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1616rif. 2602240004Bey Paul Jacobi in Verlegung des Auctoris Franckfurt 1616. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. First edition of one of the earliest military manuals printed in Europe. Handsomely bound in later vellum. Short 4to; 21 cm. Fine binding and cover. 8 195 32 pages 19 fold out page. Illustrated title-page with engraved border. 19 double-page engravings depicting soldier formations and munitions. Generally clean. Minor spotting. Light dampstain at bottom margin effecting some of the early pages. Marginal loss to p. 80; loss to bottom corner p. 102 partially affecting text. Cockle 622. Klara Andresova 2019 "Military Camps in Military Manuals" in Alexander Samuel Wilkinson; Graeme Kemp eds. Negotiating Conflict and Controversy in the Early Modern Book World Brill pp. 163–177. Johann Jacob served in the army of Maurice Price of Orange and fought in the Eighty Years' War in the Netherlands. He later served as an offer in Danzig and in Hungary and Russia. In 1616 he was appointed by Count John VII of Nassau-Siegen to head up the newly established Kriegsschule the first military academy in the world. The outbreak of the 30 Years War in Germany prematurely caused the school to close. Jacob was one of the most important German military writers before the 30 years war. Bey Paul Jacobi, in Verlegung des Auctoris, Franckfurt hardcover
rif. 137010aafFrankfurt a. M., Charles Jügel, o.J. (1853), Quer-4° (18,5 25,3 cm). Mit 2 chromolithogr. Titeln von Creuzbauer und 45 gouachierten Stahlstichtafeln von Buhl, Cook, Dawson, Lang u. a. nach Dielmann. Mit d. orig. Schutzpapieren. Brauner Lederband d. Z. mit goldgepr. Deckeltitel und reicher Romantiker-Vergoldung (Gelenke alt restauriert, Kanten etwas berieben).
1650rif. 020563London: Printed by M.S. for H. Blanden at the Castle in Corn-hill 1650. Book. Very Good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. iv 288 pages of text followed by xxxix pages containing a table/index. Contemporary vellum rebacked in half vellum with green morocco gilt-lettered spine labels. First edition in English of this work of philosophy by the Christian mystic and founder of Behmenism first published 30 years earlier in German. Hegel described Böhme as "the first German philosopher." Cormac McCarthy's 1985 novel "Blood Meridian" includes three epigraphs the second of which is sourced from Jacob Boehme. New endpapers. Minor soiling and minor staining to several page edges. Height = 7 11/16 inches 195mm. A beautifully preserved copy. . Printed by M.S. for H. Blanden at the Castle in Corn-hill Hardcover
rif. 4622Amsterdam Johannes Sluyter boekverkooper op den Dam 1774. . Gebonden in kalfsleder recent door een befaamde boekbinder in-folio 4 34 2pp.332 Rijkgevuld aan oorspronkelijke handgekleurde gravuren met een mooie titelbladvignette en 33 fraaie volbladige gegraveerde en gekleurde platen. Dit is de eerste complete editie. De gravuren zijn gegraveerd door l'Admiral. De gravures vertonen diertjes en vooral vlinders op planten bomen of bloemen. Amsterdam, Johannes Sluyter, boekverkooper op den Dam, 1774. unknown
1986rif. 39495BERTELSMANN CARL 1986. 1. hardcover. Kinder- und Hausmärchen der Brüder Grimm BERTELSMANN, CARL hardcover
rif. 54852HIGH QUALITY. 1. K. Maloftege! HIGH QUALITY unknown
