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Platon. Platonis Omnia opera (graece), ex vetustissimorum exemplarium collatione multo nunc quam anteo emendatiora. Mit Holzschnitt-TVignette u. -Initialen. Basel, Heinrich Petri, (1556). 6 Bl., 690 S., 23 Bl. 4°. Halbschweinsleder d. Zt. mit RSchild, Streicheisenlinien u. Rollenstempeln auf 4 Bünden sowie Deckeln mit Bezug aus alter Pergamenthandschrift (bestoßen, berieben, angeschmutzt, einige Wurmlöcher, kl. Fehlstellen im Bezug, Pgt. stark gebräunt). Erste Ausgabe in Griechisch bei Heinrich Petri in Basel. Herausgegeben von Marcus Hopper und basierend auf der Ausgabe von Grynaeus von 1534. - VD 16, P 3276. - Adams P 1438. - Hieronymus, Griech. Geist 143. - Beigebunden: Euclid. Analyseis geometricae sex librorum Euclidis. Primi et quinti factae a Christiano Herlino, reliquae una cum commentarius, & scholiis perbrevibus ... a Cunrado Dasypodio. Mit Holzschnitt-Druckermarke, -Kopf- u. Schlussstücken sowie -Diagrammen im Text. Straßburg, J. Rihel, 1566. 4 nn. Bll., XCVIII num. Bll., 2 nn. Bl. (inkl. letztes w.). - VD 16, E 4150. - Thomas-Stanford 16. - Riccardi 15661. - Duarte S. 36 - Euclid in Print 65. - Steck III.74: "Eine analysierende, unter Mitarbeit von Herlin erarbeitete Auflage der Ausgabe des Dasypodius von 1564." - Muller 513, 80 (vgl. Herlin). - USTC 611271. - CERE 25. - Seltene Euklid-Ausgabe von Conradus Dasypodius und Christianus Herlinus, die im Druck an den Senat von Schaffhausen gerichtet und auf den 10. August 1566 datiert ist. Enthält eine kurze Ansprache an den Leser von Ioannes Sturm. Die Bücher 1 und 5 wurden von Christianus Herlinus herausgegeben; nach seinem Tod wurden 2, 3, 4 und 6 von Contadus Dasypodius vervollständigt. Die euklidischen Definitionen und Erklärungen sind in griechischer Sprache gehalten und verwenden wahrscheinlich den Text aus Dasypodius' Straßburg 1564b/Straßburg 1564/Straßburg 1564a. Die Blöcke für die Diagramme aus dieser Reihe von Ausgaben werden wiederverwendet (für Band 1 wurden sie erstmals in Straßburg 1538 verwendet und in Straßburg 1559 wiederverwendet). Die lateinische Übersetzung dieser Materie und der Beweise basiert auf derjenigen der Ausgaben von 1564 für die Bücher 1 und 2, aber die Beweise sind in der Länge gekürzt und durch Beweise in Syllogismen ergänzt worden, die offensichtlich neu sind. Der Band enthält auch Register und einen abschließenden Kommentar. - Durchgehend etwas gebräunt, stellenweise etwas fleckig oder stockfleckig, einige alte Notizen, Marginalien und feine Unterstreichungen von alter Hand in Tinte, erster Titel mit Besitzvermerken von Justus Jungmann und Heinrich Jungmann sowie Schenkungsvermerk von Christian Distelmeier an Rudolph Goclenius, Innengelenke mit kl. Wurmspuren, Innenfalz am Titel verstärkt, sonst ingesamt gut erhalten. First edition of Platon in Greek by Heinrich Petri in Basle, edited by Marcus Hopper and based on the edition of Grynaeus of 1534. - With woodcut printer's mark and woodcut initials. Contemp. half pigskin with spine label, boards covered with manuscript on vellum (rubbed, bumped, soiled, some wormholes, small defects to covering, vellum heavily browned). - Bound with: Euclid. As listed above. With woodcut printer's mark, head- and tailpieces and woodcut diagrams within text. - Rare edition of Euclid by Conradus Dasypodius and Christianus Herlinus addressed in print to the senate of Schaffhausen and dated 10 August 1566. Contains a brief address to the reader by Ioannes Sturm. Books 1 and 5 were edited by Christianus Herlinus, after his death 2, 3, 4 and 6 were completed by Contadus Dasypodius. The Euclidean definitions and enunciations are given in Greek and probably use the text from Dasypodius' Strasbourg 1564b/Strasbourg 1564/Strasbourg 1564a. The blocks for the diagrams from that set of editions are re-used (for volume 1 these were first used in Strasbourg 1538 and re-used in Strasbourg 1559). The Latin translation of this matter, and of the proofs, is based on that of the 1564 editions for books 1 and 2, but the proofs are reduced in length and supplemented by proofs in syllogisms, which are apparently new. The volume also contains indexes and a concluding commentary. - Some browning throughout, some spotting or foxing in places, a few old notes, marginalia and fine underlining by old hand in ink, first title with ownership notes by Justus Jungmann and Heinrich Jungmann as well as donation note by Christian Distelmeier to Rudolph Goclenius, inner joints with small worm traces, inside fold reinforced at title, otherwise overall good condition.

Rechtswissenschaften - - Friedrich Carl von Savigny. Geschichte des Römischen Rechts im Mittelalter. 6 Bände. Heidelberg, Mohr u. Zimmer, 1815-31. 8°. Halblederbde. d. Zt. mit RVerg. und RSchd (Bd. 6 mit ern. RSchd., etwas berieben, R. verblasst). Erste Ausgabe des epochalen Standardwerkes, das klassische Gründungswerk der historischen Schule. ADB 30, S. 425-452. - Stintzing-L. III/2, 217 - Enslin-E. 366 - Kleinheyer-Sch. 233: " Savignys Buch ist bis in die Mitte dieses (des 20.) Jahrhunderts ein Standardwerk geblieben, erst die gegenwärtige Mediävistik ist dabei, es durch ein Gemeinschaftswerk zu ersetzen (Ius Romanum medii aevi, seit 1961)." - Teils leicht gebräunt, Teils mit kl. Namensstempel. 6 vols. Cont. half leather (somewhat rubbed, spine faded). - First edition of the epochal standard work, the classical founding work of the historical school. - Partly lightly browned, partly with small name stamp.

Ernst-Ludwig-Presse - - Eduard Mörike. Gedichte. München, Kurt Wolff, 1921. 1 Bl., 66 S., 4 Bll. 8°. Blaugrüner Originalmaroquinband mit reicher Deckelvergoldung, goldgepr. RTitel, Innenkantenvergoldung u. ganzs. Goldschnitt (etw. beschabt, berieben u. bestoßen). Stürz 32. - Göbel 538. - Rodenberg 77, 6. - Schauer II, 64. - Eines von 350 Exemplaren einer einmaligen Auflage. Als sechstes der Stundenbücher für den Kurt Wolff Verlag München auf der Ernst Ludwig Presse zu Darmstadt im Juni 1921 gedruckt. - Gegründet wurde die Ernst Ludwig Presse im Oktober 1907 als eine der ersten deutschen und als einzige fürstliche Privatpresse von Großherzog Ernst Ludwig. Als künstlerischer Leiter zeichnete Friedrich Wilhelm Kleukens bis 1914 nahezu alle Schriften, Initialen und Illustrationen. - Mit handgefertigten Marmorpapiervorsätzen und einem Einbandentwurf des Illustrators und Grafikers Emil Preetorius. - Sehr wohlerhaltenes und sauberes Exemplar. Original blue-green morocco binding with rich gilt covers, gilt title and gilt edges (slightly scuffed, rubbed and bumped). - One of 350 copies of a unique edition. Printed as the sixth of the "Books of Hours" for Kurt Wolff Verlag Munich on the Ernst Ludwig Presse in Darmstadt in June 1921. - The Ernst Ludwig Presse was founded by Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig in October 1907 as one of the first German and the only princely private press. As artistic director, Friedrich Wilhelm Kleukens drew almost all typefaces, initials and illustrations until 1914. - With handmade marbled paper endpapers and a binding designed by the illustrator and graphic artist Emil Preetorius. - Very well preserved and clean copy.

Emblemata - - Andrea Alciatus. Omnia emblemata: cum commentariis ... per C. Minoem. Mit Holzschnitt - Titelbordüre, 197 emblematischen Textholzschnitten und 10 (von 14) blattgroßen Pflanzenholzschnitten. Antwerpen, Plantin, 1577. 732 (ohne S. 645-52) S., 1 Bl. (u. 2 w.Bll.) Pgt. d. Zt. mit übersteh. Kanten und blindgepr. Dekelvign. u. (mod.) RSchd. (etwas fleckig, berieben u. etwas wellig, 2 kl. Fehlstellen alt restauriert). Seltene erste Ausgabe mit den Kommentaren von Cl. Mignault. - Landwehr 13 - Graesse I, 62 - Nagler I, 25 - Vlg. Praz 251 (Ausgabe 1573). - Die Holzschnitte von Bordüren eingefasst. - Teils gebräunt und teils fleckig, Vorsätze erneuert, l. Bll. etwas wasserrandig, Vorsatz mit Notizen von alter Hand, durchgehend mit Spaltenlinien von alter Hand. With woodcut - title border, 197 emblematic text woodcuts and 10 (of 14) sheet-sized plant woodcuts. - Vellum of the time with overlaid edges and blind-stamped decorative vignettes and (mod.) spine label (somewhat stained, rubbed and a bit wavy, 2 small missing parts restored). - Rare first edition with the comments of Cl. Mignault. - The woodcuts framed by borders. - Partly browned and spotted, endpapers renewed, I. leaf slightly waterstained, endpapers with notes by ancient hand, column lines by ancient hand throughout.

