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1687ref. M1LEHD34NRM0Leeuwarden 1687. 4to. Hendrik Rintjes Contemporary vellum sprinkled edges new endpapers. With an engraved allegorical frontispiece ascribed to Jan Luyken. 1 1 blank 44 660 60 pp. Detailed botanical description of Frisian and Northwest European plants trees flowers and herbs by the Frisian historian Simon Abbes Gabbema 1628-1688. Although Gabbema was appointed history writer of Frisia in 1659 by the States of Frisia because of his learning and knowledge concerning Frisian history he also knew a lot about botany. The frontispiece is often ascribed to Jan Luyken Klaversma & Hannema 545. Altogether this work can be considered a compilation of Gabbema's own botanical knowledge enriched with ancient knowledge forming an extensive Frisian and Northwestern European flora.The present copy contains two leaves not normally present 45 and 55: the STCN notes them only in the copy at the Royal Library in The Hague: two laudatory poems by J. Vollenhove and H. Sweerts. Binding a bit dirty frontispiece a little browned and repaired some small stains throughout the book some paper corners a little frayed a small hole in leaf 2Y1 but otherwise in good condition.l Bibliotheca Hulthemiana 5970; Journal of the New York Botanical Garden 1902 p. 184; STCN 9 copies only 1 with the extra leaves; for the author: Van der Aa Biographisch woordenboek VII pp. 3-4; NNBW VI 1924; Posthuma Plantkunde uit de oude doos in: De levende natuur 21 1916 pp. 78-79; not in Hunt; Nissen; Pritzel; Stafleu & Cowan. EUROPE LOW COUNTRIES NATURAL HISTORY / Botany Floras & General Botany Germany Horticulture Netherlands hardcover
1963ref. ZB394018Hansom Books 1963. volumes 10; 21-23; 25; 28-30. 1963-1984. partly bound library markings textually clean & tight PRICE IS FOR THE LOT. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Hansom Books unknown
1960ref. 85923Sous étui bordé. Reliure maroquin noir à encadrement. Plats de veau vert amande encadré d?un filet doré. Dos lisse, titre en pied. Tête dorée. Couverture et dos conservés. Reliure signée ALIX.
1573ref. 11244Antwerp: G. Smits for J. I Bellerus 1573. 18th-century marbled calf repaired spine and red morocco label gilt red edges. Only Edition of his treatise aimed at instructors: his schoolbooks had over two hundred printings. The first part enunciates the general principles goal and utility of teaching. The second and third parts lay out detailed templates for secular and religious education including remarks on games recreation punishments which Greek and Latin authors to read and how to explain them which manuals to use exercises in translation imitation and recitation how to draft and administer exams competitions and learned disputes and how to mount dramatic performances. It discourages discussion of current events the Turks the French beggars ball playing dice archery gambling fighting lying swearing and drinking the teachers…. It schematically frames the year’s syllabus for each of the seven grades. I have located one copy in the U.S. In good condition slightly browned. ¶Nauwelaerts “Bijdrage tot de Bibliographie van Simon Verepaeus” in De Gulden Passer 25 1947 54 & 80 reprod. & VI.1 & reprod.; Buisson Répertoire des ouvrages pédagogiques du XVIe siècle 663. G. Smits for J. I Bellerus unknown
1519ref. 187464London: The Zionist 1915-1916. Presented by the drafter of the Balfour Declaration Ten Zionist pamphlets finely bound for presentation by the leading British Zionist Leon Simon inscribed by him to a family member "Nellie Simon from one of the Editors 1 Aug. 1916" - the recipient was probably his wife Ellen. Simon has also handwritten a contents page. Simon 1881-1965 was one of the most prominent voices in the Zionist movement in the early decades of the 20th century and edited the publications of The Zionist which published these pamphlets three of which are authored by him. He is best remembered for his role in drafting the Balfour Declaration - his original draft sold for $884000 in 2005. Comprising all first editions: i SIMON Leon. Zionism and the Jewish Problem. 