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80 2335 Aviation Ernst Heinkel 80 2335 Aviation Ernst Heinkel
80 2335 Aviation Ernst Heinkel 80 2335 Aviation Ernst Heinkel
80/2335 [Aviation]. Ernst Heinkel. Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugwerke G.m.b.H. Warnemünde 1.12.1922 - 1.12.1932. N.pl., n.publ., n.d. (Warnemünde, Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugwerke, 1932), (6),154p., portrait, richly illustrated, orig. dec. cl., 4to.

- Backcover a few sm. stains. Otherwise a good/ fine copy.

€ (120-150) 120
80 2336 Beima E M 80 2336 Beima E M
80/2336 Beima, E.M. De aarde vóór den zondvloed. Rott./ Leyden, H. Nijgh/ Van den Heuvell & Van Santen, 1867, XV,(1),551p., 32 (fold.) (col.) lithogr. maps/ plates, woodengr. ills., contemp. gilt hmor.

- One plate browned; (sl.) foxed throughout.

Bauer, M. Edelsteinkunde. Eine allgemein verständliche Darstellung der Eigenschaften, des Vorkommens und der Verwendung der Edelsteine, nebst einer Anleitung zur Bestimmung derselben, für Mineralogen, Edelsteinliebhaber, Steinschleifer, Juweliere. Leipsic, C.H. Tauchnitz, 1909, 2nd rev. ed., XVI,766p., 21 (col./ tinted) plates (counted as 20), 115 ills., contemp. giltlettered and blindst. hmor., 4to.

- Owner's entry on first blank. Fine copy.

Leviticus, F. and Polak, H. Encyclopaedie der diamantnijverheid. Haarlem, Erven F. Bohn, 1908, (4),526,(1)p., col. frontisp., (full-p.) ills., orig. giltlettered cl.

- Binding rubbed/ worn; lower joint splitting.

ADDED: 3 others, i.a. P.C.T. SNELLEN, De vlinders van Nederland. Macrolepidoptera, systematisch beschreven (The Hague, 1867, lithogr. plates, contemp. giltlettered hmor.).

€ (60-80) 70
80 2337 Bewick T 80 2337 Bewick T
80 2337 Bewick T 80 2337 Bewick T
80 2337 Bewick T 80 2337 Bewick T
80 2337 Bewick T 80 2337 Bewick T
80/2337 Bewick, T. A General History of Quadrupeds. Newcastle upon Tyne, S. Hodgson, R. Beilby and T. Bewick, 1791, 2nd ed., X,483p., woodengr. title-vignette, 212 ills. and 108 vignettes by T. BEWICK, contemp. gilt calf w. black mor. letterpiece on spine.

- Occas. sl. foxed. Rebacked w. modern calf; sl. worn along extremities. Good copy.

= Roscoe 2; Nissen ZBI 351; Ray 49 (ed. 1790). "But the new [2nd] edition was no mere reprint: it was a largely revised, expanded, and improved work. Impressions of the cuts are far more satisfactory, there are drastic revisions and many additions in the text, many blocks have been reworked, twelve new figures are added, and the fourteen descriptions of bats make their first appearance." (Roscoe, p.15).

€ (80-100) 90
80 2338 Bewick T 80 2338 Bewick T
80 2338 Bewick T 80 2338 Bewick T
80 2338 Bewick T 80 2338 Bewick T
80/2338 Bewick, T. A General History of Quadrupeds. Newcastle upon Tyne, E. Walker for T. Bewick and S. Hodgson, 1807, 5th ed., VIII,525,(1 advert.)p., woodengr. title-vignette, 225 ills. and 111 vignettes by T. BEWICK, contemp. calf w. mor. letterpiece and gilt supralibros of THE SIGNET LIBRARY on both covers.

- A few quires stained in (blank) margin; later endpapers. Rebacked w. 19th-cent. morocco; covers and extremities sl. rubbed/ worn.

= Roscoe 5; Nissen ZBI 351; Ray 49 (edition 1790).

