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1708réf. 18115Leipzig: Friedrich Groschuff 1708. and a full-page engraved frontispiece of Caesar astride a horse triumphant wielding a severed head on a pike woodcut and typographic tables throughout. Contemporary mottled brown sheep scuffed spine and morocco labels gilt title label damaged green silk marker edges marbled blue. Ownership inscription of Andreas Meyer dated 4 Dec. 1843. Internally fine despite the usual browning of German books of this era. ; and a full-page engraved frontispiece same as above folding engraved map of Germanic territories. In good condition. A fine German baroque sammelband of Roman war histories. The first is a condensed version of the lengthy sagas of Julius Caesar’s military campaigns in De Bello Alexandrino De Bello Africo and De Bello Hispaniensi thought to have been written by the Roman legate Hirtius. The authorship has come into question in more recent scholarship. The second book is a fascinating anonymous account of the Germanic chieftain Arminius’ definitive victory at the Battle of Teutoburg Forest over the Roman army in 9 A.D. widely considered the smoking gun of the Roman Empire’s withdrawal from Germania. I: VD18 11450800; II: VD18 12848328; Bircher Deutsche Drucke des Barock 1600-1720 B9868. Friedrich Groschuff unknown
1805réf. 17929Paris 1805. 8vo. Allais Contemporary half red morocco and marbled paper sides gold-tooled spine and brown sprinkled edges. With 6 engraved plates including 3 folding designed by Redouté and Barraband and executed by Bouquet. XIV 224 pp. First edition of the natural and mythological history of the ibis illustrated with beautifully engraved designs. The author Marie Jules-César Lelorgue de Savigny 1777-1851 gives an account of the black and white ibis their mythical position in ancient Egypt with the several cults that existed their natural habitat and the answer to the question whether they eat snakes and why or not. Six numbered engravings illustrate the work showing the black and white ibis close-ups from the beak and leg and some ancient illustrations. H.J. Redouté and Barraband designed the illustrations. Both were extraordinary good artists and probably two of the greatest illustrators of natural history of all time. We only know Redouté as such because Barraband died rather young. However by that time he had already made beautiful ornithological illustrations for Levaillant's works on parrots and birds of paradise. De Savigny's Description de l'Egypte appeared during the years 1809-1830 in which he published his observations and investigations made during the military expeditions of Napoleon's army to Egypt in the years 1798-1801. The section dealing with natural history was printed in 4 volumes in 1809-1820 with plates designed by J.H. Redouté and Barraband and executed by Bouquet. The present work is a sort of "preview" of this grander project here only focussing on the ibis.With an autograph dedication by the author on the half-title and two partially damaged book plates on the front pastedown "Bibliothèque du Chateau de . = erased" and "Bibliothèque . E. Me. . = erased". The binding shows signs of wear with rubbed boards the first four leaves after the title page are trimmed short the final leaf is torn without affecting the illustration and there is some foxing and browning throughout. Otherwise in good condition.l Nissen Vogelbücher 819; Ronsil 2718; not in Anker. AFRICA NATURAL HISTORY / Zoology Birds - Ornithology Egypt hardcover
réf. 2247Toulouse: Apud Dominicum Bosc & Petrum Bosc 1620-1621. Hardcover. Good. Quarto. 12ff. 101pp. 1ff.; 47pp.; 79pp.; 51pp. Vellum. Graesse VI 289. Toulouse: Apud Dominicum Bosc & Petrum Bosc, 1620-1621. hardcover
1584réf. BTETM0002626Frankfurt: Ioan Wechelum 1584. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Octavo Standard 8vo 6 נ9 in 152 נ229 mm . Ioannes Iucundus Giovanni Giocondo. Please email for Photographs or further information.1584 Third Edition With ProvenanceCOMMENTARIORUM C. IULII CAESARIS DE BELLO GALLICO LIB VIIBy Julius Caesar Aulus Hirtius François HotmanKEY DETAILSCondition: Very GoodFormat: Hardcover Octavo Standard 8vo 6 נ9 in 152 נ229 mm Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.Published By: Ioan Wechelum Frankfurt 1584Language: LatinIllustrated By: Ioannes Iucundus Giovanni GiocondoProvenance: George Hamilton dated 1724 in brown ink on title unidentified; possibly the Field Marshal George Hamilton 1st Earl of Orkney 16661737 or a contemporary cleric/scholar of the same name; further research warranted.Collation: Collation: AZ AaZz AaaGgg Ggg HhhLll Corrigenda¹ Printers device¹.Pagination: 16 823 38 pp. including Corrigenda and terminal leaf with Wechels Pegasus device.SKU: BTETM0002626Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5 L: 30 W: 25 Units: cm W: 2KgTracked Shipping Insurance Coverage as per Customer RequestDESCRIPTIONCommentariorum C. Iulii Caesaris de Bello Gallico lib VIICommentariorum C. Iulii Caesaris de Bello Gallico lib VII et Civili Pompeiano lib. IIIPROVENANCEGeorge Hamilton dated 1724 in brown ink on title unidentified; possibly the