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79 1885 Diderot D and d'Alembert J 79 1885 Diderot D and d'Alembert J
79 1885 Diderot D and d'Alembert J 79 1885 Diderot D and d'Alembert J
79 1885 Diderot D and d'Alembert J 79 1885 Diderot D and d'Alembert J
79/1885 Diderot, D. and d'Alembert, J. (Recueil de planches de l'encyclopédie). N.pl., n.d. (1768), 15 sections w. 240 (double-p.) engr. plates on 278 leaves w. accompanying textpages, contemp. boards, folio.

- First plate w. sm. cancel stamp in lower blank margin. Contents fine. Binding worn.

= Plates illustrating the following subjects: Eperonnier (14 (of 16) plates; lacks the textpages); Epinglier (3 plates; one sl. stained); Éventailliste (4 plates); Fayancerie (12 plates); Ferblantier (2 plates); Fil et Laine (5 plates); Fleuriste et Artificiel (8 plates); Forges ou art du fer (51 plates); Formier (4 plates); Fourbisseur (10 plates); Fourreur (6 plates); Gainier (6 plates); Gantier (5 plates); Manufacture de Glaces (46 (of 47) plates); Horlogerie (64 plates). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXIII.

€ (700-900)
79 1886 Einstein A 79 1886 Einstein A
79/1886 Einstein, A. Beiträge zur Quantentheorie. Braunschweig, F. Vieweg & Sohn, 1914, 1st ed., 820-828p., contemp. hcl. w. paper ticket. Idem and Haas, W.J. de. Experimenteller Nachweis der Ampèreschen Molekularströme. Ibid., idem, 1915, 1st ed., 152-170p., bound unif. w. the above. Einstein, A. Strahlungs-Emission und - Absorption nach der Quantentheorie. Ibid., idem, 1916, 1st ed., 318-323p., bound unif. w. the above.

= Provenance: all from the "Physisch Kabinet" Leyden. All publised in Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft, year 16, 17 and 18. Also contains all other issues of the same year. Weil 67; 73 and 85. Year 14 also including the paper "Über Zusammenstöfse zwischen Elektronen und den Molekülen des Quecksilberdampfes und die Ionisierungsspannung desselben" by J. FRANCK and G. HERTZ and the first appearance of the famous Franck-Hertz Experiment.

AND 29 years in 15 vols. of the same periodical between 1912 and 1942.

- All vols. w. library stamps on prelim. lvs. Some vols. cloth over spine worn/ sl. dam.; a few vols. paper tickets partly worn off.

€ (300-500)
79 1887 Einstein A 79 1887 Einstein A
79/1887 Einstein, A. The Collected Papers. Vol. 1-9. Ed. J. Stachel a.o. Princeton, Princeton Univ. Press, 1987-2004, 10 (of 18) vols. (incl. 2 suppl. vols.), plates/ ills., orig. unif. cl. w. dustwr., 4to.

= Fine set: 1. The early years, 1879-1902; 2. The Swiss years: writings, 1900-1909; 3. The Swiss years: writings, 1909-1911; 4. The Swiss years: writings, 1912-1914; 5. The Swiss years: correspondence, 1902-1914; 6. The Berlin years: writings, 1914-1917; 7. The Berlin years: writings, 1918-1921; 8A. The Berlin years: correspondence, 1914-1917; 8B. The Berlin years: correspondence, 1918; 9. The Berlin years: correspondence, January 1919-april 1920.

€ (200-300)
79 1888 Engineering Baud F and Delprat J P 79 1888 Engineering Baud F and Delprat J P
79/1888 [Engineering]. Baud, F. and Delprat, J.P. Proeve van eenen cursus over de waterbouwkunde. Atlas. The Hague etc., Gebr. van Cleef and G.T.N. Suringar, 1836, 2 titles, 2 content lvs., 48 double-p. engr. plates, contemp. board portfolio, folio.

- Without the text vols. Title-lvs. w. owner's stamp; sl. frayed/ creased. Portfolio soiled/ dam. Plates fine.

= Detailed schematic drawings for the construction of roads, bridges, canals, sluices and dykes.