1618rif. ABC_49950Middelburg 1618. 4to. Johannes Hellenius = Hans van der Hellen Contemporary blind-tooled vellum sewn on 6 supports with the corresponding raised bands on the spine a red morocco title label on the spine lettered in gold a central ornament on both boards surrounded by two double fillet frames. Ad 1: with an engraved frontispiece for each of the three parts 1 and 3 by Frans Schillemans after Adriaen van de Venne 1618; 51 numbered emblems in the first part the well-known folding engraved plate of the "Kinderspelen" Children games at the end of part 2 decorated woodcut initials head- and tailpieces; Ad 2 with a full-page engraved plate of the coat of arms of "chaste virgins" a half-page engraved plate of the manor house and garden of Catharina van Muylwijck 44 emblems engraved by J. Swelinck after Adriaen van de Venne and extra inserted is the famous full-page portrait of Galathee; Ad 3: with a woodcut vignette on the title page 4 half-page engravings in the text of which three after Van de Venne decorated woodcut initials and head- and tailpieces. 3 works in 1 volume the first in 3 parts. 40 120; 111 1 blank; 107 5; 16 92 20; 34 119 1 blank pp. Ad 1: Second issue of the first edition of Jacob Cats's first published work and one of his most important emblem books. The work comprises 51 emblems each offering three different interpretations relating respectively to love morals and religion. In the first issue the emblems themselves are repeated in each of the three parts but in the present second issue they appear only in the first part and are replaced by newly printed texts in the second and third. The work also contains an extensive theoretical discussion of the emblem as a literary genre. Cats's emblem books became highly influential and contributed greatly to his enormous popularity in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.Ad 2: First edition of this emblem book published in the same year as the Silenus Alcibiadis and closely related to it. Several variant issues are known. The present copy belongs to the issue with the "Wapen-schilt" inserted after the title-page and the dedication to the "Eerbare Maeghden" printed on a separate bifolium and inserted between ff. 1 and 2 on different paper.Ad 3: Apparently unrecorded issue of the first edition of Cats's Self-Stryt with quire 4 extended from two to four leaves. The two additional leaves contain the Veld-teycken with a half-page engraving of a recumbent ermine beneath a crown surrounded by mud and the motto "Net of Niet" on a banderole. This Veld-teycken is otherwise first known from the second edition of 1621. Self-Stryt is a didactic poem in dialogue form based on the biblical story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife Genesis 39 representing the internal struggle between lust "Vlees" and virtue or spirit "Gheest" a central theme in Cats's moral writings.With the bookplate of the author Jos van der Steen mounted on the front pastedown. The vellum is somewhat soiled and stained. Some marginal staining and soiling a few small tears not affecting the text the double-page plate of the "Kinder-spelen" in ad 1 and the extra plate of Galathee in ad 2 are cropped and mounted on a blank leaf. Otherwise in good condition.l Ad 1: Cats Catalogus STCN no.170 and pp. 32-38; Landwehr Emblem books Low Countries 1970 no. 81 no. 104; Id Emblem and Fable books Low Countries 1988 no. 106; Museum Catsianum no. 27; Praz p. 300; cf. Verhuld voor t menselijk oog. Embleemboeken uit de Kon. Bibliotheek Exhib. Catalogue 1996 pp. 7-8 19 39-40; Ad 2: Cats Catalogus STCN no.104 and pp. 32-38; Landwehr French emblem books no. 146; Landwehr Emblem books in the Low Countries 1970 no. 102; Id. Emblem and Fable books 1988 no. 132; Museum Catsianum nos. 55; Praz p. 300-301;.Ad 3: Cats Catalogus STCN no.144 146; Museum Catsianum no. 72; STCN 830295496 without the 2 leave extension; USTC 1026321 without the 2 leave extension; cf. Engraved title: Hollstein XXVI 11; R. Schenkeveld-van der Dussen Cats Self-stryt een Arminiaanse tekst in: Tijdschr. voor Ned. taal- en letterkunde 136 2020 pp. 105-126. hardcover
rif. 18763Zurich, Sumptibus authoris, Typis Gessnerianis, 1708.
