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1797ref. 006817London: Printed by W. Bulmer & Co. Shakespeare Printing-Office for John & Josiah Boydell and George Nicol. From the Types of W. Martin 1797. First Edition. Full Gilt and Blindstamped Morocco. Near Fine. Folio 32 by 26 cm. cxxxiii 3 213 286 300 pp. 32 hand-colored mezzotint plates within the 3 volumes one plate folding. Among them are three reproductions of Milton portraits including Milton as an infant as a boy and the famous Romney painting of the blind Milton dictating to his daughters this plate being the folding one. To our knowledge this copy of the Boydell Milton is an uniquely hand-colored copy. All the plates other than the Milton portraits are the artwork of Westall. These have an unmistakable affinity to the heroic style of Blake his contemporary. The men and even the women can have exaggerated bulging muscles as found most famously in Michelangelo. As invited by Milton's epic light contends with dark and the illustrations serve up a phantasmagoria of imagery with swirling shadows and specters. The hand-coloring is of a very high caliber and we think greatly enriches the mezzotints. The three volumes contain all the major poetry of Milton -- "Paradise Lost" "Paradise Regained" "Samson Agonistes" "Comus" etc. etc. Note all half-titles are present. Binding of a rich russet/crimson straight-grained morocco with bands of blindstamping and gilt-stamping decoration on the boards and gilt decoration within and on the raised bands. Decoration consists of ruling Greek palmettos and more floral rinceaux bands. Conditiion: morocco binding with minor abrasions and wear. One leaf with repaired tear Vol. II pp. 103/4. Pages generally clean plates bright. All volumes tight. Printed by W. Bulmer & Co., Shakespeare Printing-Office, for John & Josiah Boydell, and George Nicol. From the Types of W. Marti unknown books
2009ref. SBBIH-5MUYPU5W4UIUSimon Grennan 2009. hardcover. Very Good. Most of our very good books have only minor imperfections such as shelf wear consistent with a new book that's sat on a bookshop shelf for a year or two. Occasionally we may miss other minor imperfections as we have to grade books at speed. 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. Simon Grennan hardcover
1989ref. SBBIH-ZSQJUTQLE7OWKaria Press 1989. paperback. 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. Karia Press paperback
2004ref. SBBIH-77DMQCG6T26PCollins 2004. paperback. Acceptable. Please see the condition note after this for details if this is missing please consider Acceptable to mean poor quality that could include major staining water damage writing missing dustjacket etc etc. 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. Collins paperback
1533ref. 748286 126 leaves engraved title page and frontispiece full page plate title in red and black gothic text further 56 woodcuts throughout including diagrams decorated capitals. First published in Paris 1504 under title: Le Cuer de philozophie this is a new translation of an anonymous compilation of a treatise attributed to Jean Bonnet an abstract of "De sphera" by Johannes de Sacro Bosco and a translation of Anianus by S. de Compiègne. It follows the edition of 1530 Printed by Philippe le Noir, University Bookbinder hardcover
1605ref. 180091605 Leyde, Jan Paedts Jacobsz, 1605-1608, in-folio de (8)-360-132-85-(1)-21-(1)-58-(2)-108 pp., papier assez bruni, quelques mouillures claires et taches n'affectant pas le texte, bords des 2 derniers feuillets consolidés, rel. d'époque de pleine peau de daim jaune clair, frottée, taches claires), dos à nerfs avec titre anciennement doré, bon ex. dans sa reliure d'origine.
1798ref. 14397Paris, J.B.M. Duprat; Bachelier, 1798-1825. 5 volumes in-4 de XXXII-368; [4]-382; XXIV-303-[1]; XL-347-[1]-[2]-65-[1]-[2]-78-[2]; VIII-419-[1] pages, demi-veau brun, dos lisses ornés de filets dorés, tranches jaunes.