1916; ii BRENTWICH Norman. Zionism and Jewish Culture. 1915; iii LANDMAN Samuel. History of Zionism. 1915; iv SACHER Harry. A Hebrew University for Jerusalem. 1915; v SACHER Harry. Zionism and the State. 1915; vi SPIERS Frederick Solomon. Zionism and the Jewish Religion. 1915; vii MILLER E. Palestine and the Hebrew Revival. 1915; viii SIMON Leon. Hebrew Education in Palestine. 1916; ix SIMON Leon. Jewish Colonisation and Enterprise in Palestine. 1916; x LANDMAN Samuel. Zionism: Its Organisation and Institutions. 1916. 10 works bound in 1 vol. octavo 202 x 132 mm. Contemporary red morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe spine lettered in gilt pink endpapers gilt edges. In fine condition. unknown
1968ref. 557228New York: Studio Duplicating Service / David Merrick 1968. Softcover. Near Fine. Stated "Rehearsal Script". Quarto. Music by Burt Bacharach. Lyrics by Hal David. 154 mimeographed leaves printed on the rectos only in screwbound black Studio Duplicating Service wrappers titled in gilt. Small neat handwritten control number "#80" on titlepage plasticized wrappers are slightly rubbed near fine. A musical comedy in two acts adapted for the theatre from the screenplay of The Apartment by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond. A wildly successful musical that closed after 1281 performances. OCLC locates two copies likely contemporary scripts with approximately 50 fewer pages Princeton; U of Colorado Boulder. Studio Duplicating Service / David Merrick unknown books
2002ref. x-3540425012Springer-Verlag 2002. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 238 pages. 11.00x8.00x1.00 inches. Springer-Verlag hardcover
ref. H423Halle Curt 1782. 4to. In: Magazin f.d. neue Historie u. Geographie Bd.16. Hg.v.A.F.Büsching. Halblederband der Zeit berieben innen sauberes Exemplar. unknown
1946ref. 059794Chicago: University Of Chicago Press 1946. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Ix 245 Pp. Green Cloth Gilt. First Printing. Book With Wear Spine Gilt Bright. Inscribed By Morgenthau "With Kindest Regards" To Yves René Marie Simon 1903 - 1961. Simon Studied Under Jacques Maritain At The Institut Catholique De Paris. He Taught At The Institut Catholique De Lille From 1930 To 1938. In 1938 He Went To The University Of Notre Dame Where He Remained Until 1958. He Is Best Known For His Work In Moral And Political Philosophy.Dust Jacket Priced $3.00 Wear Short Edge Tears And Small Losses Somewhat Crushed Spine Panel Completely Pinked . Per Wikipedia Morgenthau's Scientific Man Versus Power Politics 1946 Argued Against An Over Reliance On Science And Technology As Solutions To Political And Social Problems. The Book Presented A "Pessimistic View Of Human Nature" Centered On A Universal Lust For Power And The Inevitability Of Selfishness. Hans Joachim Morgenthau 1904 - 1980 Was A German-American Jurist And Political Scientist Who Was One Of The Major 20Th-Century Figures In The Study Of International Relations. Morgenthau Is Usually Considered Among The Most Influential Realists Of The Post-World War Ii Period. Morgenthau Made Landmark Contributions To International Relations Theory And The Study Of International Law. In 1933 Morgenthau Published A Second Book In French La Notion Du "Politique" Which Was Translated Into English And Published In 2012 As The Concept Of The Political. In This Book Morgenthau Seeks To Articulate The Difference Between Legal Disputes Between Nations And Political Disputes Between Nations Or Other Litigants. The Questions Driving The Inquiry Are: I Who Holds Legal Power Over The Objects Or Concerns Being Disputed Ii In What Manner Can The Holder Of This Legal Power Be Changed Or Held Accountable Iii How Can A Dispute The Object Of Which Concerns A Legal Power Be Resolved And Iv In What Manner Will The Holder Of The Legal Power Be Protected In The Course Of Exercising That Power For Morgenthau The End Goal Of Any Legal System In This Context