€ (50-70)
79 1889 Engineering Sganzin J M 79 1889 Engineering Sganzin J M
79 1889 Engineering Sganzin J M 79 1889 Engineering Sganzin J M
79/1889 [Engineering]. Sganzin, J.M. Programme ou Résumé des Leçons d'un Cours de Constructions, avec des applications tirées spécialement de l'art de l'ingénieur des ponts & chaussées. Atlas. Brussels, Bruylant-Christophe & Compagnie, 1867, 6th ed., 198 lithogr. plates, contemp. gilt hcalf, large folio.

- Without the text vols. Some occas. (sl.) foxing.

= Comprises: 1. "Matériaux des constructions (et fondations en général)" (plate 1-15); 2. "Routes et chemins de feu" (16-26); 3. "Viaducs et Ponts fixes (...)" (27-65 incl. an appendix plate); 4. "Navigation intérieure" (66-100); 5. "Navigation maritime" (101-180); 6. Supplément (181-198). Joseph-Mathieu Sganzin (1750-1837) was an importrant engineer and 'inspecteur général des ponts et chaussées et des travaux maritimes' at the Ministère de la Marine.

€ (100-150) 110
79 1890 Entomology Barbut J 79 1890 Entomology Barbut J
79 1890 Entomology Barbut J 79 1890 Entomology Barbut J
79 1890 Entomology Barbut J 79 1890 Entomology Barbut J
79 1890 Entomology Barbut J 79 1890 Entomology Barbut J
79 1890 Entomology Barbut J 79 1890 Entomology Barbut J
79/1890 [Entomology]. Barbut, J. Les genres des insectes de Linné; constatés par divers échantillons d'insectes d'Angleterre, copiés d'après nature. London, J. Dixwell, 1781, (4),XVII,(3),371,(21) textp. in 2 columns w. parallel English and French text, engr. frontisp. and 22 (fold.) plates by J. NEWTON after J. BARBUT, 20 of which in fine contemp. handcolouring, contemp. gilt hcalf w. mor. letterpiece, marbled edges, 4to.

- Occas. sl. foxed; 2 plates repaired w. cl. tape on verso; plates (as usual) w. sl. offsetting on opposite leaf; contents otherwise fine. Covers sl. rubbed; joints splitting/ starting at top of spine; backstrip sl. faded/ dam.

= Although there is no substantial biographical material on the English naturalist James Barbut (†1791), he "is best known for [this] companion publication on the Linnaean genera of insects that was gorgeously illustrated" (Damkaer I, 97). With the engraved English title as frontispiece. Nissen, ZBI 220; Horn-Schenkling 757.

€ (300-500) 300
79 1891 Entomology Bonnet C 79 1891 Entomology Bonnet C
79 1891 Entomology Bonnet C 79 1891 Entomology Bonnet C
79/1891 [Entomology]. Bonnet, C. Traité d'insectologie; ou observations sur les pucerons/ quelques especes de vers d'eau douce, Qui coupés par morceaux, deviennent autant d'Animaux complets. Paris, Durand, 1745, 1st ed., 2 vols., (4),XXXII,(6),228; (12),232p., 8 fold. engr. plates by HAUSSARD, 2 fold. tables, contemp. unif. gilt calf w. mor. letterpiece.

- Both vols. w. library stamp on title-p.; vol. 2 quire "I" misbound; plates sl. waterstained in margin. Bindings sl. rubbed/ worn; spine-ends chipped; ticket on spine; joints starting/ splitting; vol. 2 lacks letterpiece.

= A collection of observations regarding insects, esp. aphids and freshwater worms, by the Genevan naturalist Charles Bonnet (1720-1793). One table shows Bonnet's (hierarchical) chain of being, starting with humans, quadrupeds, birds and fish, and ending with metals, sulfurs, the four elements and "matières plus subtiles". Nissen, ZBI 462; Horn-Schenkling 1966.

€ (120-150)
79 1892 Entomology Douglas J W and Scott J 79 1892 Entomology Douglas J W and Scott J
79/1892 [Entomology]. Douglas, J.W. and Scott, J. The British Hemiptera. Vol. I. Hemiptera-Heteroptera. [All published]. London, R. Hardwicke for The Ray Society, 1865, XII,627,(1)p., engr. title-vignette and 21 engr. plates w. accomp. textp., orig. gilt blindst. cl.

- First few lvs. and 5 plates sl. foxed; new endpapers. Rebound w. use of orig. cl.

= All published. Not in Nissen, ZBI, Hagen, Horn & Schenkling.