1691ref. 89QBOS08WBVRAmsterdam 1691. 12mo. Abraham Wolfgang Contemporary slightly overlapping vellum manuscript title on spine blue edges. With the same woodcut printer's device on both title-pages 2 folding engraved maps 17 double-page engraved plates with printed music Siamese alphabets inhabitants etc. 21 full-page engraved plates engraved headpiece and several woodcut illustrations in text. 2 volumes bound as 1. 8 436 2; 4 324 1 1 blank pp. Second edition published in the same years as the first of a comprehensive work on the history of the kingdom of Siam "Universally regarded as the finest work on seventeenth-century Thailand" Wyatt. The French diplomat Simon de La Loubère 1642-1729 was appointed as Louis XIV's envoy extraordinary to the court of Siam and while he stayed in Siam for only three months he diligently and systemically asked questions "probably stimulated by the Jesuit scientists who accompanied the mission to take more than a passing interest in Siamese cosmology astronomy and mathematics" Lach & Van Kley. Loubère compensated his short stay with a thorough study of earlier writers referring to twenty-three European authors from Pinto to Gervaise in the first volume and collecting French translations of native works in the second. Besides presenting information on Siam itself Loubère also incorporates information on India and China and their influence on Siam's past.With the armorial bookplate of Anton Ernst Burckhard van Birckenstein active 1686-1744 on paste-down. Very good copy.l STCN 6 copies; Walravens 92; cf. Lach & Van Kley III pp. 1194-1196; Wyatt "Introduction" in: A new historical relation of the Kingdom of Siam 1966. ABE CAT Anthropology & Ethnography ASIA CARTOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHY & TOPOGRAPHY EXPLORATION & TRAVEL HISTORY TRAVEL & VOYAGES Anthropology & Ethnography Charts & Maps History / 17th Century Southeast Asia Travel & Voyages Asia Travel & Voyages Southeast Asia hardcover
1827ref. 126188Bogota 1827. Rare autograph letter signed by 'El Libertador' Simón Bolívar as President of Gran Colombia. One page script in Spanish. Sent from Bogota the letter is dated December 6 1827 and reads in full "A la Senora Manuela Garaycoa. Umd. siempre se eccele a si misma on bondades para conmigo y me prodiga elofios ques ellos solo bastarian para saviar la codica del mas ambivioiso de gloria. Y que otra cora podria yo esperar de las Garaycoas de esas amigas fieles de esas Colombians constantes de esa Gloriosa sin rival Yo les doy las gracias a todas y seame tambien permitido congratulamme a mi mismo ya que e algun modo be podidos sustitur la paz y la tranquilidad al corazon de los Guayaquilenos un sacrificio me ha cortado - el de mi reposo pero que importa que paderca yo para que umds. gozen Que yo peresac para que viva un Puebla Tenga v Senora la bondad de coreesponder a las espreciones de toda su buena y amable familia. Digale mil cosas a Pepe ese pepe tan bueno tan patrista y de quien esperaba yo nada menof de lo que ha hecho por su pais y creame como he sido diempre. Su mas afectisimo amigo de corazon. Simón Bolívar" which translates into English as "To Senora Manuela Garaycoa. My friend who always shows kindness to me and lavishes praise on me that they alone would suffice to savor the greed of the most ambivalent of glory. And what other heart could I expect from the Garaycoas of those Faithful friends of those constant unrivaled Glorious Colombians I thank you all and let me also congratulate myself since in some way I have been able to substitute the peace and the tranquility to the heart of the Guayaquilenos a sacrifice has made me cut off - that of my rest but what does it matter what I suffer for you to enjoy That I perish for a people to live Have you Senora the kindness to respond to the expectations of all your good and kind family tell a million things to Pepe so good. and from whom I expected nothing less than what he has done for his country and believe me as I have always been. His most affectionate friend at heart. Simón Bolívar. " The recipient Manuela Garaycoa was an Ecuadorian independentista. She participated in the anti-colonial struggle in the second war of independence and despite the death of her son Abdón Calderón at a young age in battle maintained a strong bond with the independence struggle and frequently corresponded with Antonio José de Sucre and Simón Bolívar. In near fine condition. With a