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Gillray (James) Introduction of Citizen Volpone &

201 - Gillray (James) Introduction of Citizen Volpone & his Suite at Paris-Vide, The Moniteur,& Cobbetts Letters, etching with hand-colouring, a good impression on wove paper without watermark, sheet 246 x 355 mm (9 3/4 x 13 7/8 in), trimmed within the platemark, small marginal nicks, some minor toning and surface dirt, unframed, Hannah Humphrey, 1802; together with Gillray's 1802 stipple engraving of 'King George IV', and a reduced copy after 'Dido in Despair', unframed, 19th century (3)

Estimation

€230 - 360

Rowlandson (Thomas) The Dinner,Âetching and aquati

202 - Rowlandson (Thomas) The Dinner,Âetching and aquatint, with full original hand-colouring, image 415 x 520 mm (16 1/4 x 20 1/2 in), under glass, framed, J. Harris, 1787

Estimation

€170 - 240

Rowlandson (Thomas) An Old Maid in Search of a Fle

203 - Rowlandson (Thomas) An Old Maid in Search of a Flea; and 2 others similar, including 'A Tit Bit for the Buggs', and 'Bug Breeders in the Dog Days', etchings with original hand-colouring, image sizes between approx. 360 x 250 mm (14 1/4 x 9 7/8 in) and 265 x 295 mm (10 1/2 x 11 3/4 in), all under glass, minor surface dirt, framed, circa 1793-1812 (3)

Estimation

€170 - 240

Rowlandson (Thomas) Wood-Nymphs; The Surprise; The

204 - Rowlandson (Thomas) Wood-Nymphs; The Surprise; The Fair Bather, three etchings, two printed in sepia, platemarks between approx. 160 x 230 mm (6 1/4 x 9 in) and 185 x 250 mm (7 1/4 x 9 3/4 in), under glass, some exposure lines and minor toning, framed, circa 1799 (3)

Estimation

€170 - 240

Rowlandson (Thomas) The School for Scandal, stippl

205 - Rowlandson (Thomas) The School for Scandal, stipple-engraved panoramic print, in five sections, joined, total sheet approx. 300 x 1890 mm (11 3/4 x 74 1/2 in), under glass, some irregular toning to sheet, minor surface dirt, framed, V. M. Picot, 1788

Estimation

€590 - 840

Rowlandson (Thomas) Doctor Drainbarrel conveyed ho

206 - Rowlandson (Thomas) Doctor Drainbarrel conveyed home on order to take his trial for neglect of Family Duty, etching with original hand-colouring, platemark 252 x 350 mm (9 7/8 x 13 3/4 in), under glass, framed, [circa 1810]; together with two further Rowlandson satirical prints, including Dropsy Courting Consumption, and Catching an Elephant,Âetchings with original hand-colouring, 345 x 240 mm (13 1/2 x 9 1/2 in), and 360 x 260 mm (14 1/8 x 10 1/4 in), respectively, under glass, the first menti

Estimation

€170 - 240

Rowlandson (Thomas) An Old Ewe Drest Lamb Fashion;

207 - Rowlandson (Thomas) An Old Ewe Drest Lamb Fashion; and two others similar, including 'Business and Pleasure', and 'A Two O'Clock Ordinary', etchings with original hand-colouring, each image approx. 250 x 360 mm (9 3/4 x 14 1/4 in), under glass, some spotting, surface dirt, and browning, framed, circa 1810-1812 (3)

Estimation

€230 - 360

Rowlandson (Thomas) After Sweet Meat comes Sour Sa

208 - Rowlandson (Thomas) After Sweet Meat comes Sour Sauce; and two others similar, including 'A Milk Sop', and Defrauding the Customs, or Shipping of Goods not fairly entered',Âetchings with original hand-colouring, each approx. 245 x 360 mm (9 3/4 x 14 1/4 in), or the reverse, under glass, some minor toning and surface dirt, framed, circa 1811-[1815] (3)

Estimation

€230 - 360

Rowlandson (Thomas) Kitty Careless in Quod or Wait

209 - Rowlandson (Thomas) Kitty Careless in Quod or Waiting for Jew Bail,Âetching with original hand-colouring, 350 x 255 mm (13 x 3/4 x 10 in), under glass, some toning and surface dirt, marginal nick to the lower right, framed, [1811]; together with Rowlandson's Fast Day, etching with original hand-colouring, 280 x 320 mm (11 x 12 1/2 in), under glass, surface dirt and handling creases, framed, 1812 (2)

Estimation

€230 - 360

Rowlandson (Thomas).- Combe (William) The English

210 - Rowlandson (Thomas).- Combe (William) The English Dance of Death, 2 vol., 1815-16; The Dance of Life, 1817, together 3 vol., first editions, engraved frontispieces and additional vignette titles in vol.1 & 3 and 96 plates after Thomas Rowlandson, all hand-coloured aquatints, advertisement leaf at end of vol.3, occasional soiling to plates and light offsetting to text, a fine set in contemporary boards with publisher's printed label to spine, upper cover to 'Dance of Life' detached but present, a

Estimation

€470 - 720

Cruikshank (George) Original copper printing plate

211 - Cruikshank (George) Original copper printing plate: The Beef-headed Parson, or Vialls of Wrath!!,Âetched copper plate, 130 x 210 mm (5 1/8 x 8 1/4 in), mounted with an uncoloured impression from the plate, unframed, [circa 1822]

Estimation

€470 - 720

Architecture.- Italy.- Patte (Pierre) Description

212 - Architecture.- Italy.- Patte (Pierre) Description du theÌatre de la ville de Vicence en Italie, title with woodcut vignette, 6 engraved folding plates and plans, 2 marginal worm trails front endpaper-C4 changing to singular worm trail affecting plates, some staining and scattered light spotting, gutter cracked and plates working loose, hinges cracking, contemporary half calf, spine gilt in compartments with loss in areas, joints starting to split, rubbed and chipped, 4to, Paris, Gueffier and

Estimation

€470 - 720

Callot (Jacques) Les miseres et les mal-heurs de l

213 - Callot (Jacques) Les miseres et les mal-heurs de la guerre, title, with 17 numbered etchings, good impressions on various laid papers, some with postal horn armorial watermarks with initials 'EvB', each sheet approx. 88 x 190 mm (3 3/8 x 7 1/2 in), small margins, some trimmed to or just within the platemark, a few marginal nicks and losses restored, spotting and surface dirt, all loose, unframed, 1633 [but later]

Estimation

€350 - 600

Cort (Cornelis) Seven Liberal Arts, after Frans Fl

214 - Cort (Cornelis) Seven Liberal Arts, after Frans Floris,Âengravings, on uniform laid papers, some with watermarks of the two letters 'C' interlinked and surmounted with crown, platemark each approx. 225 x 278 in), each sheet approx. 245 x 338 mm (9 5/8 x 13 1/4 in), minor spotting and surface dirt, unframed, [circa 1565 but later]

