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![[Shooting] Two Winchester rifle books The Winchester Book by George Madis signed first edition and Winchester The Gun That Wo](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/cd6eefae-7ba8-4bb8-8741-b10700af6c0a/ce591961-4663-4a6c-ab31-b15b0147a6a4/468x382.jpg)
Lot 326
Al Worden (Apollo 15 CMP) - 'Falling to Earth' (autobiography) US first edition hardback 2011, excellent condition. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 332
David Whitehouse - 'One Small Step, the inside story of space exploration', over 200 pages first edition 2009 hardback in the Astronauts' own words and additionally includes a CD of 'over 40 rare archive recordings - many available for the first time'. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 63
Gene Cernan - 'The Last man on the Moon' (autobiography) US first paperback edition 2000 signed 'To Leonard, enjoy this voyage to the stars.. Gene Cernan, excellent condition. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 54
David Scott and Alexei Leonov - 'Two Sides of the Moon' UK first edition 2004, the inside story of the space race from both the US and Russian perspectives, excellent condition, signed by both Scott and Leonov. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 62
Charlie and Dotty Duke - 'Moonwalker' US first edition hardback 1990 signed 'Charlie Duke' to an inside page, excellent condition. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 314
Alan Shepard - 'Light This Candle' by Neal Thompson, US first edition hardback 2004, excellent condition. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 336
Colleen Moore - 'Silent Star (talks about her Hollywood)' hardback autobiography, US first edition 1968, from the collection of producer David Gest. Moore was one of the biggest stars of the silent era and was a contemporary of the likes of Chaplin and Keaton. The book contains many lovely images of the time and its dust jacket in very good condition for its age. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 315
Gordon Cooper - 'Leap of Faith' (autobiography) US first edition hardback 2000, excellent condition although the dust jacket is a little loose. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 61
Jim Irwin - 'To Rule The Night' US first edition hardback 1973 detailing Irwin's journey to becoming Apollo 15's LMP and his subsequent religious conversion, with laid down inscribed piece signed 'Jim Irwin' to an interior page, the book itself is in excellent condition although the dust jacket is a little tatty in places. Comes with one of Irwin's business cards as CEO of the High Flight Foundation (which he established to spread the word of God following his return to Earth) along with a small colour leaflet he wrote called 'UFO's Fact or Fantasy?'. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 225
Autographed BERT TRAUTMANN 16 x 12 Limited Edition : B/W, depicting Manchester City goalkeeper BERT TRAUTMANN diving to divert a West Ham effort around the post during a First Division encounter at Upton Park in 1959, signed to the lower border in fine black marker by Trautmann. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 312
Gene Kranz (NASA flight director) - 'Failure Is Not An Option' (autobiography) US first edition paperback 2000, excellent condition, unsigned but comes with a signed small colour photo of Kranz in his familiar red, white and blue waistcoat which he only wore for the final Apollo 17 mission. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 321
Michael Collins (Apollo 11 CMP) - 'Carrying The Fire' UK first edition hardback 1975, generally considered to be the best astronaut book ever written, ex-library copies so only in average condition but nonetheless complete. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 221
Autographed RON YEATS 16 x 12 Limited Edition : Col, depicting a superb image showing Liverpool captain RON YEATS posing with the First Division trophy during a photo-shoot at Anfield in 1966, signed to the lower border in fine black marker by Yeats. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 60
Jim Lovell - 'Lost Moon, the Perilous Journey of Apollo 13' US first edition hardback 1994, signed by Lovell to an inside page, excellent condition. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 324
Stuart Roosa (Apollo 14 CMP) - 'Smoke Jumper, Moon Pilot' biography by Willie G Moseley, US first edition hardback 2011, excellent condition. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 64
Buzz Aldrin - 'The Return, a novel of human adventure' US first edition hardback 2000, signed by Aldrin in silver sharpie to an inside page, excellent condition. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 322
Michael Collins (Apollo 11 CMP) - 'Flying to the Moon' US first edition hardback 2019 commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing in 1969, excellent condition. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 224