portrait of Bolivar. Venezuelan military and political leader Simón Bolívar also known as 'El Libertador' led what are currently the countries of Venezuela Bolivia Colombia Ecuador Peru and Panama to independence from the Spanish Empire in the campaign for the independence of New Granada which began in 1808 and was consolidated with the victory at the Battle of Boyacá on 7 August 1819. Despite a number of hindrances including the arrival of an unprecedentedly large Spanish expeditionary force the revolutionaries eventually prevailed culminating in the victory at the Battle of Carabobo in 1821 which effectively made Venezuela an independent country. Following this triumph over the Spanish monarchy Bolívar participated in the foundation of the first union of independent nations in Latin America Gran Colombia of which he was president from 1819 to 1830. Through further military campaigns he ousted Spanish rulers from Ecuador Peru and Bolivia the last of which was named after him. He was simultaneously president of Gran Colombia present-day Venezuela Colombia Panama and Ecuador Peru and Bolivia but soon after his second-in-command Antonio José de Sucre was appointed president of Bolivia. Bolívar aimed at a strong and united Spanish America able to cope not only with the threats emanating from Spain and the European Holy Alliance but also with the emerging power of the United States. At the peak of his power Bolívar ruled over a vast territory from the Argentine border to the Caribbean Sea. unknown
1799ref. ABC_45555Paris Strasbourg Amand Koening; Leipzig Godefroi Martini 1799. 4to text and oblong folio atlas: 24 x 40 cm. Text volumes in contemporary and uniform gold-tooled mottled calf with a frame on each board gold-tooled spine with red morocco label with title in gold and green morocco label with volume number in gold marbled endpapers. Atlas in matching contemporary mottled half calf marbled sides further like the text volumes but with Atlas instead of a volume number. With 28 engravings in the text and 1 woodcut in each text volumes 23 hand-coloured and 55 engraved plates and maps 43 hand-coloured in the atlas volume. 2 text volumes and 1 atlas volume. XXXII 438; XVI 452 pp. ; 55 ll. Very rare account by Peter Simon Pallas 1741-1811 of his second expedition to Russia in 1793-1794. This time he studied the southern provinces of Russia especially the steppes near the Caspian Sea the northern Caucasus the Crimea and the Black Sea. Although Pallas published an extensive account in German of his second expedition in 1799-1801 it never gained as much attention as the first expedition to Russia and Siberia 1768-1774. The present work is the French translation of this German account.In this account of his travel to South Russia the Crimea and the Black Sea Pallas not only describes his route through the Russian Empire he also - as a geologist and naturalist - gives an excellent physical and topographical description of the landscape. He notes the differences in the landscapes he faces along his way not only differences in nature but also how these Crimean landscapes have historically changed over years. He describes their historical geological changes based on fossils and antiquities he finds. He also discusses the flora fauna and climatology of the area. Next to this he gives a more cultural and anthropological description of South Russia and the Crimea. He gives his own remarks on the Crimean peoples economy and trade.With a bookplate on the front paste-downs of all volumes. Annotation on second endpaper of the atlas volume some of the 55 plates with manuscript captions in French in ink. With a library stamp on the title-page of both text volumes and on the first plate of the atlas volume. Bindings of the two volumes very slightly worn corners of the atlas volume bumped. Some browning and foxing not affecting the text or images. Avertissement in vol. 2 erroneously bound in before the Supplement de la liste des souscripteurs du premier tome.l Catalogue de la section des Russica P59; Howgego P10; Schuh 3613; cf. Abbey Travel 222 English edition London 1802-1803; WorldCat 3 complete & a few incompl. copies of the 1799-1801 issue; for the author: DSB X pp. 283-285; Wendland Peter Simon Pallas 1742-1811: Materialien einer Biographie I 1992 pp. 479-481. CARTOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHY & TOPOGRAPHY EUROPE EXPLORATION & TRAVEL NATURAL HISTORY / Botany NATURAL HISTORY / Zoology TRAVEL & VOYAGES City Plans Topography & Views Eastern Europe Expeditions & General Natural History Russia incl. Siberia Travel & Voyages Europe unknown
