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Click here to subscribeCunard - A limited edition fine bone china beaker. The Neptune beaker depicting Cunard's Queen Elizabeth 2 on her first voyage in 1969 with gilt and moulded masks to both sides. Designed by D. John Wood edition 401 / 1000. In original box with paperwork. Beaker measures 12cm tall by 9cm diameter.
J. R. R. Tolkien (John Ronald Reuel Tolkien) - (1892 - 1973) - The Silmarillion - Super Deluxe Collector's Edition - Pub. George Allen and Unwin 1977. First plate edition, this limited edition is number 143 of the first 1000 copies off the press of the first edition of the Silmarillion. Hardback with slip-in presentation sleeve. Bound in red covers with gilt titles to spine and monogram. Fine.
Wilbert Vere Awdry OBE (1911-1997) A collection of vintage 20th century children's Thomas The Tank Engine hard back books. To include; Percy and the small engine, very old engines first edition, Stepney the 'Bluebell' engine, the twin engine, tank engine Thomas again, Thomas the Tank engine, Henry the green engine.
Sendak, Maurice. Where The Wild Things Are, first UK edition, Bodley Head, 1967, hardback, dust-jacket tatty & stained, otherwise vg, tog. w/ other books by or illustrated by Sendak, inc. first editions, The Art of Maurice Sendak, by Selma G. Lanes, signed by Sendak & Lanes, Abrams, 1980, hardback, captioned mylar wrappers, in publisher’s original shipping box; The Juniper Tree and Other Tales by Grimm, in 2 vols, Bodley Head, 1974, dust-jackets, slipcase; The Bat-Poet, by Randall Jarrell, Macmillan, 1964, dust-jacket; Little Bear, by Else Holmelund Minarik, Harper & Row, USA, 1961; Little Bear’s Visit, 1961; Very Far Away, Harper Bros, 1957; You Can’t Get There From Here, by Ogden Nash, 1957, dustwrapper, and others, various sizes (31)
Curzon, Hon. George. N. M.P., 'Persia and the Persian Question', in two volumes, Volume I & II, first edition, published by Longmans, Green & Co. London, 1892, cloth bound with gilt decoration. (2)(B.P. 21% + VAT) Both have owners signatures to inside of cover. Both have minor wear/scuffs and small marks to binding and some wear to edges of pages, Vol I has a large crease and some damage to the back of the book and the first page is loose. Voll II has some loose pages in the middle of the book but appears complete. All illustrations and maps are present.
This lot includes two cars, the first is a1/25 scale model of 1918 Ford T Runabout with Dr. Pepper Barrel #9841 and is edition number 210/530. The second a horse and wagon tanker for Humble Oil. These items have their original boxes with the largest 9.75"L x3.25"W x 4"H. Issued: c. 1990Manufacturer: ErtlCountry of Origin: USACondition: Age related wear.
First Barbie to ever dance by remote control. Featuring breathtaking sparkling pink gown. Includes remote control.Special Edition 1989. #3523. Includes keepsake snowflake ornament. In original box, unopened. Dimensions of box: 14"L x 12"W x 4.5"H. Issued: 1994Dimensions: 11.5"HManufacturer: MattelCondition: Age related wear.
Part of the Dickens' Village Series. First edition of the Heritage Village Collection; limited to 1992. Hand-painted porcelain figure modeled as Victorian style brick Inn with Christmas decorated exterior. Includes gold gilded flag. Department 56 backstamps. This item has its original box. Box dimensions: 10""L x 6.5""W x 10""H. Issued: 1992Dimensions: 6""L x 4.5""W x 8.5""HManufacturer: Department 56Condition: Age related wear. Light switch cord not included.
First in a series, and FAO Schwarz Exclusive. Depicts Santa with full sack of toys at his side, reviewing orders for gifts. Hand painted glass with glitter accents. Christopher Radko backstamp to top. This item has its original box with dimensions: 10.25 in. L x 4.5 in. W x 2.75 in. H. Issued: 1997Dimensions: 2.75"L x 2"W x 7.25"HEdition Number: 142/3600 Manufacturer: Christopher RadkoCountry of Origin: PolandCondition: Age related wear.
