Printed Books, Manuscripts and Maps

FLEMING, Ian (1908-64). From Russia, With Love, London, 1957, original black cloth, dust-jacket (some fraying with loss of letters at head of back...

BOWEN, Thomas (1733-90). A New and Complete Chart of the World, [London, c. 1787], engraved chart, hand-coloured in outline, framed and glazed. Wi...

THE LAST SHAH OF IRAN (1919-80). "Visit of the Minister of the Chairman of Bulgaria Stanko Todorov in Iran 1972", photograph album, one photograph...

SARKIS, Joseph Elian (1856-1932). Petite Histoire Sainte. A l' Usage des écoles de syrie, Beirut, 1889, parallel text in French and Arabic, modern...

[Petit Grimoire.] Lille: Imprimerie de Blocquerel, [c. 1840], woodcut plates, old vellum.[Petit Grimoire.] [Colophon, possibly stamped:] Lille: Im...

FLINDERS, Matthew (1774-1814). A Voyage to Terra Australis, Adelaide, 1966, 3 vols., charts, original tan cloth. Facsimile edition. With Anders Sp...

[?SOUTHEY, Robert (1774-1843)]. "Of Arthour and of Merlin". Autograph manuscript on 20 leaves, the later part possibly in Robert Southey's hand, c...

KING FAISAL II OF IRAQ (1935-1958). An autograph letter on 2 -pages, signed, dated 22.5.44. With a quantity of miscellaneous letters contained in ...

ALBUM - An unusual photograph album, 4to (292 x 240mm), the upper cover of marble with "Gothic"-style metal fitments and central malachite oval bo...

HERTZ, Heinrich Rudolf (1857-94). Untersuchungen ueber die Augbreitung der Elektrischen Kraft, Leipzig, 1892, contemporary vellum. FIRST COLLECTE...

PAVLOV, Ivan (1849-1936). Die Arbeit der Verdauungsdrusen, Wiesbaden, 1898, original wrappers. FIRST EDITION IN GERMAN. With another copy in half ...

DINGLER, Johann Gottfried (1778-1855, editor), and others. Polytechnisches Journal, Stuttgart [and Berlin], 1820-1908, vols. 1 - 323 bound in 302 ...

FIGUIER, Louis (1819-94). Les Merveilles de l' Industrie, Paris, [1873-77], 4 vols., contemporary morocco-backed boards. With 3 other works in 6 v...

La Nature. Review des Sciences et de Leurs Applications aux Arts et l' Industrie, Paris, 1873-1912, 40 vols. bound in 39, illustrations, contempor...

WIEDEMANN, Christian Rudolph Wilhelm (1770-1840). Archiv für Zoologie und Zootomie, Berlin, 1800, 6 vols., folding plates, contemporary green pape...

HELMHOLTZ, Hermann von (1821-94). Die Lehre con den Tonempfindungen als Physiologische Grundale für die Theorie der Musik, Braunschweig, 1863, con...

DECORATIVE FRENCH PAPER AND CLOTH BINDINGS - Les Insectes, [Paris, c. 1825], original yellow decorated paper boards. With c. 30 others. (qty)DECOR...

STEIN, Sigmund Theodor (1840-91). Das Licht in Dienste Wissenschaftlicher Forschung, Leipzig, 1877, plates and illustrations, modern boards. FIRST...

Der Königl. Akademie der Wissenschaften in Paris. Physische Abhandlungen, Breslau, 1748-54, 10 vols., plates, contemporary paper boards. With Mémo...

WEBER, J. C. (1801-75). Die Alpen-Pflanzen, Munich, [1867-68], 4 vols., 400 hand-coloured plates of Alpine plants, original pictorial cloth gilt. ...

ALPHÉRAKY, Sergius (1850-1918). The Geese of Europe and Asia, London, 1905, coloured lithographed plates, original dark green cloth gilt. FIRST ED...

BIRDS - Percy R. Lowe (1870-1948). Our Common Sea-birds, London, [c. 1919], illustrations, original cloth. FIRST EDITION. With 6 other works of re...

THORBURN, Archibald (1860-1935). British Birds, London, 1917-18, 4 vols., coloured plates by Archibald Thorburn, original red cloth. Third editio...

BANNERMAN, David Armitage (1886-1979). The Birds of the British Isles, Edinburgh, 1953-63, 12 vols., coloured plates by George E. Lodge, original ...

A large quantity of miscellaneous, mostly science, books in 6 boxes. Provenance: from the Collection of Peter and Margarethe Braune. The lot sold ...

A large quantity of miscellaneous, mostly science, books in 6 boxes. Provenance: from the Collection of Peter and Margarethe Braune. The lot sold ...

A large quantity of miscellaneous, mostly science, books in 6 boxes. Provenance: from the Collection of Peter and Margarethe Braune. The lot sold ...

A large quantity of miscellaneous, mostly science, books in 6 boxes. Provenance: from the Collection of Peter and Margarethe Braune. The lot sold ...

A large quantity of miscellaneous, mostly science, books in 4 boxes. Provenance: from the Collection of Peter and Margarethe Braune. The lot sold ...

The remainder of the science library of Peter and Margarethe Braune comprising a very large collection of miscellaneous periodicals, journals, cat...