1628ref. 6237Nuremberg 1628. 12mo. Simon Halbmayern Contemporary boards. With several woodcuts in text. 2 parts in 1 volume. 24 154 10; 182 pp. First German edition of Simon Stevin's 1548-1620 Van den Driehouck-Handel originally published in the Wisconstige Gedachtenissen 1605-1608 augmented by the translator Daniel Schwenter with axioms on spherical angles by the German mathematician Bartholomeus Pitiscus. The second part consists of tables for sine tangent and secants by Johann Praetorius. Stevin's writings are respected for their versatility their ability to combine theory and practice and the clarity of his argument. Name stamp on endpaper; slightly waterstained; a few wormholes. Good copy with armorial bookplate.l Bibl. Belg. V p. 232; Bierens de Haan 4590; and 4591; cf. Dijksterhuis pp. 104-105; Poggendorff 878. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Mathematics hardcover
1819ref. 1274301819. Rare autograph letter signed by ‘El Libertador’ Simón Bolívar as President of Venezuela. One page partially printed on Bolívar's presidential letterhead bearing his title 'Supreme Head of the Republic Captain-General of the Army of Venezuela and New Granada' the letter is dated January 18 1819 and appoints Lt. Col. Laurencio Silva to the Order of the Liberators the highest distinction of Venezuela created by Bolívar in 1813 and awarded for outstanding merit and benefits made to the community under his exclusive authority. Signed by Bolívar in the lower right portion of the appointment. The recipient of the appointment Jose Laurencio Silva was a Venezuelan soldier and politician who served as commander in chief of the Venezuelan army in the War of Independence. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel after the battle of Calabozo in February 1818 and acted in the Apure Campaign in 1819 where he stayed with Páez while Bolívar developed his offensive on New Granada. In 1821 he received the office of colonel and after spending a year in Guayaquil and Quito marched with Bolívar to Peru to take an active part in the liberation campaign. In very good condition. Matted and framed with a portrait of Bolívar. The entire piece measures 20.75 inches by 17.25 inches. Venezuelan military and political leader Simón Bolívar also known as 'El Libertador' led what are currently the countries of Venezuela Bolivia Colombia Ecuador Peru and Panama to independence from the Spanish Empire in the campaign for the independence of New Granada which began in 1808 and was consolidated with the victory at the Battle of Boyacá on 7 August 1819. Despite a number of hindrances including the arrival of an unprecedentedly large Spanish expeditionary force the revolutionaries eventually prevailed culminating in the victory at the Battle of Carabobo in 1821 which effectively made Venezuela an independent country. Following this triumph over the Spanish monarchy Bolívar participated in the foundation of the first union of independent nations in Latin America Gran Colombia of which he was president from 1819 to 1830. Through further military campaigns he ousted Spanish rulers from Ecuador Peru and Bolivia the last of which was named after him. He was simultaneously president of Gran Colombia present-day Venezuela Colombia Panama and Ecuador Peru and Bolivia but soon after his second-in-command Antonio José de Sucre was appointed president of Bolivia. Bolívar aimed at a strong and united Spanish America able to cope not only with the threats emanating from Spain and the European Holy Alliance but also with the emerging power of the United States. At the peak of his power Bolívar ruled over a vast territory from the Argentine border to the Caribbean Sea. unknown
ref. 3240France c. 1700. Two volumes complete. AN ENTIRELY UNKNOWN UNPUBLISHED AND COMPLETE EXEGETICAL MANUSCRIPT BY A CONTEMPORARY OF BOSSUET CALMET LE CLERC AUSTRUC RICHARD SIMON CAPELLUS GROTIUS AND GUYON. Volume I: 1 leaf; 592 pp. Volume II: 1 leaf; 360 pp; 2 blank leaves; 324 pp. Written in ink in a very fine accomplished almost calligraphic hand on extremely fine thick laid paper. Volume I and the first half of volume II is a verse-by verse commentary on Ezekiel; the second half of volume II is a commentary on selected chapters of Daniel. While this manuscript was created during an important period perhaps the most important period in the history of biblical exegesis it is entirely original and very different from all published exegeses. 4to. BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN CONTEMPORARY FRENCH CALF SPINES RICHLY GILT IN SIX COMPARTMENTS morocco spine-labels. Marbled endleaves. Minimal wear to extremities of bindings else FINE AND BRIGHT. Unique and important. France, c. 1700 unknown
