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TWO FIRST EDITION ENID BLYTON BOOKS. TITLED THE MYSTERY OF THE STRANGE MESSAGES DATED 1957 & THE MYSTERY OF THE BANSHEE TOWERS- DATED 1961.

ONE FIRST EDITION ENID BLYTON BOOKS. TITLED THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING MAN- DATED 1956 & THIRD IMPRESSION THE SECRET SEVEN- DATED 1951.

Millais John Guille, A Breath From the Veldt, 1895, first edition, full page illustrations by the author. In a half red calf binding, large folio.

1904 District Railway MAP of Greater London & Environs ('First edition' although the actual 1st was in 1902). Shows the London Underground, including the early tube lines, and a wider area up to Enfield in the north and Purley in the south with all rail lines included. An inset shows the Henley and Reading section. The list of stations on the Middle Circle is overprinted in red 'Service discontinued'. Linen-backed inside hard covers, opens out to 42" x 26" (107cm x 66cm). Light wear, some age-darkening but generally a very good example. [1]

1884 'Improved' District Railway MAP OF LONDON, 3rd edition. A very early Underground map showing the first lines: the District, Metropolitan Railways and the Inner Circle line which was completed that year. Lines over which the District ran are shown in red, other railways in blue. Interesting overprints are the International Health Exhibition at Exhibition Road and a note at South Kensington "Authorised South Western Ry West End station". Linen-backed inside cloth covers and comes with its original case. Some wear to covers and case, otherwise in very good condition. [1]

1933 London Underground H C Beck diagrammatic, card POCKET MAP from the first-year series titled 'Underground Railways of London'. This is the edition with no print-code, issued c. August 1933 and has 'LPTB' inside the bullseye logos. Refers to re-naming of Dover St station to Green Park and the merger of Holborn and British Museum stations, all in September that year. Overall, a very good example with just a little wear and a very short fold-parting at the top. [1]

Pair of 1930s East Surrey Traction/General Country Services Southern Section TIMETABLE BOOKLETS comprising East Surrey Winter Service, First Issue (7/10/31) and General Country Services, Southern Section Spring Service dated 10th April 1932. The former is in excellent condition, the latter in very good, lightly-used condition with 'Traffic Edition' written on the cover. Both have lightly corroded staples. [2]

Michael Caine Signed hardback First Edition book. Titled The Elephant To Hollywood, The Autobiography. Caine Signature on title page. Dustjacket in fair condition. Spine in very good condition. 406 pages. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

John Gielgud. An Actor and His Time. A signed and dated book by Gielgud. First Edition, Hardback. Dust Jacket and Spine in fair condition. 253 pages. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Eric Braun Signed book. Titled Doris Day. A First Edition, Sixth impression paperback book, set in a plastic sleeve. In good condition. Eric Braun signed on title page, and Doris Day signed on front cover. 212 pages. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Sid Caesar. Where Have I Been? An Autobiography. Signed on Title page by Sid Caesar. A Paperback book, showing signs of age. First Edition, third impression. 286 pages. Isaac Sidney Caesar (September 8, 1922 - February 12, 2014) was an American comic actor and writer. With a career spanning 60 years, he was best known for two pioneering 1950s live television series: Your Show of Shows (1950-1954), which was a 90 minute weekly show watched by 60 million people and its successor. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Tab Hunter. Confidential, The Making Of a Movie Star. A First Edition Paperback book. Set within a protective plastic sleeve, spine in good condition. Signed by Tab Hunter on title page. An international Bestseller. 378 pages. Known for his blond, clean-cut good looks, Hunter appeared in over 40 films and was a Hollywood heartthrob of the 1950s and 1960s. Hunter's film credits include Battle Cry (1955), The Girl He Left Behind (1956), Gunman's Walk (1958) and Damn Yankees (1958). Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

