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van Tyll Uilenspiegel. "In Holland" 1790. Mit gest. Portr. u. Titelvign., 6 Kupfertaf. u. 1 Textkupf. 1 Bl., 416 S. Marm. Pbd. d. Zt. mit goldgepr. Rsch. (Etw. berieb. u. best.).
Waller 1073. Buisman 1380. Scheepers II, 278. Erste u. einzige Ausgabe. - Under the pretext of a translation from the German of all kinds of actual and well documented pieces of knavery performed by Ulenspiegel, the anonymous author satirically attacks Dutch scholars, publishers and readers alike for taking popular literature too seriously. Some source documents are printed in French, Latin, Greek, Armenian, Arabic, etc. - Vors., Portr. u. Tit. mit kl. Randeinrissen, sonst sauber u. ordentlich.