€ (70-90)
80 2339 Bewick T 80 2339 Bewick T
80 2339 Bewick T 80 2339 Bewick T
80/2339 Bewick, T. A General History of Quadrupeds. Newcastle upon Tyne, E. Walker for T. Bewick and S. Hodgson, 1807, 5th ed., VIII,525,(1 advert.)p., woodengr. title-vignette, 225 ills. and 111 vignettes by T. BEWICK, sl. later calf w. use of orig. backstrip w. mor. letterpiece, 4to.

- Large paper copy. Hinges broken; prelim. lvs. sl. foxed. Backcover loose; backstrip dam.; sl. worn along extremities.

= Roscoe 5; Nissen ZBI 351; Ray 49 (edition 1790).

AND a copy of the 6th ed. of the same work.

€ (70-90)
80 2340 Bewick T 80 2340 Bewick T
80 2340 Bewick T 80 2340 Bewick T
80 2340 Bewick T 80 2340 Bewick T
80 2340 Bewick T 80 2340 Bewick T
80 2340 Bewick T 80 2340 Bewick T
80 2340 Bewick T 80 2340 Bewick T
80/2340 Bewick, T. History of British Birds. I. The History and Description of Land Birds. II. The History and Description of Water Birds. Newcastle, Beilby & Bewick/ T. Bewick, 1797-1804, 1st ed., 2 vols., XXX,(2),335,(1); XX,400p., 208; 237 woodengr. ills., contemp. boards/ gilt calf.

- Vol. 1 hinges strengthened w. paper; vol. 2 upper hinge broken; bookplate on upper pastedown. Both vols. rebacked; (sl.) worn/ rubbed.

= Roscoe 14 (variant B) and 17 (variant C); Nissen, IVB 95; Zimmer p.57f. "These two volumes were Bewick's greatest achievement. They combined excellent craftsmanship with the perfect marrying of type and engravings on the page. They also showed a deep knowledge of, and sympathy for, the subjects of his figures. Bewick's reproduction of the texture of the feathering was unique, also his detail of the plumage and the arrangement of the feathers... The wood-engravings were the first really accurate and true pictures of our most common birds, and set a new standard in their illustration." (Bradley Martin 1385).

Idem. A History of British Birds. I. The History and Description of Land Birds; and a Supplement, with Additional Figures. Ibid., T. Bewick, 1821, 7th/ 1st ed., 2 parts in 1 vol., vol. 1 only, XL,43-330; (2),46,(2)p., 267 woodengr. ills., later hmor.

- Without II. Water Birds and Supplement. Sl. foxed. Backstrip faded.

= 7th ed. of Land Birds; 1st ed. of the Supplement. Roscoe 24 and 25.

AND an edition (without text) with 35 (of 38) woodengr. ills. of both Supplement vols. (1821, modern calf, 4to. Lacks title-p. to first Supplement and 3 plates. Roscoe 39 and 41. Rare).

€ (200-300)
80 2341 Bewick T 80 2341 Bewick T
80 2341 Bewick T 80 2341 Bewick T
80 2341 Bewick T 80 2341 Bewick T
80/2341 Bewick, T. Memorial Edition of Thomas Bewick's Works. London, B. Quaritch, 1885-1887, 5 vols., num. woodcuts by T. BEWICK, printed in 750 numb. copies, orig. unif. gilt hmor., t.e.g., large 8vo.

- All vols. hinges weak; a few lvs. loose(ning). Bindings sl. worn/ rubbed at extremities. A good set.

= Comprises: I. A History of British Birds. History and Description of Land Birds; II. (...) of Water Birds; III. A General History of Quadrupeds; IV. The Fables of Aesop, and Others; V. A Memoir of Thomas Bewick, Written by Himself. Ed. A. Dobson.

AND a duplicate of vol. 5 of the same work in hcl.