Estimation

€350 - 600

Dutch sailing ships.- Hollar (Wenceslaus) Navium V

215 - Dutch sailing ships.- Hollar (Wenceslaus) Navium Variae Figura et Formae, title and 11 etchings, as published, good impressions, the title being Pennington's fifth state (of five), and the all the ship plates second states with the numbering, on uniform laid papers with Foolscap watermarks, each platemark approx. 147 x 238 mm (5 3/4 x 9 3/8 in), good margins, each sheet approx. 212 x 304 mm (8 3/8 x 12 in), some spotting and surface dirt, slightly rough edges, all loose, unframed, Gerard Valk, [

Estimation

€950 - 1,500

Hanfstaengl (Franz) Die vorzÃ¼glichsten GemÃ¤lde d

216 - Hanfstaengl (Franz) Die vorzÃ¼glichsten GemÃ¤lde der KÃ¶niglichen Gallerie zu Dresden, 3 vol.,Âphotographic titles, 180 photographic plates mounted on thick card leaves, occasional light spotting and finger-soiling to margins, original morocco backed boards, a little rubbed, bumping to corners and spine extremities, 1860-64; and the Index volume in French,Âfolio, (4)

Estimation

€110 - 180

London.- W.H. Smith & Son's New Plan of London, sh

217 - London.- W.H. Smith & Son's New Plan of London, showing from Stockwell to Upper Holloway, and Shepherds Bush to the East India Docks, engraved map with outline hand-colouring, 600 x 830 mm (23.6 Ã— 33 in), dissected and mounted on linen, the odd minor spot and stain (more so at verso), handling creases, splitting at head, directory at front detached, folding into original boards, upper cover gilt, small spots to upper cover, spine worn, extremities lightly rubbed, 8vo, [c.1876].

Estimation

€350 - 480

Piranesi (Giovanni Battista) Frontispiece for 'Ant

218 - Piranesi (Giovanni Battista) Frontispiece for 'AntichitÃ d'Albano e di Castel Gandolfo...',Âetching and engraving, on thick laid paper without watermark, platemark 502 x 330 mm (19 3/4 x 13 in), good margins, horizontal printers' crease visible, handling creases, some spotting and surface dirt, unframed, 1764; together with a mixed group of 10 other prints, including a mezzotint by Alfred Martin after John Martin, 3 late impression stipple engravings after Gainsborough, a large condition-compr

Estimation

€230 - 360

Botany.- Everard (Anne) Flowers from Nature, with

219 - Botany.- Everard (Anne) Flowers from Nature, with the Botanical Name, Class, and Order; and Instructions for Copying, first edition, signed presentation copy, to the centre of the frontispiece, 13 hand-coloured lithographic plates, list of subscribers, heavy foxing to plates 10 and 11, light spotting throughout otherwise, hinges strained but firm, original cloth binding, light bumping to spine, wear and loss to corners and extremities of boards, some marks to boards, folio, Joseph Dickenson, 183

Estimation

€470 - 720

Botany.- Florist (The) [&] The Florist, Fruitist,

220 - Botany.- Florist (The) [&] The Florist, Fruitist, and Garden Miscellany, 10 vol. only, 132 hand-coloured lithographed plates only, few folding, 1 or 2 detached, few abrasions to images, 1 folding plate torn with portion lost, vol.1 with Beck's 'A Treatise on the Cultivation of the Pelargonium' bound in, occasional surface staining and trimming sometimes touching imprint or image, some foxing, 8 vol. in original cloth, gilt, spines browned, stained and discoloured, 2 vol. in non-uniform half calf

Estimation

€170 - 240

Botany.- Forbes (James) Hortus Woburnensis: A Desc

221 - Botany.- Forbes (James) Hortus Woburnensis: A Descriptive Catalogue... Cultivated at Woburn Abbey, first edition, engraved hand-coloured frontispiece and title vignette, 24 plates of which 13 handsomely hand-coloured, some folding or double-page, 'Subscriber Names Omitted' slip tipped in to list of subscribers, light offsetting, contemporary half calf, rebacked preserving original spine, some rubbing, 8vo, 1833.

Estimation

€350 - 480

Botany and Gardening.- Lee (Mrs R. [Sarah Bowdich]

222 - Botany and Gardening.- Lee (Mrs R. [Sarah Bowdich]) Trees, Plants, and Flowers: Their Beauties, Uses, and Influences, first edition,Â8 hand-coloured plates by James Andrews, occasional light foxing, modern half calf, slightly rubbed and light marks, Grant and Griffith, 1854. Â§ Lowe (E. J. [Edward Joseph]) Beautiful Leaved Plants,Â60 coloured and numbered plates, tissue guards, light foxing, near-contemporary calf, front board coming loose from hinge, rear hinge strained but firm, calf rubbe

Estimation

€230 - 360

Botany and Gardening.- Twamley (Louisa Anne) The R

223 - Botany and Gardening.- Twamley (Louisa Anne) The Romance of Nature, first edition,Â26 hand-coloured plates and hand-coloured pictorial title page, half title, tissue guards, advertisement f. at end, ink inscription dated 1836 to first endpaper, foxing, ?original morocco, rebacked, preserving backstrip, rubbed and discoloured, g.e., Charles Tilt, 1836. Â§ Bradley (R. [Richard]), Dictionarium Botanicum: Or, a Botanical Dictionary for the use of curious Husbandry and Gardening, vol. 1 (of 2), fi

Estimation

€230 - 360

Botany.- Harrison (Joseph, editor) The Floricultur

224 - Botany.- Harrison (Joseph, editor) The Floricultural Cabinet and Florist's Magazine, 19 works in 15 vol., first edition,Â212 hand-coloured plates only, some folding, a few coming loose, browning and light foxing, in various bindings, including vol. 1-6 in modern calf backed bindings, vol. 12 in original cloth, most in varying contemporary or near contemporary calf-backed boards, various conditions; and 12 duplicate volumes, including vol. 1-3 in original cloth, 8vo, Whittaker, Treacher, & Co.,

Estimation

€230 - 360

Botany.- Harrison (Joseph, editor) The Floricultur

225 - Botany.- Harrison (Joseph, editor) The Floricultural Cabinet and Florist's Magazine, 29 works in 15 vol., first edition, complete run, 341 hand-coloured plates only, several folding, vol. 1 including supplement, foxing and browning, occasional ink inscriptions and book plates, in half calf bindings, various conditions, many spine labels missing, lower section of the spine on vol. 7-8 detached and missing, rubbing and scuffs to corners and extremities, hinges slightly strained, 8vo, Whittaker, Tr

Estimation

€470 - 720

Botany.- Hibberd (Shirley, editor) The Floral Worl

226 - Botany.- Hibberd (Shirley, editor) The Floral World and Garden Guide, 20 vol. (of 23), first edition, 156 hand-coloured engraved plates only, several folding, foxing and browning, in various bindings, some in original cloth, others in half calf, various conditions, mainly bumping and rubbing to extremities, spines faded and hinges strained, Groombridge and Sons; and 8 duplicates 1858-1880; 12 vol from the New Series,Âoriginal paper wrappers, Â8vo, 1874; sold as a periodical and not subject to

