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81 2364 Zoology Lydekker R ed 81 2364 Zoology Lydekker R ed
81/2364 [Zoology]. Lydekker, R. (ed.). The Royal Natural History. London/ New York, F. Warne & Co., 1893-1896, 6 vols., 72 full-p. chromolithogr. plates, ±1600 (full-p.) lithogr. ills., contemp. (almost) unif. gilt hmor., 4to.

- Backstrips trifle rubbed. = Nissen, ZBI 2612.

€ (100-150) 130
81 2365 Zoology Pallas P S 81 2365 Zoology Pallas P S
81 2365 Zoology Pallas P S 81 2365 Zoology Pallas P S
81 2365 Zoology Pallas P S 81 2365 Zoology Pallas P S
81/2365 [Zoology]. Pallas, P.S. Dierkundige beschouwingen. Rott., J.J. Meyneken, n.d. (±1795), 6 parts in 1 vol., 9 handcol. engr. plates (1 fold.) by J.J. BYLAERT and J. VAN HILTROP, contemp. hcalf, 4to.

- Binding worn.

= Landwehr, Dutch Books w. Col. Plates 154; cf. Nissen, ZBI 3072 (calling for 11 plates) and Zimmer p.480 (both ed. Utr., 1770). Dutch translation by P. Boddaert of Zoologica miscellanea. Comprises: I. De hartebokken; II. Twee uitlandsche vledermuyzen; III. De zeerupsen; IV. De zeeduyzendbeenen en zeepissebedden; V. De Groote Zandkoker, een zoort van Tor, en eene Verhandeling over de Oost-Indische Buidelrat en Miereneter; VI. Het Geslacht der Poulepeintades, de Kuifhoenderen en de Gekuifde Zeepapegaai.

€ (150-250) 150
81 2366 Zoology Poeppig E 81 2366 Zoology Poeppig E
81/2366 [Zoology]. Poeppig, E. Illustrirte Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs. Leipsic, J.J. Weber, 1847-1848, 4 parts in 2 vols., woodcut ills., modern artif. leather, sm. folio.

- Occas. sl. foxed/ browned. = Nissen, ZBI 3208.

€ (80-100)
81 2367 Zoology Reichenbach A B 81 2367 Zoology Reichenbach A B
81 2367 Zoology Reichenbach A B 81 2367 Zoology Reichenbach A B
81 2367 Zoology Reichenbach A B 81 2367 Zoology Reichenbach A B
81/2367 [Zoology]. Reichenbach, A.B. Praktische Naturgeschichte des Menschen und Säugethiere für Gebildete aller Stände. Leipsic, Gebhardt & Reisland, 1847, (4),807,(1)p., 91 mostly handcol. (partly gommé) steelengr. plates, modern cl. w. wr. laid down, 4to.

- Occas. (sl.) foxed/ browned. = Nissen, ZBI 3348.

€ (100-150)
81 2368 Zoology Schlegel H 81 2368 Zoology Schlegel H
81/2368 [Zoology]. Schlegel, H. De dieren van Nederland. Gewervelde dieren. Kruipende dieren. Haarlem, A.C. Kruseman, 1862, 1st ed., 2 parts in 1 vol., (8),II,VIII,132,(2); (10),V,(1),43,(2)p., 31 handcol. (gommé) lithogr. plates, contemp. hcl.

- Final 2 plates and accomp. text loose; occas. sl. foxed.

= Nissen, ZBI 3686.

AND 1 other by the same: Visschen (2nd edition).

€ (80-100) 90
81 2369 Zoology Schubert G H von 81 2369 Zoology Schubert G H von
81/2369 [Zoology]. Schubert, G.H. von. Naturgeschichte des Tierreichs für Schule und Haus. Esslingen/ Munich, J.F. Schreiber, n.d., 8th ed., 3 parts in 1 vol., (10),22; (2),22; (2),76,IXp., col. lithogr. frontisp. and 30/ 30/ 30 double-p. (hand)col. lithogr. plates, num. (handcol.) woodengr. ills., orig. giltlettered hcl. w. mounted col. lithogr. plate on frontcover, folio.

- Joints starting.

= Naturgeschichte der Säugetiere; Naturgeschichte der Vögel; Naturgeschichte der Reptilien, Amphibien, Fische, Insekten, Krebse, Würmer, Weichtiere, Stachelhäuter, Pflanzentiere und Urtiere.

