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SAVONNE, Pierre, *L'arithmetique* [...]. Further e

414 - SAVONNE, Pierre, L'arithmetique [...]. Further expanded with several fine, subtle, and concise rules. Dealing with various forms of trade in goods [...]. Latest and tenth edition, revised and corrected. Lyon: C. Prost, 1643. Small 8vo: [16]-136 pp. (light foxing, small wormholes on some leaves in the last part). Contemporary soft vellum binding, ink-titled spine. Tenth revised edition (1st 1565) of a successful practical guide to business mathematics, followed by “Instruction et maniere de t

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€150 - 200

MILLER, Philip *Dictionary for Gardeners and Farme

415 - MILLER, Philip Dictionary for Gardeners and Farmers [...]. Brussels: B. Le Francq, 1786–1789, 8 vols., 8vo: frontispiece engraving—xlix–[3]–543, [4]-3-[1 blank page]-697, [4]-597, [4]-574, [4]-592, 533, [4]-544, [4]-244-86-184 (i.e., 194) pp.; 25 pl. (some water stains in vols. 5 and 6, some yellowed leaves in vols. 6 and 8). Contemporary polished mottled blond calf, gilt-ruled boards and spine with raised bands, red and green labels, gilt hatching on squares (some small stains, some c

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€250 - 350

MILLER, Philip: A Comprehensive and General Dictio

416 - MILLER, Philip: A Comprehensive and General Dictionary for Botanists, Gardeners, and Florists, covering the methods for laying out vegetable, flower, fruit, and herb gardens, wild forests, vineyards, orangeries, greenhouses, etc., etc. and how to cultivate all manner of plants [...]. With a preface by the learned Mr. Adrianus van Royen [...]. Based on the latest edition, translated from the English by Jakob van Eems. Leiden: P. van der Eyk; widow of J. van der Kluis, 1745, 2 vols., folio; 13 pla

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€250 - 300

VAN LAAR, Gijsbert *Magazijn van tuin-sieraaden*.

417 - VAN LAAR, Gijsbert Magazijn van tuin-sieraaden. Or Verzameling van modellen van aanleg en sieraad, for large and small pleasure gardens [...]. Compiled from the principal foreign works [...] and augmented with many new plans and ornamental designs. Amsterdam: J. De Ruyter [c. 1802] Large 4to; 187 plates (text n.c., plates 57, 181–182 missing, a few spots). Contemporary half red shagreen, marbled paper boards, flat spine (corners slightly bumped). Beautiful Dutch manual on landscape gardeni

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€600 - 700

MORREN, Charles [continued by MORREN, Édouard] *La

418 - MORREN, Charles [continued by MORREN, Édouard] La Belgique horticole, a journal of gardens, greenhouses, and orchards. Liège: Direction générale, 1851–1860, 10 vols., 8vo. Contemporary half-green shagreen, gilt-ruled green cloth on boards, gilt and blind-embossed spines with raised bands (some scratches and signs of wear). An important botanical journal illustrated with 256 lithographic plates, mainly by G. Severyns and L. & P. Stroobant: 237 hand-colored (4 folded) and 2 b/w plates

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€500 - 700

OSKAMP, Dirk Leonard *Illustrations of Medicinal P

419 - OSKAMP, Dirk Leonard Illustrations of Medicinal Plants with Their Descriptions in Dutch and Latin. Amsterdam: J.C. Sepp, 1796–1800, 6 vols., 8vo; 600 plates (text n.c., plates 187–188 loose, some light spotting and very minimal staining on the first few folios). Contemporary half-sheep, mottled paper boards, gilt decoration, flat spines (very lightly rubbed, corners slightly bumped). Edited by Dirk Leonard Oskamp, Martin Houttuyn, and Johan Carl Krauss. Illustrated with 600 numbered engrav

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€600 - 800

*L'illustration horticole*. Monthly review of the

420 - L'illustration horticole. Monthly review of the most remarkable plants [...]. Editor: J. Linden. E. Vanderhaeghen, 1887–1893, 2 vols., folio; 190 plates (ink stain on the margin of plate 90; occasional spotting and a few stains). Modern half-brown percaline, marbled paper boards, flat spines (joints very lightly rubbed). Five complete years of this Belgian botanical periodical, illustrated with 190 beautiful large plates, most of them chromolithographs, with a few in black and white by P. De

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€400 - 500

Horticultural Illustrations. A Special Journal of

421 - Horticultural Illustrations. A Special Journal of Greenhouses and Gardens, or A Reasoned Selection of the Most Interesting Plants from an Ornamental Perspective [...] [- [...] Monthly Review of Greenhouses and Gardens [...]; - [...] Popular Journal [...]]. Ghent: F. & G. Gyselynck, et al., 1854–1886, 1894–1896, 36 (of 43) vols., large 8vo (vols. 34–40 missing; n.c.; occasional spotting). Contemporary quarter cloth, marbled paper boards, flat spines. One of the great Belgian horticultur

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€2,000 - 2,500

Review of Belgian and Foreign Horticulture [...].

422 - Review of Belgian and Foreign Horticulture [...]. Ghent: Journal Offices, 1875–1914. 40 issues in 24 vols., 8vo (no date, occasional spotting). Contemporary quarter-bound in green percaline, marbled paper boards, flat spines (some corners slightly bumped). Complete collection, richly illustrated with approximately 745 chromolithographs protected by tissue guards, depicting mostly flowers (some showing parterres, baskets, and insects), approximately 740 black-and-white plates, and numerous in-t

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€1,500 - 2,000

DODOENS, Rembert Cruydt-Boeck according to its lat

423 - DODOENS, Rembert Cruydt-Boeck according to its latest revision [...]. Also, at the end, a Description of Indian Plants, drawn chiefly from the writings of Carolus Clusius. Now once again revised and corrected. Antwerp Plantin Press (B. Moretus) 1644 Folio: [36]-1492-[58] pp. (usual browning and spotting, light (water) stains on a few leaves, some samples present without damage to the leaves: e.g., between pp. 150–151, 260–261, 1116–1117). Contemporary brown sheepskin, gilt-ruled boards, gi

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€1,500 - 2,000

DUHAMEL du MONCEAU, Henri-Louis *Treatise on Fruit

424 - DUHAMEL du MONCEAU, Henri-Louis Treatise on Fruit Trees; containing their illustrations, descriptions, cultivation, etc. [...]. Paris: Saillant, Desaint, 1768, 2 vols., folio: [6, including frontispiece]-xxix-[3]-337, [4]-280 pp.; 180 pl. (tiny hole in the margin of the title page in vol. 1, occasional spotting or age-toning (especially on the outer edges)). Contemporary marbled sheepskin, triple gilt fillet on boards, gilt-ornamented spines with raised bands, as-bound (spines slightly damaged

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€750 - 1,000

KNOOP, Johann Hermann *Pomologia*, that is, Descri

425 - KNOOP, Johann Hermann Pomologia, that is, Descriptions and Illustrations of the Best Varieties of Apples and Pears, Which Are Valued in the Low and High German Lands, France, England, and Elsewhere—and Are Cultivated for That Purpose. Leeuwarden: A. Ferwerda & G. Tresling [c. 1758] Folio: [2]-36 pp.; 20 pl. (a few spots). Contemporary half-sheep, mottled paper boards, spine with raised bands (front joint split, boards slightly rubbed). Bound with, as is often the case, the same author, t

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€400 - 500

CHAMBRAY, Georges de. *Practical Treatise on Large

426 - CHAMBRAY, Georges de. Practical Treatise on Large-Sized Coniferous Trees That Can Be Cultivated as High Forest in Temperate Climates [...]. Atlas. Paris: Wid. Bouchard-Huzard, 1845. 8vo, obl.; 7 plates (a few marginal stains). Contemporary half-green cloth, percaline boards, flat spine (bookblock loose, used). Atlas only, illustrated with 7 hand-colored lithographic plates depicting various conifers.