Is To "Ensure Justice And Peace". In His Work In The 1920S And 1930S Morgenthau Sought A "Functional Jurisprudence" An Alternative To Mainstream International Law. He Borrowed Ideas From Sigmund Freud Max Weber Roscoe Pound And Others. In 1940 Morgenthau Set Out A Research Program For Legal Functionalism In The Article "Positivism Functionalism And International Law". Francis Boyle Has Written That Morgenthau's Post-War Writings Perhaps Contributed To A "Break Between International Political Science And International Legal Studies." However Politics Among Nations Contains A Chapter On International Law And Morgenthau Remained An Active Contributor To The Subject Of The Relationship Between International Politics And International Law Until The End Of His Career. His Politics Among Nations First Published In 1948 Went Through Five Editions During His Lifetime And Was Widely Adopted As A Textbook In U.S. Universities. While Morgenthau Emphasized The Centrality Of Power And "The National Interest" The Subtitle Of Politics Among Nations-"The Struggle For Power And Peace"-Indicates His Concern Not Only With The Struggle For Power But Also With The Ways In Which It Is Limited By Ethical And Legal Norms. In Addition To His Books Morgenthau Wrote Widely About International Politics And U.S. Foreign Policy For General-Circulation Publications Such As The New Leader Commentary Worldview The New York Review Of Books And The New Republic. He Knew And Corresponded With Many Of The Leading Intellectuals And Writers Of His Era Such As Reinhold Niebuhr George F. Kennan Carl Schmitt And Hannah Arendt. Morgenthau Was A Consultant To The U.S. Department Of State When Kennan Headed Its Policy Planning Staff And During The Kennedy And Johnson Administrations Until He Was Dismissed By Johnson After He Began To Publicly Criticize American Policy In Vietnam. University Of Chicago Press hardcover
ref. 2738Rhenen early 18th century. Manuscript in ink in various hands. In contemporary overlapping limp vellum. Text in Dutch. Simon Laat’s name in ink by contemporary hand on front panel and inner rear panel also in text. Ink stain on rear panel and spine. Binding tired. Some pages removed one leaf partly clipped. Stains occasionally. Otherwise in very good condition. Manuscript in ink in various hands. In contemporary overlapping limp vellum. Text in Dutch. Simon Laat’s name in ink by contemporary hand on front panel and inner rear panel also in text. 116 p. Collection of early 18th-century manuscript recipes for wine fining. Including 71 numbered and some thirty unnumbered recipes for fining clarifying and stabilizing wines a few recipes for beer other drinks and wine-based remedies a list of wine merchant tools and an index to the first 53 recipes. Also contains a drawing of the coat of arms of Amsterdam and a few other small doodles. Simon Laats was a wine merchant from Rhenen The Netherlands born around 1700 married in 1714 and died before 1771. unknown
1915ref. 3270budapest: Orsz. Magyar Képzőműv. Múzeum 1915. In special binding by Ferdinand Bakala with the coat of arms of the Eszterhazy family. Fine condition. In special binding by Ferdinand Bakala with the coat of arms of the Eszterhazy family. 1t.LXXII272p.16t. From the collection of Arpad Plesch. Orsz. Magyar Képzőműv. Múzeum unknown
1768ref. 87056à Amsterdam et Leipzig: Chez Arkstée & Merkus 1768. Fine. Chez Arkstée & Merkus à Amsterdam et Leipzig 1768 12.20 x 18 cm 6 volumes reliés Edition of the translation by François Filleau de Saint-Martin illustrated with 31 copperplate engravings by Folkema and Fokke after Antoine Coypel as well as a portrait of the author as frontispiece engraved by Folkema after G. Kent at the head of the first volume. Title pages in black and red accompanied by engraved vignettes for each volume preceded by a half-title page on each. First volume complete with an engraved half-title. Numerous tailpieces. Pastiche Bradel bindings in full fuchsia pink paper boards smooth brown spines decorated with small gilt tools and fillets