Field Marshal George Hamilton 1st Earl of Orkney 16661737 or a contemporary cleric/scholar of the same name; further research warranted.CONDITION COLLATION & COPY NOTESVery Good - Woodcut vignette to title folding map of Europe frayed to edges with small loss to margins woodcut illustrations woodcut printer's device to final leaf woodcut head-pieces and initials early 18th-century brown ink ownership inscription of George Hamilton to title with further inscription struck-through at head first few leaves with small hole to foot some light spotting and browning contemporary blindstamped sheep central arabesque device to covers lacking ties some wear upper joint split at head and foot. Adams C69produced by the Wechel press a leading humanist house that unlike many Lyon/Antwerp editions of the same era combined a corrected text scholarly notes and an ambitious illustration program in a portable octavo format.8vo 16.5 × 10.5 cm. Complete including three natural-history plates are famous and distinctive to this Wechel series.Uri figura wild ox / aurochs Bos primigenius.Bison figura bison.Alcis figura elk-like creature Caesars description may refer to the European elk Alces alces.These originated in the 1513 GiocondoAldine Caesar and were faithfully re-cut for Wechel.Please see photos as part of condition reportPlease see Photos as part of condition report.SYNOPSISCommentarii de Bello Gallico English: Commentaries on the Gallic War also Bellum Gallicum English: Gallic War is Julius Caesar's first-hand account of the Gallic Wars written as a third-person narrative. In it Caesar describes the battles and intrigues that took place in the nine years he spent fighting the Celtic and Germanic peoples in Gaul who opposed Roman conquest. Ioan Wechelum hardcover
réf. 114086London Hookham and Carpenter 1793. . First edition; 4to 24.5 x 19.5 cm; 16 hand-coloured aquatint plates including frontispiece with the half-title a touch of spotting to least few leaves otherwise clean internally; later full calf gilt rolled boards gilt spine in six compartments with contrasting gilt lettering piece board edges and turn-ins gilt rolled all edges gilt extremities a little rubbed otherwise a very good copy; 4 266 2pp. Ibbetson was a Yorkshire born artist whose first opportunity came when he was invited to accompany Cathcart on his embassy to China. Cathcart died en route however and this seems to sum up Ibbetson's luck; soon after his elegant views of Bath had been aquatinted and published by Hassell his wife died. He had already suffered the loss of eight children and this latest tragedy brought on an attack of brain fever. After he recovered from this he found that he had been robbed by his servants; this led him to seek escape in a life of dissipation which led to penury. At the end his artistic skill enabled him to pay off his debts. The small scale of his drawings suited book illustration and his special skill as an animal and in particular cattle painter can be seen in the illustrations in this work. Abbey Scenery 38; ESTC T54291; Tooley 277. London, Hookham and Carpenter, 1793. hardcover
1712réf. B5212London: Jacob Tonson c. 1712. A handsome example of this magnificent work. . Edition: First Edition Binding: Contemporary full brown calf with blind tooled decorative border on top and bottom cover. Spine of raised bands in eight heavily gilt compartments with black label with gilt text on 2. Gilt dentelles on all edges of top and bottom cover. Pasted and free marbled endpapers. All edges speckled. Notes: Text is in Latin. Samuel Clarke's Caesar is generally regarded as one of the finest examples of 18th-century English publishing: "The most sumptuous classical work which this country has produced" Dibdin. Edward Harwood views on the book were also highly praiseworthy: "Although his Caesar achieved elegance mainly through profuse ornament the typography nonetheless has qualities of stateliness and dignity which set the book far above the usual product of the time and place.” During his lifetime Caesar was regarded as one of the best orators and prose authors in Latin — even Cicero spoke highly of Caesar's rhetoric and style. Only Caesar's war commentaries have survived. A few sentences from other works are quoted by other authors. Size: Large Folio 475x300mm. Illustration: Illustrated with an engraved title page frontis portrait of John Duke of Marlborough and of Julius Caesar 6 maps one hand-coloured in outline 78 plates and plans 55 of them double-page and/or folding by Huyberts and others all numbered from 1 to 87; numerous engraved initials and vignettes to text. The double page plate of the Bison is in this copy. References: Brunet I 1456; Dibdin Greek and Latin Classics I 361-3; Huntington Library Great Books in Great Editions 15. Pages: P. Endpapers. Blank. Engraved title page. Title page. Frontis portrait of Marlborough. Authors note. Frontis portrait of Caesar. Lectori. Fold out map. Fold out map. Title page. 3-560. Blank. Endpapers. Category: Book Europe Italy; Book Plate Books General; Book Military; Book Literature; Book Classics; Book Europe United Kingdom; Jacob Tonson hardcover