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€100 - 150

DUHAMEL du MONCEAU, Henri-Louis. On the Sowing and

427 - DUHAMEL du MONCEAU, Henri-Louis. On the Sowing and Planting of Trees, and Their Cultivation; or Methods for Propagating and Raising Trees, Planting Them in Clumps and Along Avenues; and Establishing Forests and Woods [...]. Paris: H.L. Guérin; L.F. Delatour 1760, 4to; 17 plates (text unmarked, occasional spotting). Contemporary marbled sheepskin, gilt-embossed spine with raised bands, red edges (joints slightly rubbed, some water stains on front board). First edition of this work, part of the "

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€300 - 400

FRANÇOIS de NEUFCHÂTEAU, Nicolas. Letter on the bl

428 - FRANÇOIS de NEUFCHÂTEAU, Nicolas. Letter on the black locust, known by the misnomer “false acacia.” With several essays on the cultivation and uses of this tree. Paris, Year XI—1803, 12mo; frontispiece (text not cataloged; some toning and spotting throughout). Contemporary mottled sheepskin, marbled paper boards, flat spine (boards slightly rubbed, corners bumped). A rare work on the robinia, also known as the false acacia, by François de Neufchâteau (1750–1828), a French statesman,

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€100 - 150

TSCHUDI, Louis-Théodore de *Treatise on Resinous C

429 - TSCHUDI, Louis-Théodore de Treatise on Resinous Coniferous Trees, excerpted and translated from Miller’s English work. With notes, observations, and experiments. Metz: J. Collignon, 1768, 8vo; 5 plates (text unmarked; some light spotting). Contemporary mottled sheepskin, spine with raised bands, red sp. edges (edges slightly rubbed). Treatise by the French botanist and poet Tschudi (1734–1784) on conifers, illustrated with 5 engraved plates. Ref. Not listed in Nissen or Pritzel.

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€100 - 150

BERLÈSE, Laurent *Iconography of the Camellia Genu

430 - BERLÈSE, Laurent Iconography of the Camellia Genus, or Description and Illustrations of the Most Beautiful and Rare Camellias, Painted from Life [...] by M. J.-J. Jung [...]. Volume II. Paris: H. Cousin, 1843; 1 (of 3) vols., folio; 100 plates (text slightly spotted but plates clean). Contemporary half-blue shagreen, cloth boards, gilt-ornamented spine with raised bands (spine rubbed, corners bumped). Volume 2 only of this celebrated work on camellias by Abbot Berlèse. Illustrated (complete

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€500 - 600

LEMAIRE, Charles *Le jardin fleuriste*, a general

431 - LEMAIRE, Charles Le jardin fleuriste, a general journal of horticultural and botanical advances and interests, containing the history, description, and cultivation of the rarest and most noteworthy plants newly introduced to Europe [...]. Ghent: F. & E. Gyselynck, 1851–1854, 4 vols., 8vo; 430 plates (text unmarked, occasional spotting). Contemporary quarter-leather binding in green shagreen, percaline boards, flat spines (joints slightly rubbed, some staining or light mildew on boards).

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€300 - 400

LESTIBOUDOIS, François-Joseph *Botanographie belge

432 - LESTIBOUDOIS, François-Joseph Botanographie belge, third edition, corrected, expanded, and divided into two parts [...]. Lille: Vanackere, Year XII [1803], 2 vols., 8vo; 22 plates and 1 table (text n.c., clear water stain on plate 16 in the 2nd vol.). Contemporary green paper, flat spines (some rubbing, heads and tails slightly damaged). Uncut copy. Botanical study (first published in 1781) by the physician and botanist Lestiboudois (1759–1815). Illustrated with 22 plates (1 plate for each

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€100 - 120

MEEHAN, Thomas *The Native Flowers and Ferns of th

433 - MEEHAN, Thomas The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States in Their Botanical, Horticultural, and Popular Aspects [- [...] Series II]. Boston: L. Prang and Company [Philadelphia: Amer. Nat. History Pub.] 1879 [-1880] 4 vols., 4to; 192 plates (text n.c., plate 1 of vol. 4 partly damaged, occasional spotting and offsetting on text pages). Green publisher’s cloth, flat spines (slightly soiled). First edition of both series. A comprehensive presentation of native plant species of the Unite

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€150 - 200

POIRET, Jean-Louis-Marie *Lessons in Flora*. A Com

434 - POIRET, Jean-Louis-Marie Lessons in Flora. A Comprehensive Course in Botany, an Explanation of All Systems, and an Introduction to the Study of Plants [...]. Followed by a botanical illustration collection comprising fifty-six colored plates featuring nearly a thousand specimens by P.J.F. Turpin. Book in brand-new condition. Volume One [– Three]. Paris: C.L.F. Panckoucke, 1819–1820; 3 parts in 2 vols., 8vo; 66 plates (text undated, occasional spotting or toning). Contemporary marbled sheep

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€100 - 200

Box containing 100 vials of chemical substances. 1

435 - Box containing 100 vials of chemical substances. 19th century. Purple percale box with 4 compartments, 13 x 7.5 x 4 cm (closed), 13 x 31 x 1.3 cm (open) (edges slightly faded, slight stains). Contains, among other things: arsenic, silver, amber, graphite, iron, phosphorus, etc.

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€100 - 120

RUMPF, Georg Eberhard *The Amboin Cabinet of Curio

436 - RUMPF, Georg Eberhard The Amboin Cabinet of Curiosities, containing a description of all kinds of shellfish, both soft- and hard-shelled, namely rare crabs, lobsters, and similar marine creatures, as well as all manner of cones and shells found in the Ambon Sea: In addition, certain minerals, rocks, and types of earth [...]. Amsterdam: Fr. Halma, 1705; 3 parts with continuous pagination in 1 vol., folio: [34 incl. engraved title]–340–[43] pp.; 61 pl. (clear waterstains in the upper corner

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€500 - 600

BLAEU, Willem Jansz *Tweevoudigh onderwiis van de

437 - BLAEU, Willem Jansz Tweevoudigh onderwiis van de hemelsche en aerdsche Globen; One based on Ptolemy’s theory with a stationary Earth; the other based on the natural theory of N. Copernicus with a rotating Earth. Amsterdam: J. Blaeu, 1666; 2 parts in 1 vol., 4to: [4]-163, 88 pp. (a few spots). Temporary cardboard binding (some rubbing). Uncut copy. Very popular textbook on cosmography (1st ed. 1620) by W. Blaeu (1571–1638). With numerous woodcut illustrations or diagrams in the text. Blaeu

