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75 2401 Paleontology and geology Conchology Sowerby G B 75 2401 Paleontology and geology Conchology Sowerby G B
75/2401 [Paleontology and geology. Conchology]. Sowerby, G.B. A Conchological Manual. London, H.G. Bohn, 1852, 4th enl. and rev. ed., VI,(2),337p., 2 fold. tables, 28 etched plates, later hcalf w. mor. letterpiece.

- Erased owner's entry on title-p.; bookplate on upper pastedown; last 2 plates loosening.

€ (50-70)
75 2402 Pauli W 75 2402 Pauli W
75/2402 Pauli, W. Relativitätstheorie. Introd. A. Sommerfeld. Berlin, B.G. Treubner, 1921, 1st ed. in book form, IV,(1),540-775p., orig. hcl.

- Foxed.

= The first comprehensive presentation of the mathematical and physical ideas of Einstein, an introduction to the special and general theories of relativity. Einstein never wrote a large work about his theory. DSB X, p.422.

€ (50-70) 60
75 2403 Pharmacy Bisschop J 75 2403 Pharmacy Bisschop J
75/2403 [Pharmacy]. (Bisschop, J.). Pharmacia Galenica & Chymica, Dat is: De vermeerderde ende verbeterde Apotheker en Alchymiste Licht ende Distilleer-konst. (...) En verrijckt met een vermeerderde Examen der Chirurgie, benevens een Tractaet vande kennisse der Drooghen. Antw., R. Sleghers, 1667, 2 parts in 1 vol., (14),446[=466],(22); 70,(2)p., engr. frontisp. showing the interior of a pharmacy, 3 woodcut ills., contemp. blindst. mottled calf w. gilt spine and yellow mor. letterpiece, sm. 8vo.

- Binding dam. along extremities; sm. tear in leather over spine; backcover sl. wormholed. Internally fine.

= Vandewiele p.169-170: "Het boek is een praktische handleiding voor apothekers, een van de beste boeken uit die tijd, het kreeg een gunstig onthaal, zodat het verscheidene herdrukken kende (...)"; Wittop Koning p.74 (other editions); Daems/ Vandewiele p.62; Bibl. Walleriana 7382. Rare.

€ (100-150) 150
75 2404 Pharmacy Blankaart S a o ed 75 2404 Pharmacy Blankaart S a o ed
75 2404 Pharmacy Blankaart S a o ed 75 2404 Pharmacy Blankaart S a o ed
75 2404 Pharmacy Blankaart S a o ed 75 2404 Pharmacy Blankaart S a o ed
75 2404 Pharmacy Blankaart S a o ed 75 2404 Pharmacy Blankaart S a o ed
75/2404 [Pharmacy]. Blankaart, S. a.o. (ed.). 't Nieuw-Ligt des Apothekers, Of Nieuwe-gronden en Fondamenten der Artzenij- en Chymise-bereiding. Amst., J. ten Hoorn and J. Bouman, 1683, 5th ed., (6),523,(10)p., engr. frontisp. by J. LUYKEN, 2 woodcut ills., contemp. vellum.

- Sl. yellowed. Joints split; both covers scratched. = SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CIV.

€ (300-500) 300
75 2405 Pharmacy Hagen K G 75 2405 Pharmacy Hagen K G
75/2405 [Pharmacy]. Hagen, K.G. Leerboek der apothekerskunst. Utr., J. de Waal Samz., 1794, 2 vols., (4),V,(2),V,600; (4),558p., contemp. unif. gilt hcalf w. red mor. letterpiece and green vol. piece.

- Bindings sl. rubbed. = Wellcome III, p.190.

AND 1 other: NEDERLANDSCHE APOTHEEK (The Hague, 1826, contemp. gilt hcalf w. mor. letterpiece).