The Green Howards. A History In Photographs 1855-2006. A First Edition Hardback. Dust Jacket and Spine in good condition. Dedicated, Signed and Dated by General Sir Richard Dannatt GCB CBE ADC Gen Chief Of The General Staff on inside page, as well as a personal letter signed by the General included. also included is letter form the CEO and Founder of 'Help For Heroes' Charity signed by Bryn Parry. 392 pages. Heavy book. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Donald Sinden. A Touch Of The Memoirs. A First Edition Hardback Book. Dust Jacket and Spine in good condition. Signed and dated by Donald Sinden on Title Page. 256 pages. Printed by Hodder And Stougton LTD of Great Britain. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Maurice Chevalier. With Love. A First Edition Hardback book signed by Maurice Chevalier, Dedicated. Dust Jacket in poor condition, spine in fair condition. 424 pages. Maurice Auguste Chevalier was a French actor, cabaret singer and entertainer. He is perhaps best known for his signature songs, including "Livin' In The Sunlight", "Valentine", "Louise", "Mimi", and "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" and for his films, including The Love Parade, The Big Pond, The Smiling Lieutenant, One Hour with You and Love Me Tonight. His trademark attire was a boater hat and tuxedo. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Michael Palin. Travelling To Work, Diaries 1988-98. A First Edition Hardback book, Signed on Title page by Michael Palin. Dust Jacket And Spine in near mint condition. 563 pages. Sir Michael Edward Palin KCMG CBE FRGS is an English actor, comedian, writer, television presenter and public speaker. He was a member of the comedy group Monty Python. Since 1980 he has made a number of travel documentaries. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Jane Fonda. My Life So Far. A Signed First Edition Hardback book. Signed and dedicated with black marker pen, on title page by Jane Fonda. Dust-Jacket and Spine in near mint condition. Printed and bound by Clays Ltd of St Ives, GB. 559 pages. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

June Whitfield. The Autobiography. A Signed First edition hardback book. Signed and dedicated on title page by June Whitfield in black marker pen. Dust-jacket and spine in good condition. Printed by Mackays of Chatham PLC, Kent. 288 pages. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Rare, 25th Anniversary GTi, 'No 0718', 1 Owner with only 8 miles recorded and indistinguishable from new.VW celebrated the 25th Anniversary of their GTi with the GTi 337 With an enhanced appearance, this special model Golf GTI is a real eye-opener. The modified bumpers at the front and rear, 18-inch BBS alloy wheels with 225/40 R18 tyres, the widened sills, rear spoiler and rear apron all combine to give a sporty overall impression1.8-litre, 4-cylinder engine with twin overhead camshafts, 5-valve technology, turbocharger and intercooler. Finished in Reflex Silver Metallic, this example was first registered 01/10/2002 Just one keeper and the indicated mileage at the time of viewing was an unrepeatable 8 miles!! Just recommissioned including its 'first' Pre Delivery Inspection by VW Dealer An opportunity that may never rear its head again, a true one off Your inspection is highly recommended to appreciate the rarity on offer The Golf GTI celebrated its 25th birthday with a limited-edition model of the GTI. Bearing the designation GTI 337, this is a Golf like none before. It had a 1.8-litre turbocharged engine, 18-inch BBS alloy wheels, Recaro sports seats and a great many more technical details which made this model yet another highlight in the history of the GTI.With its new appearance, the special model Golf GTI was a real eye-opener. The modified bumpers at the front and rear, the large alloy wheels with 225/40 R18 tyres, the widened sills, the rear spoiler and rear apron all combine to give a sporty overall impression. The absolute highlight was the 1.8-litre, 4-cylinder engine with twin overhead camshafts, 5-valve technology, turbocharger and intercooler which was mated to a 6-speed manual gearboxA glance at the interior reveals aluminium-coloured sill panel trims, complete with GTI logo, and ergonomically shaped Recaro sports seats. These also bear the brilliant red GTI logo, as does the backrest of the split rear seat. The instrument cluster consists of round dials with a modern, aluminium look - a large speedometer and rev counter and smaller coolant temperature and fuel gauges. The centre console and interior door handles are finished with decorative trims made of brushed aluminium. With their perforated leather and red stitching, the steering wheel, the handbrake and the gear lever gaiter all hark back to the original GTI of 1976, as does the gear lever knob in the design of a golf ball. This Golf GTI was only available in a two-door version with Tornado Red, Reflex Silver Metallic or Black Magic Pearl-effect paintwork. It went on sale with a limited production run of 1800 units.This particular example is finished in Reflex Silver and was first registered on 1/10/2002. It's had just one keeper and the indicated mileage at the time of viewing was an unrepeatable 8 miles!! It's just been recommissioned including its 'first' Pre Delivery Inspection by a VW DealerThis is an opportunity that may never rear its head again, a true one off and your inspection is highly recommended to appreciate the rarity on offer. SpecificationMake: VOLKSWAGENModel: GOLF ANNIVERSARY GTIYear: 2002Chassis Number: SGFM62M008M21NN0GGRegistration Number: CE52 HZNTransmission: ManualEngine Number: AUO045936Drive Side: Right-hand DriveOdometer Reading: 8 MilesMake: RHDInterior Colour: Black and Red Le Mans ClothClick here for more details and images

