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78 2081 Angling Cholmondeley Pennell H 78 2081 Angling Cholmondeley Pennell H
78 2081 Angling Cholmondeley Pennell H 78 2081 Angling Cholmondeley Pennell H
78/2081 [Angling]. Cholmondeley-Pennell, H. The Book of the Pike. With a Chapter on Spinning for Trout in Lakes and Rivers. London/ New York, G. Routledge & Sons, n.d. (1876), 3rd ed., 272p., col. lithogr. frontisp., 8 plates, ills., orig. gilt blindst. cl.

- Fine copy. = Bibl. Piscatoria p.168f. With an appendix containing pike recipes.

Spence, P.F. The Pike Fisher. London, A. & C. Black, 1928, XV,(1),264,(2)p., frontisp. portrait, 7 plates, ills., orig. dec. cl.

- Sl. foxed. Binding rubbed and sl. worn.

AND 3 others, i.a. J. BICKERDYKE, Angling for Pike (ibid., n.d. (±1900), plates, ills., later hleather, orig. backwr. pres.) and W. SENIOR a.o., Pike and Perch (ibid., 1900, plates, orig. pict. cl. Fur, Feather & Fin Series).

€ (50-70)
78 2082 Angling Gallichan W M 78 2082 Angling Gallichan W M
78/2082 [Angling]. Gallichan, W.M. Fishing and Travel in Spain. London, F.E. Robinson & Co., 1904, X,(2),227,(1)p., frontisp. and 7 plates, orig. gilt pict. cl., t.e.g.

- Some faded spots along edges frontcover.

Robertson, R. MacDonald. In Scotland with a Fishing Rod. Ibid., H. Jenkins Ltd., 1935, 277,(9)p., plates, orig. cl.

- Backstrip faded.

AND 4 others, i.a. M. HEADLAM, A Holiday Fisherman (ibid., 1934, plates, orig. cl.) and A.H. BEAVAN, Fishes I have known (ibid., 1908, (full-p.) ills., orig. pict. cl.).

€ (60-80)
78 2083 Angling Halford F M 78 2083 Angling Halford F M
78/2083 [Angling]. Halford, F.M. Dry Fly Entomology. A brief description of leading types of natural insects serving as food for trout and grayling. With the 100 best patterns of floating flies and the various methods of dressing them. London, Vinton & Co., 1897, 1st ed., XII,314,(1)p., 10 handcol. lithogr. plates, 18 monochr. plates, fold. table, ills., orig. giltlettered hmor., t.e.g.

- Spine chafed; binding sl. worn; spine-ends chipped. = Bibl. Piscatoria p.246.

€ (70-90) 100
78 2084 Angling Herbert H W 78 2084 Angling Herbert H W
78/2084 [Angling]. Herbert, H.W. Frank Forester's Fish and Fishing of the United States, and British Provinces of North America. London, R. Bentley, 1849, XVI,455p., woodengr. ills., contemp. giltlettered ("Craufurd College Prize") calf w. mor. letterpiece.

- Rebacked; covers sl. chafed and worn along extremities; corners showing. = Bibl. Piscatoria p.115.

€ (50-70)
78 2085 Angling Kirkbride J 78 2085 Angling Kirkbride J
78/2085 [Angling]. Kirkbride, J. The Northern Angler; or, Fly-Fisher's Companion. London, R. Groombridge, 1840, XVI,124p., steelengr. frontisp., 1 plate, woodengr. vignettes, contemp. giltlettered cl.

- Hinges sl. weak; title-p. foxed and w. old owner's entry. = Bibl. Piscatoria p.127.

€ (80-100)
78 2086 Angling Lacy G H 78 2086 Angling Lacy G H
78/2086 [Angling]. Lacy, G.H. North Punjab Fishing Club Angler's Handbook. Calcutta, W. Newman & Co., 1895, 3rd rev. ed. by E. Cretin, (4),VII,(1),II,II,III,(1),313,III,V,(17)p., lithogr. frontisp., 6 fold. maps, 1 plan, 13 plates, orig. gilt dec. cl.

- One map loose; plates waterst.; hinges weak; some foxing. Joints and spine-ends worn.

€ (50-70)
78 2087 Angling Ronalds A 78 2087 Angling Ronalds A
78 2087 Angling Ronalds A 78 2087 Angling Ronalds A
78/2087 [Angling]. Ronalds, A. The Fly-Fisher's Entomology, with Colored Representations of the Natural and Artificial Insect; and a Few Observations and Instructions on Trout- and Grayling-Fishing. Ed. Piscator. London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1849, 4th corr. ed., XI,(1),115,(32 advert)p., handcol. engr. frontisp., 19 (hand)col. plates, orig. giltlettered cl.