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€800 - 1,000

PRIESTLEY, Joseph *History of Electricity*, transl

438 - PRIESTLEY, Joseph History of Electricity, translated from the English [...]. Paris: Herissant, 1771. 3 vols., 12mo; 9 plates (text n.c., a few spots). Contemporary mottled sheepskin, gilt-ornamented spines with raised bands, red edges (front joint of vol. 1 partially split, slightly rubbed). First French translation of “The History and Present State of Electricity” (1767) by the English theologian and natural philosopher Priestley (1733–1804). Illustrated with 9 folded plates. Formerly o

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€150 - 200

RÉAUMUR, René Antoine Ferchault *Mémoires pour ser

439 - RÉAUMUR, René Antoine Ferchault Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire des insectes. Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1734–1742. 6 vols., 4to; 267 plates (text unmarked, normal age-toning, some spotting). Contemporary marbled sheepskin, triple gilt fillet on boards, gilt-ornamented spines with raised bands, blue marbled edges (some heads and tails damaged, boards somewhat rubbed, corners bumped). First edition of this famous entomological work by Réaumur (1683–1757), one of the greatest naturalis

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€600 - 800

RÖSEL VON ROSENHOF, August Johann *De natuurlyke h

440 - RÖSEL VON ROSENHOF, August Johann De natuurlyke historie der insecten; illustrated with life-size, hand-colored plates [...]. Haarlem: C.H. Bohn; Amsterdam, H. de Wit [c. 1764–1768] 4 parts in 8 vols., 4to: [50, incl. frontispiece]–280, [4]–281/568–[8], [16, incl. frontispiece]-251-[2], [4]-253/280-[8], [6 incl. frontispiece]-265-[1], [8]-266/573-[6], [12]-xxxi-220, xxvi–260 pp.; 358 (of 359) plates (plate 9 from the first class of butterflies missing (vol. 1), occasional spotting).

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€3,500 - 4,000

DU BOIS, Abraham *Modern Geography: Natural, Histo

441 - DU BOIS, Abraham Modern Geography: Natural, Historical, and Political, Presented in a New and Accessible Method [...]. The Hague: J. van den Kieboom, G. Block, 1736. 4 parts in 2 vols. with continuous pagination, 4to: [10]-528, [2]-533/908-[76] pp.; 101 plates (some with spotting). Contemporary sheepskin, gilt-ornamented spines with raised bands, red edges (some rubbing). Reissue of the first edition (Leiden, P. vander Aa, 1729). Illustrated with a folding plate, 4 full-page plates, and 96 dou

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€1,200 - 1,500

BONNATERRE, Pierre Joseph *Encyclopedic and Method

442 - BONNATERRE, Pierre Joseph Encyclopedic and Methodical Survey of the Three Kingdoms of Nature [...]. Ichthyology. Paris: Panckoucke, 1788. 4to; 102 plates (text undated, occasional spotting). A standalone section on ichthyology as part of the monumental Panckoucke/Agasse encyclopedia. Complete with 102 engraved plates by Benard (plates A & B and 100 numbered plates). Ref. Nissen (ZBI) 4621. Formerly in the De Valenzi family (armored bookplate).

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€200 - 300

[LEURECHON, Jean] Mathematical Recreations. Compri

443 - [LEURECHON, Jean] Mathematical Recreations. Comprising several amusing and witty problems [...] and a collection of various charming and entertaining fireworks displays [...]. Lyon: J.-B. de Ville, 1680; 8vo: 216–100 (i.e., 96)–[14] pp. (foxing). Contemporary marbled calf, gilt-ornamented spine with raised bands (rubbed, endcaps missing, joints beginning to split, corners worn). Later edition (1st 1624) containing 62 more problems than the 1626 edition. Numerous woodcut illustrations. A high

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€300 - 400

CRAMER, Gabriel *Introduction to the Analysis of A

444 - CRAMER, Gabriel Introduction to the Analysis of Algebraic Curved Lines. Geneva: Cramer Brothers & Cl. Philibert, 1750. 4to: xxiii-[1]-680-xi-[1] pp.; 33 plates and 1 table (small tear on p. v, some quires slightly browned, some foxing, water stain in the lower margin of p. 661). Contemporary marbled calf, gilt-ornamented spine with raised bands, red edges (repairs to head and tail, joints, and most corners; some wear; wormholes in the spine). First edition of a major treatise on analytical

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€400 - 500

LECLERC, Sébastien *Treatise on Geometry*. Paris:

445 - LECLERC, Sébastien Treatise on Geometry. Paris: J. Jombert, 1690. 8vo: [4]-229 pp. (margins with wormholes at the end, some spots). Contemporary mottled sheepskin, gilt-embossed spine with raised bands, red-stained edges (joints beginning to split, corners bumped). Rare geometric manual for artists by S. Leclerc (1637–1714), richly illustrated with engravings in the text depicting geometric figures and methods. Ref. Berlin Cat. 4724.

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€120 - 150

BEZOUT, Étienne *Cours de mathématiques, à l'usage

446 - BEZOUT, Étienne Cours de mathématiques, à l'usage du corps de l'artillerie. Covering arithmetic, geometry, and straight-line trigonometry. New edition, revised and corrected. Paris: Richard, Caille [- & Ravier], 1797–1798. 5 parts in 4 vols., 8vo; 28 plates and 3 tables (text n.c.). Contemporary marbled calf, gilt-orn. spines with raised bands, red edges (occ. sm. def., 1 scratch sl. larger on lower board of vol. III). Mathematics course for artillery use (1st ed. 1770–1772) by Bezo

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€250 - 300

2 illustrated works on anatomy with movable parts.

447 - 2 illustrated works on anatomy with movable parts. 8vo (n.c.). Stapled. 1. Elementary Atlas of Anatomy. 12 removable plates [...]. Paris, Vigot, 20th c. - 2. Fischer-Dückelmann, Anna - Man and Woman. A Comparison of the Male and Female Bodies in Anatomically Dismountable Models. Stuttgart, n.p., n.d.

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€100 - 150

PALFIJN, Jan Surgical Anatomy, or An Exact Descrip

448 - PALFIJN, Jan Surgical Anatomy, or An Exact Description of the Parts of the Human Body [...]. New edition, completely revised, and expanded to include a new treatise on osteology. By A. Petit [...]. Enriched with a large number of intaglio engravings. Paris: Wid. Cavelier [= Madeleine Bobin] & Son, 1753. 2 vols., 8vo: lxxi-[1]-488, vi-538 pp.; 55 pl. (vol. 1: tear in pl. 5 & 28 along the fold line, large tear in pl. 6 affecting the engraving; vol. 2: some corner water stains on the first

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€450 - 600

GARIOT, Jean-Baptiste *Treatise on Diseases of the

449 - GARIOT, Jean-Baptiste Treatise on Diseases of the Mouth, Based on the Current State of Knowledge in Medicine and Surgery [...]. Paris: L. Duprat-Duverger, 1805. 8vo; 15 pl. (text n.c., spotted). Contemporary half-marbled sheepskin, marbled paper boards, flat spine (corners bumped). First edition of this important work on odontology by the French dentist Gariot (1761–1835). Illustrated with 15 engravings: frontispiece, title page, and 13 plates depicting surgical instruments. Ref. Wellcome II