1565ref. 50854Frankfurt a. M. 1565. auff den Linien und Ziffern sampt der Welschen Practic und allerley vortheilen neben der extraction Radicum und von den Proportionen mit vilen lustigen Fragen und Auffgaben.Drei Teile Erste vollständige Ausgabe aller drei Teile Teil 1 war bereits 1557 erschienen Vorsatz u. Titelbl. M.Wasserr ansonsten sehr guter Zustand im Originaleinband mit Renaissance-Bildprägung.Besitzereintrag a.Vors.von Lorentz Wietzell von Zutz Lurainz Wietzel Zuoz anno 1577 Feyerabend & Hüter 8°. Ldr.m.Prg. Naturwissenschaften unknown
ref. H530St. Petersburg u. Leipzig Logan 1781-1796. Mit 6 wiederh. gest. Titelvign. 13 statt 17 gefalt. Kupfertafeln 6 von 7 gefalt. Kupferkarten u. 1 gefalt. Tabelle. Neue Ganzlederbände mit Rückenschildern St.verso Titel und Tafeln vereinzelt braunfleckig Bd. 5 ohne Vortitel in Band 5 und 6 sind mehere Seiten in sich verbunden jedoch komplett insgesamt gute Exemplare. Kirchner 3276; Lada-M. 31; Chavanne 163; Cordier BS 727; nicht bei Sabin. - Alle erschienenen Bände der Zeitschrift ab Bd. 5 mit Nebentitel "Neueste Nordische Beyträge". "This serial work compiled by P. S. Pallas contains mostly articles edited by him. It is a rich mine of information on the early history of the discovery and settlement of Alaska" Lada-M. Wichtige Karten: Karte der Entdeckungen zwischen Sibirien und America bis auf das Jahr 1780. Band 1. Karte des Gebietes zwischen Sibirien und Alaska mit einer kleinen Nebenkarte: Vorstellung der Südlichsten Kurilischen Inseln. Band 4. Die Bände sind in sich vollständig und beinhalten eine wichtige Berichte zur Erforschung von Innerasien hauptsächlich allerdings vom nordöstlichen Teil Sibiriens der Berings-Straße und Russisch-Amerikas. Einige Beiträge: Band 1: Tagebuch einer von den Geodesisten Andrejef Leonteif und Lyssof nach den gegen die kowymische Mündung im Eismeer gelegenen Bäreninseln auf dem Eise geschehenen Entdeckungsreise; nebst einer Beschreibung dieser Inseln. Besondere Nachrichten über die tschuktschische Landspitze und benachbarte Inselns. Bericht von der in den Jahren 1768 und 1769 auf allerhöchsten Befehl der russischen Monarchinn unter Anführung des Capitains Krenitzyn und Lieutenants Lewaschef von Kamtschatka nach den neuentdeckten Inseln und bis an Alaska oder das feste Land von America vollbrachten Seereise. Erläuterungen über die im östlichen Ocean zwischen Sibirien und America geschehenen Entdeckungen. Band 2: Topographische und physikalische Beschreibung der Beringsinsel welche im östlichen Weltmeer an der Küste von Kamtschatka liegt. Bericht von einer im Jahr 1772 angetretenen vierjährigen Seereise zu den zwischen Kamtschatka und America gelegenen Inseln unter Anführung des Peredofschiks Dmitrei Bragin. Auszug aus dem Tagebuch einer Seereise welche Iwan Solowief in den Jahren 1770 bis 1775 bis an die zum festen Lande von America gehörige Landspitze Alaska verrichtet. Band 4: Auszug aus dem Tagebuche des Kosaken-Sotniks Iwan Kobelef über das Land der Tschuktschen und die demselben entgegenliegende Inseln und Landecke von Amerika. Neue Beschreibung der Kurilischen Inseln. Neueste Beschreibung der Nertschinskischen Berg- und Hüttenwerke im östlichen Sibirien. Band 7: Merkwürdige Nachrichten von denen im Eismeer dem sogenannten Swatoi-Nos gegenüber gelegnen Lächofschen Inseln. Sievers Briefe aus Sibirien. unknown
1945ref. 4225New York: National Bureau of Economic Research 1945. First edition of Milton Friedman's first book co-authored with fellow Nobel Prize-winning economist Simon Kuznets. Octavo original blue cloth gilt titles to the spine. Signed by Milton Friedman on the title page. In near fine condition. Income From Independent Professional Practice served as his Ph.D. thesis at Columbia. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare especially signed. Milton Friedman established himself in 1945 with Income from Independent Professional Practice co-authored with Simon Kuznets. In it he argued that state licensing procedures limited entry into the medical profession thereby allowing doctors to charge higher fees than they would be able to do if competition were more open. National Bureau of Economic Research hardcover