Supplied new to Jersey, just one previous owner, a mere 30,000 miles and originality in spades.Supplied new via La Motte Garages Ltd. (Ford) of Jersey on the 12th January 1987A pampered island-life lead with the same original owner for decades; unrestored, standard specification and impeccably originalServiced methodically by La Motte 16 times, up to 29,207 miles (now 30,279 miles)UK-registered in 2018 with our vendor, a real Ford enthusiast who wanted the most original example and he found itUtilises the revered 1993cc double-overhead camshaft engine, just 5,545 were built, and very few survive like thisAccompanied by its original book-pack contents, including stamped service booklet, paperwork and La Motte invoice for major service at 29,207 milesRecent service at RS specialist Graham Goode MotorsThe Ford Sierra RS Cosworth was launched at the 1985 Geneva Motor Show and was the first Ford to wear the 'Cosworth' badge. Only 5,545 were built to homologate the car for Group A Touring car racing and were based on the 3-door Sierra bodyshell but fitted with a 2.0-litre turbo engine of now legendary repute. It featured a double overhead camshaft, 16-valve engine with a Garret T3 turbo and intercooler, giving a reliable 204bhp which produced a 150 mph top speed and a 0-60 time of just 6.8 seconds.This UK-supplied, right-hand drive car was supplied new by La Motte Garages Ltd. (Ford) of Jersey on the 12th of January 1987 to its original owner, a Mr Cartwright of St. Hellier, and bore the registration J71000. It lived a very sheltered life on Jersey with the same original owner for decades and was serviced methodically by La Motte 16 times, up to 29,207 miles (now 30,279 miles)It was UK-registered in 2018 with our vendor, a real Ford enthusiast who wanted the most original example and he found it; accompanied by its original book-pack contents, including stamped service booklet, paperwork, and La Motte invoice for major service at 29,207 miles.The bodywork is in superb order and the original colour of Diamond White looks fantastic. The mechanicals have all been checked over and no modifications have been made to this factory-original car contrasting with the many similar cars that ended up with modified turbos, suspension, and trim. As such, it is highly collectable today and the Sierra Cosworth has now been recognised as a real future classic, with many experts predicting sustained long-term growth in value - like the limited-edition fast Fords of previous generations.The indicated mileage is 30,279 and this is backed up by service records, and its commensurate condition. A superb opportunity to own a very special example of a real 'blue oval' icon.SpecificationMake: FORDModel: SIERRA RS COSWORTHYear: 1987Chassis Number: WF0EXXGBBEGR93342Registration Number: D120 FDLEngine Number: GR93342 Drive Side: Right-hand DriveClick here for more details and images