1652rif. 5476Antwerp 1652. 4to 18 x 14.5 cm. Jan Huyssens Later 17th-century mottled calf sewn on 4 double cords gold-tooled spine and board edges. With a double-page letterpress title-page with a frame built up from typographic ornaments and 39 unnumbered double-page engraved maps of the northern and southern Low Countries by Jacob Aertsz. Colom each map coloured in outline. Interleaved with 38 blank leaves and with a manuscript table of contents 3 3 blank pp. at the end. Double-page title-page and 39 double-page maps. Second known copy of a pocket-atlas published at Antwerp but containing a selection of the maps of the Low Countries originally published by Jacob Aertsz. Colom at Amsterdam in 1635 with the title De Vyerighe Colom the title Colom had first used for his famous pilot guide in 1632 and the name he had given to his Amsterdam printing office where he worked from 1622 to his death in 1673 as a bookseller printer and mapmaker. The only other copy known is at the Royal Library in Brussels. The Vyerighe Colom with 47 maps and 3 plates and with extensive text in Dutch and French went through several editions in the 17th century but it was once thought that all editions before his death in 1673 had been published at Amsterdam by Colom himself. The Royal Library copy like the present one contains 39 maps but each contains one map not in the other so there are forty in total: the present copy includes Drentiae not in the Royal Library copy which includes Le terres entre la Meuse Vahal et Rhin not present here. The maps are also bound in a different order.The present edition is of great interest and gives cause to review Colom's activities. It is printed from Coloms plates so Colom may have licenced the Antwerp publisher to produce a variant edition of his Vyerighe Colom to broaden his market possibly reacting to the signing of the Peace of Münster in 1648 which finally ended the Eighty Years War and opened trade and communication between the northern and southern Low Countries. Jan Huyssens made an entirely new and practical atlas out of Colom's Vyerighe Colom. He omitted all text and the three plates that do not show maps and selected only maps of general interest leaving out the map of the ancient Low Countries and such typical Dutch maps as the separate maps of the polders De Zype Beemster Wormer Purmer Byllemermeer and Waterland also - at least in the present copy - completely rearranging the maps more in order of their geographical sequence. The title suggests that Huyssens originally planned to include a text so the present extremely rare edition may be the only surviving result of an abandoned project.l Koeman & Van der Krogt 365.23 IIIB pp. 644-645 2 copies: the present & Royal Library Brussels; UniCat 99095764 Royal Library Brussels only; cf. Koeman II Col 1 1635 Amsterdam ed.; not in KVK; STCV; WorldCat. unknown
1675rif. 99PCHI08WBVRMiddelburg 1675. Small folio 28.5 x 18.5 cm. Willem Goeree Early sheepskin parchment over paperboards. With both title-pages printed in red and black about 150 woodcut diagrams in the text including a wide variety of sundials a woodcut headpiece with the Zeeland coat of arms plus 2 repeats and woodcut decorated initials. 2 works in 1 volume. 