2073 - 2370

2073 - 2370 NATURAL HISTORY, MEDICINE, SCIENCE, TRANSPORT, TECHNOLOGY etc.

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81/2233 [Medicine]. Malpighi, M. Opera Posthuma. In quibus Excellentissimi Authoris vita continentur, ac pleraque quae ab ipso prius scripta aut inventa sunt confirmantur, & ab adversariorum objectionibus vindicantur. Amst., D. Donatus, 1698, (7),387p., engr. frontisp., 19 fold. plates, contemp. calf w. gilt spine, 4to.

- First 2 textleaves browned; waterstained in lower half of the page (especially affecting the first few quires (incl. frontisp. and fold. plates)), later on receding and then sl. increasing towards the end; lacks first free endpaper. Spine restored w. use of orig. backstrip.

= Wellcome IV, p.38; Nissen, ZBI 2657.

€ (200-300) 200

81/2234 [Medicine]. Maygrier, J.-P. Volledige verzameling van afbeeldingen, uit den geheelen omvang der theoretische en practische verloskunde, met eene uitvoerige beschrijvende verklaring derzelve. Ed. E.C.J. von Siebold. Dutch transl. S.J. Galama. Amst., C.L. Schleijer en Zoon, 1850, 2nd Dutch ed., 2 vols., text vol.: XII,680p.; plate vol.: letterpress htitle and title, 137[=136, the fold. plate counted as two] lithogr. plates (2 handcol., 1 fold.), modern unif. cl. w. use of contemp. gilt cl. backstrip.

- Some occas. foxing. Good copy. = BMN I, p.339; Fasbender 319.

€ (150-250) 275

81/2235 [Medicine]. Salomon, G. Handleiding tot de verloskunde. Amst., J. van der Hey, 1817, 1st ed., 2 vols., XXII,412,(1); XII,342,(1)p., 3 (fold.) engr. plates, contemp. unif. gilt hcalf w. 2 contrasting mor. letterpieces.

- Both vols. bookblock loose and paper over covers mostly lacking. Contents good/ fine.

= Fasbender, p.355; Hirsch V, p.156.

€ (80-100) 130

81/2236 [Medicine]. Sprengel, K. Versuch einer pragmatischen Geschichte der Arzneikunde. Halle, J.J. Gebauer, 1800-1803, 2nd rev. ed., 5 vols., 3 (of 5) engr. frontisp. by i.a. A.G. EBERHARD, contemp. unif. gilt hcalf w. 2 contrasting mor. letterpieces.

- Lacks frontisp. of vol. 3 and 4; all vols. w. scattered libr. stamps; title-p. w. gluestains in inner margin. Corners showing. Nevertheless a good set.

= The first comprehensive history of medicine, for a long period the standard work on the subject. DSB XI, p.591; cf. Garrison/ Morton 6382; Wellcome V, p.165.

€ (100-150)

81/2237 [Medicine]. Tissot, S.A.A.D. and Bicker, J. Raadgeeving voor de gezondheid van den gemeenen man van Landlieden en allen, die de hulpe van eenen bekwaamen Genees- of Heelmeester ontbeeren, of niet spoedig genoeg bekomen kunnen (...). Rott., R. Arrenberg, 1772, 3rd enl. and rev. Dutch ed., XXXII,752p., engr. ill., contemp. overlapping vellum w. gilt ornamental piece on both covers.

- New endpapers; tightly bound; contents fine. Lacks ties; vellum sl. soiled.

= Norman Libr. 2081 (on the orig. French ed. (Lausanne, 1761)): "Tissot's treatise on popular medicine is a typical product of the health education movement that grew out of the didactic, humanitarian and selfimproving impulses of the Enlightenment. (...) [it] went through ten French editions in less than six years, was translated into every European language, and won for its author a medal and a pension"; Garrison/ Morton 1597; BMN I, p.389.

€ (70-90) 70

81/2238 [Medicine]. Usiglio, G. Della macchina dell'uomo de' suoi rapporti in generale ed in particolare di quelli esistenti fra le esterne, e le più nobili sue interne parti. Prospetto fisico-medico. Florence, G. Galletti, 1826, (10),155,(3)p., sl. later richly gilt and embossed calf, slipcase. - BOUND WITH: Idem. Memorie sulla salute pubblica in Toscana. Ibid., Stamperia Magheri, 1836, 65p. - AND WITH 2 short treatises on cholera by the same and 2 manuscript treatises (by the same?), i.a. "Memoire sur le Cholera Asiatique et sur la marche qu'il a tenu en Italie l'Année 1835 (...)".

- Partly sl. foxed.

€ (70-90) 400

81/2239 [Medicine]. Vinkhuijzen, H.J. De Melaatschheid, vooral met betrekking tot hare oorzaken en verhouding in de maatschappij. The Hague, Gebr. Van Cleef, 1868, VI,(2),232p., handcol. lithogr. ill. on title-p., 2 plates, contemp. gilt and blindst. red mor., a.e.g.