Medizin - - René Descartes. L'homme et un traittè de la formation du foetus du mesme autheur, avec des remarques de Louys de la Forge. Mit Holzschnitt-Druckermarke auf dem Titel und 49 meist größerformatigen Textholzschnitten. Paris, Girard 1664. 35 Bll, 448 S., 4 Bll. 4° Ldr. d. Zt. mit Rückentitel (etwas berieben, Rücken am Kopf minimal bestoßen). Seltene erste posthume französische Ausgabe dieses berühmten Werkes. - Wellcome II,453 - vgl. Waller 2377. - "Descartes considered the human body a material machine, directed by a rational soul located in the pineal body. This book was the first attempt to cover the whole field of 'animal physiology'. The work is really a physiological appendix to his 'Discourse on method', 1637 ..." (Garrison/Morton 574). - Minimal leimschattig auf Titel, erste Blätter etwas stärker gebräunt, sonst nur teilweise leicht gebräunt, Gutes Exemplar. Medicine. - With woodcut printers mark on the title and 49 mostly larger text woodcuts. (Somewhat rubbed, spine minimally bumped at head). Rare first posthumous French edition of this famous work. - Wellcome II,453 - cf. Waller 2377. - Descartes considered the human body as a material machine controlled by a rational soul located in the pineal gland. This book was the first attempt to cover the entire field of 'animal physiology'. The work is actually a physiological appendix to his 'Discourse on Method,' 1637 ..." (Garrison/Morton 574). - Minimal glue shading to title, first leaves browned, mostly just lightly browned. Good copy.

Medizin - - Samuel Fuchs. Metoposcopia & ophthalmoscopia. Mit 24 Kupfer- und 2 Holzschnitt-Porträts. Straßburg, Theodosius Glaser für Paul Ledertz, 1615. 8 Bll., 140 Seiten. Kl.-8°. (Mod.) Halbleder mit Rückentitel. Erste Ausgabe eines der frühesten Werke über die Semiologie des Auges. - VD17 23:294709Q. - Wellcome I, 2468. - Caillet 4248: "Livre recherché et rare". - Graesse, Bibl. mag.-pneum. 104. - Rosenthal 953. - Gebräunt, mit zahlr. Annotationen von alter Hand, Bl. 2 gestempelt. First edition of one of the earliest works on the semiology of the eye. Mod. half calf with spine title. - Browned, with numerous annotations in an old hand, sheet 2 stamped.

Emblemata - - Joachim Camerarius. Symbolorum et emblematum centuriae quatuor. Ultima editio. 4 Teile in 1 Band. Mit 400 emblematischen Textkupfern.. Mainz, Ludwig Bourgeat, 1677. Kl.-8°. Pgt. d. Zt. mit (mod.) RSchd. Letzter Druck der zuerst 1605 als vierteiliger Sammelband erschienenen Ausgabe mit den dekorativen Emblemkupfern. - Landwehr, 171 - Chatelain 28 - Jeder Teil des Sammelbandes mit Motiven aus Botanik und Zoologie von Illustrationen H. Sibmachers. Thieme-B. 30, S. 582: "Seine den Naturreichen entnommenen kleinen Medaillondarstellungen im Emblembuch .... (sind) das Geschmackvollste und Sauberste, was auf diesem Gebiet geschaffen worden ist". - Leicht fleckig bzw. etwas gebräunt (Titelbl. etwas stärker und mit Namenszug), Name auf hint. Innendeckel. 4 pts. in 1 vol. With 400 emblematic engravings in the text. Cont. vellum with mod. spine label. - Last printing of the edition first published in 1605 as a four-part anthology with the decorative emblematic copper engravings. - Each part of the anthology with motifs from botany and zoology from illustrations of Sibmacher. - Slightly stained and somewhat browned (title page somewhat heavier and with inscription), name on inside cover.

Einbände - - Oliver Goldsmith. Le vicaire de Wakefield. Traduction nouvelle et complète par B.-H. Gausseron. Mit 115 Farbillustrationen und Vignetten von Victor-Armand Poirson. Paris, A. Quantin, (1885). Gr.-8°, (IV), X, 297, (3) S. Handgebundener blauer Ganzmaroquineinband mit Ecklfleurons mit roten Ledereinlagen, mehrfachen goldgeprägten Fileten und vierpassigen Mittelstück mit Girlandenvergoldung. Steh- und Innenkantenvergoldung und Innendeckel mit blauen Maroquin. Rücken mit reicher Goldprägung und goldgeprägter Verzierung. Kopfgoldschnitt. Innendeckel mit reicher Bandvergoldung im Art Nouveau Stil und Moiré Seide. Signiert Maison Quantin u. Charles Meunier. Carteret, Trésor du bibliophile moderne V, p. 94. - Vicaire III, col.1023f. - Monod 5551. - Duncan, Art nouveau and Art Deco Bookbinding, p. 137-143 & 194. - Nicht nummeriertes aber vom Verleger handsigniertes Verlegerexemplar der Luxusausgabe auf großem Papier. - Originalumschlag miteingebunden. Wohlerhalten. Blue-grey morocco, tooled in gold with red onlays. On the covers a polygonal onlaid borderof dark blue morocco, bordered by double fillets with on the corners an abstract flower with red onlays. In the centre a polygonal oval shaped ornament formed by 4 fillets surrounded by a dotted line with 4 abstract flowers with onlays. Spine with 5 raised bands. Title in compartment 2, the other compartments with an abstract flower with onlays in a polygonal onlayed dark blue frame bordered by 2 double fillets with leafs on the corners. Board edges with a double fillet. Turn ins with an arch-flower roll. Doublures of heaven blue morocco, with a polygonal border onlayed with black morocco and bordered by a double fillet, crossed by a rectangular border formed of 4 parallel fillets. First end leaf of heaven blue watered silk, second flyleaf opening of marbled paper. Endbands of green, red and yellow silk. Multicoloured ribbon marker. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Original wrapper bound in. signed MAISON QUANTIN REL. and on lower doublure CH. MEUNIER DOR. - Original dust jacket bound in. - Publisher's copy of the deluxe edition on large paper, not numbered but signed by the publisher. Well preserved.

Geologie - Bergbau - - Erich Christian Heinrich Dannenberg. Der Harz, ein Gedicht in sieben Gesängen. Mit Titelkupfer, gest. Titelvignette und sieben Kupfertafeln, davon 2 gefaltet. Göttingen, Bossiegel, 1781. 8 Bll., 136 S., 1 Bl. Kl.-8°. Ldr. im Stil d. Zt. mit RSchild. Erste Ausgabe. - VD18, 11113634. Von Maltzahn, 1074. Koch II, 213. - Das in Hexametern verfasste Werk liefert eine Beschreibung des Bergwerkes, der Erze und des Lebens der Bergleute. Die Tafeln zeigen u.a. Werkzeug, einen Grubenschacht und einen Treibofen. - Vorsätze erneuert, mit zeitgen. hs. Besitzvermerk. Papierbedingt etwas gebräunt und leicht wasserrandig. Geology - Mining - With title copperplate, engr. title vignette and seven copper plates, 2 of them folded. Leather binding in the style of the time with spine label. - First edition. - The work, written in hexameters, provides a description of the mine, the ores and the life of the miners. The plates show, among other things, tools, a mine shaft and a driving furnace. - Endpapers renewed, with contemporary ownership inscription. Paper somewhat browned and slightly waterstained.