Autographed COLIN BELL 16 x 12 Limited Edition : B/W, depicting a superb image showing COLIN BELL scoring Manchester City`s first goal in a 4-1 victory over Tottenham in the driving snow at Maine Road during a First Division encounter in 1967, signed to the lower border in fine black marker by Bell. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 325
Edgar Mitchell (Apollo 14 LMP) - 'Earthrise' (autobiography) US first edition hardback 2014, excellent condition. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 319
Apollo XI - 'First on the Moon' UK first edition hardback 1970, a comprehensive account of the first moon landing in the words of astronauts Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins, a few minor scuffs to the dust jacket otherwise in very good condition. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 329
Andrew Smith - 'Moondust, in search of the men who fell to Earth' UK first edition paperback 2005, excellent condition, the author's account of tracking down and interviewing all nine Apollo moonwalkers who were still alive at that time. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 57
Scott Carpenter - 'For Spacious Skies' (autobiography) US first edition hardback 2002, signed to an inside page 'Scott Carpenter Aurora 7', excellent condition with protective clear plastic cover to dust jacket. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 55
John Glenn - 'A Memoir' (autobiography) US first edition hardback 1999 beautifully signed to an inside page, excellent condition, comes with an original publisher's letter notifying the proposed publication date of 8/11/99 along with an accompanying glossy 7"x5" black and white photograph of Glenn, being the image used on the book's front cover. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 327
Lily Koppel - 'The Astronaut Wives Club' UK first edition 2013, the inside story of the US programme from the unique perspective of the astronauts' wives, excellent condition. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 318
Tom Stafford (Apollo 10 Commander) - 'We Have Capture' (autobiography) US first edition hardback 2002, excellent condition. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 316
Gus Grissom - 'Calculated Risk' by George Leopold, US first edition hardback 2016, a superb and overdue biography of one of the space programme's legendary figures, excellent condition. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 313
Mercury astronauts - 'We Seven' US first edition hardback 1962, the definitive story of their Mercury missions as told by the 7 original astronauts themselves, a unique insight into the early days of the US manned space programme, in exceptional condition for its age, the book having no fading to the outer script and the dust jacket being protected by a clear plastic cover which appears to have been applied soon after the time of purchase given its own condition along with that of the book. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 58
Alan Shepard - 'Moon Shot, The Inside Story Of America's Race to the Moon' by Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton, US first edition hardback 1994, signed to an inside page 'Al Shepard', excellent condition. Slayton was originally going to co-author this book with Neil Armstrong. Armstrong subsequently dropped out and Slayton, diagnosed with cancer, asked Shepard to help him finish the book which he did for his old Mercury colleague despite having previously saying he wouldn't write a book. Slayton died in 1993, before the book was published. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 331
Giles Sparrow - 'Spaceflight, The Complete Story From Sputnik To Shuttle And Beyond' with a foreword by Buzz Aldrin, first edition 2007, large and beautifully illustrated hardback history of the space race (RRP £25). Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 317
Donn Eisele (Apollo 7 CMP) - 'Apollo Pilot' (autobiography) US first edition hardback 2007, excellent condition. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 212
Autographed JIM CRAIG 16 x 12 Limited Edition : Colorized, depicting Celtic full-back JIM CRAIG in full length action during a 1-0 victory over Partick Thistle in a First Division encounter at Celtic Park in 1968, signed to the lower border in fine black marker by Craig. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 145
DUFFTOWN 15 YEAR OLD FLORA & FAUNA FIRST EDITION SPEYSIDE SINGLE MALT 43% ABV / 70cl One of the best-known single malt whisky brands in the world, Singleton, is not actually a distillery, but rather three distilleries: Glen Ord, Glendullan and Dufftown. Originally, each one catered to a specific global market based on its flavour profile, but these days they can each be found further afield. With spirit stills that are larger than its wash stills, Dufftown used to produce a heavier spirit described as “nutty and spicy”. However, more recently it has lengthened its fermentation time for a lighter, grassier flavour that better suits (parent company) Diageo’s blending requirements.