gilt date at foot of spines covers decorated with double gilt fillet border original red paper board waiting covers preserved and bound at head and tail of each volume pastedowns and endpapers of watermarked Arches laid paper uncut pages. Headcaps rubbed with occasional small paper losses scattered foxing small marginal tear repaired not affecting text p. 15 vol. I and p. 191 vol. VI corner loss filled p. 321 vol. III pale dampstain p. 253 vol. VI more pronounced foxing p. 309 vol. VI. Handsome copy with entirely uncut margins of this famous illustrated edition of Cervantes' masterpiece. The superb full-page copperplate engravings are a reduction to octavo format of the engravings from the 1746 edition executed after drawings by the great painter Charles Coypel as well as the artists François Boucher Cochin Lebas Pacard and Tremolières. Chez Arkstée & Merkus hardcover
1979ref. SBBIH-EYE6T3ZBCN2REveryman Ltd 1979. hardcover. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Everyman Ltd hardcover
1668In-folio; (54)-356-(1)-(1)-303-168 pp.; occhietto, antiporta allegorica riccamente incisa che illustra la rifrazione della luce attraverso le lenti e l'insegnamento del disegno con il compasso, grande marca tipografica dell'editore incisa sul frontespizio, titolo in rosso e nero, numerose illustrazioni e figure su 87 tavole incise; legatura coeva in pelle con filetti in oro, medaglione centrale con stemma rimosso, tagli spruzzati rossi.
1803ref. 95122ABLondon, printed by A. Strahan ... for T.N. Longman and O. Rees, 1802-1803. 2 Bde. 4°. Mit 52 (davon 43 kolor., 25 gefalt.) Kupfertafeln, 28 (davon 23 kolor. Vignetten u. 4 (davon 1 kolor.) gefalt. Kupferkarten. 24, 552 Seiten; XXX S., 1 S. "Errata", 1 w. Seite, 523 Seiten. Braune marmor. Halblederbände (ca. 1870). - Die fein kollor. Kupfer zeigen u.a. Kostüme, Trachten, Pflanzen, Tiere, Gebäude, Münzen Inschriften, erstellt nach den Zeichnungen von Christian Gottfried Heinrich Geißler. Titelblätter, Vorsätze u. letzte Seiten gebräunt, sonst nur wenige Fleckchen, schönes Exemplar in guter Erhaltung.
ref. 148827Camden NJ: The Long Art Studios. First edition of this early twentieth century travelogue of Canada and the western part of the United States of America. Quarto original blue cloth with gilt titles to the front panel triple ruling stamped in blind to the front and rear panels illustrated with 14 mounted sepia toned gelatin silver prints. Presentation copy lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "My dear Mark: Choo-choo! Choo-choo! Sting-a-ling! Sting-a-ling! All aboard! Sounds like business eh And your berth is all prepared for you with the select party now 'Doubling the North American Isle' with Your friend W.S. Long. Xmas 1913." In very good condition. Rare. Doubling the North American Isle by William Simon Long is a travel narrative that explores diverse regions of North America through a lens of cultural observation historical reflection and geographic curiosity. Published in the early 20th century the book reflects Long’s continued interest in promoting continental unity and appreciation for the varied landscapes and peoples of North America. He combines first-hand impressions of places such as Nova Scotia British Columbia and the American Southwest with speculative commentary on ancient civilizations like Quibera blending romanticized history with contemporary travel writing. Particularly notable is his descriptive account of the Grand Canyon which exemplifies the book’s focus on natural grandeur and national identity. The Long Art Studios hardcover