Cranach-Presse - - Homer. Die Odyssee. Neu ins Deutsche übetragen von R. A. Schröder. 2 Bde. Mit 5 Holzschnitten von Aristide Maillol sowie Titel, Überschriften und Initialen von E. Gill. (Leipzig, 1907-10). 1 Bl., Titel, 1 Bl., 178 S., 1 Bl., 1 Bl., Titel, 1 Bl., 169 S., 1 Bl. 4°. OHPgt. mit Rücken- u. DTitel in Rot sowie verg. Rautenornamenten, ornament. Bezug in Rot u. Weiß (Kanten teils minimal berieben, Pergament nur minimal verfärbt bzw. minimal fleckig). Eines von 350 (GA 425) numm. Exemplaren. - Unter der Leitung von Harry Graf Kessler gedruckt in den Jahren 1907-10 auf den Pressen von R. Wagner Sohn in Weimar. - Sarkowski 784. - Müller-Krumbach 17 und 17 a. - Erste Ausgabe von Schröders Neuübersetzung. Druck unter der Leitung von Harry Graf Kessler, der hier, noch vor der Gründung seiner Cranach-Presse, einen seiner ersten bibliophilen Drucke schuf und zum ersten Mal einen Illustrationsauftrag an Aristide Maillol vergab (das sind im Ganzen zwei Titelholzschnitte sowie drei figürliche Initialen). Die von Eric Gill geschnittenen Überschriften gehören zu dessen frühesten Holzschnitten. - Gutes Exemplar. One of 350 (total ed. 425) numb. copies. - Printed under the direction of Harry Graf Kessler in 1907-10 on the presses of R. Wagner Sohn in Weimar. - First edition of Schröder's new translation. Printing under the direction of Harry Graf Kessler, who here, even before the founding of his Cranach Press, created one of his first bibliophilic prints and for the first time commissioned Aristide Maillol with illustrations (these are in total two title woodcuts as well as three figurative initials). The headlines cut by Eric Gill are among his earliest woodcuts. - Good copy.

Osterinseln - - Walter Knoche. Die Osterinsel. Eine Zusammenfassung der chilenischen Osterinselexpedition des Jahres 1911. Mit 1 ganzseitigen Textabbildung, 1 Seite mit Noten und 54 Abbildungen auf 20 Tafeln. Conception, Verlag des wiss. Archivs von Chile, 1925. 4 Bll., 319 S. 8°. Illustr. OBroschur (in den Rändern etw. knichspurig und minimal fleckig, der Rücken etw. gebräunt). Äußerst seltene erste Ausgabe. - Dem Meteorologen und Kulturanthropologen Walter Knoche wurde 1911 von der chilenischen Regierung die wissenschaftliche Leitung der ersten chilenischen Osterinsel-Expedition übertragen. Zusammen mit einer mehrköpfigen wissennschaftlichen Besatzung gelangte Knoche mit dem Schiff "General Baquedano" auf die entfernt gelegene polynesische Insel, welche seit 1888 unter chilenischer Kolonialverwaltung gestanden, bis zur Expedition Knoches jedoch nie eingehender erforscht wurde. - Knoches Expedition und die daraus entstandene Dokumentation ist inbesondere deshalb so bedeutend, da es ihm noch möglich war, mit den letzten Ureinwohnern in Kontakt zu treten. Er befragte sie zu überlieferten und schon zum damaligen Zeitpunkt fast verschwundenen Traditionen. Es entstanden Aufzeichnungen zu Mythen, Gesängen, Tänzen sowie religiösen Ritualen. In dieser Form war Walter Knoche der Letzte, welcher mit den beiden letzten noch lebenden Anhängern der alten Osterinselkultur in Kontakt gelangen konnte. - Unbeschnittenes Exemplar, papierbedingt sehr zart u. gleichmäßig gebräunt. Insgesamt äußerst wohlerhaltenes Exemplar dieser seltenen Monographie über die Osterinsel. Extremely rare first edition. With 1 full-page text illustration, 1 page of notes, and 54 illustrations on 20 plates. Illustr. original wrapper (a bit creased and minimally stained in the margins, the spine a bit browned). - The meteorologist and cultural anthropologist Walter Knoche was entrusted by the Chilean gouvernment with the scientific leadership of the first Chilean Easter Island expedition in 1911. Together with a crew of several scientists, Knoche arrived with the ship "General Baquedano" on the remote Polynesian island, which had been under Chilean colonial administration since 1888, but had never been explored in detail until Knoche's expedition. - This expedition and the resulting documentation is particularly significant because it was still possible for Knoche to make contact with the last indigenous people. He interviewed them about traditions that had been passed down and had almost disappeared at that time. Records of myths, songs, dances as well as religious rituals were made. In this form Walter Knoche was the last one who could get in contact with the last two still living adherents of the old Easter Island culture. - Untrimmed copy, paper very tender and evenly browned. Overall very well preserved copy of this rare monograph on Easter Island.

Zoologie - - F. L Guérin. Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire naturelle et de ses phénomènes de la nature, contenant l'histoire des animaux, des végétaux, des minéraux, des météors, des principaux phénomènes physiques et des curiosités naturelles ... 9 Bde. Mit 720 meist Stahlstichtafeln. Paris, Bureau de Souscription, 1833-39. 4°. HLdr. d. Zt. mit RGoldpr. (etwas berieben und bestoßen). Erste Ausgabe. - Nissen ZBI 4616. - Graesse III, 171. - Agassiz III, 141,39. - Die meist schönen Tafeln zeigen neben der Menschen-, Tier- u. Pflanzenwelt auch Gesteine u. Werkzeuge. - Teils etwas gebräunt. Zoology. - First edition. 9 vols. With 720 steel engr. plates. - Contemp. marbled half calf with gilt-stamped spine (slightly rubbed, bumped and chafed). - Partially browned. Fine edition of this famous compendium.

Rechtswissenschaften - - Dionysius (d.i. Denis Godefroy) Gothofredus. Corpus iuris civilis In quatuor Partes distinctum, Dionysio Gothofredo Jc. Auctiore, Cui Appendicis Et Auctarii Loco, Aliquot, Quae prioribus huius formae Editionibus defuerunt, adiecta sunt. Codicis Dn. Justiniani Sacratissimi principis ... libri XII. Postrema editio prioribus auctior et emendatior. 2 Teile. Zus. 3 Teile in 1 Band. Mit gestoch. Titel (ohne das Porträt). 40 Bll., 130, 1872 Sp., 8 Bll., 1024, 282 Sp., 4 Bll., 465 Sp., 6 Bll., 78 Sp. 4°. (Mod.) Halbleder mit RTitel. Monumentalausgabe des 1583 erstmalig in Genf erschienenen Hauptwerkes des französischen Rechtsgelehrten Dionysius Gothofredus, des ersten kommentierten "Jus Civile". - ADB IX, 448 - Stintzing-L., I, 387: "Es ist Gothofredus gelungen, einen sehr brauchbaren Apparat an Parallelstellen, kritischen und sachlich oder sprachlich erklärenden Noten zusammenzufügen, die er theils der Literatur entnimmt, theils eigener Erfahrung verdankt". - "Von seinen zahlreichen Schriften (ist) hauptsächlich zu nennen seine heute noch berühmte und benutzte Ausgabe des 'Corpus juris civilis cum notis'" (ADB). - Teils etwas fleckig bzw. fingerfleckig, Kupfertitel etwas berieben, mit kleinen hinterlegten Randläsuren, ohne das Porträt, insgesamt gutes Exemplar des monumentalen Werkes. 2 parts. Together 3 parts in 1 volume. With engraved title (without the portrait). (Mod.) half leather with spine title. - Monumental edition of the main work of the French legal scholar Dionysius Gothofredus, the first annotated "Jus Civile", first published in Geneva in 1583. - Partly somewhat stained or fingerstained, copper title somewhat rubbed, with small backed marginal tears, without the portrait, overall good copy of this monumental work.

Jaeckel, Willy - - Richard Dehmel. Aber die Liebe. Zwei Folgen Gedichte. Mit radierter Titel-Vignette, radiertem Titel, 15 Radierungen auf Tafeln, 12 Radierungen im Text und 2 radierten Initialen von Willy Jaeckel. Berlin, Erich Steinthal, 1921. 143 S., 3 Bll. 4°. Roter Ganzmaroquin mit goldgepr. DFileten, reicher RVergoldung, Steh- und Innenkantenfileten und Kopfgoldschnitt (etwas berieben, HDeckel mit unauffälliger Kratzspur). In gefüttertem Pp.-Schuber. Signiert: Bruno Scheer, Berlin. Mit Exlibris von Jorge Monsalvatje in Form einer handsignierten Radierung von M.E. Philipp. - Erste Ausgabe. - Sennewald, 21.1. Jentsch, 115. - Eines von 270 nummerierten und von Jaeckel signierten Exemplaren auf Büttenpapier (GA 340). - Hergestellt bei Otto von Holten. - "Der Text wurde im Einverständnis mit den Dehmelschen Erben neu geordnet. Die in den andern Ausgaben des Werkes enthaltenen Sperrungen sind aus typographischen Gründen zur Erzielung einer einheitlichen Wirkung des Druckes unterblieben, obwohl erwogen wurde, die Sperrungen im Sinne Dehmels bestehen zu lassen, eine Forderung, für die sich namentlich seine Witwe einsetzte." (Druckvermerk) - In den Rändern zart gebräunt, fliegende Vorsätze stärker. Die gratigen Radierungen mit zartem Plattenton, kräftige Abzüge. Expressionism - With etched title vignette, etched title, 15 etchings on plates, 12 etchings in the text and 2 etched initials by Willy Jaeckel. Red full morocco with gold-stamped fillets, rich gilt on spine, standing and inner gilt fillets and gilt top edge (somewhat rubbed, back cover with inconspicuous scratch). Binding signed: Bruno Scheer, Berlin. - With bookplate of Jorge Monsalvatje in the form of a signed etching by M.E. Philipp. - First edition. - One of 270 numbered copies signed by Jaeckel on laid paper (total ed. 340). - Produced by Otto von Holten. - Margins delicately browned, flyleaf endpapers stronger. The burr-like etchings with delicate plate tone, strong impressions.

