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FAUX, William. Memorable Days in America. London: W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1823.  8vo (220 x 137 mm). Half-title, engraved frontispiece, list of subscribers, 4pp. publisher 's. (Some spotting, a few short marginal tears .) Later blind tooled brown morocco gilt bound by William Anthony; folding case.FIRST EDITION of "one of the best-advertised English books of the period because of the controversy it provoked among the reviewers" (Clark). Faux 's critical review of America stems from his perspective as a British farmer judging whether British farming practices would prosper in the United States. While early reactions to this present work depict Faux 's criticisms as unfair, "on the whole [this work] is as complimentary as it is critical," and the "American dislike of the book was probably partially due to sensitiveness about any British criticism of American institutions in those postwar years" (Clark). Clark II 202; Howes F-60; Sabin 23933.Property from the Annette Perlman Trust

OLMSTED, Frederick Law (1822-1903). A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States. New York & London: Dix & Edwards; Sampson Low, Son & Co., 1856.  12mo. Several woodcuts. (Stitching weak, some minor spotting.) Publisher 's brown cloth stamped gilt and blind-stamped (some light wear).  FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Olmsted first published the accounts of his journey through the seaboard slave states in the New York Daily Times under the pseudonym "Yeoman.". After making a second journey to expand his observations, he published his observations in book form, endeavoring to "correct the erroneous impressions of the earlier" which he noted was "too fault-finding" (Preface). De Renne II, pp. 580-1; Howes O-78; Sabin 57242 (first American edition).Property from the Collection of Robert P. Hunter, Jr. and Barbara Hunter, Alpharetta, Georgia

[MANUSCRIPTS—CONCHOLOGY]. TERVER, Ange Paulin (1798-1875). 2 manuscript notebooks containing a profusion of fine and accurate drawings of mollusks. [Lyons, ca 1830-1840].“Conchyliologie” [cover title], 4to (263 x 200mm), composed of 69 leaves of “Explication de la Planches,” interleaved with 80 leaves containing finely drawn pencil studies of over 2,470 species of mollusks, mostly keyed to the Explication sheets or captioned individually (in ink towards end). (Some toning to leaves, occasional minor spotting.) Bound in contemporary quarter morocco, gilt-lettered cloth. “Planches des especes dans Generie Helix,” small 4to (223 x 178mm), contains a manuscript title, 8 leaves containing finely drawn pencil studies of mollusks, the remainder blank leaves. With title-page signed and dated “Mars 1859.” Bound in cloth-backed blind-embossed boards (some edgewear). Manuscript notebooks containing remarkable examples of finely detailed and accurate drawings of mollusks. The larger collection of drawings cover the following genera: Helix, Plausilia, Cyclostoma, Paluvina, Hinima, Buhonius, Pupa, Sorgue, Natica, Curbo, Scalaria, Crochus, Bulla, Purpura, Monodonta, Rissoa, Buccinum, Cerithium Siamella, Planaxis, Colombella, Gurritella, Fusus, Triton and Casidaria. All the plates in both manuscripts have legend (“Explication”) pages or genus species captions in ink below individual drawings. The final drawing in the smaller notebook has an incomplete series of six drawings that demonstrate the technique used by Terver to achieve his fine results drawing mollusk shells. Ange Paulin Terver was a French malacologist, and member of the Société linnéenne de Lyon. He was curator of its zoological collections from 1849 to 1872. In 1853 he became a member of the Société d'agriculture de Lyon, serving as secretary of the Commission des soies from 1853 to 1868.His collection of terrestrial and freshwater snails were purchased by the city of Marseille (Musée de Marseille). His family donated his collection of 14000 coquilles to the Muséum de Lyon. The larger manuscript was intended as the beginning part of a great work that included collaboration with Michaud cited by Terver in 1839, but was never published. Most of his unpublished drawings of identified species of mollusks were given to the Natural History Museum of Lyon. [With:] TERVER, Ange Paulin. Catalogue des Mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles, obervés dans les possessions françaises au nord de l’Afrique. Paris and Lyon, 1839. 8vo, sewn in contemporary marbled wrappers. 3 lithographed plates. (Some spotting.) FIRST EDITION.Selections from Antiquariat Botanicum, Dr. Eugene Vigil

[AMERICAN LITERATURE, EARLY 20th-CENTURY]. A group of 8 works, including:DOS PASSOS, John. Three Soldiers. NY: George H. Doran Company, 1921. With dust jacket [third state with the Stars and Stripes blurb on the front panel]. FIRST STATE with three blanks at front and p.213, line 31 reading "singing.". -- LONDON, Jack. Tales of the Fish Patrol. London: William Heinemann, 1906. . FIRST ENLISH EDITION, PUBLISHER 'S PRESENTATION COPY with blind-stamp on title. BAL 11887. -- RINEHART, Mary Roberts. The Circular Staircase. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, September 1908. -- SANDBURG, Carl. Potato Face. NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1930. With dust jacket. -- And 4 others. Together, 8 works in 10 volumes, all 8vo, most in original cloth, all FIRST EDITION, condition generally good or fine.  Property from the Annette Perlman Trust

Estate of Jeremy Bulloch - Star Wars - Artwork - DJ Edwards (Artist) Boba Fett The Bounty Hunter - large format lithograph artwork print depicting Boba Fett from Return Of The Jedi. Official artist blind stamp to corner. Total size; 45cm x 51cm

'Snaffles', Charles Johnson Payne (1884-1967) British,'The Bonnie Blue Bonnets - Trae over the Border', colour print with vignette, signed in pencil on the mount with blind stamp, in glazed frame, total dimensions including frame 49 cm x 50 cm

Snaffles (Charles Johnson Payne 1884-1967) The Biggest Walls in the Country was in It, and heaven help them as had to be building them up after us, signed in pencil lower left with blind stamp, measurements 30 x 46 cm (i), frame 54 x 72 cm

An early 20th century, Gothic style bookcase, the cornice above a blind fretwork frieze over two doors, with Gothic arched glazing bars, enclosing three adjustable shelves, above a conforming base with bracket feet, some damage, 82cm wide x 38cm deep x 180cm high Damage, including one broken pane of glass and lacking two glazing bars and ‘capitals’. Three glazing bars detached. Scratches, dents and chips consistent with age and use. Top of base with 10cm shallow gouge on left.