€ (120-150) 120
81 2370 Zoology Sonnini C S and Latreille P A 81 2370 Zoology Sonnini C S and Latreille P A
81 2370 Zoology Sonnini C S and Latreille P A 81 2370 Zoology Sonnini C S and Latreille P A
81/2370 [Zoology]. Sonnini, C.S. and Latreille, P.A. Histoire Naturelle des Reptiles. Paris, Deterville, 1801/ 1802 ("An X"), 4 vols., 54 engr. plates, fold. table, contemp. unif. giltlettered mor., sm. 8vo.

- All vols. sl. waterst. (mostly in blank margins); bookplate on upper pastedown. Extremities sl. worn. Still a good set.

= Nissen, ZBI 3901 and 681 (the latter as part of Buffon's Histoire naturelle, classée par ordres, genres et espèces).

€ (100-150) 100
81/2371 Alba amicorum Album amicorum for W L TYDEMAN 81/2371 Alba amicorum Album amicorum for W L TYDEMAN
81/2371 Alba amicorum Album amicorum for W L TYDEMAN 81/2371 Alba amicorum Album amicorum for W L TYDEMAN
81/2371 Alba amicorum Album amicorum for W L TYDEMAN 81/2371 Alba amicorum Album amicorum for W L TYDEMAN
81/2371 [Alba amicorum]. Album amicorum for W.L. TYDEMAN, containing 49 contributions (incl. 8 drawings, 1 print, 4 embroideries, 2 cartes-de-visite and num. poems), dated between "Leyden, 15. Nov., 1824", "december 1826" and "1850", loosely inserted in the original gilt red long-grained mor. box, w. giltlettered "Souvenir d'amitié" on spine, a.e.g., obl. 8vo.

= "St. Nicolaas Geschenk van J. Terpstra aan W.L. Tydeman Leijden 6 december 1826" (manuscript in pen and ink on upper pastedown). Some names and places: A.G. van Vierhouten geb. Ising ("Franeker den 17 Febr. 1826"); L.H. Troost ("Arnhem, den 27 December 1824"; with drawing); L.J. Tijdeman ("Leyden 24 Jan. 1827"; w. watercolour of a flowering branch); J.H. Calckoen ("Leyden 30 December 1826"); W.L. Terpstra geb. Tijdeman ("Rotterdam den 18 Febr. 1827"; with drawing of a ruined castle); J.T.[?] Bodel Nijenhuis ("Leijden 31 März 1826"); E.H.J.L. Speyart van Woerden 2 Lt. ("Amsterdam 18 17/8 38"); A. Tak[?] ("6 August: 1848"; drawing of "La Retraite"); M.(eindert) Tydeman (historian and author) ("oud 83 . jaar, 7 maanden. en 16. dagen. Leiden, 15. Nov., 1824"); A.L. Bisschop ("11 Augustus 1850"; w. drawing) and a carte-de-visite of P.A. DE GENESTET (signed in pencil in lower margin). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LVI.

€ (250-350) 250
81/2372 Alba amicorum Album amicorum for an unknown recipient 81/2372 Alba amicorum Album amicorum for an unknown recipient
81/2372 Alba amicorum Album amicorum for an unknown recipient 81/2372 Alba amicorum Album amicorum for an unknown recipient
81/2372 Alba amicorum Album amicorum for an unknown recipient 81/2372 Alba amicorum Album amicorum for an unknown recipient
81/2372 Alba amicorum Album amicorum for an unknown recipient 81/2372 Alba amicorum Album amicorum for an unknown recipient
81/2372 [Alba amicorum]. Album amicorum for an unknown recipient, (perhaps "Santje Bonnet (or Tollius)"), n.pl., 1838-1840, containing 19 contributions, incl. 12 drawings, 2 embroidery-leaves, 20th cent. box.

- Box in poor condition.

= I.a. drawings by H(enriette?) RONNER (2x), J. van RAVENSWAAY (prob. Jan van Ravenswaay Gzn.) and Herman Tollius Drabbe.

AND 2 others: a Swiss album amicorum (±1850, incl. 8 pencil drawings) and a gilt calf bookshaped cassette or box (8vo).