€ (50-70) 110
75/2406 Pharmacy Nieuwe Nederduitsche apotheek Op eene klaare en verstaanbaare wyze onderwys gevende omtrent de beste dagelyks gebruikt wordende geneeskundige bereidingen waar in inzonderheid de 75/2406 Pharmacy Nieuwe Nederduitsche apotheek Op eene klaare en verstaanbaare wyze onderwys gevende omtrent de beste dagelyks gebruikt wordende geneeskundige bereidingen waar in inzonderheid de
75/2406 [Pharmacy]. Nieuwe Nederduitsche apotheek. Op eene klaare en verstaanbaare wyze onderwys gevende omtrent de beste dagelyks gebruikt wordende geneeskundige bereidingen; waar in inzonderheid de scheikundige bewerkingen, volgens de gronden der vermaarde heeren Boerhave, Geoffroy en andere beroemde mannen, zoo duidelyk beschreeven worden, als tot nog toe in geene andere apotheeken geschied is. Leyden, P. van der Eyk, 1753, 1st ed., (10),440,(38)p., woodcut title-vignette, 1 vignette, contemp. vellum.

- Contemp. owner's entry on title-p.; a few lvs. trifle frayed.

= Stoeder p.239: "(...) kan terecht de voorloopster der later gevolgde, algemeene lands-pharmacopoee genoemd worden." Rare.

€ (200-300) 200
75 2407 Pharmacy Pharmacopoea auctior et correctior jussu nobilissimi amplissimique Senatus Bruxellensis edita 75 2407 Pharmacy Pharmacopoea auctior et correctior jussu nobilissimi amplissimique Senatus Bruxellensis edita
75 2407 Pharmacy Pharmacopoea auctior et correctior jussu nobilissimi amplissimique Senatus Bruxellensis edita 75 2407 Pharmacy Pharmacopoea auctior et correctior jussu nobilissimi amplissimique Senatus Bruxellensis edita
75/2407 [Pharmacy]. Pharmacopoea auctior, et correctior, jussu nobilissimi, amplissimique Senatus Bruxellensis edita. Brussels, P. Hacquebaut, 1671, 2nd ed., (12),237,(15)p., engr. frontisp. by J. TROYEN, contemp. calf, sm. folio.

- Scattered stains; first ±90p. w. receding waterstain in lower half; frontisp. doubled w. japanese and browned along outer margin; upper endpaper renewed; occas. fingersoiled in lower blank corner; catalogue clipping on upper pastedown. Leather deteriorated prob. from acidity of mottling; corners and spine-ends restored.

= The rare 2nd edition, first publ. Brussels, 1641, with a nice frontispiece showing the interior of a pharmacy in the upper half and a view of Brussels in the lower half, and the figures of Hippocrates, Galenus, Andromachus and Dioscorides in left and right margins. Daems & Vanderwiele p.71; Vanderwiele p.296f; cf. Krivatsy 8908.

€ (250-350) 250
75 2408 Pharmacy Pomet P 75 2408 Pharmacy Pomet P
75 2408 Pharmacy Pomet P 75 2408 Pharmacy Pomet P
75 2408 Pharmacy Pomet P 75 2408 Pharmacy Pomet P
75 2408 Pharmacy Pomet P 75 2408 Pharmacy Pomet P
75 2408 Pharmacy Pomet P 75 2408 Pharmacy Pomet P
75 2408 Pharmacy Pomet P 75 2408 Pharmacy Pomet P
75 2408 Pharmacy Pomet P 75 2408 Pharmacy Pomet P
75 2408 Pharmacy Pomet P 75 2408 Pharmacy Pomet P
75/2408 [Pharmacy]. Pomet, P. A Compleat History of Druggs. London, printed for R. and J. Bonwicke and R. Wilkin etc., 1725, 2nd Engl. ed., (26),419,(13)p., 86 plates w. num. woodcut ills., contemp. panelled and blindst. calf, 4to.

- Upper margin of all the plates cut short w. occas. some partial loss of text and image; occas. offsetting on opposite page. Rebacked and tightly bound in.