Jean Cocteau. Les Monstres sacrés. Mit 3 lithographischen Tafeln nach Zeichnungen von Christian Bérard. Paris, Gallimard, Impr. Grévin & fils Lagny-sur-Marne, (28 avril) 1940. 211 S., (2) u. 2 Bll. 8° Broschur. Im Schuber. Erste Ausgabe. - Eins von 6 Exemplaren auf China Papier, hier das einzige Exemplar auf China H.C. - Das Drama, das während des "Drôle de guerre" geschrieben wurde, handelte von einem Schauspielerpaar, das in einer Ménage à trois gefangen war. Die Besetzung umfasste Yvonne de Bray, die Amazone Violette Morris und Jean Marais. Das Stück wurde im Februar 1940 im Théâtre Michel aufgeführt und war ein großer Erfolg. Teils unregelmäßig beschnitten und wenige Seiten unaufgeschnitten. Gutes Exemplar der seltenen Vorzugsausgabe des Malers und Dichters Cocteau. With 3 lithographic plates after drawings by Christian Bérard. Original brochure in slipcase. First edition. - One of 6 copies on China paper, here the only copy on China H.C. - The drama, written during the "drôle de guerre", was about a pair of actors caught in a ménage à trois. The cast included Yvonne de Bray, the Amazon Violette Morris and Jean Marais. The play was performed at the Théâtre Michel in February 1940 and was a great success. Partly irregularly trimmed and a few pages uncut. Good copy of the scarce preferred edition of the painter and poet Cocteau.

Französische Bibliophilie - - Jean Cassou u.a. Mémoires de l'ogre. Vorzugsausgabe auf China. Paris, Plon, 1930. 3 Bll., 154 S., 1 Bl. 8°. Kunstvoller, von Jotau inspirierter und moderner Kunststoff-Einband mit konzentrischen Kreismotiven und Scharnier-Gelenken, Vorsätze aus farbigem Japan (drei hintere Scharniere leicht angeplatzt). OBroschur eingebunden. Signiert: Myriam Basset. Erster Band der Reihe "La Grande Fable". - Eines von 12 nummerierten Exemplaren der Vorzugsausgabe auf China (GA 680). - Eingebundene OBroschur etwas gebräunt und knitterspurig. Gutes Exemplar auf edlem Papier und in originellem Einband. Special Edition on China. Artful Jotau-inspired modern synthetic binding with concentric circular motifs and hinged joints, coloured Japan endpapers (three rear hinges slightly cracked). Orig. wrappers bound in. Signed: Myriam Basset. - First volume of the series "La Grande Fable". - One of 12 numbered copies of the special edition on China (Total ed. 680). - Bound in wrappers somewhat browned and creased. Good copy on fine paper and in original binding.

Zoologie - - Karl Ernst von Baer. Über Entwicklungsgeschichte der Thiere. Beobachtung und Reflexion. 3 Tle. in 1 Bd. Mit 7 gefalt. tls. kol. lithogr. Tafeln u. 1 gefalt. Tabelle. Königsberg, Bornträger, 1828-1837 (I-II.1), Königsberg, Wilhelm Koch, 1888. XXII, 271 S. 2 Bl., 315 S. V, 400 S. 4°. Marmor. HLdr. d. Zt. mit marmor. Schnitt, RVerg. u. goldgepr. RSchild (berieben, bestoßen, Deckel kratzspurig). In 3 Teilen äußerst selten vorliegende erste Ausgabe der "grundlegenden Abhandlung über die Embryologie der höheren Tiere" (Horblit 9a). - Bibl. Waller 11772. - Junk, Rara 265. - Carter/Muir 288. - PMM 228b. - Horblit 9a. - HoH 869. - Norman 101. - Garrison-Morton 479. - Grolier Medicine, S. 215. - Wellcome II, 84. - Norman Sale no. 912. - Karl Ernst von Baer (1792-1876) untersuchte die Embryonalentwicklung von Tieren und entdeckte das Blastula-Stadium und das Notochord. Zusammen mit Pander und auf der Grundlage der Arbeiten von Caspar Friedrich Wolff beschrieb er die Keimschichttheorie der Entwicklung als Prinzip bei einer Vielzahl von Arten und legte in vorliegendem Buch den Grundstein für die vergleichende Embryologie. 1826 entdeckte von Baer die Säugetier-Eizelle. Im Jahr 1827 beobachtete von Baer als erster Mensch menschliche Eizellen. Erst 1876 wies Oscar Hertwig nach, dass die Befruchtung auf die Verschmelzung von Ei- und Samenzelle zurückzuführen ist. - "Continuing the work of his friend and collaborator Christian Heinrich Pander, Karl Ernst von Baer observed the formation of the germ layers and established the germ layer theory. He described the way in which the layers formed various organs by tubulation, and he emphasized that the development of the embryo is from the apparently homogeneous to the obviously heterogeneous. In this he finally refuted the long held and much discussed theory that embryonic parts might be preformed in the egg. The publication of this book provided a solid basis for the further systematic study of mammalian development." (Grolier Medicine, S. 215). - Vord. Vorsatz mit Besitzeintrag von Dr. Schwink sowie Exlibris von Rudolf Virchow u. Dr. Michael Lührs, Titel mit Stempel von Dr. Nützel. - Tls. gebräunt, braun- u. stockfleckig, 1 Bl. mit Einriss, sonst insg. wohlerhalten. Extremely rare first edition in 3 parts of the "fundamental treatise on the embryology of higher animals" (Horblit 9a). With 7 fold., partly col. lithogr. plates and 1 fold. table. Contemp. marbled half calf with marbled edges, spine gilt, and gilt stamped label (rubbed, bumped, cover scratched). - Karl Ernst von Baer (1792-1876) studied the embryonic development of animals and discovered the blastula stage and the notochord. Together with Pander and based on the work of Caspar Friedrich Wolff, he described the germ layer theory of development as a principle in a variety of species and laid the foundation for comparative embryology in this book. In 1826 von Baer discovered the mammalian ovum. In 1827, von Baer was the first person to observe human oocytes. It was not until 1876 that Oscar Hertwig proved that fertilisation was due to the fusion of egg and sperm. - Front endpaper with ownership inscription by Dr. Schwink and bookplate of Rudolf Virchow and Dr. Michael Lührs, title with stamp of Dr. Nützel. - Some browning, brownstaining and foxing, 1 leaf with tear, otherwise in good condition.