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€100 - 120

JAMES, Robert *Universal Dictionary of Medicine, S

450 - JAMES, Robert Universal Dictionary of Medicine, Surgery, Chemistry, Botany, Anatomy, Pharmacy, Natural History, &c. [...]. Translated from the English by Mr. James, by Mrs. Diderot, Eidous, and Toussaint. Revised, corrected, and expanded by Mr. Julien Busson [...]. Paris: Briasson, David the Elder, Durand, 1746–1748, 6 vols., folio; 60 (of 67) plates (plates 5 and 11 in vol. 2, plates 2 and 3 in vol. 4, plates 4, 5, and 9 missing, text n.c., some spotting). Contemporary marbled sheepskin

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€200 - 300

BAKKER, Gerbrand Description of the illustration o

451 - BAKKER, Gerbrand Description of the illustration of the profile of a female pelvis and of the movable heads of infants. With the resulting explanation of the mechanical aspects of human birth. Groningen: W. Van Boekeren, 1816. 4to; 1 fold-out plate and 4 assembled volvelles (text n.c., some light marginal water stains). Modern quarter cloth, marbled paper boards with a front cover pocket. A work on midwifery by the Dutch physician and professor at the University of Groningen. Illustrated with 1

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€120 - 150

LEMERY, Nicolas *Universal Treatise on Simple Drug

452 - LEMERY, Nicolas Universal Treatise on Simple Drugs, Arranged Alphabetically [...]. Paris: L. d'Houry, 1714. 4to; 25 plates (text undated, frontispiece missing, occasional spotting). Contemporary mottled sheepskin, gilt-ornamented spine with raised bands, marbled edges (head and tail slightly damaged, front joint beginning to split at the top, light rubbing). Rare 2nd augmented ed. of this dictionary of “simple drugs” of animal, vegetable, and mineral origin. Illustrated with 25 engraved pl

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€150 - 200

Pharmacopoea Belgica. The Hague: Ex Typographia Re

453 - Pharmacopoea Belgica. The Hague: Ex Typographia Regia, 1823. 4to; 1 plate (text not cataloged). Contemporary sheepskin, gilt frame on boards, rebacked spine (corners bumped). First edition of this important pharmacopoeia for the young United Kingdom of the Netherlands. Includes one full-page engraving of a “hygrometra.” Copy numbered (562) and signed. Ref. Wellcome IV:368. - Daems & Vandewiele, p. 13. Formerly owned by Jean Craps, pharmacist (stamp).

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€80 - 100

HECQUET, Philippe *The Banditry of Surgery, or Med

454 - HECQUET, Philippe The Banditry of Surgery, or Medicine Oppressed by the Banditry of Surgery. Posthumous work [...]. Part One. [- The Plunder of Pharmacy [...]. Part Two]. Utrecht: Sisters of C.-G. Le Fèvre, 1738. 2 parts in 1 vol., 12mo: [2]-viii-32-214-[2]-110 pp. (small marginal tear without loss, repaired on title page; light soiling on the very first leaves; occasional spotting; very slight marginal stains on the last leaves). Contemporary marbled sheepskin, gilt-ornamented flat spine, ma

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€120 - 150

PARÉ, Ambroise, *Les oeuvres* [...]. Tenth edition

455 - PARÉ, Ambroise, Les oeuvres [...]. Tenth edition, revised and corrected in several places, and expanded to include a very comprehensive Treatise on Fevers [...]. Lyon: Ph. Borde, 1641. Folio: [22]–846 (i.e., 854)–[80] pp. (pagination error: 845–846 instead of 853–854, age-toned, damp- and water-stains, foxing and/or spotting, occasional marginal tears, angular loss of paper affecting a few words on f. S5, 3K1, 4I5—the last one with paper reinforcement, some old marginal annotation

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€400 - 500

DIONIS, Pierre, *Courses on Surgical Procedures, D

456 - DIONIS, Pierre, Courses on Surgical Procedures, Demonstrated at the Royal Garden [...]. Fourth edition. Revised [...] by G. de la Faye, sworn surgeon in Paris. Paris: d'Houry, 1746. 8vo: xxxii-920 pp.; 16 pl. (marginal waterstains, occasional foxing). Contemporary mottled calf, gilt-ornamented spine with raised bands, red title label (skillfully restored). "Fourth" edition (1st 1707) of one of the best books on the subject since the Renaissance, illustrated with 1 portrait, 1 frontispiece (pub

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€150 - 200

MEDICUS, Friedrich Kasimir *Treatise on Periodic D

457 - MEDICUS, Friedrich Kasimir Treatise on Periodic Diseases Without Fever; or A History of These Diseases, with the True Curative Method to Be Followed to Cure Them [...]. Translated from the German by M. Lefebvre de Villebrune. Paris: Maradan & Perlet, 1790. 8vo (n.c., a few spots). Contemporary marbled sheepskin, flat spine (joints split, corners bumped). First French translation of the medical treatise (first published in German in 1764) by the physician and botanist Medicus (1736–1808).

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€100 - 120

PASCAL, Jean. *The New Discovery, and the Admirabl

458 - PASCAL, Jean. The New Discovery, and the Admirable Effects of Ferments in the Human Body, Explained by Experiments and Very Sound Reasoning [...]. Paris: E. Couterot, 1681. 12mo: [24 (including frontispiece)]–334 pp. (some spotting). Contemporary marbled calf, gilt-ornamented spine with raised bands (rubbed, some defects restored, upper flyleaf cut off). First edition of a landmark 17th-century work on fermentation, in which the author explains vital bodily functions through early chemical p

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€120 - 150

WYCK, Johann van, *Proeve der redelyke heelkonst*,

459 - WYCK, Johann van, Proeve der redelyke heelkonst, corrected of many errors and expanded with notes for the benefit of students of medicine, by G. ten Haaff [...]. Rotterdam: R. Arrenberg, 1775; 8vo (no title, occasional spotting). Modern half-sheep, marbled paper boards, spine with raised bands, blue marbled edges, renewed endpapers. Augmented edition by Gerhardus Gysbertus ten Haaf of the classical work on medicine by J. van Wyck. Ref. STCN. - Cf. Blake 496.