= The second edition of the English translation (1st ed. 1712) of this very nicely illustrated work. Arents 542; Mueller, Kaffee 169; Hünersdorf p.1178f; Wellcome IV, p.142. The illustrations depict plants, animals and very nice, almost half-page scenes of manufacturing tobacco, sugar, indigo, the production of silk, bee-keeping etc. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CV.

€ (300-500) 950
75 2409 Philibert J C 75 2409 Philibert J C
75 2409 Philibert J C 75 2409 Philibert J C
75 2409 Philibert J C 75 2409 Philibert J C
75 2409 Philibert J C 75 2409 Philibert J C
75/2409 Philibert, J.C. Histoire naturelle abrégée du ciel, de l'air, et de la terre, ou notions de physique générale (...). Paris, L'imprimerie de Digeon, an VII (1798/ 1799), (4),356p., 11 (fold.) engr. plates, contemp. gilt hcalf.

- Spine-ends chipped; sl. rubbed. = Nice celestial plates and one plate of a whirlwind.

€ (70-90)
75 2410 Physiognomy Camper P 75 2410 Physiognomy Camper P
75 2410 Physiognomy Camper P 75 2410 Physiognomy Camper P
75/2410 [Physiognomy]. Camper, P. Dissertation physique sur les différences réelles que présentent les traits du visage chez les hommes de différents pays et de différents âges; sur le beau qui caractèrise les statues antiques et les pierres gravées. Suivie de la proposition d'une nouvelle méthode pour déssiner toutes sortes de têtes humaines avec la plus grand sûreté. Ed. A.G. Camper. French transl. D.B.Q. d'Isjonval. Utr., B. Wild and J. Altheer, 1791, VIII,114,(2)p., 10 (fold.) engr. plates by R. VINKELES, 19th cent. hcalf w. 2 contrasting mor. letterpieces, 4to.

- First few leaves waterst. in blank margin, lower corner mouldy/ dam. and upper corner restored; last leaf stained; owner's stamp on htitle and verso 4 tables. Covers sl. rubbed.

= Garrison/ Morton 158 (German ed., 1792); Kunst op Schrift 1344 (Dutch ed., 1791); Choulant p.119-120: "(...) diese kleine Schrift [enthält] die schätzbarsten Untersuchungen über die mathematische Conformation des menschlichen Kopfes (Cephalometrie) und hat am meisten dazu beigetragen, Camper's Namen allgemein bekannt zu machen, da hier die sogenannten Camper'schen Gesichtslinie, richtiger Gesichtswinkel, zuerst angegeben wird (...)".

€ (150-250)
75 2411 Physiognomy Lavater J C 75 2411 Physiognomy Lavater J C
75 2411 Physiognomy Lavater J C 75 2411 Physiognomy Lavater J C
75 2411 Physiognomy Lavater J C 75 2411 Physiognomy Lavater J C
75 2411 Physiognomy Lavater J C 75 2411 Physiognomy Lavater J C
75 2411 Physiognomy Lavater J C 75 2411 Physiognomy Lavater J C
75/2411 [Physiognomy]. Lavater, J.C. Over de physiognomie. Amst., J. Allart, 1780-1783, 4 vols., 1st Dutch ed., 4 engr. title-vignettes (3x identical), portr. of the author and 41 engr. plates, num. full-, half- and quarter-page engr. ills., mainly portraits but also silhouettes, eyes and hands, contemp. unif. gilt hcalf w. 2 contrasting mor. letterpieces.

- One vol. trifle waterstained in top margin (mainly in blank border); a few quires sl. yellowed. All vols. boardedges sl. worn and spine-ends and corners rubbed. Good set.