Bespoke M240i, Number 1 of 30, built by AC Schnitzer to mark their 30th birthday. One Owner and just 3,000 recorded miles. Cost £125,000 when new!No 1 of a limited production run of just 30 based on BMW's M240i Built by AC Schnitzer/BMW to celebrate their 30th Anniversary This is the 400bhp Essen Motor Show press car Presented in satin-finish Military Green and distinguished by a 10-piece ACL2S wide bodykit, carbon fibre front spoiler, lower front splitter, carbon fibre racing wing with Gurney flap, roof spoiler, quad sports exhaust with black ceramic tail pipes, RS adjustable suspension, and bespoke 19 forged-alloy wheels Fabulous interior featuring colour coded panels, AC Schnitzer steering wheel, alloy pedal set, Recaro Sportster CS heated front seats, all retrimmed in Racing Green and black leather and displaying the ACL2S branding. Purchased directly from the stand at Essen before being first registered in the UK on 01/02/2019 with just one recorded keeper since. Present mileage just 7,253km With an original build cost in the region of €120,000, this 'Weapons Grade' head-turner is on offer at a fraction of its original cost. Simply stunning. In 2017, AC Schnitzer celebrated its 30th Anniversary and to mark the occasion produced a limited-edition based on a left-hand-drive BMW M240i with appropriately just 30 examples leaving the factory. Launched at The Geneva Motor Show that same year, it was particularly well received and was, in fact, awarded Sportscar of the Year 2017 in the small and compact car class. Christened the ACL 2S, there is hardly an inch of the original M240i that hasnt been touched by the AC Schnitzer 'Magic Wand'. The 3-litre, twin-turbo, inline-six now generates 400bhp compared to the, not exactly underpowered, 340bhp of the 240i and torque is similarly increased from 500 to 600Nm. The impressive upgrades include a 10-piece ACL2S wide body kit, carbon fibre front spoiler, lower front splitter, carbon fibre racing wing with Gurney strip, roof spoiler, quad sports exhaust with black ceramic tail pipes, and RS adjustable suspension. The car is painted a distinctive matte/satin-finish Military Green and sits on 19 forged-alloy wheels finished in Black and Gold, the latter colour picking up the ACL 2S branding around the car. The interior features colour coded panels some of which are additional to the ACL2S spec, AC Schnitzer sculpted steering wheel, alloy pedal set, Recaro Sportster CS heated front seats, all retrimmed in Racing Green and black leather with Lime Green stitching.We understand that this particular vehicle was Number 1 of the 30 cars and was purchased directly from the stand at Essen before being first registered in the UK on 01/02/2019 with just one recorded keeper since. The current indicated mileage is just 7,253km.This little 'Military Grade' German 'rocket-ship' is in superb condition and with its distinctive looks and dramatic hue will turn heads anywhere. The ACL 2S is unlikely to be repeated ever again and all thirty have been sold or are in private collections so this is a real opportunity for the serious collector or BMW aficionado. SpecificationMake: BMWModel: AC SCHNITZER ACL2SYear: 2017Chassis Number: WBA2G31000V640102Registration Number: LJ66JZETransmission: AutoEngine Number: 13539779Drive Side: Left-hand DriveOdometer Reading: 7253 KMMake: LHDInterior Colour: Black/Green HideClick here for more details and images