A carved oak corner cabinet, utilising 17th century timbers but likely of later construction, the scroll cresting above twin doors having blind fretwork panels, a frieze below with grotesque mask and scroll carving, raised on bobbin-turned supports united by an under-tier, 57cm wide x 27cm deep x 144cm high.

Three iron tsubasJapanese, 18th/19th Centurythe first carved in relief with an Himalayan bear upon a rock looking down to a crab emerging from a wave, close by an aquatic plant details in copper and gold takazogan, with inscription in sosho and signed Masatsune, the second decorated with fan like leaves and a rolled up blind in gold takazogan on a tree trunk style carved ground and the third with dragonfly and bee on one side, the reverse with a spider spinning a web, all on a plain ground with details in relief with highlights in gilt and gold takazogan. (3)All three with some marks and wear.

3 METAL ROMAN BLIND KITS & 1 OTHER

DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. London: Chapman & Hall, 1839.8vo (212 x 131 mm). Half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece, 38 engraved plates (of 39, lacking final plate) by Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz"). (Some spotting, and staining, a few marginal chips or tears.) Later half green blind-stamped calf, spine gilt, edges sprinkled red (some wear, joints starting). Provenance: early signature.FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, with frontispiece in 1st state with imprint, plates 1, 2, and 4 in the earliest states with publisher's imprint, with "visiter" for "sister" on p. 123, and "latter" for "letter" on p. 160. Gimbel A41; Hatton & Cleaver pp.131-160; Smith I:5.[With:] DICKENS. Little Dorrit. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1857. 8vo (212 x 132 mm). 40 etched plates (of 40) by Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz") (including frontispiece and vignette title-page, and 8 dark plates). (Some slight staining or toning.) Later half dark green calf blind-stamped, spine gilt, marbled boards, marbled edges, stamp-signed by Sotheran (some wear, some rubbing to sides, joints tender). Provenance: Thomas Walters James? (signature, 1857). FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, text with most of the first issue points listed in Smith with signature "B2" on page 371 and "Rigaud" mistakenly substituted for "Blandois" pp. 467-474 struck by a previous owner. Smith I: 12.

[AFRICAN AMERICANA - SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. STOWE, Harriet Beecher (1811-1896). Uncle Tom's Cabin. Boston and Cleveland: John P. Jewett & Company, Jewett Proctor & Worthington, 1852.  2 volumes, 8vo. Title-page vignettes, 6 engravings. (Occasional spotting.) Original brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, spine gilt-lettered (recased preserving original spines and endleaves, fading, spines slightly leaned); brown cloth slipcase. Provenance: Public Library of the Town of Beverly; Estate of Bessie Baker (bookplates with inscriptions dated 1934). FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, in BAL's binding B [no priority]. Stowe's abolitionist novel credited with changing the attitudes of the American public towards slavery and Black Americans. BAL 19343; Grolier American  61.  [With:] Dred; A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp. Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1856. 2 volumes, 8vo. (Toning.) Original blindstamped black-brown cloth with spine gilt-lettered (minor wear at extremities, spines slightly leaned). FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, second printing of Volume I, first printing of volume II, BAL "A" binding [no priority].. Preceded by two English editions. Stowe's follow-up to Uncle Tom's Cabin, the novel focuses on southern enslavers and the mistreatment of the enslaved. BAL 19389.  

FROST, Robert (1874-1963). New Hampshire. New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1923.  8vo. Woodcut illustrations by J. J. Lankes. Original green cloth-backed green boards, gold label on upper cover (some light rubbing, a few minor stains). Provenance: The Library Company of Philadelphia (bookplate with "Duplicate Sold" stamp, shelf mark on foot of spine, blind stamp on title-page).  FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY FROST: "Robert Frost Philadelphia Feb 25 1936 For the Library Company of Philadelphia." Crane A9.  

HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel (1804-1864). The House of the Seven Gables. Boston, 1851.  8vo. 4 pp. publisher's advertisements dated March 1851 [BAL's printing B, no priority]. Original brown blind-embossed cloth [BAL's binding B] (rebacked preserving endpapers and portions of original spine, a few other repairs, some minor staining).FIRST EDITION of Hawthorne's Gothic novel, inspired by the Turner-Ingersoll Mansion in Salem, Massachusetts, which belonged to Hawthorne's cousin Susanna Ingersoll, and by Hawthorne's ancestors who were involved with the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. BAL 7604.  

ALGER, Horatio (1832-1899). Bertha's Christmas Vision: An Autumn Sheaf. Boston: Brown, Bazin, & Co., 1856.  8vo. Half-title; wood-engraved frontispiece, engraved title (some spotting and staining). Publisher's red blind-blocked cloth, spine gilt (a few tiny holes or separations to joints, spine ends rubbed, slightly leaned). Provenance: Marion L. Tompkins (early signature on flyleaf).   FIRST EDITION OF ALGER'S FIRST BOOK, a compilation of his poems and stories, most of which had been previously published in various periodicals.   Gardner 53. RARE: According to American Book Prices Current, only 5 copies of this work have sold at auction in the last 40 years.  

MAILER, Norman (1923-2007). Marilyn. A Biography. [New York]: Grosset & Dunlap, Inc., 1973.4to. Illustrated with color and black-and-white reproductions of photographs of Monroe by Avedon, Capa, Newman, Arnold, and others. Publisher's white blind-stamped cloth, navy blue lettering on spine (tiny stains to front cover); publisher's clamshell case with mounted photographic reproduction (a few minor scuffs, some adhesive remnants to lower board).FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, SIGNED BY MAILER AND SCHILLER, the producer.

THOMPSON, Hunter S. (1937-2005). Mistah Leary, He Dead. New Orleans & San Francisco: X-Ray Book Co., 1996.  16mo chapbook. 2 pages of letterpress text. Original hand-made and hand-sewn light blue-gray wrappers hand-printed in black and gold, front flap hand-printed "Woody Creek, Colorado June 9, 1996," and rear flap with blind embossed Gonzo emblem, inner front cover hand-printed "Timothy Leary 1920-1996," inner rear cover with hand-printed colophon,   translucent rice paper endleaves.LIMITED EDITION, number 190 of 300 copies of a total edition of 326 of Thompson's obituary for LSD advocate and hippy guru, Timothy Leary. Tipped to the verso of the rear flap is a perforated simulated acid blotter sheet, with an overall repeating portrait of Timothy Leary, captioned at foot: "Caution: Do Not Drop." Printed at the New Orleans School of GlassWorks and Printmaking Studio.

