekdrukkunst: The first Dutch typographer's manual

A surprisingly rare pamphlet calling for a boycott of the 1936 Summer Olympics

One of the most radical and entertaining books of the seventeenth century

't Geheim van't Fransche hof, 1680. With 8 plates, possibly by Romeyn de Hooghe

Celebrating the Golden Age of German book design. 520 pages of sheer beauty

Staff fencing: a late 19th-century hand-coloured 'Brevet de canne'

A 1771 travel guide for tourists visiting Gouda's Sint Janskerk

Sammelband with 2 rare works by Rabbi Salomon Carlebach, 1895-1896

Monograph on Georg Salter, master designer of dust jackets and bindings

No swearing, cursing and boozing in printing houses

Spinozistic work published by Aart Wolsgrein in 1693, banned in 1708

ABOUT

CONTACT