Estimation

€350 - 600

Botany.- Hulme (F. Edward) & Hibberd (Shirley) Fam

227 - Botany.- Hulme (F. Edward) & Hibberd (Shirley) Familiar Wild Flowers, 8 vol., mixed editions, some duplicates; Familiar Garden Flowers, 9 vol., mixed editions, some duplicates,Âeach with 40 colour plates, some with tissue guards, foxing, 1 vol. with a few loose plates, original cloth, bumping, fading, wear to corners and extremities, hinges weak, some with marks to boards, Cassell, c.1880-1890. Â§ Thompson (W. [William]) The English Flower Garden of Hardy and Half-Hardy Plants, 2 works togeth

Estimation

€230 - 360

Botany.- Jerrard (Paul, publisher) Garden Beauties

228 - Botany.- Jerrard (Paul, publisher) Garden Beauties,Âchromolithographed dedication leaf, chromolithographed title-page, and 12 chromolithographed plates of flowers, text printed in gold, publisher's advertisement leaf at rear, foxing, original lacquered binding, crazed, chips and losses to corners, cloth spine slightly bumped, g.e., 4to, c1870

Estimation

€350 - 600

Botany.- Johnson (George W.) The Journal of Hortic

229 - Botany.- Johnson (George W.) The Journal of Horticulture, 25 vol., and The Cottage Gardner, 21 vol.,Âassorted volumes, some duplicates, in-text illustrations, light foxing, bookplates, mixed bindings, some original cloth, others in uniform near-contemporary half calf, varying conditions, rubbing, bumping, WM. S. Orr and Co., 1849-1875 Â§ Wright (John), The Fruit Grower's Guide, 2 vol.,Â25 chromolithographed plates, chromolithographed frontispieces and title pages, the odd spot, near contempo

Estimation

€230 - 360

Botany.- Lowe (E. J. [Edward Joseph]) Ferns: Briti

230 - Botany.- Lowe (E. J. [Edward Joseph]) Ferns: British and Exotic, 3 vol. (of 8),Âvol 2, 3, 4, and part of 5 (bound with vol. 4), 190 chromolithographic numbered plates, tissue guards, occasional foxing and browning, uniform half morocco, rubbed and scuffed, Groombridge and Sons, 1866-1868. Â§ Loudon (J.C. [John Claudius]) An Encyclopaedia of Plants, in-text woodcut illustrations, light foxing, endpapers torn and creased, contemporary half vellum, rebacked, preserving parts of backstrip, losses

Estimation

€230 - 360

Botany.- Marnock (Robert) The Floricultural Magazi

231 - Botany.- Marnock (Robert) The Floricultural Magazine and Miscellany of Gardening, 4 vol., including vol. 1, vol. 4, vol 5., and vol. 6, coloured titles,Â50 hand-coloured plates, some folding,Âwith duplicates of vol. 5 and 6 bound as one, R. Tyas, 1836-1842. Â§ Bohn (Henry G., publisher), The British Florist; or Lady's Journal of Horticulture, 2 vol. (of 6),Âoriginal cloth, 1846; and others relating to botany, including 6 vol. from The Florist's Journal, including duplicates, colour plates,

Estimation

€350 - 600

Botany.- Parkinson (John) Theatrum Botanicum: The

232 - Botany.- Parkinson (John) Theatrum Botanicum: The Theater of Plants. Or, an Herball of a Large Extent, first edition,Âc.2600 woodcut illustrations, lacking additional engraved title and opening and rear blanks, some restoration including title, the odd small tear, light foxing and browning throughout, ink inscription to title, modern half morocco, near fine, [ESTC S121875; Henrey 286], folio, Tho. Cotes, 1640.

Estimation

€470 - 720

Botany.- Rennie (James, editor) The Magazine of Bo

233 - Botany.- Rennie (James, editor) The Magazine of Botany & Gardening, British and Foreign, 5 vol. in 2, 5 engraved titles, 161 plates only, all but 3 hand-coloured, some offsetting, foxing, bookplate, ink ownership inscription to free endpaper, cracking to gutter, 1 vol. upper hinge broken at preface, old tape repairs to upper hinges, contemporary half calf, rebacked in cloth, spines sunned with contemporary red roan labels, rubbed, 1833-37ÂÂ§ Boulger (Professor George Simmonds, editor) British

Estimation

€350 - 480

Botany.- Smith (Frederick W.) The Florists' Magazi

234 - Botany.- Smith (Frederick W.) The Florists' Magazine: A Register of the Newest and Most Beautiful Varieties of Florists' Flowers, 2 vol. in 1, reissue, engraved hand-coloured title and 59 plates, half-title, index to vol.1 and 2, without vol.2 title (?as issued), engraved title lightly foxed and browned, some light browning and offsetting, light staining, modern half-morocco, spine with red morocco labels to spine, contemporary label to upper cover, [Stafleu & Cowan 12.194],Â4to, 1836.

Estimation

€470 - 720

Gardening.- Greenhouses.- Step (Edward) Favourite

235 - Gardening.- Greenhouses.- Step (Edward) Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, 4 vol., first edition,Â316 chromolithographic plates, 78 plus 1 frontispiece to each volume, tissue guards (except vol 1.), marbled endpapers, light foxing, near-contemporary half morocco, heavily rubbed, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., [1896-7] Â§ Forbes (James), Hortus Woburnesis, A Descriptive Catalogue... Cultivated at Woburn Abbey, first edition, engraved title and frontispiece, 24 engraved plates, most foldi

Estimation

€350 - 600

Gardening.- Hale (Thomas) Eden: Or, a Compleat Bod

236 - Gardening.- Hale (Thomas) Eden: Or, a Compleat Body of Gardening, first edition, compiled by Sir John Hill, engraved frontispiece and 59 engraved plates (of 60), plate 18 part coloured, foxing and browning, frontispiece splitting at gutter, bookplate to Captain Watson, hinges cracked, contemporary calf, joints held by strings only, rear board is coming loose, heavy rubbing and losses, losses to tips of spine, printed for T. Osborne, folio, 1757.

Estimation

€470 - 720

Gardening.- Loudon (Mrs. [Jane Webb]) The Ladies'

237 - Gardening.- Loudon (Mrs. [Jane Webb]) The Ladies' Flower-Garden of Ornamental Greenhouse Plants, first edition,Â42 hand-coloured engraved plates, tissue guards, the odd spot throughout, some plates coming loose, foxed to endpapers and title, title splitting at gutter, bookplate, contemporary half morocco, rubbed to spine and extremities, marks to boards, hinges strained, 8vo, William Smith, 1848.

Estimation

€230 - 360

Oudemans (C.A.J.A.) Neerland's Plantentuin, 3 vol.