THOREAU, Henry David (1817-1862). The Maine Woods. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1864.8vo. (Some light spotting.) Publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, spine gilt-lettered (some minor wear to spine ends and extremities, spine slightly browned). Provenance: Ellen Bry? (signature dated 1864, partially effaced).FIRST EDITION, one of 1,650 copies printed, with the list of Thoreau's books on p.[ii] priced.   Thoreau's "excursion book" includes the essays "Ktaadn," "Chesuncook," and "The Allegash and East Branch." BAL 20113.

TOCQUEVILLE, Alexis de (1805-1859). Democracy in America. New York: George Dearborn & Co., and Adlard and Saunders, 1838; J. & H. G. Langley, 1840.2 volumes, 8vo (228 x 141 mm or slightly smaller). (Some spotting.) Non-uniform original blind-stamped brown cloth, spines gilt (Vol.I: small losses to spine ends, some rubbing; Vol.II: spine faded, some minor staining); Provenance: John C. Marsh (signature Vol.I); Beegham (signature Vol.I). FIRST AMERICAN EDITIONS, with a new preface by John Canfield Spencer, who later served as Secretary of War and then Secretary of the Treasury under President John Tyler.   De Tocqueville's treatise on America is "one of the most important texts on political literature" (PMM). Howes T-278, T-279 ("aa"); Sabin 96064, 96065.

WELLS, H.G. (1866-1946). The Island of Doctor Moreau. London: William Heinemann, 1896.8vo. Half-title, frontispiece, 1p. advertisement for The Time Machine and 32pp. publisher's advertisements at end. Original publisher's tan pictorial cloth, blind-stamped publisher's monogram to lower cover, uncut (soiling, tiny split at head of spine). Provenance: C. Patterson (stamp on flyleaf).  FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with 32pp. publisher's catalogue inserted at end headed "THE MANXMAN" on p.[1], and "OUT OF DUE SEASON" on p.[32]. Wells' classic work of early science fiction exploring themes of human identity, moral responsibility, and pain and cruelty. Bleiler 2327; Currey, 520 [Binding A, with publisher's blind-stamped monogram on lower cover]; Wells 7.

WOOLF, Virginia (1882-1941).  The Voyage Out. London: Duckworth & Co., 1915.  8vo. Half-title; 22pp. publisher's advertisements. (Tiny stains to upper margin of a few leaves.) Original green cloth, lettered in black on upper cover, spine gilt-lettered, publisher's blind device on lower cover (discreet repairs to joints and lower hinge, some light rubbing). FIRST EDITION OF WOOLF'S FIRST NOVEL, one of 2,000 copies printed.   Woolf began writing The Voyage Out in 1910, and by 1912, had finished a draft of the manuscript. The 1920 New York Times review of Woolf's novel, published to coincide with the first American printing of the work, remarks that this first novel "by an English writer, gives promise in its opening chapters of much entertainment." Fitzpatrick A1a.  

CALDWELL, Erskine (1903-1987). Tobacco Road. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932.8vo. Half-title. Original russet cloth decorated in gilt and blind; in unclipped dust jacket (reinforced on verso along flap folds and edges, very slight chipping to spine ends, spine panel darkened). Provenance: Ralph D. Hartman, president of the Cleveland Photographic Society (presentation inscription, bookplate).     FIRST EDITION, with "A" on copyright page. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY CALDWELL: "To Ralph D. Hartman with all the good wishes of Erskine Caldwell." Caldwell's novel, set in Augusta, Georgia, depicts a family of poor white tenant farmers during the height of the Great Depression. It was dramatized for Broadway by Jack Kirkland in 1933, and the Modern Library ranked it among the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.  

DARWIN, Charles (1809-82). On the Origin of Species by means of natural selection. New York: D. Appleton, 1860.8vo. Half-title; one folding letterpress table. (Some spotting.) Original brown blind-stamped cloth, spine gilt-lettered (wear with minor losses to spine ends and joints, upper hinge just starting). Provenance: John St. James (signatures on flyleaf and front blank, 1860). FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST ISSUE with two quotations facing title-page.   Darwin's work "marked a turning point, not only in the history of science, but in the history of ideas in general, for there is no field of human intellectual endeavor that has not been influenced by the thought and fact of evolution" (DSB III, p.571). Freeman 377.

DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882). The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals. London: John Murray, 1872.  8vo. 7 heliotype plates with arabic numerals, 3 folding, numerous woodblocks in text; 2 advertisement leaves at end, dated November 1872. (Light soiling to a few leaves.) Original green cloth, covers with blind frame, spine gilt (some light rubbing and wear, hinges just starting, corners and top edge of boards bumped).  FIRST EDITION, second issue, with "htat" reading on p.208, and the last signatures being 2B^1 and 2C^4. The work contains studies of facial and other types of expression in man and mammals, and their relationship to various emotions. "This is an important member of the evolutionary set, and it was written, in part at least, as a confutation of the idea that the facial muscles of expression in man were a special endowment" (Freeman). Freeman 1142.  

DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882). The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom. London: John Murray, 1876.  8vo. Errata slip; one diagram, numerous tables. (Spotting to title and a few other leaves.) Original green cloth, covers with blind frame, spine gilt (hinges starting, some light rubbing and wear).FIRST EDITION of this sequel to Darwin's Fertilisation of Orchids, based on painstaking experiments he had undertaken since 1866, making the work his most ambitious plant book to date. "It was too technical and too detailed to command a wide sale," although 1500 copies were sold before the end of 1876. Freeman 1249.  