Türkei - - (Diaz Tanco Vasco). Türckische Historien. Von der Türcken Ankunfft, Regierung, Königen, und Keysern, Kriegen, Schlachten, Victorien und Sigen, wider Christen und Heiden ... Item: Von der Türcken Religion unnd Gesatz, von irem Gerichts Proceß, von der gemeinen Türcken Leben ... Aus Italienischer Sprach ... verdolmetscht durch ... Heinrich Müller ... 2 Tle. (von 3) in 1 Bd. Mit 12 Holzschnitt-Portraits ottomanischer Sultane. Frankfurt a.M., (Rab u. W. Hans Erben), 1563 u. 1565. 51 nn., 1 w., 93 num., 3 nn. 118 num., 3 nn. Bl. Schweinsleder d. Zt. über Holzdeckeln mit Streicheisenlinien, Rollen- u. Plattenstempeln sowie 2 Metallschließen (berieben, angestaubt, etwas fleckig). VD16 D 1381 (Tl. 1, dort ohne Vorrede), VD16 D 1385 (Tl. 2 "Von dem Machometischen glauben"). - Tl. 1 (Titelauflage?) entspricht in Satz und Paginierung nicht der im selben Jahr erschienenen Erstausgabe VD16 D 1382. - Ohne den auf dem Titelblatt aufgeführten, 1565 erschienenen 3. Teil "Endtlich ist mit angehenckt von Ursachen der Christen verderben und wie man sich in solchen nöthen schicken soll" (VD16 D 1386). - Seltene Sammlung früher Schriften über die Landeskunde, Geographie und Geschichte des Osmanischen Reiches, ins Deutsche übersetzt von Heinrich Müller. - Diaz Tancos italienische Ausgabe "Dell'origine, et succossione dell'imperio de Turchi" war erstmals 1558 erschienen und "schildert die türkischen Kriege bis 1538. Sehr übersichtlich ist die politische Geschichte" (Göllner 873). Tl. 2, Menavinos "Cinque libri della legge, religione et vita de'Turchi" (1548) stellt einen "sachlichen, von allen Phrasen freien" Augenzeugenbericht dar (Göllner 883). - Die Holzschnitte im ersten Teil zeigen Porträts der türkischen Herrscher beginnend mit Soliman dem Ersten. - Vorsätze erneuert, Titel knitterig u. mit kl. hinterlegten Fehlstellen, verso mit Wappenstempel (der Herren von Lilgenfeldt? mit Leopard u. drei Lilien) u. hs. Vermerk von 1612, papierbedingt tls. stark gebräunt, erste 9 Blätter mit kl., tls. hinterlegter Wurmspur u. vereinzelt weitere kl. Hinterlegungen mit geringem Buchstabenverlust, 2 Blätter mit mehreren tls. hinterlegten Einrissen, Vorrede stärker, im folgenden nur tls. im Rand wenig wasserfleckig. With 12 woodcut portraits of Ottoman sultans. Blind tooled contemp. pigskin over wooden boards with 2 metal clasps (rubbed, dusty, somewhat stained). VD16 D 1381 (part 1, there without preface), VD16 D 1385 (part 2 "Von dem Machometischen glauben"). - Part 1 does not correspond in typesetting and pagination to the first edition published in the same year (VD16 D 1382). - Without the third part "Endtlich ist mit angehenckt von Ursachen der Christen verderben und wie man sich in solchen nöthen schicken soll" (VD16 D 1386). - Rare collection of early writings on the geography and history of the Ottoman Empire, translated into German by Heinrich Müller. - Diaz Tanco's Italian edition "Dell'origine, et succossione dell'imperio de Turchi" was first published in 1558 and "describes the Turkish wars until 1538. Very clear is the political history" (Göllner 873). Part 2, Menavino's "Cinque libri della legge, religione et vita de'Turchi" (1548) is a "factual eyewitness account, free of all phrases" (Göllner 883). - The woodcuts in the first part show portraits of the Turkish rulers beginning with Soliman the First. - Flyleaves renewed, title creased and with small backed losses, verso with coat-of-arms stamp (of von Lilgenfeldt? with leopard and three fleurs-de-lis) and autograph inscription dated 1612, partly heavily browned due to paper, first 9 leaves with small, partly backed wormholes and sporadically further small backings with minor loss of letters, 2 leaves with several partly backed tears, preface stronger, in the following only partially slight waterstaining in the margin.

GIO PONTI (Milan, 1891-1979).Wall lamp "Quadro di luce".Polished brass structure.Handmade, limited and numbered edition, produced by POLLICE ILLUMINAZIONE from original drawings by Gio Ponti and licensed by Eredi Gio Ponti 2013/2017.Issue 2016-004/10.With trademark label, Pollice Illuminazione, Milan.Bulbs not included.Measurements: 20 x 80 x 12,5 cm. Sculptural wall lamp with indirect light, handmade, limited and numbered edition, based on the original drawings by Gio Ponti and licensed by Eredi Gio Ponti 2013/2017. Its design is inspired by minimalist sculptures. Like a container of light, it is defined by the rigour of its primary shapes: square, hexagon and rectangle form a harmonious dialogue of lines that effectively organise the light. This product is manufactured using artisanal, non-industrial processes. Small imperfections and uneven surface ageing are deliberately present, which is a specific feature of the product and testifies to its craftsmanship.Architect, designer and academic, Gio Ponti is, together with Ettore Sottsass, the leader of the most sought-after Italian designers of the 20th century by collectors. In addition to the elegance of his furniture, sensitive to functionality, yet original at the same time, Ponti is renowned for his volcanic creativity, which led him to produce and design until the 1970s.His ability to give voice to new trends made him the "inventor" of the Made in Italy design concept.Ponti studied architecture at the Politecnico. After the First World War, in which he had to serve, he worked as artistic director for the respected ceramics manufacturing company Richard-Ginori. Between 1923 and 1927 he teamed up with architects Mino Fiocchi and Emilio Lancia, opening his own studio in 1928, and founded the famous design magazine Domus, through whose pages (and those of Lo Stile, a magazine he would found and edit in the 1940s) Ponti influenced international design tastes for over fifty years. Around 1933, Ponti teamed up with engineers Antonio Fornaroli and Eugenio Soncini to create the Ponti-Fornaroli-Soncini studio, which firmly embraced the modernist aesthetic and worked until 1945. In 1950, Ponti was commissioned to build what would become one of the iconic buildings of the 20th century, the 32-storey Pirelli Tower in Milan.

CHARLES EAMES (USA, 1907 - 1978) & RAY EAMES (USA, 1912 - 1988) for HERMAN MILLER."Lounge Chair", design 1956. Edition 1984.Black leather upholstery.Black polished aluminium base and wooden frame.With publisher's label.The leather is slightly worn.Measurements: 78 x 70 x 90 cmLounge" armchair, made in moulded wood, with leather upholstery, was designed by Charles and Ray Eames. Icon of 20th century design, this piece of furniture is part of important collections such as the MoMA in New York. This one was edited by Herman Miller in 1984.Charles and Ray Ames, a married couple and artistic couple, worked in the fields of industrial and graphic design, fine art and film, and are responsible for numerous designs that have become classics of the 20th century. Charles Eames studied architecture for two years at the University of Washington, then began his career working in a studio on residential housing projects. In 1938 he moved to Cranbrook, Michigan, to continue studying architecture and design at the city's Academy of Art. He eventually became a teacher there, heading the industrial design department. Together with Eero Saarinen, the son of his teacher Eliel Saarinen, he designed the trophy for the Organic Design Prize, awarded by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. In 1941, after divorcing his first wife, he married his colleague at Cranbrook, Ray Kaiser. Together they settled in Los Angeles, where they remained for the rest of their lives. In the late 1940s, Ray and Charles designed their home together, known as the "Eames House", now considered a masterpiece of modern architecture. In the 1950s the couple continued to work in architecture and furniture design, pioneering the use of new techniques and materials such as fibreglass and plastic resin in the manufacture of chairs. They are currently represented in the Design Museum in London and the MoMA in New York, among many others.

CHARLES EAMES (USA, 1907 - 1978) & RAY EAMES (USA, 1912 - 1988) for HERMAN MILLER."Lounge Chair", design 1956. Edition 1984.Black leather upholstery.Black polished aluminium base and wooden frame.With publisher's label.The leather is slightly worn.Measurements: 78 x 70 x 90 cm.Lounge" armchair, made in moulded wood, with leather upholstery, was designed by Charles and Ray Eames. Icon of 20th century design, this piece of furniture forms part of important collections such as that of the MoMA in New York. This one was edited by Herman Miller in 1984.Charles and Ray Ames, a married couple and artistic couple, worked in the fields of industrial and graphic design, fine art and film, and are responsible for numerous designs that have become classics of the 20th century. Charles Eames studied architecture for two years at the University of Washington, then began his career working in a studio on residential housing projects. In 1938 he moved to Cranbrook, Michigan, to continue studying architecture and design at the city's Academy of Art. He eventually became a teacher there, heading the industrial design department. Together with Eero Saarinen, the son of his teacher Eliel Saarinen, he designed the trophy for the Organic Design Prize, awarded by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. In 1941, after divorcing his first wife, he married his colleague at Cranbrook, Ray Kaiser. Together they settled in Los Angeles, where they remained for the rest of their lives. In the late 1940s, Ray and Charles designed their home together, known as the "Eames House", now considered a masterpiece of modern architecture. In the 1950s the couple continued to work in architecture and furniture design, pioneering the use of new techniques and materials such as fibreglass and plastic resin in the manufacture of chairs. They are currently represented in the Design Museum in London and the MoMA in New York, among many others.

SALVADOR DALI' (Figueres 1904-1989). First volume of the Biblia Sacra. Vulgatae editionis with illustrations by SALVADOR DALI'. First edition. Copy 530/1499, printed for Matilde Manzoni. Publisher's leather binding. 1967-1969. SALVADOR DALI' (Figueres 1904-1989). Primo tomo della Biblia Sacra. Vulgatae editionis con illustrazioni di SALVADOR DALI'. Prima edizione. Esemplare 530/1499, stampato per Matilde Manzoni. Legatura editoriala in pelle. 1967-1969.

SALVADOR DALI' (Figueres 1904-1989). Third volume of the Biblia Sacra. Vulgatae editionis with illustrations by SALVADOR DALI'. First edition. Copy 530/1499, printed for Matilde Manzoni. Publisher's leather binding. 1967-1969. SALVADOR DALI' (Figueres 1904-1989). Terzo tomo della Biblia Sacra. Vulgatae editionis con illustrazioni di SALVADOR DALI'. Prima edizione. Esemplare 530/1499, stampato per Matilde Manzoni. Legatura editoriala in pelle. 1967-1969.