€ (150-250) 170
80 2342 Boerhaave H 80 2342 Boerhaave H
80 2342 Boerhaave H 80 2342 Boerhaave H
80 2342 Boerhaave H 80 2342 Boerhaave H
80 2342 Boerhaave H 80 2342 Boerhaave H
80/2342 Boerhaave, H. Elementa chemiae, quae anniversario labore docuit, in publicis, privatisque, scholis. Leyden, I. Severinus, 1732, 1st ed., 2 vols., (14),896,(40); (8),538,(46)p., 17 fold. engr. plates, contemp. unif. hcalf w. gilt spine and mor. letterpiece, 4to.

- Contents w. minor imperfections. Bindings rubbed/ sl. worn along extremities; corners showing.

= The first Latin edition, warranted by the author with his signature on verso of title-page. Lindeboom 450; Hertzberger 93; Ferguson I, p.112; Schwerdt 105; Duveen p.84; Ferchl p.53: "Der erste enthält Geschichte und Theorie, der zweite die Operationen"; DSB II, p.227: "(...) the Elementa chemiae (...) remained the authoritative chemical manual for decades (...)". In 1732 seven editions were published simultaneously in Europe. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXVIII.

€ (800-1.000)
80 2343 Boerhaave H 80 2343 Boerhaave H
80 2343 Boerhaave H 80 2343 Boerhaave H
80/2343 Boerhaave, H. Elementa chemiae, quae anniversario labore docuit, in publicis, privatisque, scholis (...) Editio altera, Leydensi multo correctior et accuratior, qui etiam accessere ejusdem auctoris Opuscula Omnia quae hactenus in lucem prodierunt. Paris, G. Cavelier, 1733, 3 parts in 2 vols., (12),476,(45); (8),346,(50); (4),231,(1)p., 17 engr. plates, each w. accomp. descriptive letterpress leaf, contemp. calf, 4to.

- Late 18th cent. owner's entry (ms. inscription of the presentation gift by Dr. Pat. McArthur to the Medical Society of Aberdeen) and a few annots. in blank margins in pen and ink; 2 library stamps; bookplate on upper pastedown ("Franz Sondheimer"); sl. yellowed/ foxed. Rebacked w. modern calf.

= The rare Paris edition of the Elementa chemiae, sometimes described as the best edition with copious indexes. The second work, Opuscula omnia, in first edition, includes a series of lectures from 1701 to 1731, letters between Boerhaave and Ruysch in 1721 and some works on pharmacology. Lindeboom 457; Hertzberger 96.

€ (150-250) 160
80 2344 Botany Blankaart S 80 2344 Botany Blankaart S
80 2344 Botany Blankaart S 80 2344 Botany Blankaart S
80/2344 [Botany]. Blankaart, S. De Nederlandschen Herbarius. Of Kruidboek der voornaamste Kruiden, tot de medicyne, Spysbereidingen en Konstwerken dienstig, handelende van zommige hier te Lande wassende Boomen, Kruiden, Heesters, Mossen, enz. Amst., N. ten Hoorn, 1714, 2nd ed., (8),614,(26)p., engr. frontisp. and 36 full-p. plates, contemp. hroan, sm. 8vo.

- Owner's entries on first free endpaper and first blank; sl. yellowed; partly sl. foxed in blank margins; index partly stained in outer margin (affecting text). Binding rubbed/ sl. worn along extremities.

= Nissen, BBI 171; Pritzel 830; Bibl. Med. Neerl. I, p.503; Bibl. Walleriana 1109; Krivatsy 1309. Nice plate, partly in the syte of the plates w. floating plants in architectural/ landscape settings used in Muniting's botanical works. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXVIII.