€ (30-50) 30
79 1893 Entomology Frisch J L 79 1893 Entomology Frisch J L
79 1893 Entomology Frisch J L 79 1893 Entomology Frisch J L
79 1893 Entomology Frisch J L 79 1893 Entomology Frisch J L
79/1893 [Entomology]. Frisch, J.L. Beschreibung von allerley Insecten in Deutschland/ Teutschland nebst nützlichen Anmerkungen und nöthigen Abbildungen von diesem kriechenden und fliegenden inländischen Gewürme. Berlin, C.G./ F. Nicolai, 1721-1766, 13 parts in 1 vol., 1st/ 2nd/ 3rd ed., 13 div. title-p., 272 tables on 38 fold. engr. plates after J.L. FRISCH, 12 engr. vignettes, late 19th cent. boards w. mor. letterpiece.

- Bookplates, stamp, owner's entry/ annot. on first endpaper and stamp on first title-p.; occas. sl. yellowed/ browned; contents otherwise fine. Shelfticket on spine; sl. worn; corners showing.

= Parts 3 and 7-13 in 1st ed.; parts 2 and 4-6 in 2nd ed.; part 1 in 3rd ed. In this "first important German treatise on insects" (Miall, p.240), the linguist, entomo- and ornithologist Johann Leonard Frisch (1666-1743) describes in detail ±300 different insects accomp. by his own drawings (partly engraved by his son Philip Jacob). Nissen, ZBI 1436; Hagen I, 254; Horn-Schenkling 7135.

€ (250-350)
79 1894 Entomology Geoffroy E L 79 1894 Entomology Geoffroy E L
79 1894 Entomology Geoffroy E L 79 1894 Entomology Geoffroy E L
79/1894 [Entomology]. Geoffroy, E.L. Histoire abrégée des insectes, Dans laquelle ces Animaux sont rangés suivant un ordre méthodique. Paris, Durand, 1764, 2nd ed., 2 vols., (4),XXVIII,523; (4),690p., 1 fold. chart, 22 fold. engr. plates by A.J. DEFEHRT, contemp. unif. gilt calf w. mor. letterpiece, 4to.

- Vol. 1 plates sl. waterstained in upper margin; both vols. a few plates sl. creased; first and final lvs. sl. soiled; two lvs. sm. portion of lower blank margin torn off. Bindings sl. worn; backstrip and letterpiece sl. dam.; volumepiece almost entirely lacking.

= Nissen, ZBI 1522; Horn-Schenkling 7523.

€ (100-150) 100
79 1895 Entomology Mader J 79 1895 Entomology Mader J
79/1895 [Entomology]. Mader, J. Tyd-wyzer der Rupsen, vervattende, van maand tot maand, den tyd der verschyning van de, door Rösel en Kleemann, beschreeven en afgebeelde rupsen, benevens haar voedzel. Haarlem, C.H. Bohn, 1779, 1st Dutch ed., (4),161p., modern cl.

- Title and last textleaf (sl.) foxed. = Horn & Schenkling 14398; Hagen p.513.

€ (60-80)
79 1896 Entomology Michelet J 79 1896 Entomology Michelet J
79 1896 Entomology Michelet J 79 1896 Entomology Michelet J
79 1896 Entomology Michelet J 79 1896 Entomology Michelet J
79/1896 [Entomology]. Michelet, J. l'Insecte. Paris, Hachette et Cie., 1884, (4),463p., ±140 (full-p.) woodengr. ills. by H. GIACOMELLI, orig. gilt red cl. w. insects, birds and flowers on frontcover and spine, a.e.g., 4to.

- Annot. in pen and ink on htitle. = Not in Nissen.

Rothschild, J. (ed.). Les insectes. Organisation, moeurs, chasse, collection, classification. Histoire naturelle des orthoptères, névroptères, hymenoptères, hémiptères, diptères, aptères, etc. Paris, the editor, 1878, VIII,425p., 24 woodengr. (partly col. w. gommé) plates, 455 ills., contemp. gilt hmor., 4to.

- Occas. trifle foxed. Extremities sl. worn.

= Vol. 3 of Musée Entomologique Illustré. Histoire naturelle iconographique des insectes. Nissen, ZBI 4698.

Oudemans, J.Th. De Nederlandsche insecten. The Hague, M. Nijhoff, 1900, XV,(1),836p., 38 lithogr. plates (each w. index leaf), 427 textills., contemp. gilt hmor., large 8vo.

