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78 2215 Guérin F E ed 78 2215 Guérin F E ed
78 2215 Guérin F E ed 78 2215 Guérin F E ed
78 2215 Guérin F E ed 78 2215 Guérin F E ed
78 2215 Guérin F E ed 78 2215 Guérin F E ed
78 2215 Guérin F E ed 78 2215 Guérin F E ed
78/2215 Guérin, F.-E. (ed.). Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire naturelle et des phénomènes de la nature. Paris, "Au Bureau de Souscription", 1833-1839, 9 vols., 719 (of 720) handcol. steelengr. plates, contemp. unif. gilt green hcalf.

- The plates partly (sl.) yellowed/ browned; lacks 1 plate. = Nissen, ZBI 4516.

€ (400-600) 1000
78 2216 Guillemin A 78 2216 Guillemin A
78 2216 Guillemin A 78 2216 Guillemin A
78/2216 Guillemin, A. Les chemins de fer. Paris, L. Hachette, 1862, 1st ed., (4),364p., 111 (full-p.) woodengr. ills., orig. wr.

- Wr. sl. frayed and dustsoiled. = Bibliothèque des Merveilles.

Idem. La Vapeur. Ibid., idem, 1873, 1st ed., (4),364p., 113 (full-p.) woodengr. ills., contemp. hmor.

- Trifle foxed. = Bibliothèque des Merveilles.

AND 5 others, i.a. 3 vols. from the same series: Le Télephone/ La Photographie/ Les Moteurs.

€ (50-70)
78 2217 Haeckel E 78 2217 Haeckel E
78 2217 Haeckel E 78 2217 Haeckel E
78/2217 Haeckel, E. Kunstformen der Natur. 1.-5.Heft Leipsic/ Vienna, Bibliographisches Institut, (1899-1904), 1st ed., without pagination, 5 parts in 1 vol., 50 mainly col. (lithogr.)/ tinted plates w. descriptive textpages, in later giltlettered cl., folio.

- Only the first 5 parts of 11. Most plates sl. foxed; some plates and textp. misbound; all plates w. dark backgrounds w. the tissue guards. Cl. soiled and rubbed.

= Nissen, ZBI 1783. "Charakteristisch für H. sind seine künstlerischen Bestrebungen, die auch die Abb. in den wissenschaftl. Werken beeinflußt haben, (...) [daraus] erwuchs der Leitsatz seiner 'Monistischen Naturreligion' vom 'Wahren, Guten u. Schönen', den auch das Tafelwerk 'Kunstformen der Natur' illustriert." (NDB VII, p.425). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LIX.

€ (600-800) 1100
78 2218 Heim A 78 2218 Heim A
78 2218 Heim A 78 2218 Heim A
78/2218 Heim, A. Handbuch der Gletscherkunde. Stuttg., J. Engelhorn, 1885, XVI,560p., 1 col. lithogr. fold. map of the Aletsch glacier, 2 (full-p.) ills., contemp. gilt hcl.

- Endpapers foxed. = Bibliothek geographischer Handbücher, ed. F. Ratzel.

€ (50-70) 60
78 2219 Heimans E and Thijsse J P 78 2219 Heimans E and Thijsse J P
78/2219 Heimans, E. and Thijsse, J.P. Van Vlinders, Bloemen en Vogels./ In sloot en plas./ Door het Rietland./ Hei en Dennen./ In de Duinen./ In het Bosch. Amst., W. Versluys, 1894-1901, 1st/ 2nd ed. (2x), 6 vols., col. lithogr. plates after i.a. J.G. KEULEMANS, ills., orig. unif. clothbacked col. lithogr. boards.

- All vols. bookblock shaken; three vols. upper hinge broken. All vols. paper over board sl. rubbed/ worn.

= De hele Bibelebontse berg p.254; The Children's World of Learning 3390.

Buekers, P.G. Onze kevers. Zutphen, W.J. Thieme, 1912, VIII,107p., 20 col. plates by K. NEUNZIG, contemp. cl. w. orig. frontwr. laid down.

