Beschrijving
Without place, printer or date, it is stated where the booklets are for sale: ‘Is te bekomen te Amsterdam (…), Haarlem (…), Leiden (…) etc.’ [1772], 8vo., later hardcover with marbled paper and typed titleplate on the front, [4]+15+[3]pp., uncut edges with some smudges/stains on the first and last page, with a lovely endpiece and a striking ex libris print on the inside of the front cover: ‘J.J.A.Poley. F.Poley-Scheele, ex libris, de wetenschap is den verstandige licht’ designed by graphic artist Johan Melse (1887-1968). Francina Poley-Scheele (1891-1987) was a writer and her first marriage was to J.J.A. Poley (1889-1951) who was a collector of books and prints concerning the Dutch province Zeeland.