€ (800-1.000)
80 2345 Botany Commelin J and C 80 2345 Botany Commelin J and C
80 2345 Botany Commelin J and C 80 2345 Botany Commelin J and C
80 2345 Botany Commelin J and C 80 2345 Botany Commelin J and C
80 2345 Botany Commelin J and C 80 2345 Botany Commelin J and C
80 2345 Botany Commelin J and C 80 2345 Botany Commelin J and C
80 2345 Botany Commelin J and C 80 2345 Botany Commelin J and C
80 2345 Botany Commelin J and C 80 2345 Botany Commelin J and C
80 2345 Botany Commelin J and C 80 2345 Botany Commelin J and C
80 2345 Botany Commelin J and C 80 2345 Botany Commelin J and C
80 2345 Botany Commelin J and C 80 2345 Botany Commelin J and C
80 2345 Botany Commelin J and C 80 2345 Botany Commelin J and C
80 2345 Botany Commelin J and C 80 2345 Botany Commelin J and C
80/2345 [Botany]. Commelin, J. and C. Horti Medici Amstelodamensis Rariorum Tam Orientalis, quàm Occidentalis Indiae, aliarumque Peregrinarum Plantarum (...). Beschryvinge En Curieuse Afbeeldingen Van rare vreemde Oost-West-Indische en andere Gewassen Vertoont in den Amsterdamsche Kruyd-hof. Amst., P. and J. Blaeu and (widow) A. van Someren, 1697/ 1701, 2 vols., (18),220; (12),224,(4)p., 2 diff. engr. titles, 5 large plates w. coats of arms of J. Huydecoper (2x), J. Commelin, G. Pancras and F. de Vroede, 225 ills. on 223 plates (vol.I, plate 42 shows 3 plants numb. 42-44 and vol.II, plate 4 consists of 2 plates (recto: 4,1 and verso 4,2)), contemp. unif. calf w. central gilt coat of arms of "Mr. Bonnier de la Mosson" on both frontcovers and with a gilt banner with the name "Mr. Bonnier de la Mosson" in gilt lettering on both backcovers, richly gilt spines, folio.

- A very, fine complete copy with the following minor defects: vol.I: plate 52 has a brownish stain in 1 flower; textp. 149 brown stain in lower margin of text; vol.II: a receding waterstain in lower outer corner between p.1-15, affecting the textpages and 7 plates. Covers some old scratches; both vols. joints professionally restored (hardly visible).

= Nissen BBI, 389; Pritzel 1833; Hunt 339: "The first volume, on the plants of the East and West Indies, was [his] most important contribution to botanical knowledge; it was brought out posthumously by his nephew Caspar. The second volume was by Caspar Commelin and contained an enlargement on some of the notes in Jan's book, with further notes on African plants. The original paintings (...) were mainly the work of Johan and Maria Moninck and may be seen in the Library of the Hortus Botanicus in Amsterdam". SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXVIII.

€ (7.000-9.000) 9500
80 2346 Botany Commelin J and C 80 2346 Botany Commelin J and C
80 2346 Botany Commelin J and C 80 2346 Botany Commelin J and C
80 2346 Botany Commelin J and C 80 2346 Botany Commelin J and C
80 2346 Botany Commelin J and C 80 2346 Botany Commelin J and C
80 2346 Botany Commelin J and C 80 2346 Botany Commelin J and C
80 2346 Botany Commelin J and C 80 2346 Botany Commelin J and C
80 2346 Botany Commelin J and C 80 2346 Botany Commelin J and C
80 2346 Botany Commelin J and C 80 2346 Botany Commelin J and C
80 2346 Botany Commelin J and C 80 2346 Botany Commelin J and C
80/2346 [Botany]. Commelin, J. and C. Horti Medici Amstelodamensis Rariorum Tam Orientalis, quàm Occidentalis Indiae, aliarumque Peregrinarum Plantarum (...). Beschryvinge En Curieuse Afbeeldingen Van rare vreemde Oost-West-Indische en andere Gewassen Vertoont in den Amsterdamsche Kruyd-hof. Amst., P. and J. Blaeu and (widow) A. van Someren, 1697/ 1701, 2 vols., (18),220; (12),224,(4)p., 2 diff. engr. titles, 5 large plates w. coats of arms of J. Huydecoper (2x), J. Commelin, G. Pancras and F. de Vroede, 222 (of 223) plates, contemp. richly gilt calf w. central gilt-tooled (not unif.) ornament on both covers surrounded by 2 double gilt fillet line borders and 4 cornerpieces, richly gilt spine, a.e.g., folio.

- Lacks 1 plate; 1 plate and index lvs. loose; both vols. first few lvs. sl. dampstained in upper blank margin. Both vols. backstrip (partly) loosening; spine-ends dam.; corners showing.