238 - Oudemans (C.A.J.A.) Neerland's Plantentuin, 3 vol., 54 chromolithographed plates on 52 leaves, a few folding and occasional repairs, a few scattered spots, occasional trimming to plates and offsetting, some water-staining to plates, light browning, contemporary half morocco, rebacked, repairs to corners, rubbing,ÂGroningen, 1865-67 Â§ Sitwell (Sachervell) and Wilfrid Blunt. Great Flower Books, 1700-1900, limited edition signed by the authors,Â the odd spot, original half morocco, spine sligh

Estimation

€350 - 480

Agriculture.- Gallandius (Petrus,Âeditor.)ÂDe Agro

239 - Agriculture.- Gallandius (Petrus,Âeditor.)ÂDe Agrorum conditionibus, & constitutionibus limitum, first edition,Â1 small tipped-in woodcut plate misbound at c2, woodcut illustrations and diagrams in text and decorative initials, ink marginalia to first few ff., a few ff. with light water-staining, overall a clean copy, Kimbolton Castle bookplate, upper hinge broken, contemporary limp vellum, later label to spine, soiled and worn, [Adams G.147; Pettegree 70699; Wellcome 2651], 4to, Paris, Adria

Estimation

€710 - 960

Agriculture & Gardening.- [SterbeeckÂ(Franciscus v

240 - Agriculture & Gardening.- [SterbeeckÂ(Franciscus van)]ÂDen Nederlandschen Verstandigen Hovenier, 7 full-page woodcuts, a few ff. repaired, including title, modern vellum, [STCN 412828286], Ghent, Weduwe Steven en Zoon,Â[1775]ÂÂ§ Wolffen (Christian) Entdeckung der wahren Ursache von der wunderbahren Vermehrung des GetreidesÂengraved frontispiece, repair to title, Halle,Â1725Âbound withÂErlÃ¤uterung der Entdeckung...ÂFrankfurt and Leipzig,Â1730 together 2 works in 1,Âbrowning and fo

Estimation

€710 - 960

Birds.- [CettiÂ(Francesco)]ÂGli Uccelli di Sardegn

241 - Birds.- [CettiÂ(Francesco)]ÂGli Uccelli di Sardegna,Âengraved title, 6 engraved plates, trimmed, with some loss to caption, wormholes at margins, slightly touching a few plates,Âcontemporary calf, gilt, [Wood p.283], Sassari, Giuseppe Piattoli,Â1776 Â§ÂHeerkens (Ger. Nicolai) Aves FrisicÃ¦,Âengraved title,Âcontemporary boards, rebacked, edges uncut, [Wood p.381], Rotterdam, C.R. Hake,Â1788 Â§ Finsch (O.) and G. Hartlaub. Beitrag zur Fauna Centralpolynesiens. Ornithologie,Â14Âhan

Estimation

€590 - 840

Birds.- Watkins (A.G.) Giacomelli, illustrator. Pi

242 - Birds.- Watkins (A.G.) Giacomelli, illustrator. Pictures of Bird Life in Pen and Ink, endpapers a little foxed, rear hinge starting, original gilt decorated cloth, frayed at extremities, staining to lower recto, Cassell, Petter, Galpin, & Co, n.d.; and 4 others, birds, 8vo (5)

Estimation

€170 - 240

Birds.- Thorburn (Archibald) British Birds, first

243 - Birds.- Thorburn (Archibald) British Birds, first edition, 4 vols., eighty colour plates, frontispiece, endpapers a little foxed, owners inscription, original cloth, titles in gilt, spines sunned, scuffing and light edgewear, Longmans, Green & Co, 1915 Â§ Witherby (H.F.) The Handbook of British Birds, 5 vols. first edition, 5 vols. plates and maps, foxing, creasing to some pages, original cloth, rubbed and scuffed, extremities frayed, Witherby, 1940, 8vo

Estimation

€230 - 360

Botany.-ÂDrevesÂ(J.F.)Âand F.G. Hayne.ÂChoix de Pl

244 - Botany.-ÂDrevesÂ(J.F.)Âand F.G. Hayne.ÂChoix de Plantes d'Europe, 5 vol.,Â125 hand-coloured engraved plates, many numbered in ink at foot, 2ff. working loose but holding in vol.5, occasional spotting, mostly to text,ÂRoyal Horticultural Society and Lindley Library bookplates and cancellation stamp,Âcontemporary boards, rebacked, slightly rubbed, [Nissen BBI 529], 4to, Leipzig,Â1802.

Estimation

€590 - 840

Botany.- Forestry.-ÂDuhamel du MonceauÂ(Henri Loui

245 - Botany.- Forestry.-ÂDuhamel du MonceauÂ(Henri Louis)ÂLa Physique des Arbres oÃ¹ il est traitÃ© de l'anatomie des plantes, 2 vol.,Âfirst edition,Â50 engraved folding plates,Âa few wormholes at foot of first few ff. of vol.2,Âbookplates, contemporary half calf, gilt spines with red and white labels,Â[Nissen BBI 542], 4to,ÂParis, H.L. Guerin and L.F. Delatour,Â1758.

Estimation

€350 - 480

Botany.- France.- [JauffretÂ(L.F.)]ÂLa Corbeille d

246 - Botany.- France.- [JauffretÂ(L.F.)]ÂLa Corbeille de Fleurs,Â24 engraved plates and 13 folding engravings of piano pieces,Â1819;ÂLe Panier de Fruits, 24 engraved plates by Maradan, after drawings by PrÃªtre, Paris,Â1819,Âoccasional light spotting,Âcontemporary boards, red morocco labels to spines,Âedges uncut,ÂParis, 8voÂ(2)

Estimation

€350 - 480

Botany.- HalesÂ(Stephen)ÂVegetable Staticks: Or, A

247 - Botany.- HalesÂ(Stephen)ÂVegetable Staticks: Or, An Account of some Statical Experiments on the Sap in Vegetables, first edition,Â19 engraved plates,Âvery slight marginal worming at end,Âthe odd ink correction to text, manuscript f. titled 'Vegitatio Hahosiana' dated 1733 bound in after title, [ESTC T81048; Henrey 777],Âfor W. and J.Innys, and T.Woodward,Â1727; Statical Essays containing Vegetable Staticks, 2 vol.,Âvol.1 second edition, vol.2 first edition, 19 engraved plates, vol.1 ligh

Estimation

€710 - 960

Botany.- Hoffmann (Georgio Francisco) Historia Sal

248 - Botany.- Hoffmann (Georgio Francisco) Historia Salicum, 4 parts (of 5) in 1 vol. (of 2),Â24 engraved plates to rear (of 30), light foxing, plates are generally bright and clean, paper covered boards, loss to lower spine and lower right corner of front board, water-damage, scuffs, marks, and bumps, Leipzig, Impensis Siegfried Lebrecht Crusii, folio, 1787

Estimation

€470 - 720

Botany.- Italy.- BertoloniÂ(Antonio)ÂAmoenitates I

249 - Botany.- Italy.- BertoloniÂ(Antonio)ÂAmoenitates Italicae sistentes opuscula ad rem herbariam et zoologiam Italiae spectantia,Â6 engraved plates, foxing,Âcontemporary half vellum, [Stafleu & Cowan 486], 4to,ÂBologna,Â1819.