- Bookplate and stamp on upper pastedown/ first free endpaper; owner's entry on title

AND 8 others (incl. 3 duplicates of one title).

€ (50-70) 150
78 2220 Herpetology Buffon G G L de and Lacépède B E G de 78 2220 Herpetology Buffon G G L de and Lacépède B E G de
78 2220 Herpetology Buffon G G L de and Lacépède B E G de 78 2220 Herpetology Buffon G G L de and Lacépède B E G de
78/2220 [Herpetology]. (Buffon, G.G.L. de) and Lacépède, (B.E.G.) de. Histoire naturelle des quadrupèdes ovipares et des serpens. Dordr., A. Blussé et Fils, 1799, new ed., 2 vols., 10,276; 14,280,(2)p., 2 ident. woodcut title-vignettes, 2 engr. headpieces, 63 plates, modern unif. gilt antique style hleather, 4to.

- A few lvs. and plates in vol. 2 vaguely waterst.; both vols. w. collector's mark "WG" (Lugt 2622a?) on title-p. and bookplate on upper pastedown.

= Nissen, ZBI 678.

€ (150-250) 275
78 2221 Horses and horsemanship Delcampe 78 2221 Horses and horsemanship Delcampe
78 2221 Horses and horsemanship Delcampe 78 2221 Horses and horsemanship Delcampe
78/2221 [Horses and horsemanship]. Delcampe. L'Art de Monter a Cheval. Qui monstre la belle & facile methode de se rendre bon homme de Cheval. (...) Augmenté d'une Seconde Partie, des Remedes les plus efficaces pour les Maladies des Chevaux. Par Messire Samuel Fouquet (...). Paris, J. le Gras, 1664/ 1663, 2nd [= 3rd] ed., 2 parts in 1 vol., (12),24,320; 152,(4)p, 5 fold. engr. plates, contemp. gilt calf.

- Three plates dam. (1x lacking approx. half the plate); several lvs. (incl. title-p.) margins restored; fingersoiled/ (water)stained and sl. yellowed. Rebound w. use of contemp. binding.

= Mennessier de la Lance I, p.375 ("C'est la meilleure édition"). The first edition was published in 1658, without plates. A second, unchanged edition with the plates appeared in the same year. Very rare.

€ (200-300) 210
78 2222 Horses and horsemanship Egan E von 78 2222 Horses and horsemanship Egan E von
78/2222 [Horses and horsemanship]. Egan, E. von. Das Ungarische Pferd, seine Zucht und Leistung. Eine Distanzritt-Reminicenz. Berlin, P. Parey, 1893, VI,(2),74,(2)p., 12 woodengr. plates, modern cl. w. mor. letterpiece, orig. printed wr. pres., 4to.

- Library stamps and tickets on orig. frontwr. and title.

= Not in Mennessier de la Lance. Very rare.

€ (80-100) 80
78 2223 Horses and horsemanship Freeman S 78 2223 Horses and horsemanship Freeman S
78/2223 [Horses and horsemanship]. Freeman, S. Observations on the Mechanism of the Horse's Foot; its Natural Spring explained, and a Mode of Shoeing recommended, by which the Foot is defended from External Injury, with the least Impendiment to its Spring. London, W. Bulmer and Co. for the author, 1796, (4),VIII,107p., 16 engr. plates, each w. engr. outline plate and accomp. text leaf, contemp. calf, 4to.

- Trifle yellowed/ foxed; modern blanks before title-p. Rebacked w. use of contemp. mor. letterpiece.

= Podeschi/ Mellon 72.