Lot 155
LAGAVULIN 12 YEAR OLD WHITE HORSE 1980S 75CL ISLAY SINGLE MALT 43% ABV / 75cl The Islay distillery of Lagavulin first gained notoriety in 1862 when it was acquired by the well-known blender, John Logan Mackie. He then passed the reins to his nephew Peter, who is credited with the creation of the highly regarded White Horse Blend. This blend was so successful that by 1924 the Mackie group changed their name to White Horse Distillers, before becoming part of the DCL group a few years later. Lagavulin single malt was still produced under the White Horse Distillers name until the late 1990s when it became part of the Diageo conglomerate. The most famous advocate of Lagavulin is probably fictional character, Ron Swanson, from hit US sit-com Parks & Recreation. However, Nick Offerman (the actor who plays Ron) must also enjoy a drop, as he has partnered up with the distillery to create his own limited-edition whisky.
Lot 757
POZZO, Andrea (1642-1709). Rules and Examples of Perspective Proper for Painters and Architects, etc. In English and Latin. London: Benjamin Motte, 1707. First edition in English translated from the first part of Andrea Pozzo's Perpectiva (Rome, 1693)by the architect John James (ca 1672-1746). Text Latin and English. Engraved frontispiece, 101 engraved plates, engraved portrait of Queen Anne on first dedication leaf, The work has an Approbation, by Christopher Wren, John Vanburgh, and Nicholas Hawkesmoor stating "At the request of the Engraver, We have persu'd this volume of Perspective; and judge it work that deserves Encouragement, and very proper for Instruction in that Art." A work deemd most useful to both artists and architects. A second edition of this translation was published in 1725. The second part of Pozzo's work was not translated. (39x26cm).Dedication to Queen Anne is complete. Sheet of subscribers is present, lettered A-W. Plates XXIV, XXV, XXVI, XXXI, LXXVI, LXXXVIII, XCVIII are all present. LIIIA is however missing. All sheets are loose from binding.
Lot 191
SAPFO. Oden en fragmenten. Vert. d. P.C. Boutens waaraan is toegevoegd zijn Ode aan Sapfo. (Maastr., Halcyon Press), 1928. Lge-8°. Or. full vellum bind., w. gilt publisher's device on front side. From the library of H. Boekenoogen and w. his bookplate. Van Dijk 164. -- Added: H. MARSMAN. Penthesileia. (Arnhem, Hijman), 1925. Lge-8°. Owrps. First edition, printed in 160 copies in black and red under supervision of J. v. Krimpen. -- J. v. NIJLEN. De lokstem en andere gedichten. Stols, Traj. ad Mosam, 1925. Sm-4°. Owrps. Printed in 200 numb. copies. -- Id. De vogel Phœnix. Gedichten. Maastr., Stols, 1928. Sm-8°. Owrps. Printed in 300 numb. copies. -- And 4 o. (8).
Lot 1129
LADMIRAL, J. Naauwkeurige waarnemingen omtrent de veranderingen van veele insekten of gekorvene diertjes, Die in omtrent Vyftig Jaaren, zo in Vrankryk, als in Engeland en Holland, by een verzameld, naar 't Leven konstig afgetekend, en in 't Koper gebragt zyn. Amst., J. Sluyter, 1774. (4), 34, (2) pp. W. engr. vignette on ti.-p. and 33 full-p. plates, all cold. by hand. Fol. Cont. limp brds. NOTE: Showing in total 70 metamorphoses on 33 plates, all coloured by hand. Second edition (first 1740), augmented with 8 new plates. In very good condition. - Nissen, ZBI, 2358; Landwehr, Books w. cold. plates, 105.