Estimation

€350 - 480

Botany.- LambertÂ(Aylmer Bourke)ÂAn Illustration o

250 - Botany.- LambertÂ(Aylmer Bourke)ÂAn Illustration of the Genus Cinchona,Â5 engraved folding plates (lightly offset, 1 plate trimmed with loss to imprint), some marginal staining and light browning, modern morocco backed boards, red calf label to spine, [Nissen BBI 1128; Stafleu & Cowan 4147], 4to,Â1821.

Estimation

€350 - 480

Botany.-ÂPolliniÂ(Ciro)ÂFlora Veronensis, 3 vol.,Â

251 - Botany.-ÂPolliniÂ(Ciro)ÂFlora Veronensis, 3 vol.,Âfirst edition,Â12 folding engraved plates,Âlight scattered foxing, uncut inÂoriginal printed wrappers, a little worn and chipped, [Stafleu & Cowan 8145], 8vo, Verona,Â1822-24

Estimation

€350 - 480

Botany.- Pomology.- France.-ÂJaume Saint-HilaireÂ(

252 - Botany.- Pomology.- France.-ÂJaume Saint-HilaireÂ(Jean Henri)ÂLa Flore et La Pomone FranÃ§aises, 4 vol.,Â540 engraved plates only (of 544), printed in colour, some finished by hand, Latin captions supplied in ink and pencil, 4 titles with ink inscriptions, vol.1 and 2 with vol. titles only, occasional foxing,Âcontemporary morocco-backed boards, gilt spines, some joints starting, a little rubbed, edges uncut, [Nissen BBI 988; Stafleu & Cowan 3311], Paris, 8vo,Â1828-[1835].

Estimation

€590 - 840

Botany.- SchrankÂ(Franz von Paula)ÂBriefe Naturhis

253 - Botany.- SchrankÂ(Franz von Paula)ÂBriefe Naturhistorischen, physikalischen und Ã¶konomischen Inhaltes, first edition,Â4 engraved folding plates, contemporary boards, spine rubbed, [Stafleu & Cowan 11.114], Erlangen,Â1802ÂÂ§ Haller (Albrecht de) Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Regii et Agri Gottingensis,Âengraved title vignette, light water-staining towards end, occasional light scattered spotting, a few ink corrections, wide margins, contemporary vellum-backed boards, spine lettered in ink

Estimation

€350 - 480

Botany.- SebastianiÂ(Antonio)ÂFlorae Romanae,Â10 e

254 - Botany.- SebastianiÂ(Antonio)ÂFlorae Romanae,Â10 engraved folding plates, occasional light foxing, ex-library copy with bookplate and some markings (Not to plates), contemporary half calf, [Stafleu & Cowan 11.581], Rome, 1818 Â§ Moris (Giuseppe Giacinto) and Giuseppe de Notaris. Florula Caprariae sive enumeratio plantarum in insula Capraria, pp.59-300, extract from 'Memoire della Reale Acad. delle Scienze di Torino,Â6 engraved plates, later wrappers, title pasted to upper cover, edges uncu

Estimation

€350 - 480

Elephants.-ÂCamperÂ(Pierre)ÂDescription Anatomique

255 - Elephants.-ÂCamperÂ(Pierre)ÂDescription Anatomique d'un Ã‰lÃ©phant MÃ¢le, first edition,Âhalf-title, engraved portrait frontispiece (ink ownership inscription to verso), 20 engraved plates, some water-staining, occasional marginal fraying,Âlater cloth, sunned and stained, edges uncut, [Nissen ZBI 798], folio, Paris,Â1802.

Estimation

€350 - 480

Fishes.- Asia.-ÂBrevoortÂ(James Carson)ÂNotes on s

256 - Fishes.- Asia.-ÂBrevoortÂ(James Carson)ÂNotes on some Figures of Japanese Fish taken from recent specimens by the artists of the U.S. Japan Expedition,Â10Âhand-colouredÂlithographÂplates, someÂfoxing and browning to text, Alan John Jarvis bookplate, original cloth, some marking to covers, spine ends worn, [Dean I. p.181], [Washington],Â[1856] Â§ Basilewsky (Stephano) Ichthyographia Chinae Borealis, pp.215-263, extract from 'Nouv. MÃ©m. Soc. Nat. Moscou', 9 chromolithograph plates, l

Estimation

€350 - 480

Herbal.-ÂCosteoÂ(Giovanni)ÂDe Universalis Stirpium

257 - Herbal.-ÂCosteoÂ(Giovanni)ÂDe Universalis Stirpium natura libri duo, first edition,Âcollation: *4ÂA-Z4ÂAa-Zz4ÂAaa-Sss4, slight worming to first 2 ff. affecting 1 or 2 letters and small stain to title,Âcontemporary limp vellum, later labels to spines, a few wormholes to upper cover, [Not in Adams; Hunt 131; EDIT16 CNCE 13637], 4to, Turin, apud haer. NiccolÃ² Bevilacqua,Â1578.

Estimation

€350 - 480

Insects.-ÂSpinolaÂ(Maximilian)ÂInsectorum LiguriÃ¦

258 - Insects.-ÂSpinolaÂ(Maximilian)ÂInsectorum LiguriÃ¦ species novÃ¦ aut rariores,Â4 parts in 1 vol., 7 engraved plates, 1 slightly foxed, folding table,Âtear into half-title and part 1 title, manuscript f. titled 'Table alphabetique' bound before plates, contemporary calf-backed boards, red morocco label to spine, joints split, [Nissen ZBI 3942],Â4to, Genoa, Yves Gravier,Â1806-08.

Estimation

€350 - 480

Insects.-ÂSwammerdamÂ(Jan)ÂHistoire Naturelle des

259 - Insects.-ÂSwammerdamÂ(Jan)ÂHistoire Naturelle des Insectes traduite du Biblia Naturae, first French edition,Â36 engraved folding plates, ink-stamp to title, J. d'Aguilar bookplate, contemporary calf, joints split but firm, lower cover worn,Â[Nissen ZBI 4058],ÂDijon,Â1758 Â§ Puget (L. de.) Observations sur la Structure des Yeux de Divers Insectes,Âfirst edition,Â3 engraved folding plates, contemporary calf, joints split, spine ends chipped, [Horn-Schenkling 12718], Lyon,Â1706 Â§ Gu�

Estimation

€590 - 840

Insects.-ÂThomsonÂ(James)ÂMonographie des CicindÃ©

260 - Insects.-ÂThomsonÂ(James)ÂMonographie des CicindÃ©lides ou ExposÃ© MÃ©thodique et Critique..., vol.1 [all published],Âengraved frontispiece and 10 plates, all but 1 finely hand-coloured, occasionalÂlight foxing, original printed upper wrapper bound at end,Âlater half cloth, spine lettered in gilt, [Horn-Schenkling 22014; Nissen ZBI 4122], 4to, Paris,Â1857.

Estimation

€350 - 480

Marine Life.-ÂBattarraÂ(Giovanni Antonio)ÂEpistola

261 - Marine Life.-ÂBattarraÂ(Giovanni Antonio)ÂEpistola selectas de re naturali observationes complectens,Âengraved title vignette depicting a lynx, owl, and fungi, 4 engraved folding plates,Âcontemporary vellum, faded title in manuscript to spine, worming to spine and lower cover,Â4to, Rimini, ex Typa Albertiniana,Â1774.