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€100 - 120

[CRONSTEDT, Axel Fredrik] An Essay on a New Minera

460 - [CRONSTEDT, Axel Fredrik] An Essay on a New Mineralogy. Translated from the Swedish and German by Mr. Wiedman, et cetera, et cetera, by Mr. Dreux Jr., apothecary at the Hôtel-Dieu in Paris. Paris: P. Fr. Didot the Younger, 1771. In-12: [4]-xxxvi-389-[3] pp. (edges trimmed without loss and slight browning of margins on the title page, slight foxing on the dedication page, slight marginal tears without loss passim: see ff. L4, Q3, S2). Marbled calf from the edition, spine with gilt floral decorat

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€300 - 400

DÉMESTE, Jean; [ROMÉ de L'ISLE, Jean-Baptiste Loui

461 - DÉMESTE, Jean; [ROMÉ de L'ISLE, Jean-Baptiste Louis de (ed.)] Letters from Dr. Démeste, [Vol. 2: from the Société d'Emulation de Liège,] correspondent of the Royal Society of Medicine, to Dr. Bernard [...]. Paris: Didot, Ruault, Clousier, 1779; 2 vols., in-12: 11-[1]-611, xii-665-[5] pp. (marginal browning on the first and last folios, rare small foxing). Marbled calfskin of the time, spine with gilt floral decorations and raised bands, red title labels and volume numbers, red edges (one c

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€250 - 300

SAGE, Balthasar-Georges, *Elements of Docimastic M

462 - SAGE, Balthasar-Georges, Elements of Docimastic Mineralogy [...]. Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1777, 2 vols., in-8°: xlvii-[1]-339, [2]-400-xlvi-[2] pp.; 3 half-titles (slight water stain at the end of vol. I, a few small marginal defects, marginal worm damage on the last 3 folios of vol. II). Marbled sheepskin of the period, spines decorated with gilt raised bands, red edges (minor scuffs, slight worm damage, worn joints, 1 cap missing). Second edition (orig.: 1772, 1 vol.), corrected and subst

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€300 - 350

BUFFON, Georges-Louis Leclerc de. The Complete Wor

463 - BUFFON, Georges-Louis Leclerc de. The Complete Works of Buffon, followed by those of his successors Daubenton, Lacépède, Cuvier, Duméril, Poiret, Lesson, and Geoffroy-St-Hilaire. Brussels: Th. Lejeune, 1828–1830, 14 vols., 8vo (no title page, some spotting). Contemporary half-blond calf, marbled paper boards, spines with raised bands, blue marbled edges (spines slightly faded, minimal rubbing). A richly illustrated (black-and-white and color) set of one of the most famous works on natural h

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€250 - 350

[GUILLARD de BEAURIEU, Gaspard; HENNEBERT, Jean Ba

464 - [GUILLARD de BEAURIEU, Gaspard; HENNEBERT, Jean Baptiste François] Course in Natural History, or A Panorama of Nature. Paris: Desaint, 1770. 7 vols., 12mo; frontispiece, 42 plates (unnumbered, some with spotting or toning). Contemporary mottled sheepskin, gilt-ornamented spines with raised bands, marbled edges (some light rubbing). Zoological dictionary, ill. with a frontispiece and 42 engraved plates, many of which are folding. Ref. Nissen (ZBI) 272. Formerly owned by Simon de Harlez (1700–1

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€100 - 150

JONSTON, Jan. Description of the Nature of Four-Fo

465 - JONSTON, Jan. Description of the Nature of Four-Footed Animals [—fish and bloodless aquatic animals, —birds, —segmented or wriggling animals, snakes, and dragons] along with their images engraved in copper. Translated from the Latin by M. Grausius [...]. Amsterdam: J.J. Schipper, 1660. 4 parts in 1 vol., folio: [10, incl. engraved title page]–194, [8, incl. engraved title page]–179–[1]–56, 181, including engraved title page, [3], [8, including engraved title page]-152-39-[1] pp.; 2

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€1,500 - 2,000

Ruler. 18th century. Wood, brass, 32.3 x 1.3 x 1.1

466 - Ruler. 18th century. Wood, brass, 32.3 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm (open) (stained). Graduated into 12 "pouces" or inches.

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€80 - 100

Telescope. 19th-century brass and wood; telescope

467 - Telescope. 19th-century brass and wood; telescope length 101 to 108 cm; tripod length 90 to 153 cm (when laid flat) (a few stains and scratches; the tripod chain is loose on one leg). Nice telescope with an adjustable tripod.

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€400 - 500

DRIELENBURG, Jacob Money-changer's box with scales

468 - DRIELENBURG, Jacob Money-changer's box with scales and weights. Amsterdam 1648–1655 Wood, brass, iron, bone, wire, fabric, paper, 8.8 x 15.6 x 3.2 cm, signed and dated in pen “Bij Jacob Drielenburch 1655 Inde Halsteech int gout(ge)wicht,” names of coins in pen, signed and dated “ID 1648” on the reverse of the weights (used, a few parts missing, wires torn, stains, a few cracks, wormholes). Rare and beautiful set including an ornamented box, a weighing scale, and weights for various coi

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€200 - 300

STUDER, Jacob Henry *The Birds of North America*.

469 - STUDER, Jacob Henry The Birds of North America. One hundred and nineteen artistic color plates [...]. New York: The Natural Science Association of America, 1888. Folio; 120 plates protected with tissue guards (text n.c., a few spots). Contemporary shagreen binding, spine with raised bands, a.e.g. (some rubbing). Popular study on ornithology by Studer (1840–1904). Illustrated with a portrait of the author as a frontispiece and 119 large chromolithographic plates based on drawings by Théodore

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€300 - 400

BONAPARTE, Charles-Lucien *Iconographie des pigeon

470 - BONAPARTE, Charles-Lucien Iconographie des pigeons, non figurés par Mme Knip [...]. Paris: P. Bertrand, 1857. Large folio; 55 plates (occasional spotting, mostly in the margins). Contemporary quarter-blue cloth, marbled paper boards, flat spine (upper part of spine coming loose, corners bumped, some light rubbing). First edition of this supplement to the famous work by Pauline de Courcelles (Mme Knip). Illustrated with 55 large lithographed plates, all beautifully hand-colored, by Oudart, Wil

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€1,500 - 2,000

BUFFON, Georges-Louis Leclerc de, *Natural History

471 - BUFFON, Georges-Louis Leclerc de, Natural History of Birds. Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1770–1783, 9 vols., 4to; 255 (of 262) plates (text n.c., some light spotting and slight foxing, occasional stains, some browned leaves in a few volumes, minor damage resulting from a page being glued to the opposite plate in vol. 4, p. 344). Contemporary mottled calf, gilt-ornamented spines with raised bands, red and black title labels, red edges (some minor defects). A fine set. First edition of this secti

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€800 - 1,200

[BUFFON, Georges-Louis Leclerc de] Natural History

472 - [BUFFON, Georges-Louis Leclerc de] Natural History of Birds. Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1770–1785. 18 vols., 12mo; 262 plates (text undated, age-toned). Contemporary mottled calf, blind-ruled boards, gilt-ornamented spines with raised bands, red and green leather labels, red spine edges (some minor defects, a few endcaps missing, some joints splitting). Good set. Complete section on birds from the 12mo edition, containing all 262 plates, which are reduced copies of those used in the 4to edition

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€300 - 500

NOZEMAN, Cornelis [- HOUTTUYN, Martin] Dutch Birds

473 - NOZEMAN, Cornelis [- HOUTTUYN, Martin] Dutch Birds; Described According to Their Habits, Nature, and Characteristics. All drawn entirely from life, new and accurate, engraved in copper, and naturally colored. Amsterdam: J. Chr. Sepp, 1770–1829, 5 vols., folio; 5 frontispieces, 250 plates (bound out of order but all plates present and text section apparently complete [text not cataloged], some small stains, mostly in the margins, stains in last vol., few spots). Contemporary half-marbled calf,

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€12,000 - 15,000

BURTIN, François-Xavier de *Oryctographie de Bruxe

474 - BURTIN, François-Xavier de Oryctographie de Bruxelles, or Description of Fossils, Both Natural and Accidental, Discovered to Date in the Vicinity of This City. Brussels: Le Maire, 1784. Folio: engraved title page, 152 pp.; 32 plates (engr. title slightly soiled with marginal water stains and a small tear without loss, restored at the tail; marginal water stains on some folios and plates; occasional spotting; marginal tear without loss, restored on the last folio). Modern Bradel half-vellum bi