DORDRECHT -- PITISCUS, S. Lexicon antiquitatum Romanarum: in quo ritus et antiquitates cum Graecis ac Romanis communes (...) exponuntur. Leeuw., F. Halma, 1713. 2 vols. (86), 1008; (2), 1133 pp. W. 2 engr. ti-pp., 1 engr. ti-vign., 2 engr. portrs. (one of Eugenius of Savoie by P. v. Gunst after M. de Merian and one of the author by P. v. Gunst after G. Hoet), 1 fold. engr. of a mosaic floor & sev. engr. head- and tailpieces. Fol. Fine cont. blind tooled vellum w. raised bands, dec. gilt backs, gilt coat of arms of Dordrecht on both sides, surrounded by 2 gilt dec. borders, brown labels & speckled edges. (First lvs. of vol. 2 a bit waterstained, some minor foxing/browning in places, else a very fine set). NOTE: Good set of this rare first edition. With printed school prize to Jacob Henrik Soli, 1817. - Graesse V, 306; Brunet IV, 679-680; Spoelder 544 (Dordr. 1).
THOMAS AQUINAS. Summa totius theologiae (...). Antwerp, C. Plantin, 1569. 3 vols. (12), 376; (24), 551; (8), 289 (Indices) pp. All 3 vols. w. printer's mark on title-p. 4°. Cont. mottled cf. w. raised bands, gilt lettering and dec. on spine and marbled paper paste-downs and flylvs., red edges. (Spine ends & corners a bit dam., labels partly gone, lower margin first ti-p. rep., faintly waterstained/foxed in places). NOTE: First Plantinian edition of the Summa, edited by a group of theologians of the University of Leuven and divided in 3 parts. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), founder of the dominican scholastic tradition (in opposition to the "Scotists", followers of John Duns Scotus). - Voet 2312; Adams A-1433.
WTENBOGAERT (UYTENBOGAERT), J. Kerckelycke Historie, Vervattende verscheyden gedenckwaerdige saken, i.d. Christenheyt voorgevallen, v. het jaer 400 af, tot 1619. Mitsg. Sijn Leven en Kerckelycke Bedieninge ende zedige Verantwoording. N.pl., no publ., 1647. 5 parts in 1 vol. (6), 84; 220; 362; 79, (7); (12), 189, (3) pp. W. engr. portr. of the author before 'Leven'. Fol. Cont. vellum w. raised bands. (Upper joint split, top of spine in need of repair, but else in a good interior condition). NOTE: Rather scarce first edition, which was published without the name of the publisher. - Haitsma Mulier/v.d. Lem 474 b.
CATS, J. Alle de wercken. Amst., (etc.), N. ten Hoorn, (a.o.), 1712. 3 in 2 vols. W. 2 ti-vign., engr. front. to the first vol., 3 double-p. engr. ('Huwelijksfuik', 'Sic transit gloria mundi', 'Dodelycke uytgang van syn hoogheyt Frederik Hendrik (…) 1647'), 3 full-p. portr., & 425 engr. (section ti., emblems, vign., etc.), for the greater part in the text & in various sizes (some even full-p.). Fol. Cont. hcf. w. spine raised in bands & dec. in gilt. (Spine of vol. 1 shows wear at ends, spine foot of vol. 2 discreetly repaired, sides chafed, the usual wear to extremities, some yellowing at the margins, a few small tears in vol. 2, all in all a good set). NOTE: Monumental seventh edition of the collected works by Jacob Cats. With the beautiful engravings by Matham, Van Bremden a.o., after A. v.d. Venne. - Mus. Cats. 7; Cats Cat. 8.
HOUWAERT, J.B. De Vier Wterste, van de Doot, van het Oordeel, van d'Eeuwich Leven, van de Pyne der Hellen. Waerinne een jegelijck (als in eenen claren spiegel) mach sien en leeren, hoe hy wel en deugdelijck leven, salich sterven, en in d'eeuwihe glorie comen sal (...). The Hague, H. Jacobsz., 1605. (16), 224 pp. W. engr. ti.-vign. w. oval portrait of the author. Skillfully rebound in fine old h. vellum. (Margins a bit frayed/dam. at the beginning (sl. affect. text), tiny wormholes in lower margin, inner margin first quire rep. (w. some minor loss of text), some faint marg. stains, sl. browned). NOTE: Johan Baptista Houwaert (1533-1599) was a Dutch humanist poet and playwright. He belonged to the patrician family Sweerts. - Extremely rare edition. First published in Antwerp in 1583. - Bibliotheca Belgica H21; Waller 840 (ed. 1613); Scheepers 38 (1st ed.).