€ (60-80) 60
81/2373 Amsterdam Cash book of an unidentified notable merchants family 81/2373 Amsterdam Cash book of an unidentified notable merchants family
81/2373 Amsterdam Cash book of an unidentified notable merchants family 81/2373 Amsterdam Cash book of an unidentified notable merchants family
81/2373 [Amsterdam]. Cash book of an unidentified notable merchants family, Amsterdam, 1767-1790, 194,(85 blank)p., pen and black ink, all lvs. (incl. blank) ruled in contemp. pen on both sides, contemp. vellum, folio.

= A very interesting ledger of an unidentified Amsterdam notable businessman and his family over a period of 34 years. This document gives a careful representation of the financial household at that time, in which real estate, shares in the VOC (for all sorts of international trades) and the Zuid-Zee compagnie, among others, merchandise and interest on loans, bonds and other financial products played a major role. Many names of (important) Amsterdam families are mentioned, among which "Raphael Mendes da Costa", "Isaac Joseph Mendes da Costa", "Jan Gabriel Tegelaar", "David Cohen", "Hillegonda van der Poorten", "Jan Messchert van Vollenhoven" and "Jacob Zwartenhoff". Over the years, payments have been administered for, among other things, a house in the Hartenstraat, a stable in the Bloemstraat and "Een Huis naast mijn woonhuis". In all a very well preserved insight into the annual cash flows of what appears to be a versatile merchant. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LVI.

€ (1.200-1.500)
81/2374 Amsterdam MANUSCRIPT will certificate for the possessions of Elisabeth Verhamme formerly Looten 81/2374 Amsterdam MANUSCRIPT will certificate for the possessions of Elisabeth Verhamme formerly Looten
81/2374 Amsterdam MANUSCRIPT will certificate for the possessions of Elisabeth Verhamme formerly Looten 81/2374 Amsterdam MANUSCRIPT will certificate for the possessions of Elisabeth Verhamme formerly Looten
81/2374 [Amsterdam]. MANUSCRIPT will certificate for the possessions of Elisabeth Verhamme, formerly Looten, pen and black ink on vellum, dated "21st day of July 1773", fold., w. attached vellum document and ribbons.
€ (60-80) 60
81/2375 Amsterdam Poorter eed 81/2375 Amsterdam Poorter eed
81/2375 [Amsterdam]. "Poorter eed". Letterpress document w. manuscript entries, w. woodcut coat of arms of the city of Amsterdam, printed on vellum, 16x20,7 cm. (unfolded), proclaimed for "Gerard Ladiges Thee & koffij kooper. Zoon van Gerrit Ladiges Suykerbakker", dated "4 april 1755", w. mounted blindstamped seal.

= Provenance: the collection A.M. van den Broek.

€ (50-70) 50
81/2376 Amsterdam Lot of 9 deeds and notarial acts concerning a house on the northern corner of the Kalverstraat and the Taksteeg 81/2376 Amsterdam Lot of 9 deeds and notarial acts concerning a house on the northern corner of the Kalverstraat and the Taksteeg
81/2376 [Amsterdam]. Lot of 9 deeds and notarial acts, concerning a house on the northern corner of the Kalverstraat and the Taksteeg, all on fold. vellum, 1663-1807, partly w. wax seals.
€ (80-100) 90
81 2377 Anonymous 16th cent 81 2377 Anonymous 16th cent
81/2377 Anonymous (16th cent.). "Hier begint het Somer Stuck vande Passionael". Pen and ink on paper, 1 leaf, recto and verso, on recto a drawing showing Mary and the Apostles at Pentecost, verso w. 2 columns text.

- Stain in lower edge; closed tear in upper corner; verso w. tape in corners; sl. fingersoiled.

= Transcript of a leaf from an unidentified edition of the Legenda Aurea of J. de Voragine.

€ (100-150) 400
81/2378 Antiphonary Two manuscript initials 81/2378 Antiphonary Two manuscript initials
81/2378 Antiphonary Two manuscript initials 81/2378 Antiphonary Two manuscript initials
81/2378 [Antiphonary]. Two manuscript initials, 18th cent.(?), in red and blue ink w. internal and external penwork on vellum, both ±10,5x8,5 cm.

- Cut out from an antiphonary; w. remnants of former sellotape on verso.

ADDED: a 17th-cent.(?) printed leaf from an antiphonary.

€ (40-60) 40
81 2379 Art Alma Tadema L 1836 1912 81 2379 Art Alma Tadema L 1836 1912
81/2379 [Art]. Alma Tadema, L. (1836-1912). AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED "L. Alma Tadema", to "My dear Cooke", dated "25.June 1879", pen and ink, 1 folded leaf, (2)p., w. letterhead embossed in orange "Townshend House, North Gate, Regents Park. N.W."