= Small engr. armorial bookplate of the De Castro family (counts of Monsanto and marquesses of Cascais). Nissen BBI, 389; Pritzel 1833; Hunt 339: "The first volume, on the plants of the East and West Indies, was [his] most important contribution to botanical knowledge; it was brought out posthumously by his nephew Caspar. The second volume was by Caspar Commelin and contained an enlargement on some of the notes in Jan's book, with further notes on African plants. The original paintings... were mainly the work of Johan and Maria Moninck and may be seen in the Library of the Hortus Botanicus in Amsterdam".

€ (5.000-7.000) 5000
80 2347 Botany Duhamel du Monceau H L 80 2347 Botany Duhamel du Monceau H L
80 2347 Botany Duhamel du Monceau H L 80 2347 Botany Duhamel du Monceau H L
80 2347 Botany Duhamel du Monceau H L 80 2347 Botany Duhamel du Monceau H L
80 2347 Botany Duhamel du Monceau H L 80 2347 Botany Duhamel du Monceau H L
80/2347 [Botany]. Duhamel du Monceau, H.L. La physique des arbres; où il est traité de l'anatomie des plantes et de l'économie végétale (...). Paris, H.L. Guerin & L.F. Delatour, 1758, 2 vols., (6),LXVIII,306; (4),III,(1),431p., 50 fold. engr. plates, contemp. unif. calf w. richly gilt spine and 2 mor. letterpieces, 4to.

- Both vols. sl./ trifle foxed, mostly in (upper and outer) margins; one plate browned. Bindings rubbed; corners (sl.) showing; a few (sm.) wormholes in lower edge and in spine; two joints starting.

= Nissen, BBI 542. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXVIII.

€ (800-1.000)
80 2348 Botany Lamarck J B de 80 2348 Botany Lamarck J B de
80/2348 [Botany]. Lamarck, J.B. de. Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique de la nature. Botanique. Première livraison/ vol. 2 Paris, Panckoucke, 1791, 2 vols., (2),XVI,(2),II,200'; 40p., 165 (of 200) engr. plates, contemp. unif. hcl., 4to.

- Lacks 35 plates and 1 half-p. plate; otherwise contents fine and clean. Bindings sl. rubbed along extremities.

€ (100-150) 100
80 2349 Botany Latour C de 80 2349 Botany Latour C de
80 2349 Botany Latour C de 80 2349 Botany Latour C de
80/2349 [Botany]. Latour, C. de. Le Langage des Fleurs. Paris, Audot, 1833, 4th ed., XVI,352p., handcol. engr. title and 14 handcol. plates, contemp. gilt hcalf w. blue mor. letterpiece marbled edges, sm. 8vo.

- Fine copy. = Most editions have 12 plates. Nissen, BBI 1143 (other editions).

€ (70-90) 110
80 2350 Botany Linnaeus C 80 2350 Botany Linnaeus C
80/2350 [Botany]. Linnaeus, C. Philosophia botanica in qua explicantur fundamenta botanica cum definitionibus partium, exemplis terminorum, observationibus rariorum, adjectis figuris aeneis. Vienna, J. Thomas, 1783, 2nd ed., (6),360p., 10 engr. plates, 19th/ early 20th cent. hmor. w. mor. letterpiece.

- Partly waterstained in upper margin and lower inner corner; occas. (sl.) foxed.

= Cf. Hulth 72 and Soulsby 437 (both concerning ed. 1751). One of Linnaeus' major works, of great importance for the development of systematic botany.

€ (60-80)
80 2351 Botany Michaux F A and Nuttall Th 80 2351 Botany Michaux F A and Nuttall Th
80 2351 Botany Michaux F A and Nuttall Th 80 2351 Botany Michaux F A and Nuttall Th
80 2351 Botany Michaux F A and Nuttall Th 80 2351 Botany Michaux F A and Nuttall Th
80 2351 Botany Michaux F A and Nuttall Th 80 2351 Botany Michaux F A and Nuttall Th
80 2351 Botany Michaux F A and Nuttall Th 80 2351 Botany Michaux F A and Nuttall Th
80/2351 [Botany]. Michaux, F.A. and Nuttall, Th. North American Sylva; or, a description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia (...). The North American Sylva (...) Not described in the work of F. Andrew Michaux. Philadelphia, D. Rice & A.N. Hart, 1859-1865, 5 vols., 156/ 121 handcol. engr./ lithogr. plates, contemp. unif. blindstamped dec. mor., w. giltlettered spine, a.e.g.