ARABICA -- ERPENIUS, T. Grammatica Arabica dicta Gjarumia, & libellus centum regentium. Cum versione Lat. & comm. Leyden, Ex Typogr. Erpeniana Linguarum Orientalium, 1617. (8), 157, (2) pp. W. ti. printed within woodcut border. 4°. Cont. limp vellum. (Endpapers gone, ti-p. soiled, some scratched out scribbling in margin ti-p., some faint marg. stains, sl. browned in places). NOTE: Edition of two Arabic grammatical treatises: 1. The Ajurrumiya or Gjarumia, compiled by Muhammad bin Muhammad al-Sanhaji, a classic introduction to phonology. This is the first vocalized edition. 2. The Hundred Rules of Syntax or Mi'at'al-amil by Abd a'-Quahir al-Jurjani. Editio princeps. - Schnurrer 49; Smitskamp, PO, 68c.
DELFT -- BLEYSWIJCK, D. v. Beschryvinge der stadt Delft, betreffende des selfs situatie, oorsprong en ouderdom, opkomst en voortgangh (...). Delft, A. Bon, 1667(-80). 2 vols. (24), 486; (2), 487-891, (37), (36) pp. W. engr. ti., 2 engr. fold. plans, & 32 engr. (double-p./-fold.) plates. 4°. Cont. vellum. (Several plates rep./strengthened on v°, margins cut, a few faint marg. stains, sl. foxed, but a clean and complete set). NOTE: First & only edition of the first extensive description of the town. The fine plates were used again in Boitet's description (1729) and for the large wallmap of 1676/77. - Nijhoff/v. Hattum 29.
GELDERLAND -- SOMEREN, J. v. Herstelde oudtheyt, ofte beschrijvinge van Batavia, wesende een gedeelte van 't Hertogdom Gelre ende Graafschap Hollandt. Nijm., A. v. Hoogenhuysen, 1657. (18), 399, (21) pp. W. engr. frontisp. after Palmedes by S. Sacry and title-p. vignette. 4°. Cont. vellum w. overl. sides. (Lacking front flyleaf, front. sl. loose, otherwise in excellent condition). NOTE: First edition. - Begheyn/Peters 10.1; Haitsma Mulier/v.d. Lem 450.
HAARLEM -- SCHREVELIUS, T. Harlemias, ofte, om beter te seggen, De eerste stichtinghe der Stadt Haerlem, (...). Haarlem, T. Fonteyn, 1648. (14), 405, (3) pp. W. engr. front., ti.-vign., Gothic and Roman type. Sm-4°. Cont. vellum. (Front joints sl. splitting, wormhole near top joint, not affecting text, faintly waterst. in places). NOTE: First Dutch edition of the first description of the town; the first Latin edition was publ. in 1647. - Ekama 186; Nijhoff/v. Hattum 270.
REYD, E. v. Historie der Ned. oorlogen begin ende voortganck tot 1601. Daer bij gevoegt de Ned. geschied. dienende voor continuatie (…) tot de doodt van Henrick Casimier van Nassau (…) 1640 d. J. v.d. Sande. Leeuw., G. Sybes, 1650. 2 parts in 1 vol. (16), 460 (=450), (10); (8), 217, (15) pp. W. engr. ti. & 3 engr. portrs. in the text. Fol. Cont. vellum, spine renewed. (A bit browned/age-toned, some (unobtrusive) staining in places, but a sound copy). NOTE: An important source for the history of the Dutch revolt against Spain. - Third edition, but the first with the continuation by J. v.d. Sande. - Haitsma Mulier/v.d. Lem 396a & 419a; De Wind 287-90; NNBW V, 594-95.