1650ref. 23027Amsterdam: Frederick de Wit 1650. Modern boards. Small oblong folio 18.5 x 26 cm. With 12 numbered engraved plates ca. 6.5 x 20.5 cm. Series of 12 numbered plates of birds 11 plates and butterflies 1 plate set in beautiful landscapes engraved by Simon Wynouts Frisius ca. 1580-1629 in mirror image after the plates of the series by Marcus Gheeraerts I not Marcus Gheeraerts II as catalogued by Hollstein originally published by Hendrik Hondius in 1610.The Frisius series is here in its third state with "F. de Widt excudit" on the first plate but with the monogram of Claes Jansz. Visscher who acquired the plates from Hondius still present on the other plates.Frederick De Wit was active in Amsterdam from 1654-1690 Gruys & De Wolf p. 199 and the paper is watermarked with a seven-pointed foolscap very similar to Laurentius II 476 dated 1686 so the series was probably issued around that time.Minor stain on the first leaf not affecting the plate and the last leaf browned with a torn-off corner restored. Very good copy.l Burch 10; Hollstein Dutch and Flemish VII p. 28 Frisius 92-103. Frederick de Wit, hardcover
1789ref. 168579Paris: Maradan 1789-93. The celebrated French translation in the original boards First edition in French. First published in German this is the account of Pallas's expedition across the central Russian provinces from 1768 to 1774. He reported on the passage of Venus brought back numerous animal and plant specimens and made anthropological observations of local peoples. Simon Peter Pallas 1741-1811 was a German zoologist and botanist and a leading figure in the Russian scientific enlightenment. He was educated at Halle Göttingen and at Leiden where he submitted his doctorate in 1760. After a trip to England to study natural history and geology Pallas settled at The Hague where he published the acclaimed Elenchus zoophytorum and Miscellanea zoologica. He soon attracted the attention of Catherine the Great who invited him to St Petersburg where he became a professor of natural history at the Imperial Academy of Sciences. In 1768 at the specific request of the tsarina he was placed in charge of an expedition of five naturalists and seven astronomers into Russia and Siberia. Over the next six years the party traversed the empire from the plains of European Russia to the borders of Mongolia. "Pallas arrived back in St Petersburg in July 1774 with a vast amount of data and many fossil specimens but broken in health. His hair was whitened with fatigue and nearly all of his companions had died. His journals had been regularly despatched back to St Petersburg and were awaiting him on his arrival" Howgego. His chief geological contribution was the recognition of the temporal sequence of rocks from the centre to the flanks of a range. He also found a wide distribution of mammoth and rhinoceros fossils in the Siberian ice. This work was originally published in German in the period 1771-76. This French edition includes additional material covering the findings of the natural historians Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin Ivan Ivanovich Lepekhin and Johann Gottlieb Georgi. Volume I is the second issue with the Maradan imprint and dated 1789. 6 vols comprising: 5 text vols quarto 274 x 214 mm; folio with maps and plates 354 x 265 mm. With 97 engraved plates 26 folding 10 engraved maps 3 folding 2 double-page large folding general area map as called for loosely inserted. Original dark pink paper covered boards neatly rebacked to style with typographical labels edges uncut. Boards a little rubbed and sunned with minor neat repairs soiled and softened at the corners lightly browned throughout also some occasional marginal damp staining minor loss to front free endpaper in Vol. IV preliminary leaves split at head in Vol. V corners of front board of atlas heavily bumped. A very good wide-margined copy. Atabey 900; Cohen-De Ricci p. 781; Cross D11 for first English edition; Howgego I P10; Nissen ZBI 3076. hardcover
