Collection of well-executed botanical drawings of indigenous Dutch plants mostly herbs by the Utrecht botany and pharmacology teacher and skilled amateur artist Dr. Leendert Johannes van der Harst 1846-1897. Although the manuscript itself does not name him most of the drawings are initialed "v. d. H." and the front board of the portfolio has his ink stamp. The herbs are often accompanied by small plant details and all have some manuscript explanatory text. The names of the plants are added in Latin and other observations in Dutch. Van der Harst studied medicine and pharmacology in Middelburg then took a doctorate at the Deventer Academy to teach botony zoology geology and mineralogy in middle-schools. Before taking his degrees he worked in apothecaries in both cities. He found his calling as a teacher in Utrecht first at the Rijks Hoogere Burgerschool 1869 and then at the Veterinary School 1873 where he taught botany pharmacology and other subjects. He used his considerable artistic talent to illustrate his lectures. He was also chairman of the Utrecht chapter of the Dutch Society for Horticulture and Botany.Some faint occasional foxing otherwise in good condition. One of the cloth ties is broken at the hinge and their external parts are faded.l For Van der Harst: NNBW I pp. 1028-1029. hardcover
37 ll. including title-leaf and 7 blanks plus 16 loosely inserted ll.An album of drawings and squeezes of bas reliefs made by William Robertson on a journey from Cairo in December 1838 down the Nile into Nubia reaching as far south as the present-day Egyptian-Sudanese border region including the temples of Abu Simbel in January 1839 then returning via Philae Karnak and other sites to Thebes in February 1839. They give very detailed views of numerous buildings sculptures bas-reliefs and hieroglyphic inscriptions as well as more distant views of landscapes with buildings and three botanical drawings. Since many of the ancient Egyptian sites have been looted and damaged over the years these early drawings and squeezes provide an important record of what was there in 1838/39 and how it was situated before the first photographs were made.While Robertson made most of his drawings on site he drew the Temple at Luxor after a drawing by Achille Émile Prisse d'Avennes 1807-1879 who began exploring and drawing the ancient Egyptian sites in 1836 and published many of his drawings in 1847. A few of the original album leaves are now detached and may have been removed by the artist himself. One inserted drawing is severely foxed and one inserted floor plan is rather dirty but in general the drawings are in very good condition. unknown
Chase Brothers Company-The Rochester Nurseries. PAPERBACK. B000K9PT3E Trade paperback copy text is clean binding is good covers have some wear. . Good. Chase Brothers Company-The Rochester Nurseries paperback
A well-executed series of 86 botanical drawings of South African flowering plants all in a consistent style and format on two fine Whatman laid paper stocks with watermarked dates 1902 and 1904. All but 10 give the species or occasionally only the genus name mostly in Latin but a few in English and are signed by the artist A. Mosnier. In very good condition and only slightly trimmed shaving a leaf or stem in 4 drawings. A nice series of botanical drawings of South African flowering plants. unknown
ll. 28-31 34-37.Original ink and ink-wash drawings of 5 triumphal arches and 3 catafalques elaborate funeral biers plus an additional line drawing of a 4th catafalque on the back of one leaf all erected at various locations in the city of Siena in Tuscany: in the cathedral in the piazza before the cathedral in Palazzo Piccolomini and at the Porta Santuccio. The drawings are richly decorated with sculptures bas-reliefs columns cartouches vases candelabras and decorations including Christian and classical figures and putti. The five triumphal arches were all erected for the occasion of the entry of Alessandro Zondadari 1670-1745 the new archbishop of Sienna on 11 August 1715. He was the fourth and last son of Ansano Zondadari and Agnese di Mario Chigi. She was a niece of Pope Alexander VII and heir of her brother Cardinal Flavio Chigi one of the most influential and powerful men in Siena. One catafalque was erected for the funeral of Alessandro Zondadari's older brother Marc' Antonio Zondadari 1658-1722 Grand Master of the Sovereign Military and Hospitaller Order of Knights of St. John of Jerusalem and Malta. Flavio Chigi went to great lengths to advance the prestige and power of his Zondadari relatives paying many thousands of scudi to the Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo III de' Medici 1642-1723 for hereditary titles he could pass on. It is therefore no surprise that the Zondadari arches and catafalques are accompanied by catafalques for the Grand Duke himself and his wife Margarita Luisa d'Orléans 1645-1721 daughter of Gaston Duke of Orléans and brother of King Louis XIII. Formerly folded down the middle. With a small and faint stain in the first leaf an even smaller one in the second leaf and an occasional small spot but still in very good condition. A lovely set of drawings. unknown