An 'as-new', UK-supplied (1 of 70 only worldwide) station wagon example of Land Rover's 60th Anniversary Celebration model; 10,637 miles with just one owner.A simply stunning, low-mileage, limited-edition Land Rover with just over 10,000 miles and in commensurate condition Full servicing history (last at 10,613 miles) and complete book-pack Supplied new via a Scottish dealership and taken by its owner to the Caribbean where it remained for many years; re-patronised to the UK and put into professional storage before being fully serviced The SVX 60th Anniversary Edition, 1 of 300 examples built worldwide (only 70 of which were station wagons) and only 90 cars in total came to the UK The SVX shares its mechanical layout with the standard Defender, including the same recently revised (as of 2008) 2.4-litre four-cylinder Ford turbo-diesel engine; it also gains Recaro seats, big wheels and distinctive brightwork, including a silver coloured grille and headlamp surround Flatter-riding than any previous Defender courtesy of some subtle, SVX-only improvements to the damping, making it much more comfortable Recaro seats support occupants far better and transform the quirky driving position from the regular Defender The interior also gets well-considered trim changes, iPod connectivity, a Garmin satnav unit and a decent sound systemIn November 2008, Land Rover first announced its limited-edition Defender SVX. Built to celebrate the British marque’s 60th anniversary, the Defender SVX was available in both 90 soft-top and 90 station wagon versions.This is 1 of 300 examples built worldwide (only 70 of which were station wagons) and only 90 cars in total came to the UK.The SVX shares its mechanical layout with the standard Defender, including the same recently revised (as of 2008) 2.4-litre four-cylinder Ford turbodiesel engine. Offered exclusively in metallic black paintwork, the SVX featured subtle satin-black graphics, special badging, silver finish for the tubular side-steps, the front grille and new clear-lens headlamps. Additionally, all SVX models were equipped with new five-spoke alloy wheels, a reinforced aluminium front under-shield and clear LED rear lights. On the inside, the SVX boasted custom-designed Recaro front seats, an iPod cradle and Garmin satellite navigation, alloy gear knobs, a new audio system, and an individually numbered plaque. It was flatter-riding than any previous Defender courtesy of some subtle, SVX-only improvements to the damping, making it much more comfortable.The 90-Station Wagon offered here was supplied new via a Scottish dealership and was subsequently taken by its Land Rover-enthusiast owner to the Caribbean where it remained for many years and used only sparingly in dry weather. It returned to the UK in 2012 and put into professional storage, before being fully recommissioned. Our vendor, who is a collector a low-mileage original cars, could not resist acquiring what must be one of the best examples of a SVX available anywhere to buy. With limited-edition ‘original model’ Defenders seemingly being more desirable than ever, this low-mileage, low-owner, and wholly original example, would make both a fun and shrewd purchase. SpecificationMake: LAND ROVERModel: DEFENDER 90 SVXYear: 2008Chassis Number: SALLDVBT79A770547Registration Number: SN58 LMEEngine Number: ELD00080912115910Drive Side: Right-hand DriveClick here for more details and images

New for 2015, this Special Edition, 'Time Attack' Viper offers 645bhp and 600ft/lbs of torque in a subtle shade of Brilliant Dozer.Desirable, limited-edition of a particularly special breed within the Viper lineage‘Time attack’ models turn things up to the very max by adding more performance to what is already a rather brisk carAmazing 8.4-litre V-10, 645bhp at 6,200rpm, 600lb.ft, 6-speed manual transmissionElectronic Fuel Injection, 4-wheel independent suspension, 4-wheel disc brakesHorizon-bending performance with 0 - 60 in 2.9 seconds and 206mphOnly 2,365 miles from new. Presented in vibrant factory finish Brilliant DozerRecent MOT, oil and filter service at Unity Oxford on April 2021. UK-registered as LJ64 KVZVery rare on UK roads. A one-of-a-kind American super car, serious T/A weapon and will provide endless thrillsAfter a 2-year hiatus beginning in 2010, Dodge would revolutionize the Viper name with the introduction of the 5th generation in 2012. The essence would remain true to the Vipers of old: A large displacement V10 powering the rear wheels housed in a swooping body with a long bonnet. However, all the other finer details were subject to great change. Dodge had the defined goal of turning their once notorious widow maker into a more driver friendly, docile performer. Simultaneously, the interior fitments had to be a comfortable and luxurious place to be. These goals would all be thoroughly achieved with the new car. Every performance metric was increased thanks to 840bhp from the 8.4-litre engine, 4-piston Brembo brakes delivering immense stopping power, massive Pirelli tires glueing the car to the road and an aluminium and carbon construction ensuring both stiffness and light weight. Most importantly, computer aided traction control systems made their first appearance ever on a Viper, greatly decreasing the likelihood of wheelspin. This was a fundamentally much more refined car and would be competitive with just about all of its contemporary rivals. The vehicle on offer, a TA 2.0 specification, is a particularly special breed within the Viper lineage. These 'Time Attack' models turn things up to the max by adding more performance to what is already a really quick car. The suspension stiffened all around thanks to retuned Bilstein shocks, increased spring rates, thicker roll bars, and a carbon fibre cross-brace under the bonnet. Lighter wheels and more powerful Brembo brakes round out the mechanical updates. Aerodynamically is where the most dramatic upgrades occurred. A more aggressive two-piece splitter is fitted up front and the rear received a larger carbon spoiler. The 2.0 TA seen here is a development of the 1.0 package and includes all the features listed plus a large rear wing and canards up front boosting downforce to 400lbs at 150mph. Delivered new to San Diego, California in 2015, finished in a retina-singeing shade of orange known as 'Brilliant Dozer', this left-hand drive, manual gearbox, V10 TA 2.0 Viper has had just two owners since leaving the factory. It was imported to the UK in 2018, registered as ‘LJ64 KVZ’ and has resided in his significant private collection ever since. The odometer indicates that it has only covered 2,365 miles from new and appears in excellent condition today.In April of this year it was sent to ‘Unity Oxford’ for an oil and filter service along with a fresh MOT ensuring its ready for its next owner to enjoy the serious performance on offer here. A very rare and desirable car, especially on UK roads, this is a one-of-a-kind American super car, serious T/A weapon and will provide endless thrills.SpecificationMake: DODGEModel: VIPER TA 2.0 6-SPEED COUPEYear: 2015Chassis Number: 1C3ADEAZ9FV510303Registration Number: LJ64 KVZTransmission: ManualEngine Number: P05045513CB Drive Side: Left-hand DriveOdometer Reading: 2371 MilesMake: LHDClick here for more details and images