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€750 - 900

TRABAUD, Jean *The Movement of Light, or First Pri

475 - TRABAUD, Jean The Movement of Light, or First Principles of Optics. Paris: Durand, Pissot, 1753. 8vo; 6 plates (text undated; occasional spotting or light toning; light marginal water stains on the first few folios). Contemporary mottled sheepskin, gilt-ornamented spine with raised bands, red edges (joints rubbed, corners bumped). The only edition of this work on optics and its scientific applications. Illustrated with 6 folding plates. Ref. Wellcome V:292. Provenance: Old handwritten entry on

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€120 - 150

NOLLET, Jean-Antoine *Lessons in Experimental Phys

476 - NOLLET, Jean-Antoine Lessons in Experimental Physics. Seventh edition. Paris: Durand, 1771. 6 vols., 12mo; frontispiece and 116 plates (text undated, occasional spotting). Contemporary mottled sheepskin, gilt-ornamented spines with raised bands, red edges (some rubbing). Classic bestseller (1st ed., 1743–1748) by the French clergyman and physicist Nollet (1700–1770). Illustrated with a frontispiece depicting Nollet conducting an experiment, and 116 folded plates illustrating experiments an

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€200 - 300

SIGAUD de LA FOND, Joseph-Aignan *Description and

477 - SIGAUD de LA FOND, Joseph-Aignan Description and Use of a Laboratory for Experimental Physics. Paris: P. Fr. Gueffier, 1775. 2 vols., 8vo; 51 plates (text not numbered). Contemporary marbled sheepskin, gilt-embossed spines with raised bands, red edges (slightly rubbed). First edition of this work on physics, the first part of which focuses on general physics and the second on electricity and magnetism. Complete with 51 folded plates by Borgnet. Ref. Wheeler 455. Bound with: Paulian, A.-H. - Di

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€150 - 200

SIGAUD de LA FOND: Essay on Various Types of Air,

478 - SIGAUD de LA FOND: Essay on Various Types of Air, Known as “Fixed Air,” to Serve as a Sequel and Supplement to the Elements of Physics by the Same Author. Paris: Gueffier, 1779. 8vo: [8]-xvi-400 pp.; 5 pl. (occ. slight spotting). Contemporary marbled sheepskin, gilt-ornamented flat spine with red leather title label, red edges (rubbed, some slight damage on caps and squares). First edition, complete with 5 engraved fold-out plates depicting various devices. Sigaud de La Fond (1730–1810), a

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€200 - 250

LAVATER, Johann Caspar *The Art of Knowing Men Thr

479 - LAVATER, Johann Caspar The Art of Knowing Men Through Physiognomy. New edition, corrected and arranged in a more methodical order [...]. Paris: L. Prudhomme, 1806. 9 vols., 8vo (no title page, occasional spotting). Contemporary marbled sheepskin, flat spines, bleached edges (some joints beginning to split, some heads and tails slightly damaged). French translation of Lavater’s (1741–1801) best-known work on the idea that physiognomy relates to the specific character traits of individuals,

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€200 - 300

RÉAUMUR, René Antoine Ferchault de, *The Art of Ha

480 - RÉAUMUR, René Antoine Ferchault de, The Art of Hatching [sic] and Raising Domestic Birds of All Species in Any Season, Either by Means of the Heat of Manure or by Means of Ordinary Fire [...]. Paris: Royal Printing Office, 1749. 2 volumes in 1 book, 8vo: xii-342, [4]-339 pp.; 15 fold-out plates (wormholes scattered throughout the lower corners; faint water stains in the corners on the last leaves of vol. II). Marbled calfskin of the publisher’s type, triple gilt fillet encircling the cover

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€200 - 300

BECKER, Léon The Arachnids of Belgium. [...]. Part

481 - BECKER, Léon The Arachnids of Belgium. [...]. Part One (plates). Attidae, Lycosidae, Oxyopidae, Sparassidae, and Thomisidae. Brussels: F. Hayez, 1882. Folio: [4] pp.; 27 colored lithographic plates + explanatory leaf in French (marginal paper loss on the half-title page, small marginal hole with some tears at the bottom of the leaves, some light foxing). Publisher’s printed cover (slight signs of wear). Plates from the first (of 3) part only, published as vol. X of the *Annales du Musée roya

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€100 - 120

15 works in 19 volumes, mostly on the natural scie

482 - 15 works in 19 volumes, mostly on the natural sciences. 17th–19th centuries. Various formats. Contemporary bindings. Overall condition: fair to good. Some titles: Doyen, G. — Géométrie de l'arpenteur [...], Echard, L. - Portable Geographical Dictionary [...], Fouquet, Mme Fr. - Collection of Simple and Household Remedies [...], La Charrière, J. de - A New Anatomy of the Human Head and Its Appendages [...], Savigny, J.-C. - Memoirs on Invertebrate Animals [...], etc.

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€100 - 150

Two works on different subjects bound together. 8v

483 - Two works on different subjects bound together. 8vo (text unmarked, some spotting). Contemporary marbled sheepskin, gilt ornamentation on the spine with raised bands, red edges (rubbed, some minor defects, front joint splitting). 1. Baker, Henry - The Microscope Within Everyone’s Reach, or A Description, Calculation, and Explanation of the Nature, Use, and Power of the Best Microscopes [...]. Paris, Jombert, 1754. First and only edition of the French translation by the Jesuit E. Pezenas of “

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€200 - 300

LANGKABEL, Bernhard *Der Mensch und seine Rassen*

484 - LANGKABEL, Bernhard Der Mensch und seine Rassen [...]. Stuttgart: Dietz, 1892. 8vo (no title, slightly age-toned). Richly illustrated. Published in cloth, flat spine (slightly rubbed). An illustrated work on ethnology and anthropology.

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€60 - 80

Customs of the Universe. A Folk Account of the Cus

485 - Customs of the Universe. A Folk Account of the Customs, Ceremonies, Rites, and Superstitions of All Countries [...]. Barcelona: Montaner; Simon, 1922, 2 vols., 4to (n.c.). Modern quarter black shagreen binding, percaline boards, spines with raised bands. A richly illustrated work on the costumes, ceremonies, and superstitions found all around the world.

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€120 - 150

BUSCHAN, Georg *Die Sitten der Völker* [...]. Stut

486 - BUSCHAN, Georg Die Sitten der Völker [...]. Stuttgart, Berlin, Leipzig: Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft [1914–1922], 3 vols., large 8vo (no date, some spotting). Publisher’s cloth with printed paper boards, flat spines, red edges (corners slightly bumped). A comprehensive study of costumes, abundantly illustrated with photographs and other illustrations. Formerly owned by Dr. J. Verseput (collection label).