Estimation

€710 - 960

Marine Life.-ÂCavoliniÂ(Filippo)ÂMemorie per servi

262 - Marine Life.-ÂCavoliniÂ(Filippo)ÂMemorie per servire alla storia de'Polip Marini, first edition, 9 engraved plates, some foxing and light marginal water-staining,Âmodern half morocco, edges uncut, [Nissen ZBI 854], 4to, Naples,Â1785.

Estimation

€350 - 480

Marine Life.-ÂOliviÂ(Giuseppe)ÂZoologia Adriatica

263 - Marine Life.-ÂOliviÂ(Giuseppe)ÂZoologia Adriatica ossia catalogo ragionato degli Animali del Golfo e delle Lagune di Venezia,Â9 engraved folding plates,Âtyped ownership pasted to title, occasional light water-staining,Âcontemporary wrappers, title supplied in manuscript to backstrip, spine worn, edges uncut, [Nissen ZBI 3010], 4to, Bassano,Â1792.

Estimation

€350 - 480

Microscopy.-ÂDella TorreÂ(Giovanni Maria)ÂNuove Os

264 - Microscopy.-ÂDella TorreÂ(Giovanni Maria)ÂNuove Osservazioni Microscopiche, first edition,Â14 engraved folding plates, occasionalÂlight foxing, 1 or 2 ink corrections to text and 12 plates with ink annotations to image,ÂMarcel Bekus ink-stamp to front free endpaper and title verso,Âcontemporary calf-backed boards, extremities worn, [Poggendoff II 1118], 4to, Naples, con Licenza de'Superiori,Â1776.

Estimation

€350 - 480

Microscopy.- LeeuwenhoekÂ(Antony van)ÂSend-Brieven

265 - Microscopy.- LeeuwenhoekÂ(Antony van)ÂSend-Brieven, Zoo aan de Hoog Edele Heeren van de Koninklyke Societeit te Londen, first edition, engraved frontispiece and 31 plates, some folding, text correction pasted to errata, a couple of marginal repairs, contemporary boards, rubbed, 4to, Delft, Adriaan Beman,Â1718.

Estimation

€890 - 1,200

Mineralogy & Gemology.-ÂTheophrastus.ÂTraitÃ© des

266 - Mineralogy & Gemology.-ÂTheophrastus.ÂTraitÃ© des Pierres de ThÃ©ophraste traduit du Grec, first French edition,Â1 or 2 marginal ink annotations,Âcontemporary calf-backed boards, gilt spine with red morocco label, spine a little worn, [Sinkankas 6593], 8vo, Paris, Jean-Thomas Herissant,Â1754.

Estimation

€350 - 480

Botany.- North (Marianne).- Symonds, (Mrs. John Ad

267 - Botany.- North (Marianne).- Symonds, (Mrs. John Addington [Janet Catherine]) Recollections of a Happy Life, Being the Autobiography of Marianne North, 2 vol., second edition, signed presentation copy, signed by the author to vol 1., pastedown, addressed to 'Maggie & Graham Dakyns', with a hand-written letter pasted to the half title from Marianne North, signed, also addressed to Mrs. Dakyns;ÂSome Further Recollections of a Happy Life, first edition, also from the library of Mr and Mrs Dakyns, a

Estimation

€230 - 360

Plant Growth.-ÂIngenhouszÂ(John)ÂExpÃ©riences sur

268 - Plant Growth.-ÂIngenhouszÂ(John)ÂExpÃ©riences sur les VÃ©gÃ©taux,Âfolding engraved plate, light spotting to first few ff., ink stamp to title, neat repairs to spine, Paris,Â1780 Â§ÂBonnet (C.) Considerations sur les Corps organisÃ©s, 2 vol.,Âengraved title vignettes, marginal water-staining to few ff., H.F. Bienfait bookplate, vol.2 lower joint cracking, Amsterdam,Â1762 Â§ Spallanzani (L) ExpÃ©riences pour servir Ã l'Histoire de la GÃ©nÃ©rations des Animaux et des Plan

Estimation

€350 - 480

Reptiles.-ÂDaudinÂ(F[rancois]. M[arie].)ÂHistoire

269 - Reptiles.-ÂDaudinÂ(F[rancois]. M[arie].)ÂHistoire Naturelle, GÃ©nÃ©rale et ParticuliÃ¨re des Reptiles, 8 vol.,Âfirst edition, 100 engraved plates (vol.1 plate 15 loose), 2 folding tables, occasional water-staining,Âoriginal boards, paper labels to spines, plate count inscribed in ink to covers, rubbed, some wear to extremities, edges uncut, [Nissen ZBI 1045], 8vo, Paris,Â[1801-03].

Estimation

€350 - 480

Zoology.- BuffonÂ(G.L.M.L.,ÂComte de)Âet al..ÂHist

270 - Zoology.- BuffonÂ(G.L.M.L.,ÂComte de)Âet al..ÂHistoire Naturelle, gÃ©nÃ©rale et particuliere, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi, 38 vol. in 19,Âengraved portrait of Buffon, 10 folding maps (a few on variant paper, conjoined, slightly lifting off), and 1,144 plates, numerous engraved vignettes,ÂoccasionalÂlight marginal water-staining to some vol.,Âink-stamps to front free endpapers and vol. 1 title, contemporary blue/green half calf, gilt spines with red morocco labels, a little

Estimation

€590 - 840

Zoology.-ÂCuvierÂ(Georges C.L.,ÂBaron)ÂLe RÃ¨gne A

271 - Zoology.-ÂCuvierÂ(Georges C.L.,ÂBaron)ÂLe RÃ¨gne Animal DistribuÃ© d'aprÃ¨s son organisation, 4 vol.,Âfirst edition,Â15 engraved plates,Âsmall repair to vol.2 half-title head, some foxing, the odd ink or pencil annotation,Â'C. DumÃ©ril' ink inscription to vol.1 half-title, Jacques d'Aguilar bookplates to front pastedowns, E. Oustalet ink-stamp to half-titles or front free endpapers, contemporary half calf, gilt spines,Â[PMM 276; Dibner, Heralds of Science 196; Nissen ZBI 1013],�

Estimation

€350 - 480

Astronomy.- Hubble (Edwin) "Effects of Red Shifts

272 - Astronomy.- Hubble (Edwin) "Effects of Red Shifts on the Distribution of Nebulae", in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol.22, pp. 621-627, library ink-stamp to title, library half cloth, spine sunned with abrasion and light staining, light rubbing to covers, 8vo, Easton, 1936.

Estimation

€110 - 180

Astrophysics.- Salpeter (Edwin E.) "The Luminosity

273 - Astrophysics.- Salpeter (Edwin E.) "The Luminosity Function and Stellar Evolution", in The Astrophysical Journal, vol.121, pp.161-167, lacking title, ex-library copy with ink-stamps, library half cloth, paper label to spine with tape and glue markings, 8vo, 1955.