SALVADOR DALI' (Figueres 1904-1989). Fourth volume of the Biblia Sacra. Vulgatae editionis with illustrations by SALVADOR DALI'. First edition. Copy 530/1499, printed for Matilde Manzoni. Publisher's leather binding. 1967-1969. SALVADOR DALI' (Figueres 1904-1989). Quarto tomo della Biblia Sacra. Vulgatae editionis con illustrazioni di SALVADOR DALI'. Prima edizione. Esemplare 530/1499, stampato per Matilde Manzoni. Legatura editoriala in pelle. 1967-1969.

SALVADOR DALI' (Figueres 1904-1989). Fifth volume of the Biblia Sacra. Vulgatae editionis with illustrations by SALVADOR DALI'. First edition. Copy 530/1499, printed for Matilde Manzoni. Publisher's leather binding. 1967-1969. SALVADOR DALI' (Figueres 1904-1989). Quinto tomo della Biblia Sacra. Vulgatae editionis con illustrazioni di SALVADOR DALI'. Prima edizione. Esemplare 530/1499, stampato per Matilde Manzoni. Legatura editoriala in pelle. 1967-1969.

NO RESERVE Gillispie (Charles Coulston, editor) Dictionary of Scientific Biography, first edition,16 vol. including index and supplement, a few vol. frayed at edges, original boards, dust-jackets, dust-jackets to vol.1 & 2 laminated, a little frayed, 4to, New York, 1970-80.

NO RESERVE Industry.- [Carter (T.)] Memoirs of a Working Man, first edition, half-title, advertisements at end, ex-library copy with stamp to head of title, modern cloth, 1845 § Blair (John) & Nigel Ramsay, editors. English Medieval Industries: Craftsmen, Techniques, Products, 1991 § Schubert (H.R.) History of the British Iron and Steel Industry, from c.450 BC to AD 1775, 1957 § Trinder (Barrie) The Industrial Revolution in Shropshire, 1973 § Fox (Celina) The Arts of Industry in the Age of Enlightenment, New Haven and London, 2009 § Hay (G.D.) & Geoffrey P. Stell. Monuments of Industry: An Illustrated Historical Record, Glasgow, RCHM, 1986, illustrations, all but the first original cloth or boards, last four with dust-jackets, some a little rubbed; and c.55 others on industry and manufacturing, including many from the Industrial Archaeology of the British Isles series, 4to & 8vo (c.60)

NO RESERVE Maritime.- Fairbairn (William) Treatise on Iron Ship Building: Its History and Progress, first edition, modern half calf, 1865 § Young (J.R.) Navigation and Nautical Astronomy, modern calf-backed boards, 1858 § Gould (Lt.-Cdr. Rupert T.) The Marine Chronometer: It's History and Development, reprint, 1960 § Waters (David W.) The Art of Navigation in England in Elizabethan and Early Stuart Times, 1958 § Hydrographic Office, Admiralty. Pacific Islands, vol.III (Eastern Groups): Sailing Directions for the Tubuai, Cook, and Society Islands..., lightly water-stained, 1885, some plates and illustrations, all but the first two original cloth, the third with frayed dust-jacket, the last a little stained; and c.20 others, maritime, 4to & 8vo (c.25)

NO RESERVE Medicine.- Sketch of the Life and Character of Dr. Monsey (A), first edition, lacking half-title, some foxing and soiling, modern calf-backed boards, for the author, 1789 § Keynes (Geoffrey) The Personality of William Harvey, original cloth, dust-jacket, Cambridge, 1949 § Osler (Sir William) Aequanimitas, third edition, original cloth-backed boards, Keynes Press, § Cushing (Harvey) The Life of Sir William Osler, 2 vol., fourth impression, Oxford, 1926 § Asher (Richard) A Sense of Asher, Keynes Press, 1983 § McMurrich (J.P) Leonardo da Vinci: The Anatomist (1452-1519), Baltimore, 1930 § Pelling (M.) Cholera, Fever, and English Medicine 1825-1835, Oxford, 1978, plates and illustrations, last four original cloth, slightly rubbed; and c.40 others on medicine, mostly cardiology, 8vo & 4to (c.45)

NO RESERVE Newton (Sir Isaac).- [Pemberton (Henry)] A View of Sir Isaac Newton's Philosophy, first edition, fine engraved title vignette, head- & tail-pieces and initials by Grison after J.Pine, list of subscribers, 12 folding engraved plates of diagrams, E1 torn and mounted on stub, ink stains to verso of final plate slightly showing through, a good copy with wide margins, modern mottled calf, spine ruled in gilt with red morocco label, [Babson 98; Wallis 123], 4to, S.Palmer, 1728.⁂ Pemberton edited the 1726 third edition of Newton's Principia.

NO RESERVE Courtonne (Jean) Traité de la Perspective Pratique, avec des Remarques sur l'Architecture, first edition, half-title, engraved frontispiece by Lucas after Courtonne (bound at end) and 33 plates, all but one folding, one or two a little soiled and frayed at edges, a few creased, one torn and repaired, modern calf-backed marbled boards, green roan label, uncut, spine slightly faded, [Berlin Kat. 4729; Fowler 94; Millard 56], folio, Paris, Jacques Vincent, 1725.

NO RESERVE Nightingale (Florence) Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not, first edition, second issue, with "[The right of Translation is reserved]" at foot of title and yellow endpapers with printed advertisements dated 1860, ink signature to head of title, a little spotting or soiling, light water-staining to upper outer corner, original limp cloth, rubbed, rebacked, 8vo, [1860].

NO RESERVE Railways.- Ahrons (E.L.) The British Steam Railway Locomotive 1825-1925, 1927 § Tomlinson (W.W.) The North Eastern Railway: Its Rise and Development, later buckram, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and London, [c.1914] § MacDermot (E.T.) History of the Great Western Railway, 2 vol. in 3, 1927-31 § Marshall (C.F. Dendy) A History of British Railways down to the year 1830, reprint, ex-library copy, 1971 § Smith (G. Royd) The History of Bradshaw, 1939 § Ottley (George) A Bibliography of British Railway History, 3 vol. including 2 supplements, main vol. second edition, first supplement ex-library copy, 1983-98, illustrations, all but the second original cloth or boards, two of the last with dust-jackets, most rubbed, first rebacked; and c.80 others on railways, 8vo & 4to (c.90)

NO RESERVE Railways.- Dmitriev-Mamonov (A.I.) & .F.Zdziarski. Guide to the Great Siberian Railway, translated by Miss L.Kukol-Yasnopolsky, revised by John Marshall, first English edition, 2 portraits, 3 phototype plates, one chromolithographed plate heightened with gold, 4 folding maps (3 colour) and 3 town plans, illustrations throughout, a few printed in colour, without advertisements at end, ink signature to head of title, occasional light foxing, Rhidorroch bookplate, contemporary straight-grain morocco, rather rubbed and faded, 8vo, St.Petersburg, Artistic Printing Society, 1900.⁂ Luxurious and comprehensive guide to the newly-built Trans-Siberian railway which connected Moscow with the Far East. The Russian, French and English editions were published simultaneously in 1900.

NO RESERVE Railways.- Williams (Frederick S.) Our Iron Roads: Their History, Construction and Administration, third edition, additional pictorial title, 1883 § Reynolds (Michael) The Model Locomotive Engineer, Fireman, and Engine-Boy, first edition, 1879; Stationary Engine Driving..., second edition, 1882; Engine-Driving Life..., first edition, 1881, plates and illustrations, advertisements at ends, original pictorial cloth, git, all a little rubbed, some spines slightly faded; and 9 others on railways, 8vo (13)

NO RESERVE Schrödinger (Erwin) What is Life?: The Physical Aspect of the Living Cell, first edition, Cambridge, 1944 § Strutt (R.J., 4th Baron Rayleigh) John William Strutt, Third Baron Rayleigh, 1924 § Willmoth (Frances) Sir Jonas Moore: Practical Mathematics and Restoration Science, Woodbridge, 1993 § Wood (Alexander) Thomas Young: Natural Philosopher 1773-1829, Cambridge, 1954 § [Sale Catalogue] Honeyman Collection (The) of Scientific Books and Manuscripts, 7 vol., price-lists loosely inserted, original wrappers, Sotheby's, 1978-81, some illustrations, all but the last original cloth, third and fourth with dust-jackets, last frayed, a little rubbed; and c.40 others, science, 8vo & 4to (c.50)

NO RESERVE Dorset.- Pouncy (J.) Dorsetshire Photographically Illustrated, Parts 1-4 in 2 [a complete set], first edition, lithographed title and 79 tinted photolithographed views, one double-page, advertisement leaf with list of subscribers at end of each volume, some foxing (as usual), original blind-stamped cloth, rubbed, a little rubbed and marked, spines slightly faded, oblong folio, London and Dorchester, [1857].⁂ The first book illustrated by photolithography, where photographs were transferred onto lithographic stones which were then enhanced with figures, animals and other details by drawing. "Pouncy's important work was a transitional stage between drawing and unretouched photography in book illustration". McLean, Victorian Book Design and Colour Printing, p.128."As far as we know Pouncy's rare book was not only the first but remained the only attempt in book form to reproduce photographic views from nature by photolithography" Gernsheim, History of Photography, p. 546.A further two parts were proposed but never issued; rare to find complete.