- Title-p. cut sl. short. Spine-ends and corners sl. rubbed/ dam. = Nissen, ZBI 3029.

€ (70-90) 70
79 1897 Entomology Moffet T 79 1897 Entomology Moffet T
79 1897 Entomology Moffet T 79 1897 Entomology Moffet T
79 1897 Entomology Moffet T 79 1897 Entomology Moffet T
79 1897 Entomology Moffet T 79 1897 Entomology Moffet T
79/1897 [Entomology]. Moffet, T. The Theater of Insects: or, Lesser living Creatures. As Bees, Flies, Caterpillars, Spidrs, Worms, &c. a most Elaborate Work. London, "E.C[otes, for G. Sawbridge], 1658, (12),889-1128[of 1130],(6)p., num. woodcut ills., modern blindst. leather, large 4to.

- Lacks the last text leaf before the index; title and first textleaf (sl.) browned/ foxed; 10 lvs. w. sm. stain in lower blank margin; a few contemp. owners' entries; new endpapers.

= Section from J. Rowland's English translation of Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum (London, 1634), which was added to Edward Topsells History of Four-Footed Beasts and Serpents (1658). Nissen, ZBI 2852; cf. Norman 1528; Nissen, ZBI 4147; Hagen, p.553. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXIV.

€ (200-300) 350
79 1898 Entomology Redi F 79 1898 Entomology Redi F
79 1898 Entomology Redi F 79 1898 Entomology Redi F
79 1898 Entomology Redi F 79 1898 Entomology Redi F
79/1898 [Entomology]. Redi, F. Esperienze intorno alla generazione degl'insetti. Naples, G. Raillard, 1687, (14),195p., engr. portrait by F. DE LOUVEMONT, 29 engr. plates and 12 (full-p.) textills., woodcut printer's mark, contemp. gilt calf w. mor. letterpiece.

- Partly vaguely waterst. in margin; otherwise contents fine. Binding sl. worn/ chafed; letterpiece almost entirely lacking; ticket on spine.

= Rare, Neapolitan edition of this entomological work by the Italian physician Francesco Redi (1626-1697); first ed. Florence, 1668. "Redis masterpiece (...) in which he disproved the doctrine of spontaneous generation in insects, inherited from Aristotle and still considered dogma. The microscope revealed in insects an organization as marvellous as it was unsuspected. Redi prepared and observed the egg-producing apparatus in insects, and he also used the microscope to good advantage in observing the morphological elements characteristic of the eggs of each species." (DSB XI, p.341). Nissen, ZBI 3319.

€ (250-350) 300
79 1899 Entomology Reitter E 79 1899 Entomology Reitter E
79 1899 Entomology Reitter E 79 1899 Entomology Reitter E
79 1899 Entomology Reitter E 79 1899 Entomology Reitter E
79/1899 [Entomology]. Reitter, E. Fauna Germanica. Die Käfer des Deutschen Reiches. Stuttg., K.G. Lutz, 1908-1917, 6 vols. (incl. supplement vol.), 168 col. lithogr. plates, num. ills., orig. unif. pict. cl. (5 vols.)/ orig. wr.

- All vols. textlvs. yellowed as usual; vol.3 w. owner's entry on title. Fine set.

= With the supplement vol. by S. Schenkling, Erklärung der wissenschaftlichen Käfernamen aus Reitter's Fauna Germanica (80p.). Schriften des Deutschen Lehrervereins für Naturkunde, vol. 22, 24, 26, 27, 33 and 34. Nissen, ZBI 3359.

€ (60-80) 120
79 1900 Entomology Rösel von Rosenhof A J 79 1900 Entomology Rösel von Rosenhof A J
79 1900 Entomology Rösel von Rosenhof A J 79 1900 Entomology Rösel von Rosenhof A J
79/1900 [Entomology]. Rösel von Rosenhof, A.J. Historie der polypen en andere kleine water-insecten. Ed. C.F.C. Kleemann. N.pl., n.publ., n.d. (±1770), 369-573,(6)p., contemp. handcol. engr. title-p. and 29 handcol. by plates A.J. RÖSEL VON ROSENHOF, loosely inserted in modern portfolio, 4to.

= Supplement to Rösel von Rosenhof's Natuurlijke Historie der Insecten (1764-1782), cf. Horn/ Schenkling p.1004-1006.