1 1 blank 2 108 3 1 blank; 1 1 blank 54 2 pp. Re-issues by Willem Goeree in Middelburg of the first editions of Jacob Mogge's extensively illustrated general introduction to the making and use of sundials and of his extensively illustrated translation of Lansberge's further account of various sorts of sundials on flat surfaces. Mogge's own work was first published by Zacharias Roman in Middelburg as Inleydinge der Sonne-Wijsers in 1666. Roman had published the first edition of Lansberge's posthumous Latin work on planar sundials Horologiographia plana in 1663 and Mogge translated it into Dutch and expanded it for publication together with his own work in matching format and style in 1666. Roman apparently died in or soon after 1667 however and Goeree must have acquired the remaining stock of these two books having cancel title-pages printed to re-issue them in 1675. They therefore still include the colophons of the 1666 editions at the end. Mogge opens his work with a general introduction to geometry and astronomy followed by a description of sundials on a flat surfaces and on the surface of the earth. Jacob Mogge ca. 1613-1669 was a surveyor and map draughtsman active in Zeeland from ca. 1649 to ca. 1666 describing himself as surveyor to the water district Vrije van Sluis. Lansberge 1561-1632 worked as physician and pastor in Middelburg Zeeland but devoted his last years to writing and publishing several important works on astronomy.With a faded manuscript inscription on the title-page in blue pencil. The binding is soiled and shows clear signs of wear the bottom half of the spine has been restored. A previous owner's inscription has been torn from the head of the title-page which has been restored but slightly affecting the "M" in the title. The edges of the leaves are somewhat browned slight browning throughout with some occasional light water stains some occasional minor marginal tears. Otherwise in good condition.l Ad 1: Bierens de Haan 3286; Crone Library 283; Houzeau-Lancaster 11524; STCN 822714299 8 copies; Ad 2: Bierens de Haan 2676; Crone Library 281; Houzeau-Lancaster 11499; STCN 822714434 8 copies; cf. for Mogge: Donkersloot-De Vrij p. 205; for Lansberge: NNBW II cols. 775-782. ABE CAT Astronomy & Cosmography hardcover
rif. 51-6513Paris: The Black Sun Press MCMXXVIII and MCMXXIX. Large 8vo. 15.5 x 24cm. 2 volumes in one: First Series: 8 141 7 2 blank leaves; Second Series: 10 104 4 1 blank leaf.Very good. Three-quarter contemporary red morocco; wraps bound in. One of 44 copies with a color drawing by the author; likely a collotype. In this copy the title in the drawing has been reworked by hand. Minkoff A11 and A20. Minkoff correctly states that the copies are not numbered as called for on the justification page. What appears as “17” beneath the drawing is apparently some other notation by Crosby. OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:458990437: Morgan Library accession number: PML 184715 Provenance: Collection of Dr. Gregory R. Bonomo Paris: The Black Sun Press, MCMXXVIII and MCMXXIX paperback
1819rif. 2518New York Nov. 18 1941. JACOB KALICH. COMMEMORATION TO JACOB KALICH. FOR FIFTY YEARS OF PROGRESS AS A PLAYWRITE DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER IN THE YIDDISH THEATRE. SIGNED BY KALICH and his ardent admirers. Over thirty signatures of those in the Yiddish Theatre.Watercolor pen and ink gouache. On vellum. 23 x 15. Right side: Tillie Rabmovitzty Ben Pepper Dolly Pepper O Salzman Michael Field David Dubin All the best Luba S.C. Cantor Edmond Bayends Blanche d. Ross Rose Dubrow Wm. H. Silverblatt May Glaubeman Jean Joan Grunfield Alias Yor II Sara Libromshow. Center: Hoseph Buloff Jeanne Greene Betty Sims Marvin Lowenthanl Zesnile John Jerome Veltin Miriam Kressyn Minnis Salzman Louis Golding Max Kozyk I. Grazabeman David Dubin Alexander Salzman Yetta Zweilig Clara Picon. Left Side: Joseph Kalich Joseph Rumchinsky composer and writer Non Einhorn Molly Picon Seymour Rechzeit husband of M. Kressyn Abe Eller Slyvia Reger Kline Fred Berns Lucy and Michael German Mr. and Mrs. Isadore Gatevi Jacob A. Zanger R. Gurkin Frieda Rumshinsky/Victor Sims Nelson Picon Aaron Hoffman Ernie Norma's husband Welcome stranger Adelstein. Please notify me for detail photos.