NO RESERVE Shell Guides.- Betjeman (John) Cornwall, second edition, 1935; Devon, [1935] § Byron (Robert) Wiltshire, 1935 § Hobhouse (Christopher) Derbyshire, 1935 § Clonmore (Lord) Kent, 1935 § Nash (Paul) Dorset, [1936] § Nash (John) Bucks, upper cover detached, [1936] § Quennell (C.H.B. & Peter) Somerset, original cloth, dust-jacket, [1936] § Sharp (Thomas) Northumberland & Durham, upper cover detached, [1937] § Piper (John) Oxon, [1938] § Bone (Stephen) West Coast of Scotland, [1938], all but the first first editions, maps, plates and illustrations, mostly photographic, some printed on tinted paper, original spiral- or ring-bound photographic wrappers, a little rubbed and soiled, a few creases (particularly the first); with c.70 others including first editions of the remaining 19 volumes in the series up to 1984 plus later versions and several duplicates, some reprints, original cloth or wrappers, most with dust-jackets, a little rubbed; and a small quantity of others, Shell Shilling guides etc. and other related ephemera, 4to & 8vo (2 boxes))⁂ An almost complete set of this highly-collectable series, lacking only Rayner's Hampshire of 1937 up to 1984, and with nearly all titles in first edition.

NO RESERVE Africa.- Freeman (R. Austin) Travels and Life in Ashanti and Jaman, first edition, frontispiece, plates and illustrations, 2 colour maps, one folding, 16pp. publisher's catalogue at end, original pictorial cloth, gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, a little rubbed, spine slightly browned and worn at ends, 1898; and another on Nigeria, 8vo (2)⁂ The author's first book.

NO RESERVE Central Asia & Great Game.- Burnaby (Capt. Fred) On Horseback through Asia Minor, 2 vol., mounted oval Woodburytype portrait, 3 folding maps, one torn and repaired, vol.1 with 24pp. publisher's catalogue at end and with portrait & one Contents leaf loose, traces of labels, original pictorial cloth, rubbed, one joint split, 1877 § Cobbold (Ralph P.) Innermost Asia: Travel & Sport in the Pamirs, first American edition, photogravure frontispiece, folding colour map at end, plates and maps, hinges weak, original pictorial cloth, gilt, rubbed and faded, 1900 § Bailey (Lt.-Col. F.M.) China - Tibet - Assam: A Journey 1911, 1945; Mission to Tashkent, 1946, first editions, the last two with plates, original cloth, slightly rubbed; and c.15 others on Central Asia, mostly Great Game, 8vo (c.20)

NO RESERVE Delaroche (Paul) Bas-Reliefs du Parthénon et du Temple de Phigalie, 20 engraved plates, tissue guards, light spotting and soiling, contemporary roan-backed boards, gilt-stamped roan label to upper cvover, rather worn, upper cover detached, Paris, 1838 § Choisy (Auguste) L'Art de Batir chez les Romains, first edition, 24 engraved plates, 3 double-page, the last couple with light marginal spotting or soiling, loose as issued in ?original board folder with ties, rubbed, rebacked in cloth, ties renewed, Paris, 1873; and another, v.s. (3)

NO RESERVE China.- Bishop (Isabella L., née Bird) The Yangtze Valley and Beyond, first edition, 1899 § Morrison (G.E.) An Australian in China, second edition, frontispiece & title loose, 1895 § Dingle (Edwin J.) Across China on Foot, New York, 1911 § Skrine (C.P.) Chinese Central Asia, Boston & New York, 1926 § Little (A.J.) Through the Yang-tse Gorges, third edition, 1898 § Leland (C.G.) Pidgin-English Sing-Song, fifth edition, 1900, plates and illustrations, folding maps, original cloth, some pictorial, rubbed, some spines faded or browned, the fifth torn at head; and c.25 others, mostly China, 8vo et infra (c.30)

NO RESERVE China.- Johnston (R.F.) Lion and Dragon in Northern China, publisher's presentation stamp to head of title, faint ink stamp of Glasgow Herald library, 1910; Buddhist China, 1913; From Peking to Mandalay, first American edition, New York, 1908; Twilight in the Forbidden City, 1934, all but the third first editions, maps, plates, some folding, occasional foxing, original cloth, rubbed, some spines faded; and 2 others by or about Johnston, 8vo (6).⁂ The author was a British Civil servant stationed in China who became tutor to the young emperor, Hsuan-T'ung, known as P'ui Yi. The last mentioned is an account of this role and formed the basis of the film The Last Emperor.

NO RESERVE India.- Goldsmid (Col. Sir Frederick John) Telegraph and Travel, 3 maps, 2 folding, wood-engraved plates and illustrations, errata slip, 60pp. publisher's catalogue at end, 1874 § Parkinson (J. C.) The Ocean Telegraph to India, chromolithographed frontispiece and 8 maps, plates, tables etc., one folding, advertisement leaf at end, Mario & Fiammetta Witt copy with their book-label, 1870 § Smyth (Capt. R.) & Capt. H.L.Thuillier. A Manual of Surveying for India, second edition, chromolithographed frontispiece, plates, folding maps, 16pp. catalogue at end, 1855 § Younghusband (Capts. G.J. & Frank E.) The Relief of Chitral, plates and maps, some folding, 4pp. advertisements, frontispiece loose, ex-library copy with stamps, 1895 § Maine (Sir Henry Sumner) Village-Communities in the East and West, second edition, 20pp. catalogue, 1872, all but the third and last first editions, original cloth, the first four pictorial gilt, rubbed, the first and third recased, the second damp-stained, the second & last with faded and worn spines; and c.35 others on India, 8vo & 4to (c.40)

NO RESERVE India.- Portman (M.V.) A Manual of the Andamanese Languages, first edition, contemporary roan, broken and becoming loose, 1887 § Wells (W.G.B.) Cooly Tamil as understood by labourers on Tea & Rubber Estates, second edition, Colombo, 1920 § Duke (Joshua) Kashmir and Jammu: A Guide for Visitors, second edition, folding maps, ?lacking loose maps at beginning & end, Calcutta & Simla, 1910 § Our Indian Empire, 2 folding maps in pocket at end, ink inscriptions to title, original cloth-backed boards, HMSO, [c.1917] § Medley (J.G.) India and Indian Engineering: Three Lectures..., London & New York, 1873, the first two with embossed library stamp to title, all but the first and fourth original cloth, all rubbed, the first and third worn; and 9 others, similar, mostly Indian languages, 8vo et infra (14)

NO RESERVE Middle East.- Bishop (Isabella L., née Bird) Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, 2 vol., original pale blue cloth, gilt, spines browned and worn at ends, 1891 § [Bell (Gertrude)] The Arab of Mesopotamia, rather browned, first few leaves slightly nibbled at fore-edge, upper hinge weak, covers stained, Basrah, Government Press, 1918; Amurath to Amurath, folding map torn and repaired, upper hinge weak, joints split, 1911 § Blunt (Lady Anne) Bedouin Tribes of the Euphrates, first American edition, ex-library copy with label, New York, 1879 § Stark (Freya) Baghdad Sketches, first English edition, 1937 § Forster (E.M.) Alexandria: a History and a Guide, upper hinge broken, original boards, Alexandria, 1922 § Nakhlah (Yacoub) New Manual of English and Arabic Conversation, title foxed, old roan-backed cloth, spine detached, Boulack nr. Cairo, H.H. The Khedive's Press, 1874, most first editions, some maps, plates and illustrations, all but the last two original cloth, all rubbed; and c.25 others on the Middle East, v.s. (c.30)

NO RESERVE Middle East.- Curzon (Hon. George Nathaniel) Persia and the Persian Question, 2 vol., original cloth, gilt, new endpapers with folding map attached to rear pastedown of vol.1, vol.1 spine detached, traces of labels to spine, 1892; Russia in Central Asia in 1889 and the Anglo-Russian Question, ex-library copy with stamps, later cloth-backed boards, 1889; The Pamirs and the Source of the Oxus, first edition in book form, original calf-backed cloth, spine torn at foot, Royal Geographical Society, [1897], first editions, maps, plates and illustrations, all rubbed; and 13 others by or about Curzon, 8vo & 4to (17)

NO RESERVE Murray (John, publisher) A Hand-book for Travellers on the Continent...Holland, Belgium, Prussia, and Northern Germany, 1836; Southern Germany, third edition, 1844; Switzerland and the Alps of Savoy and Piedmont, 1838; Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Russia, 1839; Ionian islands, Greece, Turkey, Asia Minor, and Constantinople, 1840; Northern Italy, second edition, 1846; Central Italy, 1843; France, 1843; Spain, 2 vol., 1845; Egypt, upper hinge split, contemporary half morocco, rubbed, 1847; Southern Italy, 1853; Syria and Palestine, 2 vol., 1858; India, 2 vol. (Madras & Bombay), 1859; New Zealand, 1893, all but the second and sixth first editions, folding maps, the early ones on linen, later ones mostly loose in pockets at beginning and/or end, all but the tenth original cloth, most rubbed and faded, a few joints split, some rebacked preserving original spines, [PMM 302a]; and c.75 others, mostly Murray's guides (a few Baedekers etc.), some duplicates or later editions, 8vo (c.90)⁂ An excellent and near complete set of these indispensable guidebooks to foreign parts, from the very first one onwards, and with many of the guides to the United Kingdom.