WACHTENDORP, C. Oude Hollandsche geschiedenissen ofte, Corte rym-kronyck verdeelt in XIIII boecken, beginnende van de suntvloet, tot den iare 1560. Amst. J. Pauli, 1645. 2 parts in 1 vol. (Without pagination). W. engr. ti-p., 31 engr. portrs., 13 half-p. engr. ills. Sm-4°. Cont. vellum. (Some yellowing of edges, last few pp. & lower endpaper worn at edges, textblock undam. & clean). NOTE: First edition of this rhyme-chronicle dealing with Dutch history up to 1560. - De Wind 486; Van Someren I, 94; not in Haitsma Mulier/v.d. Lem & De Buck.
CHINA -- (GONZALEZ DE MENDOZA, J.). Histoire du grand royaume de la Chine, situe aux Indes Orientales (...). (Followed by:) Description du grand et renommé royaume de la Chine. (Geneva), J. Arnaud, 1606. (22), 419, (49); 26 pp. Cont. vellum w. overl. sides. (Covers reused vellum and old writing still visible, lacking front flyleaf, manuscript dates and name on title-p. and last fly-leaf, some faint stains, sl. foxing throughout). NOTE: Fourth French edition of 'Historia de las cosas mas notables y costumbres del gran reyno de la China' (first published in Spanish, 1585), the first serious survey of China. "This work is mainly a compilation from the narratives of Gaspar de Cruz, Martin de Rada (Herrada), and Pedro de Alforo, missionaries, to which is added the Itinerary of Father Martin Ignaxio" (Cox I, p. 322). The sixth book contains the Itineraire du Nouvveau Monde by Ignacio de Loyola (d. 1606). According to Ortelius, the final part concerning China, provided him with more information than any other single treatise. - Cordier, Sinica I, p. 13; Brunet, II, 1662; Palau 105510; Sabin 27780.
PERU -- MARMONTEL, J.F. Les incas, ou la destruction de l'empire du Pérou. Par., Lacombe, 1777. 2 vols. xxxvii, (1), 254; (4), 310 pp. W. 1 engr. front. & 10 engr. plates. Cont. hcf. w. brown & black labels. (Top of spines chipped, corners bumped, a few faint marg. stains). NOTE: Printed in the same year as the first edition. - Cf. Cohen 690-91; Sabin 44652.
SCHÖNER, A. Gnomonice. Hoc est: De descriptionibus horologiorum sciotericorum omnis generis, proiectionibus circulorum sphaericorum ad superficies, cum planas, tum convexas concavasqu[ue], sphaericas, cylindricas, ac conicas: item delineationibus quadrantum, annulorum, &c. (...). Nuremberg, J. Montanus & U. Neuberus, 1562. (6), cviii lvs. W. 3 double-p. woodcut plates, numerous diagrams, printer’s device on v° of last leaf. Fol. Cont. limp vellum w. overl. sides. (Ties partly gone, vellum a bit stained/w. some small tears, no endpapers, title-page lacks but a facsimile title-p. on old paper is bound in (well-executed!), hole in leaf a2 repaired w. minor loss of text, some marg. stains). NOTE: First edition of this well-illustrated work concerning horology, the construction of sundials on flat and curved surfaces, the manufacture of astrolabes, how to determine longitude without using a mariner's compass, etc. - Adams S-677; Honeyman 2800; Houzeau & Lancaster 11370; VD16 S-3458.
(SWINDEN, J.H. v.). Verhandeling over de inrigting en het gebruik der octanten en sextanten van Hadley. 2e dr. Amst., Wed. G. Hulst van Keulen, 1826. xxii, 192; 61 pp. W. 2 fold. plates. Cont. limp brds., uncut. (Spine a bit worn). NOTE: Rare second edition. - Bierens de Haan 4795 (first ed.).