€ (150-250) 150
78 2224 Horses and horsemanship La Gueriniere F R de 78 2224 Horses and horsemanship La Gueriniere F R de
78 2224 Horses and horsemanship La Gueriniere F R de 78 2224 Horses and horsemanship La Gueriniere F R de
78/2224 [Horses and horsemanship]. La Gueriniere, F.R. de. Ecole de cavalerie, contenant la connoissance, l'instruction, et la conservation du cheval. Paris, J. Guerin, 1756, 2 vols., (16),320; (4),300p., engr. frontisp. by B. AUDRAN after C. PARROCEL, portrait of the author by S.H. THOMASSIN after TOQUET, 31 (fold.) plates by C. PARROCEL (incl. 3 (of 4) fold.), contemp. unif. gilt hcalf.

- Lacks 1 fold. plate and 1 fold. plate dam. (lacks right half); occas. (sl.) foxed. Backstrips and corners rubbed/ worn.

= Mennessier de la Lance II, p.27f; Podeschi 46; cf. Nissen, ZBI 2361; Hiler 521 and Cohen/ De Ricci 588. Influential work on horses and horsemanship. F.R. de la Gueriniere was a Royal stable master and a pupil of Vendeuil. He achieved a great reputation not only as a riding master, but also as a specialist in the caring and curing of horses. In 1730 Charles de Lorraine (to whom this work is dedicated), entrusted La Guerinière with the riding Academy of the Tuilleries which he directed until his death in 1751.

€ (80-100) 110
78 2225 Horses and horsemanship Sontzov D D 78 2225 Horses and horsemanship Sontzov D D
78/2225 [Horses and horsemanship]. Sontzov, D.D. Al'bom piatidesiatiletnago jubilea Moskovskago Imperatorskago Obschestva liubitelei konskago bega (Fifty-year jubilee album of the Moscow Imperial Society of horse-racing enthousiasts). Moscow, M.I. Neubürger, 1884, 215,(4)p., col. lithogr. frontisp. portrait, 1 col. lithogr. plate, 5 tinted lithogr. plates each w. 1-5 portraits, orig. gilt dec. mor., large 4to.

- Without the plates showing horses; one quire loose; a few plates w. closed tears; (later) dedication in pen and ink on title-p. Covers sl. stained; joints and spine-ends rubbed; corners bumped.

€ (200-300) 250
78/2226 Hunting and falconry Bildersaal für Jaeger und Jagdliebhaber No 7 78/2226 Hunting and falconry Bildersaal für Jaeger und Jagdliebhaber No 7
78/2226 Hunting and falconry Bildersaal für Jaeger und Jagdliebhaber No 7 78/2226 Hunting and falconry Bildersaal für Jaeger und Jagdliebhaber No 7
78/2226 [Hunting and falconry]. Bildersaal für Jaeger und Jagdliebhaber. No.7. Hildburghausen/ New York, Kunstanstalt des Bibliographischen Institut, n.d. (±1850), title-p., 31 (of 36) steelengr. plates, later hcl., obl. 4to.

- Lacks 5 plates (but 2 plates present in duplicate making a total of 33 plates); occas. foxed/ soiled in blank margins.

€ (200-300)
78 2227 Hunting and falconry Buch'oz P J 78 2227 Hunting and falconry Buch'oz P J
78/2227 [Hunting and falconry]. (Buch'oz, P.J.). Les amusemens innocens, contenant le traité des oiseaux de volière, ou le parfait oiseleur. Ouvrage dans lequel on trouve la description de quarante Oiseaux de chant, la construction de leurs nids, la couleur de leur oeufs (...) Traduit en partie de l'Ouvrage Italien d'Olina. Paris, P.F. Didot le Jeune, 1774, VIII,432,(2)p., contemp. gilt calf w. mor. letterpiece.

- Endpapers and first/ final 2 lvs. sl. dam.; occas. trifle stained. Binding sl. worn along edges; spine rubbed; joints splitting at top of spine.

= Thiébaud p.134 (note); Souhart p.78; Schwerdt I, p.86.