1532ref. 72482Basel 1532. Folio. Eldre marmorert bind med “falsk” pergamentrygg. 48 584 2 s. Med to treskårne illustrasjoner og tallrike treskårne initialer. Folio. Older marbled binding with “false” vellum spine. 48 584 2 pp. Two woodcut illustrations numerous woodcut initials. Io. Hervagium Latin. “This is the first edition of a work usually known as the collection of Grynæus a learned professor at Basle who wrote the preface. It was compiled by John Huttich and contains among other important matter relating to America the first three voyages of Columbus Pinzon’s voyage fourth voyages of Vespucius and an extract of the fourth decade of Peter Martyr”. Kartet mangler slik det som oftest gjør. Map is lacking- as usual. hardcover
1952ref. 53361Paris: Falaize 1952. Fine. Falaize Paris 1952 11.50 x 17.50 cm broché La Ballade de la geôle de Reading. L'Artiste en prison The Ballad of Reading GaolFalaize Paris 1952 11.5 x 17.5 cm original wrappers New edition of the French translation by Jacques Bour and the first edition of Albert Camus' famous preface. One of 50 numbered copies on Madagascar paper tirage de tête. A fine autograph inscription from Albert Camus: à Michel Simon grand artiste avec les voeux chaleureux d'un de ses vieux admirateurs For Michel Simon a great artist with warmest wishes from an old fan and an autograph inscription from the translator Jacques Bour: à Michel Simon qui ferait crouler tous les murs! For Michel Simon who raised all the roofs! A rare and very good copy. Falaize unknown
ref. H1057Wellington John Mackey 1908 Vol. II 1914 S. 33-35. Es liegen beide Bände vor. Gesamtkollation: XV 779; XXII 650 S. Original-Leinenbände mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel gr. 8°. Nur gering berieben leicht stockfleckig. Ein gut erhaltenes Set! Von größter Bedeutung! Neben dem Brief in dem Pallas dem Zoologen Thomas Pennant zeitgleich mit Büsching und Banks!! über Cooks Tod berichtete enthält das Werk eine große Anzahl von umfangreich kommentierten Briefen von und an James Cook was einen phantastischen Einblick in die Hintergründe der Ereignisse gibt! Die Briefe finden sich in Band 1 S. 1 ff. und eine immense Anzahl in Band 2 S. 47 ff. Darunter von größter Bedeutung der Brief von Cook an den Sekretär der Royal Society Stephens in dem Cook den bisherigen Verlauf der Reise zusammenfasst und den Harris in St. Petersburg Pallas zeigte – also zusammen mit dem Brief von Clerke die Originalquelle für Büschings Bericht über Cooks dritte Reise!! Ebenso enthalten sind Briefe von Fourneaux u. a. in Bd. 1 auf S. 18 sein Bericht an Stephens über die 2. Reise eine ganze Reihe weiterer in Bd. 2 S. 88 ff. zahlreiche Schreiben von und an Cooks Astronomen Bayly Vol. 2 S. 200 ff. Burney Bd. 2 S. 135 197 ff. Pickersgill Bd. 2 S-. 75 ff. eine enorme Quelle über Cook in den zahlreichen Briefen von und an Stephens Sekretär der Royal Society Bd. 2 S. 48 ff. Zu Pallas' Brief an Pennant – Hauptstück der beiden Bände: Bisher herrschte weitgehend die Meinung dass Pallas' Brief an Büsching die einzige Nachricht gewesen sei die zu einem so frühen Zeitpunkt aus St. Petersburg nach Europa ging. Pallas schrieb jedoch zeitgleich an Banks und an Büsching – beides Briefe die in der Cook-Forschung bisher kaum Beachtung fanden was wohl auf ihr sehr spätes Veröffentlichungsdatum zurückzuführen ist der Brief an Banks erschien 1843 jener an Pennant erst 1908. Pallas' Brief an Pennant ist die erste englische Variante der zweiten also der etwas umfangreicheren Nachricht die Pallas auch an Büsching versandte zweiter Pallas-Brief um die Umstände um Cooks Tod bekannt zu geben. Bereits am 10. Januar 1780 hatte Pallas sowohl an Büsching als auch an Banks geschrieben um ihnen die Neuigkeiten so schnell wie möglich mitzuteilen. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt lagen ihm jedoch nur Auszüge aus den Briefen Cooks und Clerkes vor. Kurz darauf erhielt er jedoch von Harris dem englischen Gesandten in St. Petersburg Einblick in die ungekürzten Originalbriefe und schrieb erneut an Büsching und auch an Pennant wodurch beiden die wie Büsching es nennt "richtigere und umständlichere Nachricht" vorlag. Bei dem Brief an Pennant handelt es sich um eine wörtliche Übersetzung des Schreibens das Büsching erhielt. unknown
1639ref. 60630Rostock, Johann Hallervord, 1639. 4to. In contemporary full vellum. Title in contentemporary hand to spine. Gilt ornamentation to spine and gilt frames to boards. All edges gilt. Extremities with light soiling and a few dots and marks. Two previous owner's names in near contemporary hand to title-page. Three small worm-tracts affecting first few leaves, otherwise internally very nice and clean. (16), 80, 184, 19, (17), (32), (16) pp.
