82 2764 Civil engineering Tieleman van der Horst/ Polley J 
82 2764 Civil engineering Tieleman van der Horst/ Polley J 
82 2764 Civil engineering Tieleman van der Horst/ Polley J 
- Without the separate textvol. and without the textleaf to the final 6 plates. Quires loosening; one plate w. closed tear. Backstrip dam. Otherwise contents fine.
= The finest Dutch book on the construction of bridges and sluices. The final 6 plates concern "De nieuwe duyker sluys tot Lutje Schardam, of anders genaamt den Horn". Bierens de Haan 4836.
82 2765 Civil engineering Walter C 
= Showing detailed engravings of water wheels, water towers, pumps, pipes etc. Kat. Orn. Berlin 3615; Poggendorf II, 1257.
82 2766 Criminology Kurella H 
- Mounted cat. clippings on first free endpaper; owner's entry on title-p. Good copy.
= Rare work on anthropological criminology by the German psychiatrist Hans Kurella, who was strongly influenced by Cesare Lombroso and his theory of the "delinquente nato", with portraits of historical criminals.
- Later endpapers. Bindings trifle spotted.
= 1. Het ontstaan der soorten door natuurijke teeltkeus, of het bewaard blijven van bevoorrechte rassen in den strijd voor het bestaan (Freeman 650); 2. Het variëeren der huisdieren en cultuurplanten. Eerste-Tweede deel (2 vols. Freeman 911); 3. De afstamming van den mensch en de seksueele teeltkeus. Eerste-Tweede deel (2 vols. Freeman 1056); 4. Het uitdrukken der gemoedstoestanden bij den mensch en de dieren (Freeman 1183); 5. De reis van de "Beagle". Dagboek van de onderzoekingen betreffende de natuurlijk geschiedenis en de geologie van de streken bezocht gedurende de reis van Hr. Ms. "Beagle" (Freeman 176).
82 2768 Darwin C 
82 2768 Darwin C 
- Plates sl. foxed. Extremities sl. worn; corners showing.
= From the library of Dutch scientist P.A. Ouwens (with his owner's stamp on first blank and title-p.). Freeman 1182. "[The Expression of the Emotions] is an important member of the evolutionary set, and it was written, in part at least, as a confutation of the idea that the facial muscles of expression in man were a special endowment." (Freeman p.142).
AND 1 other by the same.
82 2769 Dezallier d'Argenville A J 
82 2769 Dezallier d'Argenville A J 
82 2769 Dezallier d'Argenville A J 
- Partly (sl.) yellowed and foxed; stamp on title-p. and first free endpaper. Binding (sl.) worn; joints partly restored w. leather; corners showing.
= Nissen, ZBI 144. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LX.
82 2770 Diderot D and d'Alembert J 
82 2770 Diderot D and d'Alembert J 
82 2770 Diderot D and d'Alembert J 
- Some lvs. loose(ning); contents in very fine, untrimmed condition. Paper over spine lacking; outer corners bumped.
= Mainly on (the fabrication of) various kinds of cloth and clothes, incl. cotton, "Dentelle", "Lingère", "Rubans" and "Soierie" (123 plates, incl. 27 double-p. plates).
82 2771 Entomology Lyonet P 
82 2771 Entomology Lyonet P 
- A few lvs. sl. browned; some plates sl. foxed in (blank) margin. Upper joint split (but holding). Good, nicely bound copy from the libraries of B. BÜCH and entomologists S. BENGTSSON and K. EHNBOM (bookplates).
= Nissen, ZBI 2618; Garrison/ Morton 305; Horn/ Schenkling p.772; DSB VIII, p.579f. "Lyonet's great monograph on the goat moth caterpillar remains today among the greatest examples of anatomical examination." (Garrison/ Morton). "Traité anatomique is devoted wholly to the anatomy of the caterpillar (...) and the plates, drawn and engraved by Lyonet, portray the muscles, nerves, bronchia, heart, viscera, silk vessels, and the internal parts of the head with astonishing precision". (DSB). In this second edition, Lyonet added a plate of his well-known microscope.
= Facs. reprint of the ed. Amst., 1705.