Estimation

€110 - 180

Biology.- Protein.- Pauling (Linus) Robert B. Core

274 - Biology.- Protein.- Pauling (Linus) Robert B. Corey et al.. "The Structure of Proteins: Two Hydrogen-Bonded Helical Configurations of the Polypeptide Chain" [and several other essays on protein], in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol.37, pp.205-211, title with marginal browning and library ink stamps, final f. a little browned, contemporary half cloth, spine sunned and with repair, Boston, 1951.

Estimation

€170 - 240

Darwin (Charles)ÂThe Effects of Cross and Self Fer

275 - Darwin (Charles)ÂThe Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom, first edition,Â3-line errata slip, 1 diagram and 109 tables,Âlight spotting to title,Âhinges cracked but firm, original green cloth, a little rubbed, [Freeman 1249], 8vo,Â1876.

Estimation

€350 - 480

Digestion.- Biology.- Bernard (Claude) "MÃ©moire s

276 - Digestion.- Biology.- Bernard (Claude) "MÃ©moire sur le PancrÃ©as et sur le Role du suc PancrÃ©atique dans les PhÃ©nomÃ¨nes Digestifs", in SupplÃ©ment aux Comptes Rendus, vol.1, first edition, pp.379-563,Â5 folding stipple-engraved plates, of which 3 hand-coloured aquatints, light spotting,Âex-library copy with ink-stamps to preliminary text ff., 20th-century morocco-backed boards, spine sunned and with paper label and glue stains, a little rubbed, 4to,ÂParis, 1856.

Estimation

€170 - 240

Fermentation.- Pasteur (Louis) "MÃ©moire sur les C

277 - Fermentation.- Pasteur (Louis) "MÃ©moire sur les Corpuscules OrganisÃ©s qui existent dans l'atmosphere", first edition, in Annales des Sciences Naturelles partie Zoologique, 4th series, vol.16, pp.5-98, Paris, 1861 bound with vol.15, in ex-library copy with ink-stamps, library half-cloth, spine sunned, glue stain to backstrip, 8vo.

Estimation

€350 - 480

Geology & Mineralogy.-ÂGesnerÂ(Abraham)ÂRemarks on

278 - Geology & Mineralogy.-ÂGesnerÂ(Abraham)ÂRemarks on the Geology and Mineralogy of Nova Scotia, lithograph folding frontispiece, plate, and folding hand-coloured map, title repaired at outer corner, contemporary cloth, rebacked, ?original paper label to spine, [Sabin 27225], Halifax, Nova Scotia,Â1836 Â§ Bowles (Guillaume) Introduction a l'Histoire Naturelle et a la GÃ©ographie Physique de l'Espagne,Âfirst French edition,Âlibrary ink stamp to 1f., J. d'Aguilar bookplate, contemporary cal

Estimation

€350 - 480

Geology.- Phillips (William) Outlines of mineralog

279 - Geology.- Phillips (William) Outlines of mineralogy and geology, intended for the use of those who may desire to become acquainted with the elements of those sciences; especially of young persons, third edition, engraved frontispiece and 3 plates, of which 2 hand-coloured, advertisement f. at end, frontispiece stained, some offsetting to / from plates, occasional spotting or light staining (including title), lightly browned, contemporary half calf, spine gilt, joints split, but holding firm, cor

Estimation

€170 - 240

Newton (Sir Isaac).- Smith (Robert) A Compleat Sys

280 - Newton (Sir Isaac).- Smith (Robert) A Compleat System of Opticks In Four Books, vol. 1 only (of 2), first edition, 45 engraved folding plates, 4 pp. list of subscribers, ink ownership inscription and ink stamps to title, bookseller's ticket to front pastedown, small hole title-B4 (affecting the odd letter), water-staining, largely marginal, surface soiling and scattered spotting, cracking at upper hinge, contemporary calf, rebacked, rubbed and chipped, [ESTC T100004], 4to, Cambridge, Printed for

Estimation

€170 - 240

Photography.- Daguerre (Louis Jacques Mande).- Ara

281 - Photography.- Daguerre (Louis Jacques Mande).- Arago (Francois Jean Dominique) Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des SÃ©ances de l'AcadÃ©mie des Sciences, vol.8, 9 and 12, containing the announcements, claims and counter-claims relating to the discovery of photography by Daguerre, Fox Talbot etc., some foxing, ex-library copies with ink stamps, library cloth-backed boards with labels to spines, spines a little sunned, extremities a little rubbed, 4to, Paris, Bachelier, 1839-44.

Estimation

€590 - 840

Physics.- Einstein (Albert) and Wolfgang Pauli. "O

282 - Physics.- Einstein (Albert) and Wolfgang Pauli. "On the Non-Existence of Regular Stationary Solutions of Relativistic Field Equations", in Annals of Mathematics, second series, vol.44, pp.131-137, ex-library copy with ink-stamps, library half cloth, light rubbing to extremities, spine a little sunned with abrasion to foot, Baltimore, 1943; and vol.43 of the same journal, 8vo (2)

Estimation

€170 - 240

Physics.- Haxel (Otto) and J.H.D. Jensen, and Hans

283 - Physics.- Haxel (Otto) and J.H.D. Jensen, and Hans S. Suess. ModellmÃ¤ÃŸige Deutung der ausgezeichneten Nukleonenzahlen im Kernbau, in Zeitschrift fÃ¼r Physik, vol.128, pp.295-311, ex-library copy with ink-stamps, library cloth, with paper label and glue stains to backstrip, a little bumped, 8vo, Berlin, 1930.

Estimation

€110 - 180

Physics.- Johnson (Johan Bertrand) "A Low Voltage

284 - Physics.- Johnson (Johan Bertrand) "A Low Voltage Cathode Ray Oscillograph", in Journal of the Optical Society of America, vol.6, pp.701-712,Âex-library copy with ink-stamps, library half cloth, spine a little faded with paper label and glue stains, 8vo, Menasha, 1922.

Estimation

€110 - 180

Physics.- MariotteÂ(EdmÃ©)ÂOeuvres, 2 vol. in 1,Âf

285 - Physics.- MariotteÂ(EdmÃ©)ÂOeuvres, 2 vol. in 1,Âfirst collected edition,Âtitles in red and black with engraved vignette, 26 engraved folding plates, one with short tear, sig.R & S misbound after sig.T,Âcontemporary calf, rebacked preserving original spine, corners repaired, 4to, Leiden, Pierre Vander,Â1717.

Estimation

€350 - 480

Urology & Bladder Stones.- Thomson (John) Observat

286 - Urology & Bladder Stones.- Thomson (John) Observations on Lithotomy: being a republication of Dr. James Douglas' appendix to his history of lateral operation for the stone, 2 engraved plates (1 folding), a few small tears to plates, scattered spotting or foxing, cracking at hinges, contemporary half calf, spine gilt in compartments, splitting at joints, rubbed and chipped, 8vo, Edinburgh, William Blackwood, 1808.