- Fingeroiled; hinges sl. weak; owner's entry on title-p. Binding sl. (water)stained.

= Bibl. Piscatoria p.178: "This work, though in some respects inaccurate, displays a rare combination of entomological and piscatorial science. The drawings of the natural fly in juxtaposition with the artificial, are of great value and nicety (...)". SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LII.

€ (80-100) 80
78 2088 Angling Walbran F M 78 2088 Angling Walbran F M
78/2088 [Angling]. Walbran, F.M. Walbran's British Angler. First Series. Salmon, Trout and Grayling. London/ Leeds, Simpkin, Marshall & Co./ Goodall and Suddick, 1889, 82,(10 advert.)p., frontisp. portrait, orig. wr., sm. 8vo.

- Wr. sl. soiled/ stained.

Scrope, W. Days and Nights of Salmon Fishing in the River Tweed. London/ Glasgow, Hamilton, Adams & Co./ T.D. Morison, 1885, 3rd ed., 317p., lithogr. title, frontisp. and 11 plates, 10 woodengr. ills., orig. giltlettered cl.

- Spine-ends worn; traces of removed ticket on spine. = Cf. Bibl. Piscatoria p.191.

Hodgson, W.E. Trout Fishing. London, A. & C. Black, 1925, XXII,(2),328p., col. frontisp., 6 col. plates, orig. cl. - AND 8 others, i.a. E. TAVERNER, Trout Fishing From All Angles (London, n.d., plates, ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr.); P.E. NOBBS, Salmon Tactics (ibid., 1934, ills., orig. cl.); W. CARTER PLATTS, Modern Trout Fishing (ibid., 1938, plates, orig. cl.); and H.T. SHERINGHAM, Coarse Fishing (ibid., 1912, ills., orig. pict. cl.).

€ (80-100)
78 2089 Angling Walton I and Cotton C 78 2089 Angling Walton I and Cotton C
78/2089 [Angling]. Walton, I. and Cotton, C. The Complete Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation. Ed. E. Jesse. London, G. Bell and Sons, 1884, XIX,(1),496p., woodengr. frontisp. portrait, ills., contemp. gilt calf w. mor. letterpiece, marbled endpapers and edges.

- Portrait sl. foxed. Joints and spine-ends sl. rubbed. A fine copy.

€ (50-70) 50
78/2090 Angling Lot of 39 vols 78/2090 Angling Lot of 39 vols
78/2090 [Angling]. Lot of 39 vols., all English language, i.a. W.C. STEWART, The Practical Angler (Edinb., 1857, 3rd ed., woodengr. ills., orig. gilt cl.); A. WANLESS, The Angler and the Thread Line (London, (1932), plates, ills., orig. cl.); J. BICKERDYKE, The Book of the All-Round Angler (ibid., 1922, 5th ed., plates, ills., orig. gilt cl.); W.E. HODGSON, How to Fish. A Treatise on Trout and Trout-Fishers (ibid., 1919, plates, orig. dec. cl.); T. SOUTH, The Fisher's Text Book (ibid., 1841, steelengr. title, contemp. cl. Lacks plates); R. BLAKEY, Angling; or, How to Angle, and Where to Go (ibid., 1856, 10th thous, woodengr. plates, contemp. hmor. Worn copy); J. HARRINGTON KEENE, Fishing Tackle, its Materials and Manufacture (ibid., 1886, woodengr. ills., orig. gilt dec. cl.) and W.A. HUNTER, A Fisherman's Pie. An Angling Symposium (ibid., 1929, plates, orig. cl.).
€ (150-250)
78/2091 Annalen der Physik und Chemie Neue Folge vol 19 21 39 40 46 50 55 57 60 and 63 78/2091 Annalen der Physik und Chemie Neue Folge vol 19 21 39 40 46 50 55 57 60 and 63
78/2091 Annalen der Physik und Chemie. Neue Folge, vol. 19, 21, 39, 40, 46, 50, 55, 57, 60 and 63. Leipsic, J.A. Barth, 1883-1897, 9 vols., various fold. (col./ tinted) engr./ lithogr. plates, contemp. unif. giltlettered hvellum w. 2 contrast mor. letterpieces.