= The rare first Dutch edition of the first vol. Goed. IV, 1; Schulte-Strathaus 77c; Kippenberg I, 581 (first part in 2nd issue); Bibl. Med. Neerl. II, 39. The very charming decoration for this work, vignettes and larger and smaller plates and illustrations, was newly executed by J.R. Schellenberg, R. Brichtet, J. Hegi, J. Heidegger and others. The text was selected by Lavater himself from parts of his monumental first German edition (Leipsic, 1775), revised under his supervision and translated into Dutch by Joh. W. van der Haar.

€ (150-250) 200
75 2412 Physiognomy Lavater J C 75 2412 Physiognomy Lavater J C
75/2412 [Physiognomy]. Lavater, J.C. Over de physiognomie. Amst., J. Allart, 1781-1784, 1st Dutch ed. (1st vol. in 2nd ed. as often), 4 vols., 4 engr. title-vignettes (3x identical), portr. of the author and 41 engr. plates, num. full-, half- and quarter-page ills., mainly portraits but also silhouettes, eyes and hands, contemp. unif. gilt hcalf w. mor. letterpiece.

- Occas. yellowed/ sl. browned and stained. Spines cracking and sl. rubbed.

= Goedeke IV, 1, p.264; Schulte-Strathaus 77c; Kippenberg I, 581; BMN II, p.39. The charming decoration for this work, vignettes and larger and smaller plates and illustrations, was newly executed by J.R. Schellenberg, R. Brichtet, J. Hegi, J. Heidegger and others. The text was selected by Lavater himself from parts of his monumental first German edition (Leipsic, 1775), revised under his supervision and translated into Dutch by Joh. W. van der Haar.

€ (150-250)
75 2413 Physiognomy Lavater J C a o 75 2413 Physiognomy Lavater J C a o
75 2413 Physiognomy Lavater J C a o 75 2413 Physiognomy Lavater J C a o
75/2413 [Physiognomy]. Lavater, J.C. a.o. Physionomie portative d'après Lavater, Les Pernety, et plusieurs autres célèbres physionomistes. Paris, Bertrand, 1794, 2 vols., (4),267; (4),269,(8)p., engr. frontisp. portr., 1 fold. plate depicting various physiological features, contemp. unif. marbled calf, gilt spine w. 2 mor. letterpieces, gilt boardedges, 12mo.

- Occas. foxed/ browned; vol. 1 htitle torn (repaired). Vol. 1 backstrip reattached and sl. dam.; both vols. joints splitting and spine-ends dam.

€ (50-70)
75 2414 Picard J 75 2414 Picard J
75/2414 Picard, J. Traité du Nivellement, avec une relation de quelques Nivellemens faits par ordre du Roy. Et un Abbrégé de la Mesure de la Terre. Paris, F. Montalant, 1728, (14),212,(12)p., 3 engr. plates, 20th cent. antique style gilt hleather, sm. 8vo.

- Partly yellowed; a few quires wormholed in inner margin. = Important work on geodesy.

€ (80-100)
75 2415 Pierquin J 75 2415 Pierquin J
75/2415 Pierquin, (J.). Oeuvres physiques et géographiques. Avec la vie de l'auteur. Paris, C.F. Simon/ Giffart, 1744, XLVIII,340 [=440]p., 8 (fold.) engr. maps/ plates (incl. double-hemisphere worldmap), 1 fold. table, contemp. gilt calf w. mor. letterpiece.

- Occas. sl. yellowed and (vaguely) waterst.

€ (60-80)
75 2416 Plinius Secundus C 75 2416 Plinius Secundus C
75 2416 Plinius Secundus C 75 2416 Plinius Secundus C
75 2416 Plinius Secundus C 75 2416 Plinius Secundus C
75/2416 Plinius Secundus, C. Des wyd-Vermaarden Natuurkundigen Vyf Boeken: Handelende van de Natuure I. Der Menschen. II. Der Viervoetige en kruipende Dieren. III. Der Vogelen. IV. Der kleine Beestjes of Ongedierten. V. Der Visschen, Oesters, Kreeften, enz. Hier zyn bygevoegd de Schriften van verscheidene andere Oude Schryvers, over de Natuur der Dieren. Ed. Th. van B(russel). Amst., J. Morterre, 1769, (8),642,(10)p., engr. frontisp. and 53 ills., contemp. calf.