Lot 1105
POLDER MAPS -- RIJNLAND -- (DOU, J.J. & S. v. BROECKHUYSEN). 't Hoogheymraedschap van Rhynland. (...) vernieut, geämplieert en gecorrigeert (...). (N.pl.), 1687. W. 12 maps on double-p. leaves (= tog. 174 x 168 cm), and the etched border by R. De Hooghe, which was added to this 2nd edition, consisting of 3 double-p. & 8 single-p. leaves with the coats of arms of the dike-reeves, and 2 engr. cartouches w. the patent of the "Staten", all superbly coloured and partly heightened in gold. Lge-fol. Cont. mottled cf., spine raised in bands w. gold dec., sides elegantly dec. in gold, bound in all probability by the Necklace Bindery at Leiden (active between 1735 and 1795). (Spine ends dam., some wear to sides & extremities, lower corner of backside neatly repaired, some marginal yellowing & foxing, images largely untouched and colours magnificently crisp & bright). NOTE: Second edition (first edition 1647) of this magnificent map by Jan Jansz. Dou en Steven van Broeckhuysen which was augmented with borders by Romeyn de Hooghe. When all leaves are fit together this superb map measures 215 x 243 cm. "Hun (Dou & Broeckhuysen) grote kaart uit 1647, de opvolger van Floris Balthasar's kaart, geldt terecht als het "non plus ultra" van Nederlands waterschapskartering uit de 17e eeuw. (...) De grote schaal (1:30.000) veroorloofde de volledige weergave van de bewoning: niet alleen de buitenplaatsen maar alle boerderijen en overige opstallen langs de wegen. Onvervangbare informatie over de infrastructuur van het dichtst bewoonde gedeelte van Nederland in de Gouden Eeuw." - Renkema 202.2; Koeman, Geschied. v.d. kartografie van Nederland, p. 138. Donkersloot-de Vrij 715; Landwehr, RdH, p. 277; Storm van Leeuwen part IIA, p. 260ff.
Lot 304
PSYCHOLOGY -- BINSWANGER, L. Grundformen und Erkenntnis menschlichen Daseins. Zürich, 1942. Ocl. w. dust-j. (Stamp on free endpaper). First edition. -- S. FREUD. Studienausgabe. Hrsg. v. A. Mitscherlich, (u.a.). (Frankf., 1975). 11 vols. Obrds. (Spines sl. faded). -- E. JONES The life and work of Sigmund Freud, 1856-1939. (1961). 3 vols. Ocl. w. dust-j. -- And 1 o. by F. (16).
Lot 1048
OVIDIUS. Metamorphoses. Studio per J. Sprengium. (Frankf., G. Corvinus, S. Feyerabent, & heirs of W. Galli), 1563. (12), 178, (1) lvs. W. woodcut printer's mark on ti. and at the end, & 178 half-p. woodcuts by Virgil Solis. Charming 19th c. full red mor. w. raised bands, dec. gilt spine, gilt fillet borders on both sides, all edges red and dec. w. gilt crosses. (Extremities sl. chafed, margins cropped but still ample, previous owner stamp on v° ti., scratched out name entry on ti., tiny wormhole running throughout in upper blank margin, sl. browned). NOTE: The first edition with the illustrations of Virgil Solis and also the first with the notes by Johann Spreng (1524-1601). With strong impressions of the woodcuts. - Adams O-495; VD 16 O-1651 & S-8376; Schweiger II, 649. With bookplate of J.P. Heseltine (1843-1929) on paste down (see Thieme-Becker 15, 573).
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Lot 1168
MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- BOEMUS, J. Omnium gentium mores, leges & ritus ex multis clarissimis reru[m] scriptoribus (…). Tribus libris absolutum opus, Aphricam, Asiam, & Europam describentibus. Antw., J. Steelsius, 1538. 149, (3) lvs. W. woodcut printer's mark on v° last leaf. Brds. (Margins cut, outer margin stained at the end). NOTE: One of the classic works on the different races of mankind, first published in Venice in 1520. - Sabin 6117 (note). This edition not in Adams.