A Mid 20th Century Oak Four Tier Stand with Blind Carved Supports, 71cm high

A vintage bus or transportation roller blind for local destinations

A paper roll out bus or similar transportation blind having local area interest

Early 20th century golden oak bureau, panelled fall front carved with scrolling foliage enclosing fitted interior, above three long drawers, the top drawer front with blind fretwork decorationDimensions: Height: 104cm  Length/Width: 90cm  Depth/Diameter: 51cm

18th century c1760 oak cased George III longcase clock by William Eastwood of Burnley, with a stepped caddy top on a projecting cornice and blind frieze, square glazed door flanked by two turned pillars with gesso capitals, trunk with conforming recessed pillars and a full length wavy topped door, on a square plinth with a raised panel and shaped skirting, 12� square brass dial, 11� chapter ring with Roman numerals and five-minute Arabic's, �C� scroll and castle gateway pattern spandrels and original steel hands, engraved dial centre with the Latin motto �Memento Mori� (a reminder of the inevitability of death) and the initials �JD�, with a semi-circular date aperture and engraved date ring behind, conforming �penny-moon� with lunar date aperture, dial pinned directly to a rope driven 30-hour countwheel striking movement, striking the hours on a cast bell, with pendulum and weight. The movement backplate is engraved with the name of the maker of the clock and dated 1762, a rare and unusual feature seldom found on longcase clocks. William Eastwood is recorded as working in Burnley (Lancs) c.1750-c.1795Dimensions: Height: 220cm  Length/Width: 50cm  Depth/Diameter: 25cm

An Edwardian mahogany bijouterie cabinet with blind fret carved decoration, the glazed hinged top on square tapering legs, 60 cm wide

After David Shepherd - Zebras and Colony Weavers, colour reproduction print, signed, bearing blind stamp, 48cm x 80cm together with two books ? David Shepherd An Artist in Conservation? signed ?Fiona Best Wishes David Shepherd? and ?David Shepherd The Man And His Paintings? (3)

LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY RBA RA (1887-1976); a signed limited edition coloured print, 'Britain at Play', signed in pencil lower right bearing blind stamp lower left with no.503, 44.5 x 60cm, framed and glazed. (D)Additional InformationIn excellent condition, has been recently framed but prior to that has never been framed. The colours are as strong as the day and it is presented in immaculate condition.FINE ART GUILD LETTERS ARE FACThis lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk or http://artistscollectingsociety.org

LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY RBA RA (1887-1976); a signed limited edition colour print, 'Crime Lake', signed lower right, bearing blind stamp and letter to number code 331 lower left, 46 x 61cm, framed and glazed. (D)Additional InformationRetains colour, no damage, very slight discolouration to the mount.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk or http://artistscollectingsociety.org

SARAH-JANE SZIKORA; signed limited edition colour print, 'Sunblock', 527/600, bears Washington Green blind stamp lower left, 26 x 36.5cm, framed and glazed. (D)Additional InformationThis lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk or http://artistscollectingsociety.org

AFTER LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY RBA RA (1887-1976); a coloured print, 'The Organ Grinder', bears blind stamp, 53 x 39cm, and a further print 'Outside The Mill', 638/850, both framed and glazed.Additional InformationColours are faded to the Organ Grinder. It is browning around the mount. Outside the Mill is rather blue in its colour and both have scuffs to the frames.

LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY RBA RA (1887-1976); a signed limited edition coloured print, 'The Pond', signed in pencil lower right with blind stamp lower left no.073, 43 x 57cm, framed and glazed. (D)Additional InformationIn excellent condition. Recently framed but prior to that has never been framed. The colours are fresh and it is presented in immaculate condition.FINE ART GUILD LETTERS ARE AJCThis lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk or http://artistscollectingsociety.org

HAROLD FRANCIS RILEY BL DLitt FRCS (Hon) DFA ATC (born 1934); limited edition colour print, 'Sara', signed, titled and numbered 2/200 in pencil and with blind stamp to the lower right, and another to the upper left, 27 x 21cm, framed and glazed. (D)Additional InformationThere is a slight mark to the white margin of the print upper left corner and perhaps another much fainter to lower left corner. Frame with some light wear.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk or http://artistscollectingsociety.org

JAMES ALPHEGE BREWER (1881-1946); etching, 'Liverpool Cathedral (The Lady Chapel)', signed in pencil and with Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp, 40.5 x 22cm, framed and glazed.Additional InformationThe mount with specks of dirt and marks and some damp marks throughout. The frame with scuffs and scratches. 

SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT RA PRWS (1880-1969); colour print, 'Dance of a Thousand Flounces', signed in pencil lower right and Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp to the lower left, initialled 'ABJ', published 1952 by Frost & Reed, 48.5 x 61.5cm, framed and glazed. (D)Additional InformationThe print perhaps with some toning around the edge and image perhaps a little undulated, but otherwise clean and bright. Frame with light scuffs.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk or http://artistscollectingsociety.org

SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT RA PRWS (1880-1969); colour print, 'Little Flower Girl Senlis', signed in pencil lower right and with Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp lower left, initialled 'LKE', published 1961 by Frost & Reed, 49 x 63.5cm, framed and glazed. (D)Additional InformationThe print with slight toning around the edge, some specks of dirt under the glass and around the mount. The frame with light scuffs.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk or http://artistscollectingsociety.org

SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT RA PRWS (1880-1969); colour print, 'New Model Inspecting Drawings of her Predecessors', signed in pencil in lower and Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp, initialled 'KLA', published in 1963 by Frost & Reed, 37.5 x 57cm, framed and glazed. (D)Additional InformationThe print with perhaps slight toning to the edge, some pieces of dirt visible under the glass around the mount. The frame with scuffs and knocks and some small nicks.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk or http://artistscollectingsociety.org

LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY RBA RA (1887-1976); a pencil signed print, 'Street Scene', blind stamp lower left, 22 x 28cm, framed and glazed. (D)Additional InformationThe print is in good condition with strong colours, light scratches to frame. FINE ART GUILD LETTERS ARE EFE. This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk or http://artistscollectingsociety.org

AFTER SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT RA PRWS (1880-1969); limited edition colour print, 'Model and Critic', 838/850, with blind stamp to the lower right, 39 x 57cm, framed and glazed, together with a larger print of nudes and models, 365/850 (2).Additional InformationImages are generally clean and bright, the frames with some light wear.

TREVOR GRIMSHAW (1947-2001); lithograph in colours on wove, 'Stonehenge', signed and inscribed 'AP', printed at Alan Cox's Sky Editions Workshop in London and bearing their blind stamp, 37.5 x 47.5cm, framed and glazed. (D)Additional InformationAppears good with no obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk or http://artistscollectingsociety.org

TREVOR GRIMSHAW (1947-2001); lithograph in colours on wove, 'Aqueduct', signed, 26/50, published and Alan Cox's Sky Editions Workshop in London and bearing their blind stamp, 38.5 x 48cm, framed and glazed. (D)Additional InformationAppears good with no obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk or http://artistscollectingsociety.org

LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY RBA RA (1887-1976); a signed limited edition black and white print, 'St Mary's Church', 165/500, with blind stamp lower left, 26.5 x 37.25cm, framed and glazed. (D)Additional InformationSignature very slightly smudged, clear image and presented in good condition overall.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk or http://artistscollectingsociety.org

LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY RBA RA (1887-1976); colour print, 'My Family', signed in black ink lower right and with Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp lower left, initialled 'HJA', 29 x 22cm, framed and glazed. (D)Additional InformationThe edge of the print next to the mount perhaps with a very slight hint of toning and the mount is framed close to the blind stamp at lower left. Frame with some light wear.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk or http://artistscollectingsociety.org

LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY RBA RA (1887-1976); colour print, 'Three Men and a Cat', signed in blue biro lower right and with Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp lower left, initialled 'LEE', 27 x 17.5cm, framed and glazed. (D)Additional InformationThe print perhaps with very slight hint of toning around the edge of the mount and the print is closely framed to the mount at the blind stamp. Frame with some minor wear.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk or http://artistscollectingsociety.org

LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY RBA RA (1887-1976); colour print, 'Brothers', signed in pencil lower right and with Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp lower left, initialled 'DBH', 63 x 31.5cm, framed and glazed. (D)Additional InformationThe print is loose within the frame and there is some light toning around the edge. Frame grubby and with some scuffs.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk or http://artistscollectingsociety.org

Pomponius Mela. De orbis situ libri tres, accuratissime emendati, una' cum commentariis Ioachimi Vadiani ... Mit 2 Holzschnitt-Titelbordüren d. Monogrammisten HF (Hans Franck) u. vielen Holzschn.-Initialen. Basel, Cratander, 1522. a1-z4, A1-G4, A1-H3 (220 S., 1 S.), 1 Bl., Aa1-Gg5. 4°. Brauner Kalbsleder d. Zt. auf Holzdeckeln, mit 2 Schließen (erneuert), Streicheisenlinien, Mittellestuck mit floralen Plattenstempeln u. Rollenstempel mit Ornamentbändern, diese gefüllt mit Kandelaber, Horn, Trommel und vegetabilen Füllornamenten (vgl. zu diesem Motiv: EBDB r001584, die Einbanddatenbank datiert diese Rollenstempel in die erste Hälfte des 16. Jh. Frankreich). Etwas wurmstichig, vord. Gelenk leicht angeplatzt, Ecken abgefarst. VD 16, M 2314. - Adams M 1056. - Panzer VI, 233, 441. - Schweiger II, 607. - Harrisse 112. Sabin 63957. - Zweite der von dem Schweizer Humanisten, Mediziner u. Cosmographen Vadianus (Joachim Vadian) besorgten Ausgaben. - Die editio princeps von Mela wurde 1471 in Mailand veröffentlicht, die erste kritische Ausgabe war von Vadianus. Die vorliegende 2. Ausgabe enthält die "Loca aliquot", in der Vadianus die überholten Ansichten des Johannes Camertus kritisiert, und den Brief an Rudolph Agricola mit dem zuerst von Martin Waldseemüller gemachten Vorschlag, den Mundus Novus nach Amerigo Vespucci "Amerika" zu nennen (Ff5 recto). Ebenso enthalten ist ein Bericht über die erste Besteigung des Pilatus bei Luzern. - Die Titelbordüre, signiert "1519 HF", wird dem Meister Hans Franck zugeschrieben. Sie zeigt die Figur des "Hercules Gallicus" unter dem Titel, die Figuren von Lucretia links und von Judith rechts. Der Text von Mela ist von Kommentaren in kleinerer Schrift umgeben. Druckvermerk mit Buchbinderanweisung. - Wie in den meisten Exemplaren fehlt die große Weltkarte. - Stellenweise leicht braunfleckig bzw. wasserrandig. S. 89 mit Einriss. Einige Seiten mit Marginalien von alter Hand. Innenspiegel jeweils mit kaschierter Inkunabelseite, diese mit Initialen in Fleuronné u. hs. Annotationen in Textura. In Vorderspiegel mit weiteren hs. Marginalien des 18. Jh. Vor- u. Nachsätze um 19. Jh. Second of the editions edited by the Swiss humanist, physician and cosmographer Vadianus (Joachim Vadian). - The editio princeps by Mela was published in Milan in 1471, the first critical edition was by Vadianus. The present edition contains the "Loca aliquot", in which Vadianus criticises the outdated views of Johannes Camertus, and the letter to Rudolph Agricola with the suggestion, first made by Martin Waldseemüller, to call the Mundus Novus "America" after Amerigo Vespucci (Ff5 recto). Also included is an account of the first ascent of Mount Pilatus near Lucerne. - The title border, signed "1519 HF", is attributed to Hans Franck. It shows the figure of "Hercules Gallicus" below the title, the figures of Lucretia on the left and Judith on the right. The text of Mela is surrounded by comments in smaller type. - As in most copies, the large world map is missing. - Brown calf on wooden boards with 2 clasps (renewed), with rich blind tooling showing floral motivs, candelabra, horn, drum and vegetal ornaments (some worming, front joint slightly chipped, corners worn. - In some places slightly brown- or waterstained. P. 89 torn. Some pages with old marginalia. Pastedown endpapers caché with incunabula pages with initials in fleuronné a. manuscript annotations in textura.

Art Déco - - Henri de Regnier. Le Mariage de Minuit. Paris, Librairie Hachette, 1928. Mit 21 Holzstichen von Réne Pottier. Weinroter Bakelit Einband mit montiertem Metallschild und geprägten Metallrelief, Rückenschild und ausgebildeten Gelenken, sowie abgefasten Ecken und blindgeprägten Fileten. Innendeckel mit Bakelitbordüre und handgemachten Art Déco Sprenkelpapier Signiert: Joteau. Tirage sur vélin des Papeteries du Marais spécialement filigrané ''à la plume'' pour la Collection des grands écrivains. "Les papiers de garde sont dans le goût de l'époque généralement des cailloutés assez gros, produits à la cuve, ou des papiers réalisés au pochoir avec des formes géographiques aux couleurs plutôt vives et avec, souvent, des ajouts de peinture dorée ou argentée. Le papier semble parfois avoir été finement calendré pour lui donner un effet légèrement moiré. Les contreplats sont à encadrement avec l'espace central en creux revêtu de papier reliure." (Calais, Les reliures Jotau, S. 121). - Wohlerhalten und im Bakeliteinband sehr selten. With 21 wood engravings by Réne Pottier. Wine red bakelite binding with mounted metal label and embossed metal relief, spine label and formed joints, and chamfered corners and blind-stamped fillets. Inside cover with bakelite border and handmade Art Deco sprinkled paper Signed: Joteau. - Well preserved and very rare in bakelite binding.