- Cancellation stamp on verso frontisp. and a few owner's stamps on title-p. Binding sl. worn along extremities; lacks letterpiece.

= Rare edition (not in Geerebaert). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CIV.

BOUND WITH: Beschryving der Dieren; en van zeldzaame, en by weinige Schryveren voorkomende Visschen en Gekorvene Diertjes; uit Oude en Laatere Schryvers, voor de Beminnaars der Natuurlyke Historie, te saamen gesteld, en geschikt tot een Byvoegsel achter het bekende Werk van Plinius van de Dieren. Ibid., idem, 1770, 170,(3)p., 10 fold. engr. plates.

€ (300-500) 425
75 2417 Pluche N A 75 2417 Pluche N A
75 2417 Pluche N A 75 2417 Pluche N A
75/2417 (Pluche, N.A.). Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display'd. Being Discourses On such Particulars of Natural History As were thought most proper To Exite the Curiosity, and Form the Minds of Youth. Engl. transl. Mr Humphreys. London, R. Franklin etc., 1757, 8th ed. (vol. 1-4)/ 1753, 3rd ed. (vol. 5-7), 7 vols., 7 diff. engr. frontisp., 180 (mostly fold.) engr. plates, contemp. unif. calf w. mor. letterpiece, sm. 8vo.

- Trifle yellowed. Vol. 1 letterpiece dam.

= Contains nice plates of flowers, animals etc., but also plates showing scientific progress. Cf. Nissen, ZBI 3194ff; Cohen/ De Ricci p.809; Cioranescu II, 50655; Reynaud p.409; Sander 1580; Ronsil 2395.

€ (150-250) 150
75 2418 Popper K R 75 2418 Popper K R
75/2418 Popper, K.R. The Logic of Scientific Discovery. New York, Basic Books, 1959, 480p., orig. cl. w. (price-clipped and sl. worn) dustwr.

= The first English language edition, translated by the author.

AND 2 others, i.a. A HISTORY OF THE CAVENDISH LABORATORY 1871-1910 (New York etc., 1910, portraits, plates, orig. cl.).

€ (50-70)
75 2419 Prony G C F M R de 75 2419 Prony G C F M R de
75/2419 Prony, G.C.F.M.R. de. Nouvelle architecture hydraulique, Contenant l'art de lever l'eau au moyen de différentes machines, de construire dans ce fluide, de le diriger, et généralement de l'appliquer, de diverses manieres, aux besoins de la société. Paris, F. Didot, 1790/ 1796, 2 vols., XII,621,(3),72; (2),203,(1),38p., 52 (of 54) engr. fold. plates, contemp. unif. gilt hcalf w. 2 contrasting mor. letterpieces, 4to.

- Lacks 2 plates; text partly yellowed; both vols. library stamp/ ticket on title-p.; bookplate on upper pastedown. Joints and spine-ends sl. rubbed.

= Roberts & Trent, Bibliotheca Mechanica p.267-268: "First appearance of this compendious work on hydraulic architecture (...) It presents rational mechanical and engineering principles, using Lagrange's analysis to demonstrate theories of statics, dynamics, and hydrodynamics. (...)". Poggendorf II, 534-536.

€ (500-700)
75 2420 Psychology and psycho analysis Adler A 75 2420 Psychology and psycho analysis Adler A
75/2420 [Psychology and psycho-analysis]. Adler, A. Die Technik der Individual-Psychologie. Munich, J.F. Bergmann, 1928, 1st ed., 2 vols., IV,146,(2 advert.); (2),VII,(1),188p., orig. unif. cl.
€ (50-70)
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