1648ref. 61258Kiøbenhafn Melchiore Martzan 1647- 1648. 4to. In contemporary half calf with four raised bands. Wear to extremities. Previous owner's name to pasted down front end-paper. Ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Two-line annotation in Latin dated 1712 to front free end-paper. First leaves with marginal dampstaining. F. 379 missing lower outer corner but a leaf from another copy loosely inserted. Last 188 ff. depicting various flowers with annotations in contemporary hand and with occassional rudimentary handcoloring. With occassional marginal brownspotting throughout. 18 3-393 48 ff. 376 full page woodcuts of plants on 188 ff. frontispiece engraved half-title and 4 plates depicting the four seasons complete. First edition of the first illustrated Danish Herbarium a seminal work in the history of Danish botanical literature. The work is widely regarded as being one the most beautiful and lavishly illustrated Danish 17th century prints. The first part of this work was published in Copenhagen in 1648. The second part containing the attractive four woodcut titles and plant woodcuts was published at Antwerp by Plantin in 1647 the Danish printers not having the facilities or expertise to do the job themselves. Most of the woodcuts are taken from Clusius and L’Obel.Nissen BBI 1497Birkelund 50. Biblioteca Danica II 188.Thesaurus 589. hardcover
1648ref. 61258Kiøbenhafn, Melchiore Martzan, (1647-) 1648. 4to. In contemporary half calf with four raised bands. Wear to extremities. Previous owner's name to pasted down front end-paper. Ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Two-line annotation in Latin dated 1712 to front free end-paper. First leaves with marginal dampstaining. F. 379 missing lower outer corner, but a leaf from another copy loosely inserted. Last 188 ff. depicting various flowers with annotations in contemporary hand and with occassional rudimentary handcoloring. With occassional marginal brownspotting throughout. (18), 3-393, (48) ff. + 376 full page woodcuts of plants on 188 ff., frontispiece, engraved half-title and 4 plates depicting the four seasons (complete).
ref. 20681 p.l. 140 pp. 8vo attractive antique half-calf & boards. Paris: Mauger & Hubert An VII 1799. The very rare sale catalogue of duplicates from the library of Mérard 1749-1812 man of letters. He was born into a very rich family and for a number of years was in charge of the residence of the future Louis XIII. After retiring from his public duties in 1782 he concentrated on his growing collection of books and commissioned editions printed in severely limited numbers. Guigard wrote Vol. II p. 351: “San l’amour des livres Mérard de Saint-Just serait complètement oublié.” In 1783 he issued a famous catalogue limited to 25 copies. The catalogue is an odd combination of books which were present in his library books no longer in his library and books which he desired for his library including some completely imaginary books. His collection was not large but fine. Mérard did not have the taste for editio princeps except for Aldines but preferred the best editions with careful editing. He bought books from many of the great collections of the 18th century — Pompadour de Boze Gaignat Randon de Boisset Mac-Carthy Reagh Gouttard etc. — and selected choicely bound volumes including examples by Padeloup Derôme Roger Payne and Baumgarten. 1079 lots and priced throughout in a contemporary hand. Lacking half-title but a nice copy. ⧠Grolier Club Printed Catalogues of French Books Auctions.1643-1830 396. Peignot p. 113. unknown
ref. 20681 p.l. 140 pp. 8vo attractive antique half-calf & boards. Paris: Mauger & Hubert An VII 1799. The very rare sale catalogue of duplicates from the library of Mérard 1749-1812 man of letters. He was born into a very rich family and for a number of years was in charge of the residence of the future Louis XIII. After retiring from his public duties in 1782 he concentrated on his growing collection of books and commissioned editions printed in severely limited numbers. Guigard wrote Vol. II p. 351: “San l’amour des livres Mérard de Saint-Just serait complètement oublié.” In 1783 he issued a famous catalogue limited to 25 copies. The catalogue is an odd combination of books which were present in his library books no longer in his library and books which he desired for his library including some completely imaginary books. His collection was not large but fine. Mérard did not have the taste for editio princeps except for Aldines but preferred the best editions with careful editing. He bought books from many of the great collections of the 18th century — Pompadour de Boze Gaignat Randon de Boisset Mac-Carthy Reagh Gouttard etc. — and selected choicely bound volumes including examples by Padeloup Derôme Roger Payne and Baumgarten. 1079 lots and priced throughout in a contemporary hand. Lacking half-title but a nice copy. ⧠Grolier Club Printed Catalogues of French Books Auctions.1643-1830 396. Peignot p. 113. unknown books