University of Nebraska Press. Used - Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. University of Nebraska Press unknown
University of Nebraska Press. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear and may have some markings on the inside. University of Nebraska Press unknown
Stecher Litho. Co. Collectible - Good. Rochester NY: Stecher Litho 1916. Folio. Unpaginated. Illus. by Margaret Evans Price. Good book. Spine worn covers slightly dampstained. 2-1/2" tear to front cover. Inquire if you need further information. Stecher Litho. Co unknown
U.S.A.: Fine Art Publishing 1989. Book. As New. Illustrated Hardcover. Roseville N.S.W. : Craftsman's Press 1989 71 p. : ill. some col. ; 24 cm. . Fine Art Publishing Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021582 ISBN : 094713123X 9780947131234
Hardback. As New. This book provides a comparative analysis of the history of borderland children during the 20th century. More than their parents children were envisioned to play a crucial role in bringing about a peaceful Europe. The contributions show the complexity of nationalisation within various spheres of bo hardcover
Bookseller reference : ria9783631675557_rkm ISBN : 3631675550 9783631675557
New York: Reynal and Hitchcock 1946. Hardcover. Very Good/good . 9 x 11 in. Yellow cloth boards. Condition is VERY GOOD ; corners worn some lightly toned spots from damage to DJ. Binding tight and text unmarked. Endpapers toned. DJ is GOOD ; not clipped $3.50 clean but rubbed several small open tears. Art. Stax. <br/><br/> Reynal and Hitchcock hardcover
Adelaide 1977. First Thus. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. 252pp omnibus edition. Includes 'Nineteenth Century Tasmania' 'Hobart' 'Launceston' & 'Port Arthur'. unknown
Bookseller reference : 21472 ISBN : 0727002864 9780727002860
Milan Italy: Olivett 1977 First printing in card covers with tissue jacket in slipcase. Missing "Twelve Drawings for Walt Whitman" pamphlet. Bilingual edition in Italian and English. Book is fine the slipcase has a darkened area in one corner some bumping to spine bottom. Fine/Very Good. Soft Cover. Fine/Very Good. Olivett paperback
Harper & Brothers 1899. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover: Green cloth binding with title in gold in gold decorative box on front board. Title on spine in gold. Boards are rubbed and soiled in spots. Board corners and edges are rubbed and worn through. Spine ends are frayed. Cracked hinge. Endpapers are oxidized and chipped at outer edge. Water mark along lower margins of text and illustration pages. Text and illustrations are unaffected. W.T. Smedley was one of the most prominent illustrators of his time and he had a long and happy relationship with Harper & Brothers publishers. Illustrated. Nice tight binding. Harper & Brothers hardcover
THE HAGUE/ROTTERDAM: UITGEVERIJ NIJGH/VAN DITMAR. VG/VG- PADDED LEATHERETTE BOARDS IN DJ WITH ORIGINAL MYLAR. Pages: 104. . 1973. HARDCOVER. DJ LIGHTLY EDGEWORN LIGHT STAIN AT LOWER REAR. PLASTIC MYLAR G A FEW TAPED TEARS LARGE CHIP LOWER REAR. INTERIOR CLEAN. . UITGEVERIJ NIJGH/VAN DITMAR hardcover
Peterborough 1978. First Edition. Very Good. Landscape 4to. Unpaginated colour & b&w ills. Very nice paper stock. To celebrate the centenary of the town unknown
Bookseller reference : 33288 ISBN : 0959754709 9780959754704
NEW YORK: BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY INC. G IN GREEN CLOTH WITH GILT LETTERING. LOVELY ILLUSTRATIONS. 1912. HARDCOVER. BOARDS LIGHTLY EDGEWORN & SOILED. PREV. OWNER INSCRIPTION FFEP. SOME PLATES CREASED AT CORNERS. LIGHT SOILING. . BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY, INC hardcover
F V N CORPORATION 2001-01-01. Paperback. Good. Exterior shows light wear to edges and corners. Inside appears clean & unmarked. Ships daily from the sunshine state! F V N CORPORATION paperback
Bookseller reference : GA-46-L1T-2VG-ZFX ISBN : 0915687127 9780915687121
Copymasters. New. The Teacher's Moderation Toolkit can be used to standardise and benchmark children's writing at three termly intervals as a CPD resource to support teachers working together to make judgements and also as a classroom resource to share the expected standards of writing with children.Currently writi unknown