François de Salignac de La Mothe Fénelon. Les Aventures de Télémaque, Fils d'Ulysse. 2 Bde. Mit gest. Porträt und 24 Kupfertafeln nach Marillier. Paris, de l'Imprimerie de Monsieur, 1790. 3 Bll., VIII, 426 S., 1 Bl. und 4 Bll., 408 S. Gr.-8°. Prachtvolle grüne Empire-Einbände mit reichen blindgeprägten floralen Mittelstücken, goldgepr. Fileten mit Guirlanden und floralen Ornamenten, Eckfleurons. Goldgepr. RTitel mit reichen Verzierungen. Dreis. Goldschnitt., Steh- und Innenkantenfileten, Marmorvorsätze. (Stellenweise minimal fleckig, vereinzelt mit sorgfältigen Restaurierungen. Bd. 2 mit kl. Kratzer auf Hinterdeckel.) Cohen-Ricci 386. Sander 666. Furstenberg 88. - Die kunstvollen und prächtigen Einbände von Le Noir, Lyon. - Das Frontispiz-Porträt gestochen von Hubert nach Vivien. Die Imprimerie de Monsieur wurde von Pierre-François Didot (bekannt als Didot jeune) geleitet, der im März 1779 die Nachfolge von Philippe Vincent antrat. - Papierbedingt minimal gebräunt und teils etwas braunfleckig. Bd. 2 mit schwachem Wasserfleck im oberen rechten Rand. With engraved portrait and 24 copper plates after Marillier. 2 vols. Splendid green Empire bindings with rich blind-stamped floral centrepieces, gilt fillets with guirlands and floral ornaments, corner fleurons. Gold stamped title with rich ornaments. Gilt edges, fillets, marble endpapers. (In places minimally spotted, occasionally with careful restorations. Vol. 2 with small scratch on back cover). - The splendid bindings by Le Noir, Lyon. - The frontispiece portrait engraved by Hubert after Vivien. The Imprimerie de Monsieur was headed by Pierre-François Didot (known as Didot jeune), who succeeded Philippe Vincent in March 1779. - Paper minimally browned and partly somewhat brown-stained. Vol. 2 with faint water stain in upper right margin.

Türkei - Eisenbahn - - Chemin de fer d'Anatolie. Mappe mit 40 großformatigen Photographien (davon 3 Panoramen) des ersten Streckenabschnittes von Istambul nach Bilecik, der als Bagdadbahn bekannt gewordenen Strecke Istanbul nach Ankara. (Istanbul Selbstverlag, um 1890.) Gr.-Folio (41,5 x 35 cm), 40 Photographien (26 x 21 cm), je mit einbelichtetem Titel und Signatur, aufgewalzt auf starkem Karton, mit ornamentalem Rahmen und arabischer Titelbezeichnung versehen, rote gold- und blindgepr. Halbledermappe mit 3 erneuerten Bindebändern. Sehr selten. Die Pierre de Gigord collection of photographs of the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey in der Getty Library verzeichnet unter den Signatur 96.R.14(A20) ein identisches Album aber mit nur 12 großformatigen Photographien. - Prachtvolles Album des ersten Bauabschnittes der Anatolischen Eisenbahn von Istanbul bis auf die Höhe von Bilecik und endet mit dem Bau der Pekdemir-Brücke bei KM 234. Die Photographien zeigen Aufnahmen der Strecke, Streckenbauwerke (Brücken, Tunnel, Bahnstationen), Ortsansichten, Alltags- und Straßenszenen, sowie Monumente der Region an der Bahnlinie. Die drei, aus mehreren Fotos zusammengesetzten Panoramen zeigen 2 Ansichten von Bilecik und 1 Ansicht von Isnik (Nikaia). Der Photograph Berggren (1835, Stockholm - 1920, Istanbul) wurde durch seine Panoramen, Portraits und Alltagsszenen bekannt. Von herausragender, historischer Bedeutung waren seine Dokumentationen. Hierunter fällt auch die den Bau der Anatolischen Eisenbahn begleitende Streckendokumentation, welche heute zu den wenigen Zeugnissen der frühen osmanischen Eisenbahngeschichte zählt, in der das Deutsche Reich eine bedeutende Rolle spielte. Die Anatolische Eisenbahn wurde durch die SCFOA - Societe du Chemin de Fer Ottoman d'Anatolie - betrieben. Die Gründung der Gesellschaft und ihre Finanzierung erfolgten unter deutscher Führung (Deutsche Bank) und mit deutschen Mitteln. Die Materialien für den Streckenbau wurden komplett aus Deutschland geliefert. Der Bau selbst erfolgte durch die Frankfurter Firma Philipp Holzmann, Schienen lieferte der Stahlkonzern Friedrich Krupp AG und selbst die technische Ausstattung erfolgte mittels deutscher Firma wie Kraus & Comp., J. A. Maffei, Henschel, Borsig, Cail, Maschinenfabrik Esslingen u. a. - Mappe unter Verwendung der originalen Materialien, kaum merklich, fachmännisch restauriert. Die Abzüge in nahezu perfektem, sauberem Zustand. Karton gering gebräunt, sehr vereinzelt im Rand etwas angestaubt bzw. minimalst braunfleckig. Sehr gutes Exemplar der Dokumentation dieses deutsch-osmanischen Gemeinschaftsprojektes der Kaiserzeit. - Sehr seltene Dokumentation von herausragender Qualität. Turkey. - Railway. - Magnificient Album with 40 large-format photographs (including 3 panoramas) of the first section of the line from Istambul to Bilecik, the Istanbul to Ankara line known as the Baghdad Railway. (Istanbul self-published, c. 1890.) Large folio (41.5 x 35 cm), 40 photographs (26 x 21 cm), each with inset title and signature, rolled on strong cardboard, decorated with ornamental frame and Arabic title inscription, red gilt and blind-stamped half-leather portfolio with 3 renewed binding bands. Very rare. The Pierre de Gigord collection of photographs of the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey in the Getty Library lists an identical album under the shelfmark 96.R.14(A20) but with only 12 large format photographs. - Splendid album of the first construction phase of the Anatolian Railway from Istanbul to the height of Bilecik and ending with the construction of the Pekdemir Bridge at KM 234. The photographs show shots of the line, line structures (bridges, tunnels, railroad stations), village views, everyday and street scenes, as well as monuments of the region along the railroad line. The three panoramas, composed of several photographs, show 2 views of Bilecik and 1 view of Isnik (Nikaia). The photographer Berggren (1835, Stockholm - 1920, Istanbul) became famous for his panoramas, portraits and everyday scenes. Of outstanding, historical importance were his documentations. Among them is the documentation of the construction of the Anatolian Railway, which today is one of the few testimonies of the early Ottoman railroad history, in which the German Empire played an important role. The Anatolian Railway was operated by the SCFOA - Societe du Chemin de Fer Ottoman d'Anatolie. The company was founded and financed under German leadership (Deutsche Bank) and with German funds. The materials for the construction of the line were supplied entirely from Germany. The construction itself was done by the Frankfurt company Philipp Holzmann, rails were supplied by the steel company Friedrich Krupp AG and even the technical equipment was done by means of German companies such as Kraus & Comp., J. A. Maffei, Henschel, Borsig, Cail, Maschinenfabrik Esslingen and others - portfolio expertly restored using the original materials, barely noticeable. Prints in near perfect, clean condition. Cardboard slightly browned, very occasionally in the margin a little dusty or minimally brown-stained. Very good copy of the documentation of this German-Ottoman joint project of the imperial period. - Very rare documentation of outstanding quality.