Lot 1119
JAPAN -- OVERMEER FISSCHER, J.F. v. Bijdrage tot de kennis v.h. Japansche Rijk. Amst., J. Müller & Comp., 1833. (x), 320 pp. W. 15 lithogr. plates on chine appliqué, exquisitely cold. by hand, all under tissue guards. Lge-4°. Cont. h. mor. extra, gold dec. spine raised in compartments, moire cloth sides ruled in gilt and blind tooled. (Corners a bit bumped, some marginal foxing, bookplate & bookseller's description tipped in on paste down, but a very handsome copy of this sumptuous work). NOTE: Johan Frederik van Overmeer Fisscher (1800-1848), travelled via Batavia to Deshima in Japan in 1820. He first worked there as a clerk and from about 1825 as a warehouse manager. In 1822 he made the court trip to the imperial capital Edo together with the chief of Deshima, J. Cock Blomhoff, among others. De luxe edition with beautifully coloured lithographs. The paper for this edition was of better quality than the normal edition which appeared with b&w plates. - Alt-Japan Katalog 1098; Cordier 490; Landwehr, Dutch Books w. Col. Plates 385; Tiele 357.
Lot 1137
ARTISTS' MANUALS -- GOEREE, W. d'Algemeene bouwkunde volgens d'antyke en hedendaagse manier. Amst., W. Goeree, 1681. (16), 213 pp. W. engr. front., engr. ti-vign. & dedic. engr. - Bound with: Id. Inleydinge tot de algemeene teyken-konst (...). 3e dr. Amst., D. v. Dalen, 1697. (10), 151, (1) pp. W. engr. front. 1 text-ill., & a few woodcut text-figs. - And: Id. Verligterie-Kunde, Of regt Gebruik der Water-Verwen (...). 3e dr. Ibid., id., 1697. 92 pp. W. engr. front. - And: Id. Inleyding tot de praktyk der algemeene schilderkonst (...). 3e dr. Ibid., id., 1697. 111 pp. - 4 in 1 vol. Cont. vellum. (Outer blank margin first front. partly gone, a bit browned/foxed in places). NOTE: Ad 1: The work deals with the history of classical and biblical architecture, the conditions for being a good architect, the materials to be used, the technical details to build or repair a house, the various rooms, decorations, etc. - Rare first edition. Bierens de Haan 1693; Kunst op Schrift 29. Ad 2: Kunst op Schrift 334. Ad 3: Kunst op Schrift 101. Ad 4: Not in Kunst op Schrift.
Lot 1084
ROBINSONADES -- (DEFOE, D.). The Life And Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. (1st-)2nd ed. Lond., W. Taylor, 1719. 2 vols. (4), 364, (4); (8), 373, (11) pp. W. engr. front., 2 identical ti-vign., engr. fold. worldmap. 19th c. gilt lettered hcf. w. raised bands. In mod. custom made clamshell box. (Without later publ. 3rd vol., corners bumped, part of leaf B1 (vol. 1) lacking, sm. tear/remnant of tape on v°, owner's entries on free endpaper and on v° front., vol. 1 sl. browned/foxed; vol. 2 occas. foxed, worldmap laid down, large tear in leaf L2). NOTE: One of the most famous of all English books, and a seminal work in the imaginery voyage tradition. - Hutchins p. 72ff and 97ff; PMM 180; Hill 355, 460; Owens 201 & 204; Lovett 2. - Volume 1 in the rare second edition, but a variant not entirely conform Hutchins' point of distinction: the catchwords on pages 244 and 260 (reading "tha" and "befor" in Hutchins' description) are in our copy corrected to "that" and "before". All the other points are matching with Hutchins. Volume 2 in the rare first edition, but like volume 1 a variant: our copy combining points of Hutchins' variants B1 and B2, with the v° of A4 blank and the word "Farthfr" on leaf B1 still uncorrected, but with the preface-leaf (A4 recto showing all points of variant B200).