Estimation

€110 - 180

X-Rays.- Michelson (Albert) "The Relative Motion o

287 - X-Rays.- Michelson (Albert) "The Relative Motion of the Earth and the Ether", in The American Journal of Science, fourth series, vol.3, pp.475-478,Âex-library copy with ink-stamps, library half morocco, tape and library label to spine and covers, covers stained, extremities worn,ÂNew Haven, 1897; and vol. 4 and 5 from the same series of the journal, 8vo (3)

Estimation

€170 - 240

Africa.- Baines (Thomas) The Victoria Falls Zambes

288 - Africa.- Baines (Thomas) The Victoria Falls Zambesi River,Âportrait frontispiece, additional colour lithograph title and 10 plates, tissue-guards, original cloth, housed in original box, splits to corners, rubbed, folio, Bulawayo, Books of Rhodesia, 1969

Estimation

€110 - 180

Africa.- BruceÂ(James)ÂVoyage en Nubie et en Abyss

289 - Africa.- BruceÂ(James)ÂVoyage en Nubie et en Abyssinie, 6 vol. including atlas vol.,Âfirst French edition,Âtranslated by M.Castera, 7 engraved maps (of which 4 folding, a few splits at foldlines, 'Carte ou est tracÃ©e la Route' with short tear into map), 81 engraved plates (of which 19 double-page), double-page plates and folding maps in atlas vol. mounted on paper stubs, half-titles, engraved title vignettes,Âoccasional foxing and browning,ÂPhilippe de Vilmorin bookplates to front paste

Estimation

€590 - 840

Africa.- Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) My Africa

290 - Africa.- Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) My African Journey, first edition,Âhalf-title, frontispiece, plates (one with short tear), 3 maps, occasional light spotting, previous owner's ink signature, original pictorial cloth, lightly sunned spine (as usual), a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Hosken p.46; Woods A12],Â 1908.

Estimation

€230 - 360

Africa.- Slavery.- Berlioux (Etienne Felix) The Sl

291 - Africa.- Slavery.- Berlioux (Etienne Felix) The Slave Trade in Africa in 1872, first edition,Âhalf-title, occasional light marginal finger-soiling, later endpapers, original cloth, neat repairs to spine, rubbed, slight bumping to extremities, 8vo, 1872.

Estimation

€110 - 180

Africa.- Slavery.- Snelgrave (Captain William) Nou

292 - Africa.- Slavery.- Snelgrave (Captain William) Nouvelle Relation de quelques endroits de Guinee et du Commerce d'Esclaves qu'on y fait, first French edition, folding engraved map, title in red and black, the odd spot, 2 or 3 small stains at head,Ânear-contemporary calf, spine gilt, slight chipping to spine ends, a few stains to covers,Â a few wormholes, [STCN 191255068], 12mo, Amsterdam, dÃ©pens de la Compagnie, 1735.

Estimation

€170 - 240

America.- Canada.- Chisholm's All Around Route and

293 - America.- Canada.- Chisholm's All Around Route and Panoramic Guide of the St. Lawrence,Âfolding panoramic frontispiece, 3 folding maps (one detached and loosely inserted), illustrations, spotting, advertisements at end, lacking front free endpaper, spotting, previous owner's ink signature, original cloth, bumping to corners and extremities, Montreal, Chisholm & Co., 1872 Â§ Morris (Alexander) Nova Britannia; or, Our New Canadian Dominion Foreshadowed,Âoriginal cloth, slight bumping to corner

Estimation

€470 - 720

America.- Canada.- Colden (Cadwallader) The Histor

294 - America.- Canada.- Colden (Cadwallader) The History of the Five Indian Nations of Canada, 2 vol., third edition, lacking map, occasional light spotting, bookplate, contemporary calf, rebacked, boards detached, a little rubbed, [ESTC T144799; Sabin 14275], for Lockyer Davis, 1755 Â§ Bishop (George) New-England Judged, by the Spirit of the Lord,Âprevious owner's ink signature to title, small hole to title fore-edge, lacking ?1f. advertisements at end, occasional spotting and staining, disbound,

Estimation

€470 - 720

America.- Worcester (Samuel A., editor) Cherokee A

295 - America.- Worcester (Samuel A., editor) Cherokee Almanac for 1851, text in Cherokee and English, original wrappers, scattered foxing and staining, owners mark on front wrapper, 8vo, Park Hill, OK, Mission Press, 1850.

Estimation

€350 - 480

Asia.- London Missionary Society (The) E Tuatua ei

296 - Asia.- London Missionary Society (The) E Tuatua ei akakite i te au mea o te rangi (A Treatise to explain the things of the heavens), first edition, woodcut illustrations and figures, portions of p. 101/102 missing, slightly affecting the text, toned with scattered foxing, offsetting to endpapers, original boards, front hinge cracked at lower, knocking, scuffing, edgewear, 8vo, Rarotonga, Mission Press, 1856.

Estimation

€350 - 480

Asia.- Ogilby (John) Asia, the First Part being An

297 - Asia.- Ogilby (John) Asia, the First Part being An Accurate Description of Persia ..., first edition, all published, additional engraved title, 28 engraved plates (12 double-page), 4 engraved double-page maps and plans, lacking B1 as usual, engraved title trimmed and laid down, previous owner's ink-stamp to title, small hole to 2M4 affecting odd letter,Âby the Author at his House in White-Friers, 1673,Âbound before, Nieuhoff (John) An Embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces

Estimation

€950 - 1,500

Australia.-ÂAboriginal.- Taplin (George, translato

298 - Australia.-ÂAboriginal.- Taplin (George, translator.) Tungarar Jehovald. Yarildewallin, (Extracts from the Holy Scriptures, in the language of the tribes inhabiting the lakes and Lower Murray, and called the Narrinyeri), first edition, small owners marks on title, occasional spot, original wrappers, creasing, minimal expert conservation to spine, 8vo, Adelaide, Shawyer, 1864.

Estimation

€470 - 720

Central Europe.- Beattie (William) & W. H. Bartlet

299 - Central Europe.- Beattie (William) & W. H. Bartlett. The Danube: Its History, Scenery, and Topography,Âengraved portrait frontispiece, additional engraved title, 80 plates, 2 maps, illustrations, contemporary half morocco, slight rubbing to corners and extremities, [c.1855]; Le Danube IllustrÃ©,Âengraved frontispiece, additional engraved title, 20 plates, original cloth, lightly sunned spine, slight bumping to corners and extremities,ÂParis, [c.1850];Â4to (2)

Estimation

€230 - 360

Central Europe.- Demidoff (Anatole de) Travels in

300 - Central Europe.- Demidoff (Anatole de) Travels in Southern Russia, and the Crimea, 2 vol., first English edition,Âhalf-titles, frontispiece (vol. 1 only), 23 plates, one folding map only (of 2), illustrations, occasional light spotting, advertisements at end vol. 2, original cloth, rebacked retaining original backstrip, spine and edges a little sunned, slight bumping to corners, 1853 Â§ Seymour (H. D.) Russia on the Black Sea and Sea of Azof,Âfrontispiece, folding maps, advertisements at end

Estimation

€350 - 480

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