- Lacks the map; owner's entries on htitle. Upper joint splitting. = BMN I, p.237.

€ (40-60) 70

81/2240 [Medicine]. Woyt, J.J. Gazophylacium medico-physicum, of Schat-kamer der genees- en natuur-kundige zaaken, behelzende de meeste konst-woorden die in de genees-kunde gebruikelyk zyn, verhandelingen van veele in en uitwendige ziektens, beneffens derzelver genees-middelen, alle de mineralen, metaalen en aarden. Vreemde en inlandsche dieren, kruiden, bloemen, zaaden, zappen, olyen, harsten enz: alle zeldzaame speceryen in de medicynen gebruikelyk. En ten laatsten veele fraaje tot de werktuig-kunde behorende hand-greepen, alles in een welgepaste orde na 't Latynsche alphabet te zamen gestelt. Dutch transl. J.C. Schmellentin. Amst., Janssoons van Waesberge etc., 1741, (24),590,(28)p., engr. frontisp., 4 engr. tables, early 20th cent. hcl., 4to.

- Foxed/ sl. browned, mostly in margins; last page w. large paper remnant on lower blank part of the leaf.

= Rare 1st Dutch edition. BMN I, p.205. Cf. Ferchl 589; Hirsch V, p.999; Blake 495; Waller 10401; Zisska p.205.

€ (300-500) 300

81/2241 Merian, M.S. Leningrad Watercolours. Ed. E. Ullmann. New York/ London, H. and K. Wolff/ H.B. Jovanovich, 1974, 2 vols., 50 facs. plates printed in colours, each w. descriptive textleaf, loose as issued in orig. giltlettered hvellum box; commentary vol.: 319p., 146 col. ills. on fold. plates, text in German, English, French and Russian, orig. giltlettered hvellum unif. w. the box, large folio, printed in 1750 numb. copies, together in orig. board slipcase.

= Sumptuous publication on the watercolours by Maria Sibylla Merian.

€ (200-300) 200

81/2242 Metchnikoff, E. Études sur la nature humaine. Essai de philosophie optimiste. Paris, Masson & Cie., 1903, 1st ed., (6),II,399p., 20 ills., contemp. giltlettered hmor. Idem. Essais optimistes. Paris, A. Maloine, 1907, 1st ed., (6),III,(1),438p., 27 (photogr.) ills., contemp. giltlettered hcl.

- Ad 1: extremities sl. worn. Ad 2: some sl. occas. foxing.

= Two pioneering studies on resp. the human defect and thanatology (old age and death among animals and humans) by the zoologist and Nobel laureate Élie Metchnikoff (1845-1916).

€ (60-80) 150

81/2243 [Meteorology]. Buisman, J. Duizend jaar weer, wind en water in de lage landen. Ed. A.F.V. van Engelen. Franeker, Van Wijnen, 1995-2019, 7 vols., num. (col.) plates, ills., orig. unif. boards.

€ (80-100) 80

81/2244 [Militaria]. Joost, L.J.J.A., Duijker, W.B.J. and Bresler, W.C.F. Atlas, behoorende bij de handleiding tot de kennis der draagbare wapenen. Breda, K.M.A., 1870, (4)p., 28 mostly col. lithogr. plates, loose as issued in contemp. hcl. portfolio w. printed title-piece on frontcover, folio.

- The atlas only, without the text part. First plate torn in halves; a few plates sl. foxed and frayed. Spine portfolio split; frontcover waterst.

€ (80-100) 100

81/2245 [Mineralogy]. Kurr, J.G. von. Das Mineralreich in Bildern. Naturhistorisch-technische Beschreibung und Abbildung der wichtigsten Mineralien. Stuttg./ Esslingen, Schreiber und Schill, 1858, VI,78p., 24 handcol. and gommé lithogr. plates w. descriptive text, orig. clothbacked lithogr. boards.

- Text lvs. foxed. Lacks backstrip; covers loose and rubbed/ worn along edges. = Roller-G. II, 59.

€ (40-60) 70

81 2246 Motorcycles Lot of ±150 brochures booklets price lists leaflets etc

81/2246 [Motorcycles]. Lot of ±150 brochures, booklets, price lists, leaflets etc., ±1950-1990, various sizes.

= Manufacturers include i.a. Ariel, Sparta, DKW, Moto Guzzi, Kawasaki, Triumph, Fabrique Nationale, Matchless, Hulsmann, BMW, Ardie, A.J.S. and Zündapp.