1703ref. B7160Nuremburg: Berlegung Wolfgang Moritz Endters / Wolfgangue Maurice Endter. 1703. Interior clean and crisp. Binding: Full original vellum boards rebacked saving original spine. Spine with brown morocco label. Notes: Text in Latin German Italian and French each printed in single column with two columns per page; Italian and French on recto Latin and German on verso. Size: Folio 340 x 215mm Illustration: Near fine example of this quatro-lingual treatise on horses and horse breeding illustrated with 46 fine copperplate engravings plus engraved title. Detailed plates illustrating training mating behavioural presentation etc.; also including mating between horses and bulls donkeys etc. PLATES: 1.104 2.124 3.223 44 plates Provenance: Ex-Libris; bookplate of Fritz von Baroalaban mounted to front pastedown. Pages: P Engraved title. Blank. Latin/German title. Blank. Italian/French title. Blank. Dedication. Author’s dedication 3. Dedication title. Author’s second dedication 5. Note to the reader. Index 6. Blank. Title. Pp. 2-223. Category: Book Natural History; Berlegung Wolfgang Moritz Endters / Wolfgangue Maurice Endter. hardcover
1936ref. 455026London : Signature printed at the Curwen Press 1936. First Edition. Softcover. Very good paperback issues; wrappers somewhat dust-dulled and slightly edgeworn. Internally bright clean and strong with a faint warp to lower corner as from storage. Plates retain their tissue guards with folding materials remaining crisp. A well-preserved selection overall. Provenance: from the collection of Marie Marques with a signed letter from Curwen Press loosely inserted. Physical description; eight volumes : illustrations some color ; 25 cm. Notes; selection includes issue no.s 2-9 Mar 1936-Jul 1938. Subjects; Printing - Periodicals Illustration of books - Periodicals Graphic arts - Periodicals. London : Signature, printed at the Curwen Press paperback
1774ref. 189500London: 1774. Exposing the bread conspiracy First edition of this incisive attack on physiocracy by the habitual contrarian and one-time physiocrat published as the first two parts of this six-part collected edition of his works. This set also includes the first edition of Linguet's Du Pain et du Bled and a revised edition of the Théorie des loix civiles first published in 1767 his critique of Enlightenment liberalism. Simon Nicolas Henri Linguet 1736-1794 was among the most renowned lawyers in France during the 1760s and 1770s until his attacks on colleagues led to his expulsion from the bar in 1775. Voltaire observed of his streak of nonconformity that "Paris too has its Jean-Jacques Rousseau" quoted in Vyverberg p. 476. The works published here inveigh against multiple aspects of the pre-revolutionary status quo including physiocratic notions of liberty and the dependence of the French upon bread. The Théorie des loix civiles opened Linguet's campaign again the physiocrats but did not target them by name: the Plus Heureux Gouvernement by contrast directly charged that physiocratic concepts of liberty were opportunistic shams designed to enrich the elite. Linguet's Du Pain et du Bled On Wheat and Bread tackles the systemic dependence of the French peasantry on bread contending - perhaps hyperbolically - that it was a fundamentally harmful food responsible in large part for the grim health of the poor. A response by Tissot 1728-1797 published at Neufchatel in 1779 is bound in this volume. 2 works in 5 vols octavo 163 x 91 mm. With 2 folding letterpress tables. Contemporary tree sheep spines decorated in gilt and with twin red and black morocco labels edges sprinkled grey. Light rubbing and stripping a couple of spots of wear to rear board of vol. 1 and slight loss to head of spine minor browning and foxing to contents: a very good copy ESTC T149730. Henry Vyverberg "Limits of Nonconformity in the Enlightenment: The Case of Simon-Nicolas Henri Linguet" French Historical Studies vol. 6 no. 4 Sept. 1970. unknown