VERDUIN, P.A. Verhandeling van een nieuwe manier om Ledematen af te setten; By wyse van een Briev, geschreven aan den Wel Edelen en Groot-achtbaren Heer den Heer Mr. Nicolaas Witsen, Burgermeester en Raad der Stad Amsterdam, enz. enz. Amst., J. Wolters, 1697. 32 pp. W. engr. ti-vign. & 7 engr. fold. plates. Cont. cf. w. raised bands & dec. gilt back. (Bind. a bit warped, spine ends & corners a bit dam., plates sl. creased and outer margins a bit frayed, margins faintly stained in places, a bit browned). NOTE: Extremely rare, first published in Latin in 1696. Lindeboom col. 2044 ff: "V. published a new method of amputation in 1696. Using a special knife he spared as much muscles as possible and a big piece of skin; in addition he did not ligate the vessels, but applied a laceing bandage." - Lindeboom mentions a Dutch edition, but with a different title: 'Een nieuwe manier van afzetting in 't been' (Amst. 1696) (no copy found). Cf. BMN I, p. 309 (French edition of the same year); Wellcome V, p. 342 (French edition, Amst./Berlin, 1756). The plates show various surgical instruments for the performance of amputations and a man with a leg prothesis. - No copy in NCC, only 1 copy found: Herzog-August-Bibliotheek, Wolfenbüttel. - This copy was given to a previous owner by the Amsterdam physician Jacob Hovius, 24 Aug. 1778.
ACCOUNTING -- WANINGHEN, H. Tresoor van't Italiaens boeck-houden, waer in begrepen staet, een memoriael, Iournael, ende Schult-Boeck: Inhoudende 100 schoone pertijen, noch 530 Vraghen ende Antwoorden, staende elck onder sijnen Tytel, verciert met schoone verklaringen. Oock omme Boeck te houden voor Coninghen ofte Princen, voor groote Compagnien ende voor de Commisen daer voor varende, (…). Van nieus oversien, en ghecorrigeert, door J. Buninga (=Buingha). Amst., W.I. Stam, 1624. (8), (148) pp. W. engr. portr. of the author on ti-p. Fol. Mod. hcl. extra. (First and last lvs. (incl. ti.) severely dam./frayed by humidity (w. loss of text), stained throughout, some minor moulding in a few places). NOTE: Hendrick Waninghen (van Campen),(Kampen c. 1570 - c. 1630), was a bookkeeper based in Amsterdam, where he taught arithmetic and bookkeeping. He wrote two manuals on this subject. - Extremely rare accounting book, first published in 1607. All editions are exceptionally scarce. This edition not in NCC, only 1 copy found (Stockholm Kungliga Bibl.). Cf. Hoogendoorn, Bibliogr. of the Exact Sciences, (p. 970-971), but he does not mention this edition at all. - For the portrait see Hollstein Dutch 36; Lugt 2228; Muller, Portretten, 5940. - Sold w.a.f., not subject to return.
ALCHEMY -- DREBBEL, C. Grondige oplossinge van de natuur en eygenschappen der elementen. En hoe sy veroorzaaken donder, blixem, hitte, koude, wind, regen, hagel, sneeuw &c. (…) Als mede een klare beschryving van de Quinta Essentia (…). Noch een dedicatie van 't primum mobile. Amst., J. Graal, 1709. 108 pp. W. engr. ti. - Bound with: G. STARKEY, (a.o.). Eenige philosophische en medicinale tractaatjes. Beschrijvende de Liquor alchahest, de mercurius der philosophen, en andere curieusheden. Uit het Engels vert. d. J. v.d. Velde. Amst., J. v. Velde, 1688. (8) (of 10), 260 pp. Tog. 2 in 1 vol. Sm-8°. Cont. vellum. (Vellum soiled, upper hinge broken, paste-downs detached, margins engr. ti. a bit dam./frayed, unfortunately engr. plate of Alchemist to 2nd work (A6) is lacking, loosening, a bit browned/soiled). NOTE: Ad 1: Cornelis Jacobszoon Drebbel (1572-1633) was a Dutch engineer and inventor. He was the builder of the first operational submarine in 1620 and an innovator who contributed to the development of measurement and control systems, optics and chemistry. He also took an interest in alchemy. Funny fact: In the Dutch translation of Harry Potter, the Minister for Magic (Cornelius Fudge) is called Cornelis Droebel. - Extremely rare edition of this work (first printed in 1621(?)). No other copy found, not in NCC. - Hoogendoorn Dreb04-5; Bierens de Haan 1244. Ad 2: A collection of 11 brief alchemical works first published in English as Collectanea chymica (1684) by the English bookseller William Cooper, known for his interest in alchemical literature. - Klaversma/Hannema 464; Ferguson, Bib. chem. II, p. 402 (note); Schoneveld 572 (note). Ex libris C.G. v. Arkel.