1819rif. 2518New York Nov. 18 1941. JACOB KALICH. COMMEMORATION TO JACOB KALICH. FOR FIFTY YEARS OF PROGRESS AS A PLAYWRITE DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER IN THE YIDDISH THEATRE. SIGNED BY KALICH and his ardent admirers. Over thirty signatures of those in the Yiddish Theatre.Watercolor pen and ink gouache. On vellum. 23 x 15. Right side: Tillie Rabmovitzty Ben Pepper Dolly Pepper O Salzman Michael Field David Dubin All the best Luba S.C. Cantor Edmond Bayends Blanche d. Ross Rose Dubrow Wm. H. Silverblatt May Glaubeman Jean Joan Grunfield Alias Yor II Sara Libromshow. Center: Hoseph Buloff Jeanne Greene Betty Sims Marvin Lowenthanl Zesnile John Jerome Veltin Miriam Kressyn Minnis Salzman Louis Golding Max Kozyk I. Grazabeman David Dubin Alexander Salzman Yetta Zweilig Clara Picon. Left Side: Joseph Kalich Joseph Rumchinsky composer and writer Non Einhorn Molly Picon Seymour Rechzeit husband of M. Kressyn Abe Eller Slyvia Reger Kline Fred Berns Lucy and Michael German Mr. and Mrs. Isadore Gatevi Jacob A. Zanger R. Gurkin Frieda Rumshinsky/Victor Sims Nelson Picon Aaron Hoffman Ernie Norma's husband Welcome stranger Adelstein. Please notify me for detail photos. books
1960rif. DISPLAY5RM004Journal of Molecular Biology v2 n4 1960: 216-225 1960. Pamphlet. Very Good. Prompt shipment with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Offprint. Very good. Journal of Molecular Biology, v2 n4 (1960): 216-225 unknown
1741rif. 37910Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by Andrew Bradford 1741. Early Philadelphia Almanac: Poor Richard's Rival An almanac by Jacob Taylor who published his important Pennsylvania almanac for the years 1700 to 1746. It is a distinct possibility that the present copy was owned and signed by Taylor as his inscribed name on the titlepage is accompanied later in the volume by a manuscript correction to a poem "manumated" becomes "manumitted". Taylor took the poetry in his almanacs seriously printing excerpts of Paradise Lost in 1741 and composing well-received verse of his own. In addition to the calendar this 1746 almanac contains a substantial amount of poetry; lists of courts fairs and Quaker meetings; and a discussion of Hannibal's oath before the gods. This he concludes with a quote from the 1739 almanac of "R. Saunders" Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard on the dangers of false wit and pride in the present age commenting favorably on Saunders "By wicked Wit the Truth is often drown'd; Here certain Truth adorn'd with Wit is found" p.23. Taylor's almanac was printed by different Philadelphia printers over time. Some were printed by Franklin but this one was issued by Andrew Bradford one of Franklin's rivals and the son of William Bradford the first printer in Philadelphia. 12mo. Printed self-wrappers stitched. Contemporary ink inscription "Jacob Taylor" in upper margin of titlepage; contemporary ink correction on p.27. Cellophane tape joining signature at spine occasional minor foxing. Else bright clean and very good. In a half morocco and cloth box. DRAKE 9634. EVANS 4818. ESTC W22747. hardcover
1741rif. 37910Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by Andrew Bradford 1741. Early Philadelphia Almanac: Poor Richard's Rival An almanac by Jacob Taylor who published his important Pennsylvania almanac for the years 1700 to 1746. It is a distinct possibility that the present copy was owned and signed by Taylor as his inscribed name on the titlepage is accompanied later in the volume by a manuscript correction to a poem "manumated" becomes "manumitted". Taylor took the poetry in his almanacs seriously printing excerpts of Paradise Lost in 1741 and composing well-received verse of his own. In addition to the calendar this 1746 almanac contains a substantial amount of poetry; lists of courts fairs and Quaker meetings; and a discussion of Hannibal's oath before the gods. This he concludes with a quote from the 1739 almanac of "R. Saunders" Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard on the dangers of false wit and pride in the present age commenting favorably on Saunders "By wicked Wit the Truth is often drown'd; Here certain Truth adorn'd with Wit is found" p.23. Taylor's almanac was printed by different Philadelphia printers over time. Some were printed by Franklin but this one was issued by Andrew Bradford one of Franklin's rivals and the son of William Bradford the first printer in Philadelphia. 12mo. Printed self-wrappers stitched. Contemporary ink inscription "Jacob Taylor" in upper margin of titlepage; contemporary ink correction on p.27. Cellophane tape joining signature at spine occasional minor foxing. Else bright clean and very good. In a half morocco and cloth box. DRAKE 9634. EVANS 4818. ESTC W22747. hardcover books
rif. 8335Zuric [puis] Berne, Heidegguer [puis] chez la Société typographique aux dépens de la Société Oeconomique, 1760 - 1773. 21 volumes in-8, demi veau fauve à coins, dos à nerfs ornés de filets et fleurons dorés, tranches teintées en rouge. Quelques rousseurs, parfois plus marquées en p. de titre, mouillure pour l'année 1771. Bel ensemble en reliure uniforme, chaque volume portant la signature de H. L. Roux en page de titre.