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€120 - 150

The Costume of the Netherlands, illustrated with t

487 - The Costume of the Netherlands, illustrated with thirty color engravings based on drawings from life by Miss Semple; with descriptions in English and French. London: Ackermann’s Repository of Arts [early 19th c.]. Folio; engraved title page and 30 plates (some light marginal soiling). Contemporary straight-grained morocco, richly decorated boards and spine with raised bands, as originally bound (slightly rubbed). First edition of this superb illustrated book, featuring a hand-colored vignette

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€600 - 700

LAMPERT, Kurt *The Peoples of the Earth*. A Descri

488 - LAMPERT, Kurt The Peoples of the Earth. A Description of the Way of Life, Customs, Traditions, Festivals, and Ceremonies of All Living Peoples. Stuttgart, Leipzig: Deutsche Verlag-Anstalt, n.d., 2 vols., large 4to (unbound, some folios loosening). Illustrated cloth binding, flat spines, marbled edges (spines slightly rubbed). An important work on the costumes of peoples around the world, richly illustrated with portraits, by the German natural historian Lampert (1859–1918).

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€120 - 150

ARÉTIN, Pietro *The Conversations of Magdelon and

489 - ARÉTIN, Pietro The Conversations of Magdelon and Julie. French translation of La Puttana errante [...] followed by The Carmelite’s Tower, The Source and Origin of Wild Women, etc. [...]. Luxembourg: Privately printed [= Brussels: Mertens for J. Gay] 1866. In-12 (n.c.). Red half-morocco of the period, marbled paper covers, spine decorated with gilt raised bands, gilt title (corners slightly worn). Rare clandestine reprint of this translation of the work La puttana errante. Limited ed

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€100 - 120

[BOILEAU, Jacques] On the Abuse of Bare Necks. Ghe

490 - [BOILEAU, Jacques] On the Abuse of Bare Necks. Ghent: Duquesne, 1857. In-12 (n.p.). Red half-chagrin binding, triple gilt fillet encircling the percaline covers, ribbed spine (slightly rubbed). A limited reprint of 200 copies of this anonymous pamphlet (Brussels, Foppens, 1675). The work is attributed, among others, to Abbé Jacques Boileau, but is more likely the work of a former parish priest from Beauvais named de Neuilly. Ref. Gay-Lemonnyer I:808–809.

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€100 - 120

[CARON, Pierre Siméon] The Consoling Cuckold. (Bec

491 - [CARON, Pierre Siméon] The Consoling Cuckold. (Because We Need It). An Old Joke. No place, no publisher. The Year of Cuckoldry 5789 [1789] [= 19th century]. In-12 (no page numbers). Red half-maroquin from the publisher, marbled paper covers, spine decorated with gilt raised bands (corners slightly worn). Illustrated with 1 frontispiece bearing the caption “Yes, I think it is sweeter to be cuckolded than to be jealous.” Ref. Bibliographie jaune, p. 41 (“hilarious piece”). Bound with: 1.

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€120 - 150

LE PAYS, René Amitiez, *Amours, et amourettes*. Ne

492 - LE PAYS, René Amitiez, Amours, et amourettes. New edition. Revised, corrected, and expanded to include La Zéloytide, a romantic tale by the same author. Paris: Ch. de Sercy, 1685; 12mo; frontispiece (text not cited). Speckled sheepskin with the author’s initials, spine decorated with gilt raised bands, marbled edges (slightly rubbed). A collection (orig. ed. 1664) of letters, sonnets, and songs addressed to fictional lovers by the French poet Le Pays (1636–1690).

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€120 - 150

Galant and Philosophical Letters from Two Nuns, Pu

493 - Galant and Philosophical Letters from Two Nuns, Published by an Apostle of Libertinism. “Au Paraclet 1777” [= 19th cent.] In-12 (n.c.). 19th-century half-calf binding, marbled paper covers, ribbed spine (some minor scuffing). Reprint of this rare erotic work. Ref. Gay-Lemonnyer II:839.

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€100 - 120

X, Jacobus [pseud.] Love in the Colonies. Physiolo

494 - X, Jacobus [pseud.] Love in the Colonies. Physiological and Emotional Peculiarities Observed During Thirty Years of Residence in the French Colonies. Paris I. Liseux 1893. In-8° (no title, a few stitches). Brown half-chagrin from the publisher, marbled paper covers, ribbed spine, cover preserved. First edition of this pseudoscientific work disguised as erotica, sometimes attributed to Louis Jacolliot. Limited edition of 130 numbered copies (no. 161). Ref. Pia 36.

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€150 - 180

JOYCE, Thomas Athol; THOMAS, Northcote Whitridge *

495 - JOYCE, Thomas Athol; THOMAS, Northcote Whitridge Women of All Nations: A Record of Their Characteristics, Habits, Manners, Customs, and Influence. London: Cassel and Company [1908–1909], 2 vols., 4to (n.c.). Contemporary quarter shagreen, marbled paper boards, spines with raised bands (spines slightly faded, corners bumped). A comprehensive ethnographic survey of the lives of women around the world, edited by anthropologists Thomas Athol Joyce (1878–1942) and Northcote Whitridge Thomas (18

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€120 - 150

COUPIN, Henri *The Oddities of the Human Races*. S

496 - COUPIN, Henri The Oddities of the Human Races. Second edition. Paris: Vuibert and Nony, n.d. Large 8vo (no title, edges slightly browned). Purple publisher’s cloth, smooth spine, gilt lettering (spine slightly faded). A curious work illustrated with numerous figures in the text.

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€80 - 100

RUTOT, Aimé An Attempt at a Visual Reconstruction

497 - RUTOT, Aimé An Attempt at a Visual Reconstruction of Primitive Human Races. n.p., n.p. [20th cent.]. In-4° (n.c.). Red cloth binding, smooth spine (slightly water-stained, top and bottom corners partially split). A richly illustrated essay that highlights the collaboration between the visual arts and prehistoric science by the prehistorian and paleoartist Rutot (1847–1933).

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€80 - 100

GARDNER, James *The Faiths of the World*. A dictio

498 - GARDNER, James The Faiths of the World. A dictionary of all religions and religious sects, their doctrines, rites, ceremonies, and customs. London & Edinburgh: A. Fullarton & Co [late 19th c.]. 8 vols., 8vo (no date, occasional spotting). Illustrated published cloth, flat spines (some light rubbing). Rare dictionary covering a multitude of religions and religious sects. Illustrated with 2 engraved title pages (no typographical title pages) and 47 engraved plates.

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€120 - 150

HENRION, Mathieu-Richard-Auguste *A General Histor

499 - HENRION, Mathieu-Richard-Auguste A General History of Catholic Missions from the 13th Century to the Present Day. Paris: Gaume frères, 1847, 2 vols., large in-4° (no numbering, a few small foxing spots). Green half-maroquin, percaline covers with coat of arms, gilt-decorated spines, gilt edges (some scuffing). An important work by the prolific journalist and writer Henrion (1805–1862) on the history of the missions, richly illustrated. Formerly owned by Napoleon III (superb ex-libris).

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€100 - 120

KUYPER, T. A Brief Natural History of Animals, for

500 - KUYPER, T. A Brief Natural History of Animals, for Young People. [Haarlem] heirs of F. Bohn [mid-1800s] 12mo; 8 plates (text n.c., some spotting). Contemporary quarter cloth, marbled paper boards, flat spine (corners slightly bumped, some light rubbing). Small schoolbook illustrated with 8 brightly hand-colored plates.