1639ref. 60630Rostock Johann Hallervord 1639. 4to. In contemporary full vellum. Title in contentemporary hand to spine. Gilt ornamentation to spine and gilt frames to boards. All edges gilt. Extremities with light soiling and a few dots and marks. Two previous owner's names in near contemporary hand to title-page. Three small worm-tracts affecting first few leaves otherwise internally very nice and clean. 16 80 184 19 17 32 16 pp. Exceedingly rare first edition of Paulli’s first substantial botanical work - and the first botanical university textbook in Denmark - which laid the foundation for his magnum opus the greatest illustrated work in Danish book-production and the largest Flora ever produced namely that of Flora Danica. The present work deals with the medicinal properties of various substances and is considered one of Paulli's most important contributions to the field of medicine. In the preface to Flora Danica Simon Paulli writes that the plant descriptions are drawn from Dodoens but organized into four groups based on the flowering time. One might think that this was meant as a simple and understandable system for laypeople but the system was not specifically created for this work. In Flora Danica Paulli employed a classification that he had already developed and presented in the present work the same year he arrived in Copenhagen. Since Simon Paulli originally wrote Flora Danica in Latin and had it translated with the help of a Danish student it is reasonable to assume that he drew much of the material directly from this book. See Bjerke “De Lærdeste Lægers Urtegaarde”. Simon Paulli 1603–1680 was a Danish physician and naturalist and made significant contributions to the fields of medicine and botany during the 17th century. Paulli was born in Rostock Germany and later moved to Denmark. He served as a professor of medicine at the University of Copenhagen and became the personal physician to King Christian IV of Denmark. In the botanical realm Paulli is particularly known for his work "Flora Danica". Published in the mid-17th century "Flora Danica" was one of the earliest works of its kind and contributed to the scientific understanding of plant life in Denmark. Apart from his botanical contributions Simon Paulli made important strides in the field of medicine and he is recognized for his studies on human anatomy. Simon Paulli's impact on botany and medicine particularly in Scandinavia has left a lasting legacy in the history of science. hardcover
1892ref. 296808New York: COLTON G. W. and COLTON C. B. 1892. unbound. very good. Large folding map mounted on linen 29 1/2 x 37 1/2 inches in very good condition bound with 28 pp of text 10 blank pages. Manuscript notes in pencil. 8vo 3/4 polished calf. New York: G.W. Colton & C.B. Colton 1892. Scarce. Very good . "Real estate speculators shippers and business interests could not agree on the best way to utilize the Harlem river debating whether public works should facilitate traffic across the river or shipping along the river. Coastal trade interests advocated for a Harlem River Canal but their opponents argued that transportation across the river was more important. This map of the river between the Hudson River top and the East River bottom accompanied an unsuccessful proposal to have the state legislature turn the Harlem into a subterranean river and connect Manhattan with the mainland between Third and Eighth Avenues section shaded red." Gotham Center for New York history. Small abrasions along folds. Includes notes for the proposed site for Columbia University. COLTON, G. W. and COLTON, C. B. unknown
1892ref. 296808New York: COLTON G. W. and COLTON C. B. 1892. unbound. very good. Large folding map mounted on linen 29 1/2 x 37 1/2 inches in very good condition bound with 28 pp of text 10 blank pages. Manuscript notes in pencil. 8vo 3/4 polished calf. New York: G.W. Colton & C.B. Colton 1892. Scarce. Very good . "Real estate speculators shippers and business interests could not agree on the best way to utilize the Harlem river debating whether public works should facilitate traffic across the river or shipping along the river. Coastal trade interests advocated for a Harlem River Canal but their opponents argued that transportation across the river was more important. This map of the river between the Hudson River top and the East River bottom accompanied an unsuccessful proposal to have the state legislature turn the Harlem into a subterranean river and connect Manhattan with the mainland between Third and Eighth Avenues section shaded red." Gotham Center for New York history. Small abrasions along folds. Includes notes for the proposed site for Columbia University. COLTON, G. W. and COLTON, C. B. unknown books
