Two titles: (1) Amsteldamsche jaarboeken,

behelzende de merkwaardigste geschiedenissen; welken, zo binnen de stad als daaromtrent, zijn voorgevallen, sedert haare eerstye beginselen, tot op den tegenwoordigen tijd (...). Bijeengebracht door Jacobus Kok. Meet plaaten. Amsterdam, J.B. Elwe, 1781, 3 vols., VII,(1),415,(1),XXX; (4),424,XXXVII,(2); (4),631,(1),XXVI,(2) p., w. engr. frontisp., fold. engr. plan and 14 double-p. views, fold. letterpress battle plan, contemp. plain non-unif. wrappers/ boards w. letterpress letterpiece on spine.

Contents good and untrimmed (w. folds/ dogeared in corners); library stamps of the "Krijtberg" on half titles and titles; vols. 2-3 boards loose(ning); paper over spines worn. Vols. 1 and 2 (dealing with the periods before 1200 to 1555 and 1555 to 1702) both have an individual binder's index, each with 5 plates (all present). Vol. 3 has a general binder's index for all three volumes listing all 14 double-p. views. The indices differ in the indication of the pages where the plates should be bound, according to the "Bericht voor den binder" in the third volume, this differs acoording to whether the volumes are going to be "Ingenaaid" or bound; (2) Beschryving van Amsterdam verkort; gevolgd naar den heer Jan Wagenaar. Met kunstplaaten. Nieuwe uitgave. Amsterdam, J. Wessing etc., 1788, (8),183,(1) p., w. 16 views on 8 engraved plates, orig. printed boards. Good, untrimmed copy, completely as issued in the original plain binding, which is rare. Front cover loosening; paper over spine worn away (bookblock shaky). (total 4)