rif. 129019aaf1) Zürich, Joh. Heinrich Lindinner / 2) Zürich : Getrukt, bey Joh. Rudolf Simmler, 1701, 1704, in-12° (13,5:9 cm)., 5 Bll. + 258 S. + 1 gefalt. gest. Karte + 39 Kupfertafeln / Mit gest. Titel + 23 Ansichten auf 11 Kupfertafeln + 3 Bll. (statt 4: = ohne Drucktitel) + 408 S., Pergament d. Zeit / Cont. vellum.
1948rif. 77759Sous coffret en moire vert pâle. Reliure plein maroquin grenat. Belle composition courant sur les plats et le dos de motifs géométriques mosaïqués en veau, box et maroquin vert, tilleul, turquoise, rouge, saumon, jaune, vert émeraude, sertis de filets à froid et de filets dorés. Dos lisse avec auteur et illustrateur en lettres dorées. Gardes en agneau velours grenat et vert émeraude avec listels de veau vert et orange. Toutes tranches dorées. Couverture et dos conservés. Reliure signée Nicole FOURNIER, médaille d'Or des Métiers de France, dorure par Pierre Marseleix. Illustré de 113 gouaches de Jean HUGO gravées sur bois en couleurs.
rif. 10080NORD-SUD. Collection suivie du n° 1 (mars 1917) au n° 14 (avril 1918). Ne manquent donc que les deux derniers numéros (n° 15 et 16) pour le complètement. Les 12 livraisons sont en très bon état. Le n° 13 est bien complet des deux planches hors texte de Georges Braque ; le n° 14 est bien complet des deux planches hors texte de Fernand Léger (ces deux numéros sont les seuls à proposer des illustrations). /// N.B. Le n° 3 est ici dans sa variante optimale, comprenant bien le texte de Pierre Reverdy, " Sur le Cubisme ", suivi de de sa traduction en anglais par Léonce Alexandre-Rosenberg, " On Cubism " (quatre pages, numérotées I à IV, greffées au centre du fascicule). Le " reprint " de Jean-Michel Place reproduit bien ces quatre pages de traduction, manifestement ajoutées postérieurement, mais sans les annoncer au sommaire. Dans le cas de notre exemplaire, cette " augmentation " est mentionnée au sommaire figurant sur la couverture : les exemplaires " ordinaires " annoncent deux textes de Pierre Reverdy (" Matin " et " Une Nuit dans la plaine ") ; notre exemplaire " augmenté " annonce bien " Sur le Cubisme " en plus des deux autres textes. A noter : " Sur le Cubisme " avait déjà paru dans le n° 1 de NORD-SUD, mais sans la traduction de Léonce Rosenberg. /// Une telle collection est aujourd'hui très difficile à réunir.