€ (150-250) 170
79 1901 Entomology Saunders E 79 1901 Entomology Saunders E
79 1901 Entomology Saunders E 79 1901 Entomology Saunders E
79 1901 Entomology Saunders E 79 1901 Entomology Saunders E
79/1901 [Entomology]. Saunders, E. The Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands. A Descriptive Account of the Families, Genera, and Species Indigenous to Great Britain and Ireland, with Notes as to Localities, Habitats, etc. London, L. Reeve & Co., 1892, VI,(2),350,(2)p., 32 (handcol.) lithogr. plates by R. MORGAN w. accomp. textp., orig. gilt cl., large 8vo.

- Bookplate/ ticket on upper pastedown. Foot of spine sl. worn/ rubbed.

= Nissen, ZBI 3589. Not in Hagen and Horn & Schenkling.

€ (70-90) 110
79 1902 Fire fighting Bikkers W A 79 1902 Fire fighting Bikkers W A
79 1902 Fire fighting Bikkers W A 79 1902 Fire fighting Bikkers W A
79 1902 Fire fighting Bikkers W A 79 1902 Fire fighting Bikkers W A
79/1902 [Fire fighting]. Bikkers, W.A. Beknopte Beschrijving van de Ontwikkeling van het Bluschwezen. Rott., Corns. Immig & Zoon, 1897, 1st ed., (V)-XI,(1),91,(1)p., 239 woodengr. ills., orig. clothbacked giltlettered boards, 4to.

- Lacks possibly 2 preliminary lvs. (title present). Frontcover sl. scratched. Otherwise fine.

= Contains many interesting chapters: "Geschiedenis van de Brandspuit", "Chemische brandblussching", "Uitrusting der Brandweer", "Bluschwerktuigen", "Reddingstoestellen", "Rookmaskers", "Verlichting", "Ruim- en Breekwerktuigen", "Hulpmiddelen bij Ongelukken", "Alarm-Inrichting", "Inrichting van Brandweerstations", "Waterleiding". Rare.

Brand-reglement voor de stad Rotterdam. Rott., P. van Waesberge, 1839, no pagination, fold. lithogr. plate, contemp. plain wr., sm. 4to.

- The plate waterst.

AND a sm. offprint "Enkele mededeelingen betreffende de Zwolsche brandweer in vroegere dagen" (n.pl., n.d. (±1900), contemp. plain wr.). - WITH 2 picture postcards (German).

€ (150-250)
79/1903 Fire fighting Nouveau manuel complet du Sapeur Pompier 79/1903 Fire fighting Nouveau manuel complet du Sapeur Pompier
79/1903 [Fire fighting]. Nouveau manuel complet du Sapeur-Pompier. Paris, Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, 1861, 3rd ed., 2 parts in 1 vol., (4),III,(1),349; 63p., (full-p.) woodengr. ills., contemp. hcl., 12mo.

- Foxed; stamp and annots. on title-p. Sm. ticket on spine.

Art de prévenir et d'arrêter les incendies. Ibid., Audot, 1828, 84,12(advert.)p., fold. engr. plate, contemp. boards, 12mo.

- Occas. sl. foxed. = Rare.

€ (70-90) 70
79/1904 Fire fighting Ordonnantie op den brand nevens eene instructie van het gebruik der blusch gereedschappen 79/1904 Fire fighting Ordonnantie op den brand nevens eene instructie van het gebruik der blusch gereedschappen
79/1904 Fire fighting Ordonnantie op den brand nevens eene instructie van het gebruik der blusch gereedschappen 79/1904 Fire fighting Ordonnantie op den brand nevens eene instructie van het gebruik der blusch gereedschappen
79/1904 [Fire fighting]. Ordonnantie op den brand, nevens eene instructie van het gebruik der blusch-gereedschappen. Utr., Wed. J.J. van Poolsum, 1778, (39)p., woodcut coat of arms on title-p., without binding, sm. 4to. Nadere ordonnantie op de brandweeringe binnen de stad Dordrecht. Dordr., Erve J. van Braam, 1755, (14)p., woodcut coat of arms on title-p., contem. plain wr., sm. 4to.

- Sl. foxed/ yellowed.

AND 4 similar ordinances and 2 fold. broadsides, 18th (1x 19th) cent.

€ (200-300)
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