ARCHITECTURE -- SCAMOZZI -- BOSBOOM, S. De vyf colom-orden, met derzelver deuren en poorten. (…) uit den beroemden Venetiaanschen boumeester V. Scamozzi in minuten overgebracht, en nu (…) opgehelderd, verm. & verb. d. C. Philips Jacobsz. & J. Houthuisen. Amst., J.B. Elwe, 1784. 110 pp. W. engr. ti., 7 (full-p./lge) engr. & 48 engr. plates. Fol. Cont. h. sheepskin. (Spine dam., sides a bit worn, part of blank outer margin of 1 plate gone, a few faint marg. stains). NOTE: Classical handbook on architecture based on the work of Vincent Scamozzi. The best edition and the first one by Caspar Philips: descriptive text has been added here for the first time. - Bierens de Haan 510.
ARTIST'S MANUALS -- GILPIN, W. Verhandeling over prenten. Uit het Eng. vert. Rott., P. & J. Holsteijn, 1787. xvi, 164 pp. W. engr. ti. Fine later vellum, ruled in gilt, uncut. (Margins ti. a bit stained). NOTE: First Dutch edition of a popular manual on prints and on various masters of the print, giving a general introduction into the genre as well as advice to beginning collectors. - Kunst op Schrift 1211.
ARTIST'S MANUALS -- HOOGSTRAETEN, S. v. Inleyding tot de hooge schoole der schilderkonst: Anders de zichtbare werelt. Verdeelt in negen leerwinkels, yder bestiert door eene der zanggodinnen. Rott., F. v. Hoogstraeten, 1678. (14), 361, (9) pp. W. engr. ti., 14 full-p. engr. & 4 text-engr. 4°. Cont. vellum. (Some marg. stains/a bit soiled in places, sl. yellowed). NOTE: The first and only edition of this handbook for artists by one of Rembrandt's pupils. Five anatomical engravings, the other nine representing the classical muses and 4 beautiful executed text-illustrations. - Arntzen/Rainwater H63; Kunst op schrift 23.
ATLASES -- BYBELSCHE Huis en Zak-Atlas (...). Amst., Martinus de Bruyn, (c. 1780). 13 pp. W. 15 engr. maps (of which 4 fold.), partly cold. Old wrps. (Spine dam. but holding, wear to extremities, some waterstaining, minor yellowing at the edges, some stains). NOTE: Rare. First and only edition of this atlas of sacred geography for the use of schools. - Koeman II-29.
(CARACCIOLI, L.A. de). Le livre de quatre couleurs. (Par., 1760). xxiv, 110 pp. W. engr. ti-vign. (in black), text printed in yellow, blue, brown and red. Beautiful bound in dark blue h. mor. extra w. raised bands & dec. gilt back, t.e.g., by R. Raparlier. NOTE: Bibliophilic curiosity, printed in four colors: yellow, blue, brown and orange. The last chapter is dated 1757. It must be the second edition, the first containing 114 pp.
CHILDREN'S BOOKS -- GENLIS, (S.-F.) de. Avondtydkortingen van het kasteel of zedelyke verhaalen ten dienste van de jeugd. Uit het Fransch vert. The Hague, I. van Cleef, 1786-88. 4 in 2 vols. Cont. hcf. w. raised bands & black labels. (Spines & sides cracked & chafed, upper board of 2nd vol. repaired, wear to extremities, name entry on first free endpaper of 1st vol., handwritten entry on last free endpaper of 2nd vol., some yellowing & foxing throughout, but textblock tight & sound). NOTE: First Dutch edition. - Buijnsters, BNK, 1540.
EROTICA -- (MARTEN, J.?). De groote zonden van vuile zelfs-bevleckinge, door jonge en oude mans- en vrouws persoonen (…). Vert. d. (J. v. Hode). (2nd title:) Onans sonde, en straffe, voorgestelt aan die zig verontrynigen, door zelfs-besmettinge. Rott., (n.pr.), 1730. (48), 368 pp. Cont. vellum, uncut. (Lower outer corner faintly stained in places, sl. browned). NOTE: First Dutch translation (after the 12th Engl. ed.) of this fundamental English work of scaremongering anti-masturbation literature, first published in an undated edition in the early 1700's and reprinted many times ("Onania, or, The heinous sin of self-pollution, and all its frightful consequences in both sexes, considered"). The reader is warned that masturbation can lead to: "Disturbances in the stomoch... vomiting, nausea... paralysis... thinness, pimples on the face... attacks of rage, maddness, idiocy... and finally suicide." Those suffering from prior misdemeanor are advised to acquire "Strengthening Tincture" and "Prolific Powder" to cure themselves of their wicked habits. - Rare, only 2 copies in NCC.