€ (80-100)
78 2228 Hunting and falconry Fouilloux J du 78 2228 Hunting and falconry Fouilloux J du
78 2228 Hunting and falconry Fouilloux J du 78 2228 Hunting and falconry Fouilloux J du
78 2228 Hunting and falconry Fouilloux J du 78 2228 Hunting and falconry Fouilloux J du
78/2228 [Hunting and falconry]. Fouilloux, J. du. La vénerie, précédée de quelques notes biographiques et d'une notice bibliographique. Angers, C. Lebossé, 1844, 15,(1)p., (7),125,(5)lvs., woodcut title-vignette depicting a hawking scene, full-p. woodcut frontisp., 56 large woodcuts, musical scores and num. woodcut initials, contemp. gilt hmor., 4to.

- Remnants of bookplate on upper pastedown; some offsetting from woodcuts.

= Reprinted from the 1585 ed. Thiébaud p.308; Souhart p.156; Schwerdt I, p.154.

€ (100-150) 100
78 2229 Hunting and falconry Frederick II of Hohenstaufen 78 2229 Hunting and falconry Frederick II of Hohenstaufen
78/2229 [Hunting and falconry]. Frederick II of Hohenstaufen. The Art of Falconry being the De Arte Venandi cum Avibus. Engl. transl. C.A. Wood and F.M. Fyfe. Stanford, Stanford Univ. Press, 1943, 1st ed., CX,637p., 186 plates/ ills. (incl. col. frontisp.), orig. cl., large 4to.

= Contains an Annotated Bibliography of Ancient, Medieval, and Modern Falconry (p.559-609). Cf. Harting, Bibl. Accipitraria p.167-172: "The excellent treatise which he composed in Latin (...) was the first which appeared in the West, and is still one of the best which exist."

€ (70-90) 70
78 2230 Hunting and falconry Grandjean J J 78 2230 Hunting and falconry Grandjean J J
78/2230 [Hunting and falconry]. Grandjean, (J.J.). Secrets de la chasse aux oiseau, contenant la manière de fabriquer les filets, les divers pièges, appeaux, etc.; l'Histoire naturelle des Oiseaux qui se trouvent en France, l'art de les élever; de les soigner, de les guérir et la meilleure méthode de les empailler. Paris, Raynal, 1826, 1st ed., VIII,328p., engr. frontisp., 7 plates, later hcl. w. mor. letterpiece, orig. wr. pres.

- Foxed throughout. Covers waterst. in lower corner (also affecting final lvs.); lower corner backcover bent.

= Thiébaud p.472; Ronsil 1261; Schwerdt I, p.217.

€ (80-100)
78 2231 Hunting and falconry Harmont P 78 2231 Hunting and falconry Harmont P
78/2231 [Hunting and falconry]. Harmont, P. Le miroir de fauconnerie, ou se verra l'instruction pour choisir, nourrir, & traicter, dresser & faire voler toute sorte d'Oyseaux, les muer & essimer, cognoistre les maladies & accidents qui leur arrivent, & les remedes pour les guerir. Paris, P. Billaine, 1634, 2nd ed., 38p., woodcut title-vignette, 7 large woodcuts of different types of falcons, contemp. limp vellum, 4to.

- Frontcover and first 5 leaves w. large waterstain (affecting the first 6 ills.).

= The first 4to edition, publ. together with Du Fouilloux, La Vénerie and preceded by two 8vo editions. This 4to edition contains more illustrations than the preceding editions. Cf. Harting, Bibl. accipitraria 156 note; Souhart, p.237; Thiébaud, p.493; cf. Schwerdt, p.230f (1620 ed.).