= Personal letter about a lunch at the Athenaeum Club with Bastien Lepage [Jules Bastien-Lepage, the French painter] at which Alma Tadema had hoped to meet Cooke, suggesting other arrangements.

€ (300-500)
81 2380 Art Alma Tadema L 1836 1912 81 2380 Art Alma Tadema L 1836 1912
81/2380 [Art]. Alma Tadema, L. (1836-1912). AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED "L. Alma Tadema", to "Dear Mr. Holzmann", dated "30/5 85", pen and ink, 1 folded leaf, (2)p., w. embossed letterhead in orange "Townshend House, North Gate, Regents Park. N.W."

= Alma Tadema writing that he is pleased that Mr. Holzmann has enjoyed his exhibition, hoping he will visit the studio, although "For the moment I am in full removal & can hardly think of painting (...)". SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LVI.

€ (200-300)
81 2381 Art Berlage Hendrik Petrus 1856 1934 81 2381 Art Berlage Hendrik Petrus 1856 1934
81/2381 [Art]. Berlage, Hendrik Petrus (1856-1934). SIGNATURE "H.P. Berlage", pen and ink on letterpress card, w. orig. addressed and stamped envelope to "Jhr. J.A. Reigersman", envelope dated 30th Nov. 1926. Wijdeveld, H.Th. (1885-1987). AUTOGRAPH SIGNED NOTE "J.Th. Wijdeveld", to "Th.M. Ariaans", dated "Amsterdam 28 sept: 1977", pen and ink, recto only.

= A small note of gratitude for the recipient's attendance at the funeral of H.Th. Wijdeveld's wife, Dutch actress Charlotte Köhler (1892-1977).

€ (80-100)
81 2382 Art Bewick Thomas 1753 1828 81 2382 Art Bewick Thomas 1753 1828
81 2382 Art Bewick Thomas 1753 1828 81 2382 Art Bewick Thomas 1753 1828
81 2382 Art Bewick Thomas 1753 1828 81 2382 Art Bewick Thomas 1753 1828
81/2382 [Art]. Bewick, Thomas (1753-1828). Three AUTOGRAPH SIGNED LETTERS to "John Tharpe Esq.", dated "Newcastle 25 April 1817", "New Castle 27 Octobre 1819" and "New Castle 28 December 1821", pen and ink, each on 1 fold. leaf, recto only, each w. accompanying fold. envelope w. address "John Tharp Esq. Chippenham Park, Newmarket, Cambridge Shire". - EACH TIPPED ONTO A PRELIMINARY LEAF OF: Bewick, T. History of British Birds. Newcastle, n.publ., 1805, 2nd ed., 2 vols., XXXVIII,346; XXII,400p., 208/ 240 woodengr. ills. by T. BEWICK, contemp. unif. gilt calf w. 2 contrast. mor. letterpieces. - AND OF: Idem. A General History of Quadrupeds. Newcastle upon Tyne, 1807, 5th ed., (8),525,(1 advert.)p., woodengr. title vignette, 225 woodengr. ills. and 111 vignettes by T. BEWICK, bound unif. w. the above.

- Each vol. w. owner's entry of John Tharp on upper pastedown. Spine-ends restored and backstrips worn.

= Thomas Bewick writing to John Tharp, a wealthy sugar baron who acquired Chippenham Park in 1791, concerning new editions of his works and gently declining invitations to Chippenham Park due to ill health.

€ (600-800)
81 2383 Art Breitner Georg Hendrik 1857 1923 81 2383 Art Breitner Georg Hendrik 1857 1923
81/2383 [Art]. Breitner, Georg Hendrik (1857-1923). AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED "G.H.Breitner", to "Zeer geachte Heer", dated "Amsterdam 11 april 23", pen and ink, recto only, 9x9cm.

- Remnants of former mount on verso.

= Breitner asks for a book to be collected at his address. According to information supplied by the consignor the short note is addressed to Nico van Suchtelen, publisher at Wereldbibliotheek.

Israels, Joseph (1824-1911). Short AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED "Jozef Israels", to "Harold Geralds Esq.", dated "The Hague 19 januari 1906", pen and ink, recto only.

- Small hole in upper part affecting "19".

€ (80-100) 130
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