79 2005 Ornithology Buffon G L L de 
- Lacks 1 plate. A few plates occas. sl. foxed/ browned. All vols. binding (sl.) worn/ dam. Text not collated.
= The final 10 vols. of Buffon's Natural History, General and Particular, numb. vol. 11-20 (the first 10 vols. being the History of Man and Quadrupeds). Nissen, ZBI 720.
79 2006 Ornithology Buffon G L L de and Gueneau de Montbeillard Ph 
- Vols. 16-18 only. All three vols. bookplate E.J. Slyper on upper pastedown; margins trifle browned. Upper joints split or nearly split; some cracks in spine; top of spines worn (vol. 16 top of spine dam.); vol. 18 repaired section of spine in brown mor.
= The first three vols. of the rare 4to edition of the first edition of the ornithological section of the famous Histoire Naturelle, also published in folio, small folio and 12mo. Nissen, IVB 160 and ZBI 672; Anker 74; Ronsil 413.
AND 4 others: Histoire naturelle (...) supplement vols. I-III and VII (1774-89), of which vols. I-III are bound unif. with the above (all complete).
79 2007 Ornithology Butler A G 
79 2007 Ornithology Butler A G 
79 2007 Ornithology Butler A G 
- Bindings trifle stained. A fine set. = Nissen, IVB 167.
79 2008 Ornithology Heerkens G N 
- One leaf sl. stained. Binding (sl.) rubbed/ worn along extremities. Good copy.
= With the bookplate of J.G. van Marle on upper pastedown. Very rare.
79 2009 Ornithology Hervieux J C 
- A few lvs. w. waterstain in lower outer corner; occas. (finger)soiled/ spotted in margins; lower pastedown detached.
= The rare first Dutch translation of Hervieux' famous book on canary birds.
79 2010 Ornithology Heuglin M Th von
79 2010 Ornithology Heuglin M Th von
79 2010 Ornithology Heuglin M Th von
- Plates only, without the text. Plate numbers changed in pen and ink; a few plates trifle/ sl. foxed. Portfolio worn/ dam. at spine; joints splitting.
= Nissen, IVB 441; Anker 209. Fifty neatly HANDCOLOURED plates of birds and eggs; 51 plates orig. published in 57 instalments. "Based partly on the author's own observations and collections during a twelve years' stay in Western Asia, and Northeast and Central Africa, the work gives a systematic synopsis of all the birds observed up to the date of publication in Northeast Africa and the adjacent districts" (Anker). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXIX.
79 2011 Ornithology Klein J T 
79 2011 Ornithology Klein J T 
79 2011 Ornithology Klein J T 
- Trifle foxed/ yellowed; new endpapers. Good copy.
= Nissen, IVB 506; Anker 255; Zimmer p.354. Study of the feet, heads and tongues of birds, according to the author's system of classification. Also contains a Latin-Polish ornithological lexicon.
79 2012 Ornithology Klein J T 
79 2012 Ornithology Klein J T 
79 2012 Ornithology Klein J T 
- Modern owner's entry and rubbed/ weak spot on title-p.; partly yellowed/ stained; the plates attached to stubs.
= Nissen, IVB 506; Anker 255; Zimmer p.354. Study of the feet, heads and tongues of birds, according to the author's system of classification. Also contains a Latin-Polish ornithological lexicon.
79 2013 Ornithology Le Maout Em 
79 2013 Ornithology Le Maout Em 
- Owner's entry in ballpoint on title-p. Corners, backstrip and backcover sl. rubbed/ sl. worn. Otherwise a very fine copy.
= SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXX.
79 2014 Ornithology Morris F O 
79 2014 Ornithology Morris F O 
79 2014 Ornithology Morris F O 
- (Sl.) foxed. Backstrip sl. discoloured. = Nissen, IVB 645; cf. Anker 346.
79 2015 Ornithology Morris F O 
79 2015 Ornithology Morris F O 
79 2015 Ornithology Morris F O 
- Very fine sets. Ad 1: three vols. w. bookplate (J. Francis Gaskell) on upper pastedown and contemp. owner's entry on first free endpaper. Ad 2: all vols. owner's entry on first blank; vol. 1 one quire (p.63-70) loosening.
= Ad 1: Nissen, IVB 645; cf. Anker 346. Ad 2: Nissen, IVB 646; Zimmer p.444. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE.
79 2016 Ornithology Perlo B van 
79 2016 Ornithology Perlo B van 
= According to the title-page this guide was intended to be published in 1991 by Collins, London. This title not found, but in 1995 Collins published Birds of Eastern Africa. Collins Checklist illustrated by the artist. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXX.