€ (200-300) 210

81/2247 Musschenbroek, J. van. Beginsels der natuurkunde, Beschreeven ten dienste der Landgenooten. Waar by gevoegd is eene Beschryving der nieuwe en onlangs uitgevonden Luchtpompen, met haar gebruik tot veele proefnemingen door J.V.M. Leyden, S. Luchtmans, 1739, 2nd ed., 3 parts in 1 vol., (22),510; (2),511-900,(20 index); 62,(2),8p., engr. portrait of the author, 1 fold. map, 30 fold. plates w. diagrams/ ills. (1st/ 2nd part), 4 fold. plates (3rd part), contemp. vellum, 4to.

- Sl. browned/ foxed, mostly in margins.

= Bierens de Haan 3472 (1st ed., 1738); Bibliotheca Mechanica p.232 (French transl. 1739): "One of the best 18th-cent. introductions to Newtonian physics, this book is filled with interesting experiments and problems. The first part is devoted to general mechanics, hydrostatics, electricity, and magnetism, while the second part treats of optics, acoustics, comets, and winds (...)." The final 8 pages contain "Lyst der natuurkundige, wiskundige, anatomische, en chirurgische instrumenten, welke by Jan van Musschenbroek, te vinden zyn te Leiden." (Bierens de Haan 3474 (French transl.)).

€ (200-300) 325

81/2248 [Mycology]. Cordier, F.S. Les Champignons. Histoire, description, culture, usages des espèces comestibles, vénéneuses, suspectes employées dans les arts, l'industrie, l'économie domestique, la médecine. Paris, J. Rothschild, 1876, 4th rev. ed., 438p., 60 col. lithogr. plates, woodengr. textills., contemp. gilt hmor., a.e.g., 4to.

- Trifle foxed. Corners showing. Otherwise a fine copy. = Nissen, BBI 404.

€ (100-150) 210

81/2249 [Mycology]. Dufour, L. Atlas des champignons comestibles et vénéneux. Paris, Librairie de sciences naturelles, P. Klincksieck, (1891), 80 col. lithogr. plates w. 191 mushrooms, loose as issued in orig. clothbacked board chemise.

- Without text vol. Chemise sl. worn. = Nissen, BBI 541.

€ (70-90) 180

81/2250 A New Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences Comprehending All the Branches of Useful Knowledge with Accurate Descriptions as of the Classes Kinds Preparations and Uses of Natural

81/2250 A New Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences; Comprehending All the Branches of Useful Knowledge, with Accurate Descriptions (...) as of the Classes, Kinds, Preparations, and Uses of Natural Productions, whether Animals, Vegetables, Minerals, Fossils, or Fluids; together with the Kingdoms, Provinces, Cities, Towns, and other remarkable Places throughout the World. London, W. Owen, 1763-1764, 2nd ed., 4 vols., 302 (incl. 2 folded) engr. plates, fold. table, contemp. unif. gilt calf w. mor. letterpiece, sm. 4to.

- Vol. 1 waterst. and mouldy (pink) almost throughout; lower hinge broken; other vols. contents (very) fine. Spine and spine-ends sl. worn/ dam.

= Second ed. (first publ. 1754) of this collection of 18th-cent. learning, preceding the first ed. of the Encyclopaedia Britannica (1768-1771). Alston III, 555; Goldsmiths' 9827; Kress 6126.

€ (250-350) 425

81/2251 Nieuwentyt, B. Het regt gebruik der werelt beschouwingen, ter overtuiginge van ongodisten en ongelovigen aangetoont. Amst., J. Pauli, 1720, 3rd ed., (14),916,(17)p., engr. frontisp., title-vignette, portrait and 28 fold. plates with anatomical and scientific figures, instruments and diagrams, contemp. vellum, 4to.

- Text partly vaguely/ sl. waterst. in blank margins; 1 plate cut sl. short in top margin (w. loss of plate number); library stamp on first free endpaper. Vellum sl. (dust)soiled.

= Cf. Van der Linde, Spinoza 106; Bibl. Med. Neerl. 522; Caillet 8009 (French ed.); Bierens de Haan 3561. Main work of this follower of Descartes and opponent of Spinoza.

€ (120-150) 120

81/2252 Nieuwkuyk, M.J. van. De insektenwereld. Leyden, D. Noothoven van Goor, n.d. (1865), 206p., handcol. lithogr. title and 6 plates, contemp. giltlettered and blindstamped cl.

- Sl. foxed and duststained. Top of spine dam.

Pasteur, I.D. Beknopte natuurlijke historie der zoogende dieren. Ibid., Honkoop and Du Mortier, 1783, IV,363p., engr. title and 9 handcol. engr. plates, orig. printed boards (w. a different publisher's address).

- Boards rubbed.

AND 2 others, i.a. L. HÖLDER, Aanmoediging tot het leeren der natuurlijke historie in aangename verhalen voor kinderen (Gron., 1829, handcol. engr. plates, without binding. Scarce).

€ (70-90) 70

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