- New endpapers; lvs. occas. sl. browned/ foxed. Rebacked w. use of the original backstrip.

= Nissen BBI, 1361 and 1458. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXIX.

€ (1.200-1.500)
80 2352 Botany Munting A 80 2352 Botany Munting A
80 2352 Botany Munting A 80 2352 Botany Munting A
80 2352 Botany Munting A 80 2352 Botany Munting A
80 2352 Botany Munting A 80 2352 Botany Munting A
80/2352 [Botany]. Munting, A. Naauwkeurige beschryving der aardgewassen, waar in de veelerley aart en bijzondere eigenschappen der boomen, heesters, kruyden, bloemen, met haare vrugten, zaden, wortelen en bollen, neevens derzelver waare voort-teeling, gelukkige aanwinning, en heylzaame genees-krachten. Leyden/ Utr., P. van der Aa/ F. Halma, 1696, (38),929[in columns],(64)p., engr. frontisp., title-vignette, 12 vignettes and 243 full-p. plates, contemp. calf, folio.

- A few plates loose(ning) and/ or sl. spotted; occas. trifle yellowed. Backstrip dam. and partly loose(ning); covers rubbed; corners showing.

= Nissen, BBI 1428; Pritzel 6556; De Belder 252. The unusual plates depict plants set in or floating above landscape backgrounds. "The plates are as curious as their subjects. They commonly present the plants far larger than life, oranges huge as pumpkins, cyclamens with heavy corms floating lightly in mid-air, gentle geraniums grown into giant trees. The effect is obtained through sketching in classical or idyllic [including some very Dutch views] or mountainous little landscapes below." (Hunt 404). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXIX.

€ (2.000-3.000) 3750
80 2353 Botany Sherard W ed 80 2353 Botany Sherard W ed
80 2353 Botany Sherard W ed 80 2353 Botany Sherard W ed
80/2353 [Botany]. Sherard, W. (ed.). Schola botanica sive catalogus plantarum (...) Paradisi Batavi prodromus. Amst., H. Wetstenius, 1689, (8),382 [of 386],(26)p., contemp. vellum, 12mo.

- Lacks p.131-134. Annot. on title-p. partly erased w. loss of editor's name; first and final lvs. sl. wormholed; hinges broken; a few lvs. loose(ning); partly browned; occas. sl. foxed/ stained. Vellum over covers renewed; sl. stained.

= In this very rare publication, the English botanist William Sherard (1659-1728) catalogues the plants in the Jardin du Roi (the royal gardens of Louis XIV) and the Leyden University botanical garden, studied by resp. Joseph Pitton de Tournefort and Paul Hermann, whose observations ultimately resulted in their principal works: Eléments de botanique (Paris, 1694) and Paradisus batavus (Leyden, 1698). Year of publication noted on title page as "MDCXIC", which STCN interprets as 1691. ODNB; Davy de Virville, Histoire de la Botanique en France (Paris, 1954), p.43.

€ (150-250)
80 2354 Botany Thomé O W 80 2354 Botany Thomé O W
80/2354 [Botany]. Thomé, O.W. Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. Gera, F. von Zezschwitz (3x pasted over w. address Berlin-Lichterfelde, H. Bermühler Verlag), 1903-1905, 2nd ed., 4 vols., 616 chromolithogr. plates, contemp. gilt hmor. (1x)/ contemp. unif. publisher's bindings w. gilt spine.

- All vols. w. signature on htitle in pen and ink; vol. 2 upper hinge broken. Sl. rubbed along extremities.

= Nissen, BBI 1947.

€ (100-150) 100
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