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€80 - 100

BOUGUER, Pierre. *The Shape of the Earth, Determin

501 - BOUGUER, Pierre. The Shape of the Earth, Determined by the Observations of Messrs. Bouguer and La Condamine [...] Sent by Order of the King to Peru to Conduct Observations in the Vicinity of the Equator. With an abridged account of this journey, containing a description of the region where the observations were made. Paris: Ch.-A. Jombert, 1749. 4to: [24]-cx-[2]-394-[2] pp.; 9 plates (small marginal water stain in the last section). Contemporary quarter marbled sheepskin, marbled paper boards,

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€800 - 1,000

LEUTMANN, Johann Georg *Instrumenta meteorognosiae

502 - LEUTMANN, Johann Georg Instrumenta meteorognosiae inservientia [...] accedunt hyetostathmica duo et exatmoscopium noviter inventa [...]. Wittenberg: B.G. Zimmermannus, 1725; 8vo: [28, incl. frontispiece]–175–[1] pp.; 16 plates (tiny wormhole in frontispiece and title page, some toning and marginal water stains). Provisional cardboard binding (some light water stains). In modern slipcase. Uncut copy. Very rare first edition work on meteorology and climatology by the optician and physicist L

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€400 - 500

[MAUPERTUIS, Pierre-Louis Moreau de] *Venus Physiq

503 - [MAUPERTUIS, Pierre-Louis Moreau de] Venus Physique, containing two dissertations: one on the origin of humans and animals, and the other on the origin of Black people. The Hague: J.M. Husson, 1746; 8vo (n.c.; edges of title slightly soiled; some light spotting). 20th-century green cloth, flat spine (very lightly rubbed). Uncut copy. 2nd ed., published only one year after the first, of this curious work combining popular science, philosophy, and erotica by the French mathematician Maupertuis (

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€100 - 120

VIREY, Julien-Joseph *Natural History of the Human

504 - VIREY, Julien-Joseph Natural History of the Human Race. New edition, expanded and completely revised, with illustrations. Paris: Crochard, 1824. 3 vols., 8vo; 10 plates (text undated, occasional spotting). Contemporary marbled sheepskin, flat spines, marbled edges (seams beginning to split, corners slightly bumped). 2nd ed. illustrated with 10 hand-colored engraved plates by Mme Migneret. Ref. Brunet VI-5650.

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€120 - 150

PETERS, Carl *Die Deutsche Emin-Pascha-Expedition*

505 - PETERS, Carl Die Deutsche Emin-Pascha-Expedition [...]. Munich, Leipzig: R. Oldenbourg, 1891. 8vo; frontispiece and 32 plates (text undated, slightly soiled along the edges). Richly illustrated, published in cloth, flat spine, red edges (very lightly rubbed). Narrative (1st ed., 1890) of the expedition led by Stanley in the Congo to rescue Emin Pasha (Eduard Schnitzer), governor of the Egyptian province of Equatoria on the Upper Nile.

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€100 - 120

BARTLETT, William Henry, *The Nile Boat, or Glimps

506 - BARTLETT, William Henry, The Nile Boat, or Glimpses of the Land of Egypt. London: A. Hall, Virtue & Co., 1861. 8vo (no date; edges of plates slightly browned). Gilt-embossed green publisher’s cloth, flat spine. An illustrated account (first published in 1849) of the travels of the British artist Bartlett (1809–1854).

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€80 - 100

SLATIN, Rudolf Carl von *Fire and Sword in the Sud

507 - SLATIN, Rudolf Carl von Fire and Sword in the Sudan [...]. London; New York: E. Arnold, 1896. 8vo (unnumbered, some leaves loosening). Publisher’s cloth, flat spine (head and tail slightly damaged). First English edition of the best-known work by Major General Slatin (1857–1932), which is both a personal narrative and a detailed account of Sudan. Formerly owned by R. Milne-Redhead (armorial bookplate).

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€80 - 100

LANDOR, Arnold Henry. *Across the Widest Part of A

508 - LANDOR, Arnold Henry. Across the Widest Part of Africa. An account of the country and people [...]. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1907. 2 vols., 8vo (no date, occasional spotting). Blue publisher’s cloth, flat spines, top edge gilt (slightly rubbed). First edition of this account of Africa by A. Landors (1865–1924), describing the first journey across Africa at its widest point. Includes many illustrations and one folding map.

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€120 - 150

MONTEIL, Parfait-Louis: From Saint-Louis to Tripol

509 - MONTEIL, Parfait-Louis: From Saint-Louis to Tripoli via Lake Chad. A Journey Through Sudan and the Sahara [...]. Paris: F. Alcan, n.d. Folio (n.c., occasional spotting). Contemporary quarter red shagreen binding, gilt title on front percaline board, a.e.g. (slightly rubbed). Travelogue of the epic journey from Senegal to Tripoli via Chad by the French colonial officer and explorer Monteil (1855–1925). Richly illustrated with in-text illustrations and maps, including one double-page, colored ma

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€80 - 100

BOUYER, Frédéric *French Guiana*. Notes and Memori

510 - BOUYER, Frédéric French Guiana. Notes and Memories of a Journey Undertaken in 1862–1863. Illustrated with engravings of scenes and landscapes by Riouet and figures from natural history [...]. Paris: L. Hachette et Cie, 1867. In-f° (no condition noted; a few rare stains, otherwise fresh). Red chagrin half-leather, price gilt on the upper cover, gilt-decorated spine (slightly rubbed). First edition of this interesting account describing Native American populations, richly illustrated based

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€150 - 200

SCHÜTZ HOLZHAUSEN, Damian Freiherr von *The Amazon

511 - SCHÜTZ HOLZHAUSEN, Damian Freiherr von The Amazon. Travel Sketches from Peru, Bolivia, and Northern Brazil. Second, revised and expanded edition [...]. Freiburg im Breisgau: Herdersche Verlagshandlung, 1895. 8vo (n.c.). Illustrated, published in cloth, flat spine, marbled edges. Second edition of the travelogue by the German explorer Schütz Holzhausen (1825–1883), who recounts his travels through South America. Richly illustrated. Bearing an unidentified German armorial bookplate.

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€80 - 100

DOMENECH, Emmanuel *Picturesque Journey Through th

512 - DOMENECH, Emmanuel Picturesque Journey Through the Great Deserts of the New World. Paris: A. Pigoreau, n.d. 8vo; frontispiece and 39 plates (text undated, occasional spotting). Contemporary red cloth, gilt title on front cover, flat spine (some rubbing). First edition illustrated with 40 plates, some on tinted backgrounds. Domenech (1826–1886) was a French missionary and wrote numerous works on the Americas (especially Mexico). Ref. Sabin 20555. Formerly owned by Charles Desdoitils (prize aw

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€150 - 200

BOULANGIER, Edgar *A Winter in Cambodia* [...]. Me

513 - BOULANGIER, Edgar A Winter in Cambodia [...]. Memoirs of an official mission carried out in 1880–1881. Tours: A. Mame & Fils, 1887. Large 8vo (no title page, a few stitch marks). Illustrated publisher’s cloth binding, plain spine, gilt edges (slightly rubbed). First edition, illustrated with a frontispiece and numerous in-text illustrations (including a few maps).

估价

€80 - 100

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