NO RESERVE Turkey.- Krausz (Wilhelm Victor) Die Turkei Im Weltkrieg: Bildnisse und Skizzen, first edition, 47 plates tipped into 34 aperture mounts, most colour, small ink library stamp to title, loose as issued in original pictorial cloth, gilt, folder with ties, a little spotted and soiled, folio, Vienna, 1916; and others, mostly on Turkish-British relations following WWI, folio & 8vo (c.15)⁂ Commissioned by the Austrian War Ministry to celebrate victory at Gallipoli and featuring notable Turkish leaders including Enver Pacha, leader of the Young Turks, and Mustafa Kemal, later Prime Minister Ataturk, as well as the Ottoman forces and landscapes.

NO RESERVE Jouy (Etienne de) L'Hermite de Londres, ou Observations sur les Moeurs et Usages des Anglais au commencement du XIXe Siècle, 3 vol., first edition, half-titles, engraved frontispieces and folding map with vignettes, wood-engraved tail-pieces, contemporary half calf, spines gilt, a little rubbed, vol.1 with gouge to spine and upper cover, Paris, 1820-21 § Veritable Secretaire (Le) ou la belle maniere d'écrire avec justesse sur differens sujets. Par un Gentilhomme Francois, engraved frontispiece, a little browned, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, slight worming to spine, Amsterdam, Henri Desbordes, 1696; and others, French, 8vo et infra (18)

NO RESERVE Linguistics.- Torriano (Giovanni) Della Lingua Toscana-Romana. Or, An Introduction to the Italian Tongue, first edition, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, worn at ends, [Wing T1919], for J.Martin, and J.Allestrye, 1657 § Alvarado (Felix Antoni de) Spanish and English Dialogues, second edition, titles and parallel text in Spanish & English, contemporary calf, rebacked, for W.Hinchliffe & J.Walthoe, 1719 § Boyer (Abel) The Compleat French-Master, for Ladies and Gentlemen, seventh edition, musical notation, browned and water-stained, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked and repaired, for Richard Sare..., 1717 § Royal French Grammar (The)..., first edition, titles and parallel text in French and English, the Earl of Northesk's copy with his ink signature to French title, water-staining at beginning, contemporary sheep, stained, for J.Leui, 1709, all rubbed or worn; and c.75 others on European linguistics, 8vo et infra (c.80)⁂ ESTC records only 3 copies of the last mentioned (BL, Cambridge, Oxford).

NO RESERVE Gibbon (Edward) The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 6 vol., vol. 1 second edition, the rest first editions, one engraved map only (of 3), lacking portrait frontispiece, half-titles and errata, vol. with worming and start, light foxing and browning, bookplates of Sir William Wilson Hunter, later half vellum, spines gilt, spines darkened with some chipping to labels, 4to, W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1776-88.

NO RESERVE Eddis (William) Letters from America...from 1769, to 1777...., first edition, with 35pp. list of subscribers but lacking final 7pp., title soiled and trimmed, hole to final leaf with loss, old cloth, uncut, worn, for the Author, 1792 § Somerton (W.H.) A Narrative of the Bristol Riots, on the 29th, 30th, and 31st of October, 1831, second edition, bound with 'A Full Report of the Trials of the Bristol Rioters', portraits, some spotting, old cloth, worn, Bristol, [c.1832] § Jebb (Capt. J.) A Practical Treatise on Strengthening and Defending Outposts..., first edition, 15 lithographed plates and plans, some spotting, contemporary cloth, rubbed, Chatham, 1836 § Churchill (Sir Winston S.) A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, 4 vol., first edition, original cloth, dust-jackets, rubbed and frayed, 1956-58; and a large quantity of others, history, biography etc. including volumes of Annals of British Legislation, v.s.; sold not subject to return (12 boxes)

NO RESERVE Music.- Bach (Johann Sebastian) XV Simphonies pour le Clavecin, first edition, first issue with Vienna imprint, engraved throughout with title and 19pp. musical notation, foxed, title lightly water-stained, frayed at edges, stitching broken, preserved in modern cloth portfolio, paper label to upper cover, [BWV 787-801; Hirsch III 61; RISM B 495], Vienna & Leipzig, [1801]; and 2 later volumes of Bach, oblong folio & 4to (3)⁂ Widely circulated in manuscript in Bach's lifetime this is one of several of his works only to be printed posthumously.

NO RESERVE [Dubreuil (Jean)] La Perspective Pratique necessaire a tous Peintres, Graveurs, Sculpteurs, Architectes, Orfevres, Brodeurs, Tapissiers..., Part I only (of 3), first edition, engraved additional pictorial title (bound after letterpress title), fine engraved head-pieces & initials and 150 plates, plates 141 & 142 cancels pasted over previous plates (order reversed), signatures I & Y misbound, light marginal water-staining at beginning and end, a few spots, a good copy in nineteenth century calf-backed boards with green vellum corners, by E.F.Ledoux (signed on spine), spine tooled in gilt and blind, a little rubbed, spine slightly faded, [Berlin Kat. 4714; Fowler 108; cf. Millard French 63, second edition], 4to, Paris, Melchior Tavernier & François l'Anglois, 1642.⁂ Popular and useful work which went through several French and English editions; a second volume was issued in 1647 and a third in 1648-49. Dubreuil's "work on perspective is probably the most influential ever published expressly for the use of a lay audience." (Millard).

NO RESERVE Gradus ad Cantabrigiam; or New University Guide to...the University of Cambridge...By a Brace of Cantabs, first edition, without advertisements printed on yellow paper at beginning, half-title, 6 hand-coloured aquatint plates of university costumes and scenes, all trimmed and mounted on blank leaves, woodcut portrait of Jemmy Gordon, offsetting from plates, later half calf, rubbed, [Abbey, Scenery 81], 1824; and a mixed set of Beresford's Miseries of Human Life with some of J.A.Atkinson's hand-coloured etchings on the same subject bound in, 8vo ( 3)⁂ The first includes customs and slang peculiar to the University.

NO RESERVE Water, Drainage & Sanitation.- [Chadwick (Edwin)] Report...from the Poor Law Commissioners, on an Inquiry into the Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of Great Britain, first edition, 2 folding colour maps, folding table and 16 lithographed plates and plans, some double-page, illustrations, original cloth, a little rubbed, spine faded, [PMM 313], 1842; and 12 others on water, drainage & sanitation, 8vo & 4to (13)⁂ Shocking and influential report on the living conditions of labourers in London and the industrial cities of northern England. "It is one of the most important documents in the history of the first half of the nineteenth century. Its recommendations included for the first time national responsibility for drainage, cleaning of streets, paving, light and water supply, and a national health and burial service. The Health Board of 1848, the Local Government Board of 1871 and today's Ministry of Health (1919) are all directly traceable to Chadwick's report." PMM.

NO RESERVE Chemical Warfare.- Effect on Enemy of our Gas Attacks. Third Report, for the period April-July, 1917. Issued by the General Staff, 1917 § Grand Quartier Général des Armées du Nord et du Nord-Est. Note sur la Protection contre les Gaz Asphyxiants (16 Mars 1917), Paris, 1917 § Poisonous Gases and Vapours and their Physiological Effects, revised edition, 1917 § Gas Warfare on the Indian Frontier, marked "Secret" at head of upper wrapper, Delhi, 1920 § Air Raid Precautions Handbook No.2 (3rd Edition). First Aid and Nursing for Gas Casualties, HMSO, 1939, original printed wrappers, stitched or stapled, a little browned or soiled, staples rusting; and 6 others, similar, 8vo (11)⁂ Interesting group of pamphlets on gas and chemical warfare and its effects. Several are designated for official use only.

NO RESERVE Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, third edition, light foxing, hinges weak, spine darkened, joints split, spine and and corners worn and frayed, rubbing and surface soiling, 1894; The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, first edition, ink gift inscription to half-title, front free endpaper detached, lower hinge broken, bookplate to front pastedown, splitting to joints, spine ends and corners worn and frayed, covers and spine rubbed and darkened, 1894, illustrations by Sydney Paget, original pictorial cloth; and c.110 others, similar, detective, adventure and children's 8vo (c.110)

NO RESERVE James (M.R.) A Thin Ghost and others, first edition, very light browning to endpapers, original pictorial cloth, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, light rubbing to extremities, a bright and excellent copy generally, 8vo, 1919.⁂ James' third collection of ghost stories, hard to find in good condition.