Bookseller reference : ria9781846548833_new ISBN : 1846548837 9781846548833
Copymasters. As New. The Teacher's Moderation Toolkit can be used to standardise and benchmark children's writing at three termly intervals as a CPD resource to support teachers working together to make judgements and also as a classroom resource to share the expected standards of writing with children.Currently writi unknown
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Boston: Lothrop Publishing Co. Hardcover. Good. 6 1/2 x 8 inches. No date. C 1900. Condition is Good; Light vertical creases on front and rear covers moderate wear at edges tape residue on rear cover text and illustrations are very clean binding is tight. STK <br/><br/> Lothrop Publishing Co. hardcover
London Philip Lee Warner/ Publisher to the Medici Society Ltd 1909. . First and Limited Edition printed on hand-made Riccardi Paper limited to 500 copies of which this is no.7 4to. pp.16 linen-backed blue paper-covered boards title label to spine and to front boards mounted colour plates colour frontispiece top-edge gilt others uncut lightly worn to corners some foxing to boards and to title labels replacement labels still intact tipped to one of the final blanks as issued light staining to rear of spine off-setting to endpapers generally a very good copy. London, Philip Lee Warner/ Publisher to the Medici Society Ltd, 1909. hardcover
Punchbowl Press 1944. Paperback. Very Good. 32pp stapled PB. A fine copy with no creases and no previous ownership markings Punchbowl Press paperback
WELLS GARDNER. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardback published by Wells Gardner No date colour illustrated by Bunty Crombie boards worn edges cloth spine Good Copy WELLS GARDNER hardcover
New American Library New York. Used - Good. Ships from Reno NV. Shows some signs of wear and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! New American Library, New York unknown
New American Library New York 1966. Unknown Binding. Good. Good hardcover with DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with some rubbing marks. Binding is tight hinges strong. Dust jacket shows edge wear. Presented with clear mylar ARCHIVAL book jacket cover. Book slightly shelf-cocked.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! New American Library, New York unknown
Jewish Publication Society 1977. Unbound. Like New. SCARCE UNBOUND PLATES IN SOFTCOVER FOLDER. NO WRITING OR MARKINGS. LIGHT WEAR ONLY. Jewish Publication Society unknown
the OVERSIZED it barely fit in my scanner softcover only stated Library of Congress Edition from 1979. Both the cover and the book are in positively excellent condition. There are no rips tears markings etc.---and the pages and binding are tight as a drumLike New paperback
10 ll.A set of ten ink drawings with blue washes light and dark skilfully executed in a consistent style each showing a single grotesque head a few with scrollwork decorations attached. One has devil-like horns that look like they are formed from his own hair another has ram-like curled horns many have beards nearly all have very large ears sometimes faun-like some show folds of fat while others are thin and they show a wide variety of noses and lips with mouths open or closed some showing teeth. They may have been drawn as models for architectural or other ornamentation. One can see similar images in Stephen King's Nightmares in the sky: gargoyles and grotesques. Most of the heads are about 14 or 15 cm tall. The grotesque style became popular in the 16th-century first in Italy and then throughout Europe influenced in part by the discovery of the Emperor Nero's ca. AD 64 Domus Aurea with its remarkable frescos.With minor foxing mostly in the margins but slightly affecting one drawn image: still in very good condition and with the margins only slightly trimmed retaining all tranchefiles. An excellent set of ten grotesque heads drawn with great skill artistry and humour.l For the general style and its history: Frances Connelly The grotesque in Western art and culture 2012. unknown
A very nice and historically interesting drawing by Caspar Jacobsz. Philips 1732-1789 the well known Amsterdam draughtsman engraver and etcher art historian author and publisher together with two engravings. Although the two prints do not mention the name of Caspar Philips as inventor they probably were made after the drawing described above or an earlier version of it and its pendant in the Amsterdam city archives. Very fine copies all under passe-partouts.l Cf. Muller historieplaten 4224a and 4227b. unknown
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