FREEMASONRY -- TAXIL, L. (= G.J. Pagès). De geheimen der vrijmetselarij. Leiden, J.W. v. Leeuwen, 1890. W. 58 (in 60) lithogr., incl. front. Hcl. (Upper hinge partly split, some yellowing to or. endpapers & title-p., ticket stamp from convent library and several name entries of 'Wouter Lutkie, Priester' in pen, pencil scoring on title-p., textblock clean). NOTE: First and only Dutch edition. - Wolfstieg 30049.
MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- FORREST, (T.). Voyage aux Moluques et à la Nouvelle Guinée, fait sur la galère la Tartare en 1774, 1775 & 1776, par ordre de la Compagnie Angloise. Par., Hôtel de Thou, 1780. (6), 470, (1) pp. W. 1 large fold. engr. map & 28 (fold.) maps/plates. 4°. Old brds., uncut. (Paper on brds. a bit stained/soiled & sl. dam., stamp scratched out on ti., but else a very clean copy with ample, uncut margins). NOTE: The first French edition. On the first English ed. of 1779, Hill 623: "In 1774, when the council, in accordance with their instructions and with a view to developing new sources of trade, desired to send an exploring party in the direction of New Guinea, Forrest offered his services. He sailed in the Tartar, a native boat (...). The voyage was one of examination and enquiry rather than of exploration, and the additions made to geographical knowledge were corrections of detail rather than startling discoveries, but the tact with which he conducted his intercourse with the natives, and the amount of work done in a small boat, deservedly won him credit as a navigator". - Rouffaer/Muller I, p.479; cf. Cat. NHSM I, p. 242.
MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- WITSEN, N. Aeloude en hedendaegsche scheeps-bouw en bestier: Waer in wijtloopigh wert verhandelt, de wijze van Scheeps-timmeren, by Grieken en Romeynen, Scheeps-oeffeningen, Strijden, Tucht, Straffe, Wetten en gewoonten. Beneffens evenmatige grootheden van schepen onzes tijts, ontleet in alle hare deelen (...). (With) Appendix. Amst., C. Cunradus, 1671. 2 parts in 1 vol. (14), 516; 40, (4) pp. W. engr. front. by R. de Hooghe & 112 - for the greater part full-p. (1 fold.) - engr. plates after N. Witsen. Fol. Cont. blind tooled vellum, spine raised in compartments. (Spine skillfully rep., new leather ties, upper fly leaf lacks, small hole in blank margin front., sl. browned/foxed in a few places). NOTE: Extremely rare real first edition of this work, with title-page printed in black with the address of the printer (Chr. Cunradus). It is illustrated with precise and detailed plates which were executed after drawings by Witsen himself. The plates are unnumbered in this edition! Only 1 other 'proof' copy with this imprint is found in NCC (University Library of Amsterdam). The number of plates of this work differ (Landwehr also has 112 plates). This work on ship building quickly became the standard work on the subject. It made Nicolaes Witsen (1641-1717), who was mayor of Amsterdam thirteen times and administrator of the VOC, come in to contact with Czar Peter the Great on modernising the Imperial Russian Navy, then backward by Western European standards. His contact with the Czar led to an order for warships from Amsterdam shipyards. In 1697 Witsen organised a four-month training period for the Czar at the Dutch East India Company shipyards. - Cf. Hoogendoorn, WitsenN04; Bierens de Haan 5368; NHSM p. 743; Landwehr RdH 16; NNBW IV, 1473. Extensively on Witsen (and this work): M. Peters: De wijze koopman. Het wereldwijde onderzoek van Nicolaes Witsen (1641-1717), burgemeester en VOC-bewindhebber van Amsterdam (2010). - Inserted is a small paper with annotations in an old hand on the ship "Hilverbeek", dated 1741.