Lot 1050
PHAEDRUS. Fabularum Æsopiarum ll. V; notis perpetuis illustr., (…) ed. à J. Laurentio. Amst., J. Janssonius à Waesberge & vid. E. Weyerstraet, 1667. (64), 462, (206) pp. W. engr. ti-p. & 103 text-engrs. Cont. cf., rebacked w. spine w. raised bands & red label, apart from some ofsetting very clean & well-bound. (Some wear to extremities, frontispiece cut very close to image, images on pp. 195, 205 & 225 have been pasted on and are coming loose, p. 319 tear along the lower edge of the engr. (does not run into the image), brothel scene on p. 276 intact.). NOTE: First illustrated Phaedrus edition in the Netherlands. - Landwehr, Emblem Bks., F143; Dibdin II, 280.
Lot 356
BIVORT, A.J. Album de Pomologie. Brussels, Librairie de Deprez-Parent, 1847-1851. 4 vols. W. 3 (repeating) handcold. lithogr. titles & 191 (of which 1 double-p.) beautiful handcold. lithogr. plates. Cont. green hcf. extra w. raised bands, dec. gilt backs, green cf. lozenge-shaped ti.-labels on front sides. (Corners a bit bumped/worn, some minor unobtrusive foxing, paper sl. yellowed). NOTE: First edition of Bivort’s magnum opus, "a wonderful record of the great number of new fruits" (Bunyard). Published in monthly parts over four years, Album de Pomologie contains descriptions and luscious illustrations of many of the cultivars of the important Belgian agronomist Jean-Baptiste Van Mons, whose seed collection was acquired by Bivort after his death. Van Mons was the most prolific pear breeder of his age, and this obsession is borne out in Bivort’s album, of which about three-quarters is devoted to pears. The remainder consists of varieties of apples, cherries, stone fruits, grapes, and berries. Van Mons’s new fruits were imported to America, which responded in kind with their own contributions: Both American plums and peaches make appearances in the album. This spirit of international exchange is witnessed by a piece of blank stationary laid into this set from the World’s Agricultural Society, established in 1893 in order to promote correspondence and facilitate exchange of plants and information between the countries of the world, and headed by the Belgian-American Prosper J. Berckmans. Not many complete copies seem to have survived (Oak Spring Pomona). - Oak Spring Pomona 53; Bunyard, A Guide to the Literature of Pomology, p. 441; De Belder 27 (only 1-3). Not in Nissen, BBI, Dunthorne, Staffleu-Cowan & Pritzel.
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EMBLEM BOOKS -- EGYPT -- VALERIANO, G.P. Hieroglyphica, ieu de sacris Aegyptiorum aliarumque gentium literis commentarij, libris quinquaginta octo digesti. (…). Accesserunt in hac postrema ed., Hori Apollinis Hieroglyphicorum ll. II: Item Hieroglyphicorum, Emblematicumque Medicorum. Lyon, P. Frellon, 1626. (42), 644, (44); 100; 211; 88, (12) ; (4), 140, (10) pp. W. engr. ti., woodcut portr. of the author, richly illustrated with woodcut emblems. Fol. Cont. cf. w. raised bands. (Rebacked, extremities a bit dam., outer margin faintly stained at the beginning). NOTE: First published in 1556. The most complete edition is considered that of 1626, Lugduni, with the addition of the hieroglyphics of Horapollo. It contains also "Hieroglyphicorum et medicorum emblematum [Greek:] dodekakrounos auctore Ludovico Casanova". Famous and very influential source book for 16th and 17th century imagery. Its beautiful illustrations and thematic ordering made it into a treasured and very accessible encyclopaedia of allegory. Praz p. 24: "In Valeriano's book hieroglyphs are wedded to the symbolism of mediaeval lapidaries and bestiaries, and of the Physiologus ascribed to Epiphanius, a collection of symbols suggested by animals (the stork, the pelican, the phoenix, etc.) which was itself of Alexandrine provenance." - Caillet 1977; Praz p. 521; cf. Kat. Orn. Berl. 4503 (first ed.); cf. Landwehr, German Emblem Bks., 614ff. (other eds.).
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