AND 1 other: I. VAN DULLEMEN, Maria Sibylla. Een ongebruikelijke passie (Amst., 2001, orig. cl. w. dustwr.).
82 2773 Entomology Reitter E 
- Series title lacks in vol. 2, and in vol. 3 and 5 mounted to upper pastedown; all vols. w. owner's entry on title-p.; vol. 2 plates loose(ning); occas. sl. foxed.
= Schriften des Deutschen Lehrervereins für Naturkunde, vol. 22, 24, 26, 27 and 33. Without the supplement vol. by S. Schenkling. Nissen, ZBI 3359.
82 2774 Entomology Samouelle G 
- Occas. sl. foxed. Frontcover loose; binding worn.
= Nissen 3558; Hagen II, p.104; Horn/ Schenkling p.1038.
82 2775 Gardens and gardening Ollefen L van 
- Title-vignette and ills. partly sl. crudely handcol.; owner's entry on first free endpaper. Binding sl. rubbed.
= Rare work, mostly on gardening, but also on hunting and husbandry. With a chapter to each month explaining which plants should be planted, pruned and or when to take cuttings.
82 2776 Guérin F E ed 
82 2776 Guérin F E ed 
82 2776 Guérin F E ed 
82 2776 Guérin F E ed 
82 2776 Guérin F E ed 
82 2776 Guérin F E ed 
82 2776 Guérin F E ed 
82 2776 Guérin F E ed 
- Lacks vol.5 (containing plate 329-406); vol.7 one quire loose(ning);.vol.8 lacks 4 plates (539, 540 and 548, 549) and upper hinge split; vol.IX lacks p.670-671; occas. sl. waterstained (mainly at beginning and/ or end of the final 3 vols. and only affecting a few plates); plates partly yellowed or browned.
= A rich and very varied collection of plates in fine handcolouring, occas. heightened w. gold or silver. The plates are remarkable, especially in the combinations of animals and natural phenomena: insects, birds, plants, molluscs, shells, worms, quadrupeds, geological and climatological illustrations etc. etc., and seem inspired by the plates found in Munting's Naauwkeurige beschryving der aardgewassen. Nissen, ZBI 4516. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXI.
82 2777 Haeckel E 
82 2777 Haeckel E 
- Partly (sl.) foxed. Sl. rubbed/ worn along extremities. = The rare 1st ed. Garrison/ Morton 493; Cushing H9.
AND 4 others by the same, German, French and English language, i.a. The Riddle of the Universe at the Close of the Nineteenth Century. Engl. transl. J. McCabe (New York/ London, 1901, 1st American ed., frontisp. portrait, orig. giltlettered cl.).
82 2778 Horses and horsemanship Geisweit van der Netten C A 
- Good/ fine copy. = Sloos 818-06.
82 2779 Horses and horsemanship Quadekker E A L 
- Plates (sl.) foxed; each vol. w. owner's entry on first free endpaper. Backstrips of 2 vols. loosening; extremities sl. worn.
82 2780 Hunting and falconry Blaze E 
- Sl. foxed. Covers loose(ning); top of spine lacks portion.
= Thiébaud 100; Souhart 58; Schwerdt I, p.71.
82 2781 Hunting and falconry Taymur Mirza 
- Lower hinge sl. weak; otherwise a very fine copy.
= Schwerdt IV, p.92; Wood p.519; Zimmer p.623. "An important item in the treatise, which is profusely illustrated with figures of birds and hunting scenes, lies in the description of Persian accipitres, with their English names" (Wood).
82 2782 Husbandry Chomel N 
- Plates partly creased/ soiled. Contents partly loose(ning). Bindings worn/ dam. Sold w.a.f.
82 2783 Husbandry Chomel N 
82 2783 Husbandry Chomel N 
82 2783 Husbandry Chomel N 
- Apart from owner's entry on upper pastedown and title-p. of all vols. and some scattered annots. and occasional light foxing, contents fine. Unassuming bindings in good/ fine condition.
= Typical 18th century handbook/ encyclopaedia containing a mine of practical knowledge enabling the landlord of a mansion to manage his day-to-day affairs in a responsible manner. Including the Supplement.