Car #001 of just 50 official UK-market Passion Red examples; 11,000 miles, standard specification and in simply stunning condition.Build #001 of just 50 official UK-market examplesA verifiable 11,000 miles from new with just two owners, the last since 2003Full service history, with recent full cam-belt serviceCompletely standard specification apart from s/s exhaust systemFactory grey underseal applied to UK cars still presentSuperb condition throughout and ready for any serious enthusiast/collectorBy mid-1996, Mitsubishi's rallying success began to really reflect in Lancer Evolution sales. The 1996 WRC season brought Mitsubishi, together with a blisteringly quick Finn named Tommi Makinen, its first World Rally Championship drivers' title. The fiercely competitive Makinen borrowed the phrase "maximum attack" and used it to devastating effect.By 1997, rallying had captured the imagination of petrol-heads all over the world and Mitsubishi sold 6,000 Evolution IVs in the first three days of its launch! In quick succession, the Lancer Evolution VI came to be and in the latter-half of 1999, Mitsubishi unleashed a special edition to celebrate its favourite son’s four consecutive WRC drivers' titles from 1996-1999 - the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI 'Tommi Makinen Edition' (TME). The Evolution VI was already a technological tour de force, but the TME had a more responsive titanium turbocharger, uprated and lowered suspension ('tuned to give improved initial response on tarmac surfaces'), quicker steering, a different exhaust, a new ECU, beefed-up transfer case internals, a redesigned front bumper for even better cooling and authentic 17-inch WRC Enkei alloy wheels. Plus, there was a special interior, featuring embossed Recaro seats, a MOMO steering wheel and red stitching. The performance upgrades saw the 0-60 mph sprint obliterated in 4.4 seconds and a maximum top speed of 150 mph. Power was rumoured to be over 300bhp, rather than the 276bhp 'agreement'.Widely regarded as the finest Lancer to wear the Evolution badge, it was now available in five colours, with Passion Red and Canal Blue joining Scotia White, Pyrenean Black and Satellite Silver. Only 250 TMEs (across the five colours) were officially imported into the UK, with 100 examples going to Australia, and the rest sold domestically in the Japanese Market. Official figures show that of the UK's allocation, only 50 examples were in Passion Red, the signature colour for a TME. According to Mitsubishi, it was these Passion Red cars that automatically received the renowned racing decals, known as a 'Special Colour Package' (SCP), meaning these cars were factory-fitted with black door handles (so as to not break the line of the long profile decal). In the world of Mitsubishi aficionados, the consensus is that there were just 212 official factory SCP examples of the TME produced worldwide.The car presented here then is very special indeed. Not only is it a genuine Evolution VI Tommi Makinen Edition (CP9A / SNGF2) SCP car (i.e.1 of 212), but it is also an official UK-market example. This means it was officially imported by Mitsubishi-affiliated 'Ralliart UK', hence it would have been professionally SVA'd and is supplied with UK service books, a calibrated speedometer, an unleaded-spec fuel restrictor, cold-climate battery and an alternator, plus it is individually number with a plaque in the cabin - and not just any number in this case, here it reads #001, making this car the very first UK-market TME - always a special designation amongst enthusiasts and collectors, whatever the car.Remarkably, this very special car has covered a fully verifiable 11,000 miles from new, supported by MOT and service records. It has had just two owners, the last since 2003. The car was previously lightly modified cosmetically under the bonnet, which has now all be rectified and returned to standard specification (the only deviation still being a stainless-steel exhaust, but the original item will accompany the car). The underside has been sympathetically detailed, not restored, with ‘factory’ grey underseal still remaining (this was applied to all UK cars by Ralliart).The car is accompanied by a large history file, with many receipts, plus its original and complete book-pack (including service schedule - see images). The car has just had a full cam-belt service (and a full MOT) as part of its recommissioning.Silverstone Auctions are privileged to offer for sale such a rare and special car, considered by many as the ‘ultimate Mitsubishi’ for the road. Indeed, for modern-classic collectors in America, they can now, as of 2023, legally import and enjoy these cars – what an opportunity! ‘Type UK’ TMEs are hugely coveted and rightly so, and this is car #001 of that short production run; rarely do examples this exceptional appear for sale on the open market, not to be missed SpecificationMake: MITSUBISHIModel: LANCER EVOLUTION VIYear: 2000Chassis Number: CP9A0201151Registration Number: X10 EVOTransmission: ManualEngine Number: 4G63BD2314 Drive Side: Right-hand DriveOdometer Reading: 11000 MilesMake: RHDInterior Colour: TMEClick here for more details and images