PHILOSOPHY -- (HEMSTERHUIS, F.). Aristée ou de la divinité. Paris (= Haarlem or The hague), 1779. x, 208 pp. W. 3 small etchings in text (1 on ti.-p.). 12°. Cont. hcf. w. dec. gilt back, marbled paper on sides, & beautiful marbled edges. (First blank fails (as in most of the copies), upper joint split at the bottom, but in fine and clean interior condition with ample magins). NOTE: "In 'Aristée' Hemsterhuis, who originally believed in a personal God, is converted to a clear pantheism. God's omnipresence is the basis of man's relation with him, and it is mainly thanks to the moral principle, as the "moral organ" is called in later years, that man is able to come nearer to God." Encycl. of Phil. III, p. 474. - First edition. Copy on large paper (as all copies are), printed for private circulation only. Stoddard 9 ("Note that only KB copies 1 & 2 preserve the initial blank leaf.").
PHILOSOPHY -- HORNIUS, G. Historiæ philosophicæ ll. VII. Quibus de origine, successione, sectis & vita philosophorum ab orbe condito ad nostram ætatem agitur. Leyden, J. Elsevirius, 1655. 387, (21) pp. 4°. Cont. vellum w. overl. sides. (Lower margin faintly stained at the end). NOTE: First edition of this important history of philosophy by the German-Dutch George Hornius (1620-70). - Willems 767; De Bie & Loosjes IV, 304ff.
PHILOSOPHY -- LOCKE, J. Posthumous works. Lond., A. & J. Churchill, 1706. (4), 336 pp. Cont. panelled cf. (Upper joint broken, so front side loose, upper blank margin ti-p. torn off, lower margin first quire a bit stained). NOTE: First edition of this volume published by Locke's executors. Includes "Of the Conduct of the Understanding," begun in preparation for the fourth edition of An Essay Concerning Human Understanding but left unfinished at his death. It is considered an important contribution to Locke's views on education.
MAYR, E. Animal species and evolution. 1963. Ocl. (Name entry on first free endp.: J. Balfour-Browne, 1963). First edition. -- Id. Toward a new philosophy of biology. Observations of an evolutionist. 1988. Ocl. w. dust-j. (Some shelfwear, foxing on upper edge). -- Id. The growth of biological thought. Diversity, evolution, and inheritance. 1982. Ocl. w. dust-j. (Dust-j. dam. at extremities, foxing on upper edge, otherwise a very good copy). -- M. DENNY & S. GAINES. Chance in biology. Using probability to explore nature. (2000). Obrds. -- J.T. BONNER. On development. The biology of form. 1974. Ocl. w. (slightly dam.) dust-j. (Some shelfwear). -- And 12 o. (17).
TOLMAN, R. Relativity, Thermodynamics and Cosmology. 1934. Lge-8°. Ocl. (Upper inner hinge rep., but a good copy). First edition. -- R. M. UNGER & L. SMOLIN. The Singular Universe and the Reality of Time. A Proposal in Natural Philosophy. (2015). Obrds. w. dust-j. -- F. WEINERT. The March of Time. Evolving Concepts of Time in the Light of Scientific Discoveries. (2013). Obrds. -- R. PENROSE. Cycles of Time. An Extraordinary New View of the Universe. (2010). Obrds. w. dust-j. -- And 1 o. (5).
BÜCH, B. Het androgyn in ska. (1985). Ocl. w. dust-j. First edition, signed by author. -- Id. De kleine blonde dood. (1985). Owrps. (Yellowing). First edition. -- Id. Dood kind. Lamenti. (1982). Owrps. First edition. -- Id. Dood kind en andere lamenti. Tweede, met zeventien gedichten vermeerderde, druk. (1987). Ocl. w. dust-j. -- Id. Weerzien. (1984). Owrps. W. autograph dedication by author. -- Id. Blauwzee. (1994). Owrps. First edition, signed by author. -- Id. De taal als blauw. Gedichten. (1977). Owrps. First edition. -- Id. Een boekenkast op reis. Persoonlijke kroniek 1998. (1999). Owrps. (As new). -- And 26 o. by B. and other authors. (34).
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