1618ref. I44EE8UGV899Rotterdam: Jan van Waesberge 1618. Contemporary sheepskin parchment sewn on 4 vellum tapes laced through the joints with an old paper spine label. With: 2 STEVIN Simon. Nouvelle maniere de fortification par escluses. .Rotterdam Jan van Waesberge 1618. 2 works in 1 volume. Folio in 4s.With 2 title-pages each with Van Waesberges large woodcut publishers device angel with horn and ouroboros in an elaborately decorated frame with the nine muses one singing and each of the others with a different instrument signed Antonius van Leest more than 50 woodcut illustrations in the text many full-page or nearly full-page woodcut headpieces tailpieces and decorated initials 3 series. Set in roman types with incidental italic. The Castrametation lacks 2 preliminary leaves with the portrait and coat-of-arms of Maurits of Nassau Prince of Orange. First French editions of two complementary works in matching format and layout by Simon Stevin on the layout of army camps and on hydraulic engineering for fortifications in particular the use of pivoted sluices for deepening waterways draining land and operating locks. The Castrametation provides a window into daily life in the Dutch army during the Eighty Years' War of independence from Spain shedding light on both the physical arrangement of troops supplies armaments etc. and the rules that soldiers were expected to follow. The Fortification par escluses both reflects and helped to establish the Dutch mastery of the seas and waterways which was unique among nations at this date. While the numerous fortification plans are presented as general types to illustrate principles many are based on actual Dutch cities. The book therefore provides Stevin's analysis of the strtegic situation of many Dutch cities and the ways their security could be improved by hydraulic engineering. Both works were published during the Twelve Years' Truce 1609-1621 partly in anticipation of the renewal of hostilities in 1621 and therefore the need to improve the Dutch defences.With ink owner's additions to the fortification plan on F3 of the second work. Four of the fortification plans also have some additions drawn over them perhaps somewhat later in pencil. With bookplate. The Castrametation lacks 2 preliminary leaves with the portrait and coat-of-arms of Maurits of Nassau Prince of Orange. With a water stain at the head of the leaves in the first half and slightly browned throughout. The binding shows a few stains and scuffmarks with one tape broken at one joint and the paper label tattered but is otherwise good. First French editions of two important Dutch military works.l Bierens de Haan 4576 & 4577; Simoni S258; Sloos Warfare 8014 & 8015; STCN 5 & 4 copies; cf. Jähns I 127 . Jan van Waesberge, hardcover
1987ref. 81601987 Luzern: Faksimile-Verlag, 1991. Un volume enluminé fac-similé in-12, 12,5 x 17 cm, 223 ff. chiff. [manuscrit enluminé chiff. 1 à 219, colophon moderne in fine]. Reproduction à l'identique de louvrage enluminé original conservé sous la cote Clm 23637 à la Bayerische Staatsbibliothek à Munich. Il a été reproduit par procédé photolithographique par latelier Burckhardt à Mönchaltorf-Zurich et imprimé par Mengis et Sticher à Lucerne. Ouvrage relié en velours rouge. Exemplaire décoré de 46 rubis véritables montés sur des fermoirs en argent massif sterling (925), émaillés et dorés en reproduction de l'original. Édition tirée à 980 exemplaires numérotés en chiffres arabes (no. 57). Ex-libris: «André Gutzwiller». Fac-similé en parfait état. Un des rares exemplaires avec les fermoirs ornés de 46 rubis veritables !!!