= Poggendorff I, p.896. Extremely important periodical with seminal contributions by numerous "heralds of science", i.a. R. BUNSEN, H. VON HELMOLTZ, H. HERTZ, O. LEHMANN, H.A. LORENTZ, E. MACH, M. PLANCK and W.C. RÖNTGEN. On Poggendorff's editorship of the Annalen, see DSB XI, p.50 and on Wiedemann's editorship, see DSB XIV, p.329f: "(...) During his editorship the Annalen became one of the most distinguished German physics periodicals. He was able to increase its usefulness by publishing the Beiblätter zu den Annalen der Physik (...)."

€ (70-90) 200
78 2092 Anslijn N 78 2092 Anslijn N
78/2092 Anslijn, N. Systematische beschrijving der voor ons meest belangrijke vogelen. Leyden, D. du Mortier en Zoon, 1836, (2),LXVIII,596,(1)p., letterpress fold. table, contemp. hcalf. - BOUND WITH: Idem. Systematische beschrijving der voor ons meest belangrijke amphibiën. Ibid., idem, 1827, (4),212p.

- Hinges weak. Otherwise fine.

= With the bookplate of J.G. van Marle on first free endpaper.

AND 1 other by the same: Eerste aflevering der systematische beschrijving der voor ons meest belangrijke voortbrengselen uit de drie rijken der natuur (ibid., 1822, (1 vol. (of 6), letterpress fold. table, later cl. Partly darkened; owner's stamp on title).

€ (200-300) 200
78 2093 Apianus P 78 2093 Apianus P
78 2093 Apianus P 78 2093 Apianus P
78 2093 Apianus P 78 2093 Apianus P
78/2093 Apianus, P. Cosmographiae introductio: cum quibuscam Gaeometriae ac Astronomiae principiis ad eam rem necessariis. Ingolstadt, n.publ. (= G. & P. Apian), 1533 [colophon; title dated 1529], 16,(24)lvs., woodcut globe on title-p., woodcut ills., 20th cent. hvellum, sm. 8vo.

- Some sl. occas. thumbing/ soiling.

= Van Ortroy (Apian) 83; Alden, European Americana 533/2; Harisse 150; Church 60b. Often reprinted abridged edition of Apianus' Cosmographicus liber (1524), one of the most important and popular 16th cent. works on cosmography. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LII.

€ (800-1.000) 850
78 2094 Apiculture Wildman T 78 2094 Apiculture Wildman T
78 2094 Apiculture Wildman T 78 2094 Apiculture Wildman T
78/2094 [Apiculture]. Wildman, T. A Treatise on the Management of Bees; wherein is Contained the Natural History of those Insects (...) to which are added, the Natural History of Wasps and Hornets, and the Means of Destroying them. London, T. Cadell for the author, 1768, 1st ed., XIX,(1),169,(7)p., 3 fold. engr. plates, contemp. calf w. red mor. letterpiece, 4to.

- Manuscript index on final blanks; a few scattered owner's entries; lower hinge strengthened w. sellotape. Joints split but holding on cords.

= Horn & Schenkling 24185; British Bee Books 119: "[Wildman's] treatise shows culture and an unusual knowledge of continental beekeeping". With the engr. armorial bookplate of Henry William Aytoun(?) on upper pastedown (reading "virtute orta occidunt rarius" and "Aytoun of Inchdarnie").

€ (150-250) 250
78 2095 Architecture Blondel J F 78 2095 Architecture Blondel J F
78 2095 Architecture Blondel J F 78 2095 Architecture Blondel J F
78 2095 Architecture Blondel J F 78 2095 Architecture Blondel J F
78/2095 [Architecture]. Blondel, J.F. Cours d'architecture ou traité de la décoration, distribution & construction des bâtiments. Paris, Dessaint, 1771-1777, 6 text vols. and 6 plate parts in 3 vols., 381 engr. plates, contemp. unif. mottled calf w. 2 mor. letterpieces.

- Contemp. owner's entry in pen and ink on title-p. of plate vols.; contents w. minor defects. Bindings (sl.) rubbed; a few corners showing. All in all, a very good to fine series.

€ (700-900) 750
78 2096 Architecture Buchotte N 78 2096 Architecture Buchotte N
78 2096 Architecture Buchotte N 78 2096 Architecture Buchotte N
78 2096 Architecture Buchotte N 78 2096 Architecture Buchotte N
78/2096 [Architecture]. Buchotte, N. Les Règles du Dessein et du Lavis, pour les Plans particuliers des Ouvrages & des Bâtimens, & pour leurs Coupes, Profils, Élévations & Façades, tant de l'Architecture militaire que civile. Paris, C.-A. Jombert, 1722, 1st ed., (20),130,(6)p., woodcut title vignette, 14 fold. engr. plates, contemp. calf.