Liszt, Franz - - Louis Held. Porträtphotographie von Franz Liszt. Um 1885. Vintage, Albumin-Abzug. 19,7 x 13 cm. Voll auf Unterlage mit Blindstempel des Photographen aufgezogen aufgezogen. Untere linke Ecke der Unterlage gestaucht. Mit unscheinbaren Fleckchen und kleinen Kratzspuren. Insgesamt wohl erhalten. Portrait of Franz Liszt. Albumen print. Mounted on cardboard with photographer's blind stamp. - Lower left corner of carboard with defect. With inconspicious stains and slight scratch marks. Overall well preserved.

Arabien - - Sammlung von 3 Bänden mit arabischen Sammelhandschriften. Enthält: I. Sammelhandschrift: 1. Ahmad b. Musa al-Khayali (gest. nach 1458), Sharh Aqa'id al-islam, Kommentar zur Dogmatik des Najm al-din Umar al-Nasafi (gest. 1048), im Kolophon datiert und lokalisiert: Qustantiniyya (Istanbul) Dhulqa'da 986 (Januar 1579). Sauberer Nasta'liq-Duktus, am Rand weitere Kommentare und Korrekturen. 2. Suprakommentar, wohl zum selben Werk, vom selben Schreiber, hier Isma'il bin Husain. Im Kolophon datiert Ende Dhulqa'da 986 (Ende Januar 1579). Spätrer Ldr. mit blindgeprägter Ornamentik (berieben und beschabt, Rücken mit Defekten). - II. Sammelhandschrift: 1. Saadi, Golestan, persisch. Nasta'liq-Duktus, Kolophon von Mustafa bin Ali. Datiert Ramadan 1046 (Februar 1637): Mit osmanischen Beischriften. 2. Shem'i (gest. nach 1602), Sherh-i Pendname, osmanisch-türkische Übersetzung von Farid al-din Attar (gest. 1221), Pand-nama (persisch). HLdr. mit Marmordeckeln und Lasche (mit größeren Defekten, diverse Fehlstellen). - III. Sammelhandschrift: 1. Imam Mehmed (Mehemmed) Birgevi, Sherh-i Ilm-i aqa'id, osmanisch-türkische Übersetzung seines arabischen dogmatischen Werks, wohl eines Teils von al-Tariqa al-Muhammadiyya, in der er der strengen Lehre des Ibn Taimiyya gegen die Richtungen seiner eigenen Zeitgenossen folgte und heute einigen der Salafisten zum Vorbild wird. Sehr sauberer Naskhi-Duktus, voll vokalisiert. Laut Kolophon verfaßt 970 (1562-63), kopiert 1186 Hidschra (1714). 2. Osmanisch-türkisches Werk zur Dogmatik. 3. Fragmente aus osmanisch-türkischen dogmatischen Texten, u.a. Kasside über das Jüngste Gericht. Kopiert von Muhammad bin 'Ali. HLdr. (Rücken fehlend, Buchblock gebrochen, wurmgängig und mit Fehlstellen). - Papierbedingt meist etwas gebräunt und teils fleckig bzw. atelierspurig. Arabia - Collection of 3 volumes of Arabic composite manuscripts. - Contains: I. Composite manuscript: 1. Ahmad b. Musa al-Khayali (d. after 1458), Sharh Aqa'id al-islam, commentary on the dogmatics of Najm al-din Umar al-Nasafi (d. 1048), dated and located in the colophon: Qustantiniyya (Istanbul) Dhulqa'da 986 (January 1579). Neat Nasta'liq ductus, further comments and corrections in the margin. 2. Super-commentary, probably on the same work, by the same scribe, here Isma'il bin Husain. In the colophon dated end of Dhulqa'da 986 (end of January 1579). Later leather with blind-stamped ornamentation (rubbed and scuffed, spine with defects). - II. Composite manuscript: 1. Saadi, Golestan, Persian. Nasta'liq ductus, colophon of Mustafa bin Ali. Dated Ramadan 1046 (February 1637): With Ottoman ascriptions. 2. Shem'i (d. after 1602), Sherh-i Pendname, Ottoman Turkish translation of Farid al-din Attar (d. 1221), Pand-nama (Persian). Half leather with marble covers and flap (with larger defects, various missing parts). - III. Composite manuscript: 1. Imam Mehmed (Mehemmed) Birgevi, Sherh-i Ilm-i aqa'id, Ottoman-Turkish translation of his Arabic dogmatic work, probably part of al-Tariqa al-Muhammadiyya, in which he followed the strict doctrine of Ibn Taimiyya against the directions of his own contemporaries, and today becomes a model for some of the Salafists. Very clean naskhi ductus, fully vocalised. According to the colophon, composed 970 (1562-63), copied 1186 Hijra (1714). 2. Ottoman Turkish work on dogmatics. 3. Fragments from Ottoman Turkish dogmatic texts, including Kasside on the Last Judgement. Copied by Muhammad bin 'Ali. Half leather with marble boards (spine missing, book block broken, worm-eaten and with missing parts). - Paper mostly somewhat browned and partly stained or with workshop traces.