79 2017 Ornithology Susemihl J C and E 
79 2017 Ornithology Susemihl J C and E 
79 2017 Ornithology Susemihl J C and E 
- Partly foxed/ sl. yellowed and w. duststained margins.
= WITH textp.1-116 of the work. Nissen, IVB 906.
79 2018 Ornithology Wright M W and F von 
79 2018 Ornithology Wright M W and F von 
79 2018 Ornithology Wright M W and F von 
79 2018 Ornithology Wright M W and F von 
79 2018 Ornithology Wright M W and F von 
79 2018 Ornithology Wright M W and F von 
79 2018 Ornithology Wright M W and F von 
- Inner margin of several lvs. strengthened w. tape. Bindings sl. rubbed at edges; backstrip trifle stained. Good/ fine set.
= Nissen, IVB 1026; Bradley Martin 240; Anker 544: "(...) the work contains figures of the majority of the birds found in Sweden, such forms as rarely appear, or have only appeared a few times in that country, not being represented." SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXX.
79 2019 Ornithology Zinanni G 
79 2019 Ornithology Zinanni G 
79 2019 Ornithology Zinanni G 
- Upper pastedown/ frontisp./ title w. owner's entry/ annots.; final 2 plates and endpapers trifle wormholed (not affecting image). Binding stained and sl. wormholed.
= Nissen, IVB 1031; Anker 161. From the library of antique dealer Robert Washington Oates (1874-1958), with his bookplate on upper pastedown. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXX.
79 2020 Paets van Trooswyk A and Krayenhoff C R T 
79 2020 Paets van Trooswyk A and Krayenhoff C R T 
79 2020 Paets van Trooswyk A and Krayenhoff C R T 
- Stamp on title. Binding sl. worn; top of spine sm. dam. Very good copy w. ample margins.
= Bierens de Haan 3690; BMN I, p.192; Poggendorff II, p.1139; Bakken p.94/95 ("Deals both with atmospheric electricity and with medical electricity"); Wheeler Gift 551: "This work, written in 1786, is an inquiry into the nature of lightning, St. Elmo's fire, rain and fogs. The influence of electricity on vegitation is considered; also theory and application of electricity as used for medical purposes. Van Troostwijk was, according to Ostwald, the first to decompose with certainty a chemical compound electrically, in 1789." SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXI.
79 2021 Palaeontology and geology Wegener A 
- Old newspaper clipping tipped to upper pastedown.
79 2022 Pharmacy Cartheuser J F 
- Owner's entry/ annots. on first free endpaper and title-p.; occas. sl. foxed. Binding sl. worn at backstrip and edges.
= Rare edition, no copy traced on the market. In this work, the German physician J.F. Cartheuser (1704-1777) discusses the preparation (e.g. distillation of spirits and oils), nature, modus operandi and medical use of pharmacy medicines.
79/2023 The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London from Their Commencement in 1665 to the Year 1800 Abridged ed C Hutton a o 
79/2023 The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London from Their Commencement in 1665 to the Year 1800 Abridged ed C Hutton a o 
79/2023 The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London from Their Commencement in 1665 to the Year 1800 Abridged ed C Hutton a o 
79/2023 The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London from Their Commencement in 1665 to the Year 1800 Abridged ed C Hutton a o 
79/2023 The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London from Their Commencement in 1665 to the Year 1800 Abridged ed C Hutton a o 
- Without vol. 18 (14 plates). Occas. sl. foxed/ yellowed; owner's entry on title-pages; unopened lvs. Good, untrimmed set.
= Scarce, almost complete copy of this celebrated scientific journal with important contributions i.a. by A. van Leeuwenhoek, C. Huygens, I. Newton, R. Boyle, J. Flamsteed and G. Fahrenheit.
79 2024 Redi F 
79 2024 Redi F 
- First part of first work lacks 1 plate and 2nd work lacks 1 plate; first part 3 plates soiled/ dam., partly repaired; all parts waterstained throughout; upper pastedown loose; upper hinge split. Binding soiled; 3.5 cm cut on vellum frontcover.
= Ad 1: Written by the Italian scientist Francesco Redi (1626-1697), here in Latin translation. The first part describing various exotic animals and plants, illustrated with interesting plates, showing i.a. the "Coccus Maldivensis", an iguana and an armadillo. The last two parts deal with the extensive research Redi did into snake venom. "The first methodical work on snake-poison. Redi demonstrated for the first time that, for the poison to produce its effect, it must be injected under the skin." (Garrison/ Morton on the Italian edition of 1664). Nissen, ZBI 3322; DSB XI, p.341f; Wellcome IV, p.488; BMN II, p.217; Rahir 3269; cf. Garrison/ Morton 2102. Ad 2: The second work is an early monograph on the Albatros. Wellcome III, p.426; not in Nissen, IVB.