Bibliotheca Marckiana quorum omnium Publica fiet Auctio. In Taberna Libraria Abrahami de Hondt, Bibliopolae. Ad diem 31. Octobr. & sequent. 1712

Finely engraved frontis. 10 p.l. (incl. frontis.), 192, 250, 284 pp. Three parts in one vol. 8vo, cont. sheep (upper joint a little cracked but strong, minor wear & rubbing to binding), spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. The Hague: A. de Hondt, 1712. Rare. While N.U.C. puts this under Henricus Hadrianus van der Marck, B.M.C. has it under Joannes à Marck, a professor of theology and Blogie attributes the catalogue to Thomas Nicolaas van der Marck. See Taylor, Book Catalogues, p. 252 for a discussion. This was an important and large library and the sale catalogue contains 8439 lots, including many 15th and 16th century books as well as early MSS. The attractive frontispiece depicts a group of putti in the library. Fine crisp copy. ❧ Blogie, IV, col. 7. Peignot, p. 112. (Inventory #: 2066)