Nicola Perscheid. (1864 - 1930). Sammlung von drei Original-Porträtphotographien. Um 1909. Vintages, Silbergelatine. Maße 16,5 x 22,5 cm und 23,5 x 19,5 cm. Je auf Karton aufgezogen bzw. montiert. Signiert bzw. mit Trockenstempel. Enthält: Herrenporträt, Mädchenporträt und Geschwisterporträt. - Unterlage teils schwach braunfleckig, eine Unterlage beschabt. Photographien gut erhalten. Collection of three original portrait photographies. Silvergelatine. Each mounted on cardboard. Signed or with blind stamp.

Apocalypsis Johannis. 2 Bde. (Faks. u. Komm.). Faksimile des Blockbuch alpha D.5.22 der Biblioteca Estense Unversitaria, Modena. Mit 49 farbigen Faksimile-Tafeln. Ludwigsburg, Libri Illustri u. Modena, Il Bulino edizioni d'arte, 1998. 4°. Brauner OLdr. mit Blindprägung u. OHLdr. zus. in OHLwd.-Schuber (Rücken etwas berieben). Eines von 980 nummerierten Exemplaren. Mit Zertifikat. - Die Este-Apokalypse entstand um 1465-1470 am Niederrhein oder in den Niederlanden. Sie prägte deutscher Meister der Frührenaissance wie Schongauer, Dürer und Grünewald nachhaltig. - Gutes Exemplar. 2 vols. (fascimile and commentary). With 49 coloured facsimile plates. Orig. blind embossed leather and orig. half leather together in orig. half cloth slipcase (spine minimally rubbed). - One of 980 numbered copies.

Medizin - Psychologie - - Sigmund Freud. Die Traumdeutung. Leipzig und Wien, Franz Deuticke 1900 (1899). Titel, 1 Bl., 371 S., (1 S.), 2 Bl. Inhalts- und Literaturverzeichnis. 8°. Handgebundener brauner Ziegenledereinband d. Zt. mit blindgeprägten Eckfleurons und goldgeprägten RTitel und schwarzgeprägter floraler Rückenornamentik. Signiert: Poszony. Vorsätze mit schönem Jugendstil-Buntpapier (minimal farbfleckig, berieben und beschabt). Garrison-Morton 4980. - Grinstein 277. - Printing and the Mind of Man 389. - Grolier/Medicine 87. - Norman F33. - Erste Ausgabe, mit dem Motto nach Virgil auf dem Titelblatt: "Flectere si nequeo superos, acheronta movebo" ("Wenn mich der Himmel nicht hört, dann ruf' ich die Hölle zur Hilfe"). Dieses bis Nequ handschriftlich im Stil der Type ergänzt und mit einem Blatt verstärkt, da das Papier dort eine kleinen Defekt hatte. Obwohl das Buch bereits am 4. November 1899 veröffentlicht wurde, datierte der Verleger das Titelblatt absichtlich ins 20. Jahrhundert. Das Werk erschien in einer Ausgabe von nur 600 Exemplaren, weil der Verleger besorgt war, dass der Aufsatz für ein breites Publikum nicht von Interesse sein könnte: tatsächlich wurde das Buch so schlecht verkauft, dass eine zweite Auflage erst 1909 nötig war. - Die "Traumdeutung" gilt als grundlegendes Werk der Psychoanalyse und enthält die zentralen Thesen und Themen der Freudschen Theorie (u.a. das Unbewusste, die Verdrängung, die frühkindlichen Sexualität, den Ödipuskomplex, die Libido, die Enthüllung verborgener Konflikte als therapeutischer Methode etc.). Die Traumdeutung sei die "Via regia (lat.: der Königsweg) zur Kenntnis des Unbewussten im Seelenleben", daher sammelte Freud eigene und fremde Träume und begann diese zu analysieren. Seiner Annahme nach äußern sich in unseren Träumen geheime, verdrängte Wünsche. - Diese Erstausgabe gilt als die letzte zuerst in Buchform publizierte wissenschaftliche Revolution (Cohen, "The scientific revolution"). - Bruno, The Tradition of Science, S. 167f.: "His book represents the first attempt at a serious scientific study of the phenomenon of dreams, and Freud always regarded it as his greatest effort. (...) It is somewhat fitting that the first year of the twentieth century should witness the publication of Freud's landmark work probing the human mind. Judged by its originality, impact, and influence, his work ranks as high as any in the history of science." - Letzten drei Blätter am Rand mit Papier verstärkt, wenige Seiten am Oberrand minimal bestoßen mit kleinem Randdefekt, einige saubere Marginalien am Rand, nur papierbedingt etwas gebräunt, insgesamt sehr gut erhaltenes Exemplar. Hand-bound brown goatskin binding d. Zt. with blind-stamped corner fleurons and gold-stamped Spine title and black-stamped floral spine ornamentation. Signed: Poszony. Endpapers with beautiful art nouveau colored paper. (minimally color stained, rubbed and scuffed). First edition, with the motto after Virgil on the title page: "Flectere si nequeo superos, acheronta movebo" ("If heaven does not hear me, then I call hell to help"). This to Nequ handwritten in the style of type supplemented and reinforced with a sheet, because the paper had a small defect there. Although the book was published as early as November 4, 1899, the publisher intentionally dated the title page to the 20th century. The work appeared in an edition of only 600 copies because the publisher was concerned that the essay would not be of interest to a wide audience: in fact, the book sold so poorly that a second edition was not necessary until 1909. - The "Interpretation of Dreams" is considered the foundational work of psychoanalysis and contains the central theses and themes of Freudian theory (including the unconscious, repression, early childhood sexuality, the Oedipus complex, the libido, the revelation of hidden conflicts as a therapeutic method, etc.). Dream interpretation was the "via regia (Latin: the royal road) to knowledge of the unconscious in the life of the soul," so Freud collected his own and other people's dreams and began to analyze them. According to his assumption, secret, repressed desires express themselves in our dreams. - This first edition is considered the last scientific revolution first published in book form (Cohen, "The scientific revolution"). - Bruno, The Tradition of Science, p. 167f.: "His book represents the first attempt at a serious scientific study of the phenomenon of dreams, and Freud always regarded it as his greatest effort. (...) It is somewhat fitting that the first year of the twentieth century should witness the publication of Freud's landmark work probing the human mind. Judged by its originality, impact, and influence, his work ranks as high as any in the history of science." - Last three leaves reinforced with paper at margins, a few pages minimally bumped at top edge with small marginal defect, a few neat marginalia at margins, only a little browned due to paper, overall a very good copy.