rif. 4622, Amsterdam, Johannes Sluyter, boekverkooper op den Dam, 1774., Gebonden in kalfsleder (recent door een befaamde boekbinder), in-folio, (4) +34+ (2)pp.+33+(2)
rif. 88381Köpenhamn 1761-62. Tvär folio. 60 grav. planscher varav en stor utvikbar. Den utvikbara vyn över Köpenhamn med liten reva i nedre veck. Lätt nött samtida marmorerat pappband ryggen med tryckt pappersetikett. Pärmarna med lätta stänk. Från Ericsbergs bibliotek med Carl Jedvard Bondes exlibris. Bibl. danica II sp. 603. Ehrencron-Müller II 112. Med de sällsynta planscherna till andra delen! Titelbladet till första delen och 4 blad med förord av Jacob Langebek saknas. Med alla de 50 planscher på danska slott och städer som blev utgivna till första delen samt de tio extra som var allt som utkom till andra delen. Inget titelblad gjordes till den andra. Trots att det aldrig blev färdigställt är det ändå ett av de viktigaste danska topografiska arbetena. Del ett som omfattar Själland med 50 planscher var allt som blev färdigställt. Av del två som skulle omfatta Fyn blev endast 10 av planerade 88 planscher graverade. Dessa tio är mer sällsynta men återfinns här. Konstären Johan Jacob Bruun 1715-89 gjorde även planscherna till Thuras ”Den danske Vitruvius”. unknown
rif. 8039Leidae & Gottingae =Leiden and Gottingen: Eliam Luzac 1755. First edition. A touch of light foxing to the title page and to the margins of a few other pages; a bright and clean copy in near fine condition in a very attractive binding. Pp. i-iv 1-72; 2 monochrome foldout copper-plate engravings by Jan Wandelaar unsigned. One-half red morocco leather over marbled boards sm 4to 20 cm width x 26.7 cm height bound by Fritz and Trudi of Philadelphia in 1976. This is Klein's best-known work to herpetologists because in it he was the first to use the word for their discipline herpetology specifically Herpeta in the nominative case on page 1 and herpetologiae in the objective case on page 1 and the title page. However his taxonomic reference to this word was far different than the use of the word today. For instance the animals making up the Herpeta included are legless animals such as earthworms tapeworms and leeches in addition to snakes. Left out are the four-legged frogs toads lizards. There is only one reptile illustrated in this book on plate 1. However it is not a snake but instead a two-legged lizard-like animal possessing large hind limbs. Klein had not seen this specimen and simply cited the authority of Hiob Ludolf 1624-1704 a German orientalist. Starting in 1999 this image was incorporated into the official logo of the International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology. The author's preface was dated February 5 1752 so there likely a delay in printing the book. As an addendum pages 67-72 Klein included an essay on tapeworms by Johann August Unzer a German physician who trained in Halle and practiced medicine in Hamburg modified after notes by Kraig Adler. This addition fits the theme of Klein's concept of the Herpeta. See also Agassiz 1853 3: 366 9; BMNH 2: 992; Engelmann 1846: 428; Nissen ZBI: 227 2210 and Zool. Soc. London 1902: 336. This volume is very scarce; it seldom comes up for sale. Old small oval stamp with the following initials "T. L. B.M.P." on the title page. From the research library of herpetologist Kraig Adler with his signature on the title page and his small bookplate on the front pastedown. Leidae & Gottingae (=Leiden and Gottingen): Eliam Luzac, 1755. First edition. hardcover
rif. 16-4843Amsterdam : Printed for the Wetsteins and Smith MDCCXXXII. 1732. Folio. . Contemporary roan with gilt spine worn along edges of spine but tight Pages fresh and crisp. Very good. Bookplates and old ink inscription of previous private owners on inside front cover. 30 x 48.5 cm. Text in French and Latin. . See collation below.OCLC only lists the English language edtion of the same year.References : Brunet III: 599; Cohen de Ricci: 768. .In -folio relié pleine basane brune dos à nerfs orné et doré Reliure de l'époque. 5 ff. 247 pp. 1 f. 249 254 pp. 2 ff. Orné d'un frontispice une vignette armoriée de dédicace et de 130 figures in texte à mi-page d'après Lebrun Leclere Maas Picard Punt J. Romain Tosca de Wit and Vandelaar par divers sculpteurs. Edition bilingue francol-atine imprimée sur 2 colonnes. Bon état oxydation des ff. et rousseurs usures à la reliure. Amsterdam : Printed for the Wetsteins and Smith, MDCCXXXII. [1732] unknown
rif. 1300A La Haye: Chez la veuve d'Abraham Troyel 1711. Hardcover. Good. Duodecimo. xxiv 200 viii 38 iipp. 12 A12-K12 L4. First edition of author's first book. Contemporary mottled calf spine gilt. Top of spine chipped. With 78 diagrams on 32 folding plates. 0 A La Haye: Chez la veuve d'Abraham Troyel, 1711. hardcover
