Landry

First printing of this suite of 4 engravings numbered 1 to 4.
20th-century binding in half re-used vellum. Unlettered spine. 18th-century style marbled paper on boards. Engravings mounted on guards. Good copy. First print backed with old paper to repair a tear and small lacks to lower margin. The second print contains a 1cm tear to margin, a stain to the lower part of the engraving, and a restored lack to the right corner.
Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem (1620-1683) was a Dutch painter, draughtsman and engraver who was among the principal Dutch Italianate artists. His work had a lasting influence on landscape painting. He excelled in the representation of animals. Besides 800 paintings and 500 drawings, he created 50 engravings of which the 4 present in this collection are emblematic of his style, blending domestic animals and peasants, shepherds, washerwomen in a fantastical landscape... Many of his works were engraved in the 18th century.

First edition, entirely engraved and illustrated with 49 captioned and numbered figures by Franz Ertinger. The first 12 illustrate the Confession of Faith, followed by the Our Father, the Commandments, the capital sins... The text is printed on the verso of the leaves so as to have the engraving illustrating the text facing it. Not in Brunet.
Contemporary full calf binding, marbled and polished. Raised band spine with ornament. Havana morocco title label. One crack at head of upper joint. Minor lack at head cap. Restoration to upper joint at tail. One corner slightly bumped. Rubbing. Lacking the first marbled endpaper before the title. Good copy, complete with the engraved approbation leaf.
Catholic manual of faith. Ertinger was born in Colmar in 1640. He did his apprenticeship in Antwerp. He etched with a point as easy as it was soft and worked in Paris.