- Contemp. owner's entry verso title: "Je suis a Adrien Joseph Bonnvie [partially crossed out] Arpenteur Gen:al des biens et Domaines de S:A: Mgr le Duc d'Aremberg la demeurant a Enghien (..) 1730". Binding heavily worn along extremities.

= Classic treatise on perspective drawing for architecture and military plans and for mapmaking. Contains information on materials, colours, pigments, crayons and instruments. Fowler 71.

€ (200-300)
78 2097 Architecture Derand F 78 2097 Architecture Derand F
78 2097 Architecture Derand F 78 2097 Architecture Derand F
78 2097 Architecture Derand F 78 2097 Architecture Derand F
78/2097 [Architecture]. Derand, F. Architecture des Voutes, ou l'Art des Traits, et Coupe des Voutes; Traité tres-util et necessaire à tous Architectes, Maîtres Maçons. Appareilleurs, Tailleurs de pierre, et generalement à tous ceux qui semeslent de l'Architecture, même Militaire. Paris, A. Cailleau, 1743, 2nd ed., (18),205p., 83 engr. plates (partly printed on recto and verso), contemp./ sl. later hvellum, folio.

- Sl. mouldy throughout; several plates margins restored.

= Cf. Fowler 101 and Millard 60 (1st ed. of the same year with 126 plates). "The book would become the standard work on stereotomy throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. It achieved two new editions in 1743 and 1755, and was listed in the inventories of many eighteenth-century French collections of architectural books." (Millard).

€ (200-300)
78 2098 Architecture Jebb J 78 2098 Architecture Jebb J
78 2098 Architecture Jebb J 78 2098 Architecture Jebb J
78 2098 Architecture Jebb J 78 2098 Architecture Jebb J
78/2098 [Architecture]. Jebb, J. Thoughts on the Construction and Polity of prisons, with Hints fot their Improvement. London, printed for C. Dilly, 1786, (2),V-XXVI,(2),106p., later wr.

- Contents loose. Lacks backstrip.

€ (60-80) 70
78 2099 Architecture Scamozzi V 78 2099 Architecture Scamozzi V
78/2099 [Architecture]. Scamozzi, V. Eerste deel der Bouw-Kunst ofte Grondige bewijs-redenen der Bouw-Kunst, over den sin en Practijk van den autheur Vincent Scamozzi, waer in Grondigh wert bewesen, dat men door den middel van den Autheur Scamozzi, Palladio en Vinjola hare Vijf Colommen kan uytwercken; als oock van alle de voornaemste Meesters der Bouw-Kunst, ende dat alleen met het verdeelen van een Duym-stock of Voet-maer. Ed. J. Vermaarsch. Leyden, A. Verhoeff, 1664, 1st ed., 3 parts in 1 vol., (18),40; 16; 34p., engr. title by G. WINGENDORP, title-vignette, 46 (fold.) plates, contemp. vellum, 4to.

- Waterstained; fingersoiled and sl. yellowed; title-p. and 1st lvs. lower corner chipped. Vellum darkened/ soiled.

= Rare extra illustrated copy, containing more plates than most copies we could trace. Not in Fowler. Comprises i.a. "Beschrijvinge van de vijf colommen, uyt Palladio" and "beschrijvingen van de vijf colommen, uyt Vinjola".

€ (300-500)
78 2100 Architecture Vingboons P 78 2100 Architecture Vingboons P
78/2100 [Architecture]. Vingboons, P. De gronden afbeeldingen en beschryvingen der aldervoornaamste en aldernieuwste gebouwen uyt alle die door Phillipus Vingboons, binnen Amsterdam in de nieuwe Vergrooting, en daar na aldaar en elders geordonneerd zyn. Leyden, P. van der Aa, 1715, 4,11,(1)textp., engr. printer's vignette, 79 (of 80) (double-p.) engr. plates/ plans, without binding, folio.

- Mediocre copy: lacks one plate; title-p. heavily stained/ soiled; many plates w. closed tears, restorations etc.; waterst. and dustsoiled. Sold w.a.f.

= Collation conform several copies traced by us (i.a. sold in our rooms), page 4 ending with "Hier na volgd het Tweede Deel" and a custode not matching the first word of the following page. K. Ottenheym, Philips Vingboons (1607-1678) p.153 passim and p.180.

€ (250-350)
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