€ (500-700) 500
78 2232 Hunting and falconry Liger L 78 2232 Hunting and falconry Liger L
78 2232 Hunting and falconry Liger L 78 2232 Hunting and falconry Liger L
78 2232 Hunting and falconry Liger L 78 2232 Hunting and falconry Liger L
78 2232 Hunting and falconry Liger L 78 2232 Hunting and falconry Liger L
78 2232 Hunting and falconry Liger L 78 2232 Hunting and falconry Liger L
78 2232 Hunting and falconry Liger L 78 2232 Hunting and falconry Liger L
78/2232 [Hunting and falconry]. Liger, L. Amusemens de la campagne, ou nouvelles ruses innocentes, Qui enseignent la maniere de prendre aux Piéges toutes sortes d'Oiseaux & de Bêtes à quatre pieds; Avec les plus beaux secrets de la Pêche dans les Rivieres & Etangs: & un Traité general de toutes les Chasses. Paris, Saugrain/ C. Prudhomme, 1753/ 1734, 4th/ 2nd ed., 2 vols., (18),562,(2); (6),511,(1)p., num. woodcut ills., later unif. hvellum, 12mo.

- Occas. sl./ trifle stained (only affecting 1 ill.). Bindings sl. worn along edges; vol. 1 sl. warped. Otherwise a fine and complete set, containing the 4th ed. of vol. 1 and the 2nd ed. of vol. 2.

= Rare work on hunting with num. nice woodcuts depicting birds and how to catch hem. Souhart p.302; Thiébaud p.594; Mouchon p.1180; Schwerdt I, p.315.

€ (200-300)
78 2233 Hunting and falconry Merula P 78 2233 Hunting and falconry Merula P
78 2233 Hunting and falconry Merula P 78 2233 Hunting and falconry Merula P
78 2233 Hunting and falconry Merula P 78 2233 Hunting and falconry Merula P
78/2233 [Hunting and falconry]. Merula, P. Placaten ende ordonnancien op 'tstuck vande Wildernissen. The Hague, B.C. Nieulant, 1605, 3 parts in 1 vol., (24),264; 124; 59p., engr. title-p., 2 woodcut printer's marks, contemp. vellum, large 4to.

- Lacks the 2 woodcut plates ("Huys te Teylingen" and "'t Huys te Warmond"). New endpapers; partly sl. waterstained/ trifle wormholed in margin; some lvs. w. underlining in pen and ink. Vellum sl. wrinkled/ stained; spine-ends sl. dam. (w. old glue stains).

= Title part II: Tweede Boeck inhoudende [Greek:] Kunçgetika of Iacht-bedryf, Dat is, meest alle 'tghene de Iaght aengaende, ghevonden werdt by verscheyden aucteurs, Griecksche, Latynsche, Francoische, ende Andere. Title part III: Derde Boeck vervatende [Greek:] Ixeutika of Vlught-bedryf, dat is, De voornaemste Aenmerckinghen, die op de vlught by verscheyden Aucteurs ghevonden werden: Mit een ghetrouwe Inmenginghe van de placaten ende ordonnantien. Schwerdt II, p.24: "The first edition of a book containing over a hundred proclamations. Book 2 contains much general information on sport and game. Book 3 deals with birds and fishes" (i.a. a brief account of falconry in Holland). Lindner 11.2447.01: "Das wichtigste Buch der frühen niederländischen Jagdliteratur. Jachtgeschichtlich bedeutsam sind der zweite, Der Jagd, und der dritte, der Falknerei und dem Vogelfang gewidmete Teil. (...)." Bibliotheca Accipitraria 84; Souhart 329.

€ (1.000-1.500) 1000
78 2234 Hunting and falconry Mun A de 78 2234 Hunting and falconry Mun A de
78 2234 Hunting and falconry Mun A de 78 2234 Hunting and falconry Mun A de
78 2234 Hunting and falconry Mun A de 78 2234 Hunting and falconry Mun A de
78/2234 [Hunting and falconry]. Mun, A. de. Livre de Chasse pour l'année. Paris, Susse Frères, n.d. (±1890), 2 parts in 1 vol., (25); (22) lithogr. lvs. (incl. titles) by A. COLLETTE after A. DE MUN, contemp. gilt panelled mor., a.e.g., obl. folio.

- Binding sl. chafed.

= Nicely illustrated work with plates to the months for entering hunting scores (one plate partly filled in). Thiébaud p.672.

€ (70-90)
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