Beautifully restored and upgraded by our vendor, the car's third owner, with known history from new.According to the S.T.O.C. Register of Sunbeam Tigers this car was produced for the UK market in 1965 and registered on the 04/01/1966A copy Bill of Sale on file states that the Tiger was sold by the first owner to the 02/04/1976 for £570.00!Bought by our vendor in 2016, its third owner, as a project, the no- expense-spared restoration took five yearsThe original matching numbers engine has been retained together with a number of original partsThe 302ci (5-litre) V8 is fitted with Federal Mogul Sealed Power pistons, Comp Cams high-performance street cam and valve springs and liftersLimited slip differential by Competition Transmission Services and a McLeod high- performance clutch assemblyThe list of works is extensive, the finish exemplary (the re-spray cost £12,000) and the car is to feature in an upcoming edition of Practical Classics MagazineVery rarely does a car of this age come to market with known history from new and in a condition that sets the standard for restored Sunbeam TigersInstantly recognisable but somewhat overshadowed by Jaguar’s E-Type, the West Coast Sales Manager of Rootes American Motors Inc., Ian Garrad, realised that the Sunbeam Alpine's image was that of a touring car rather than a sports car and he set about changing its image using the Shelby Cobra as a guide. Sunbeam asked Carroll Shelby to produce one functional prototype and this was fabricated by Shelby employee George Boskoff and sent to England for evaluation. The Tiger was born. After carrying out doing extensive engineering studies, the Rootes Group sub-contracted development and production to Jensen, located in West Bromwich and eventually, production of the Tiger totalled 7,085 cars.According to the Sunbeam Tiger Owners Club Register, this delightful example was manufactured for the UK market in right-hand drive in 1965 and registered to the first owner on the 4th January 1966. The detailed history file includes a copy Bill of Sale dated 10th April 1976 that confirms the sale of ‘EFY 129D’ to a Mr J.P. Bush of Oxfordshire for the princely sum of £570.00. An accompanying MOT test certificate states the mileage on June 10th 1977 as 82,412 miles. Mr Bush was to keep the car until 19th February 2016 when it was purchased by our newly retired vendor as a project. The car had been off the road in dry storage for some decades due, no doubt, to the original matching-numbers engine having seized. The Tiger is now fully returned to its former glory and, pleasingly, retains this original engine together with many other original parts.Our vendor has provided the following information on the mechanical restoration and upgrades:Engine302ci block bored to .030” oversize. 302 crankshaft re-ground to plus .020”. ‘Federal Mogul Sealed Power’ pistons with Moly slip rings. ‘Comp Cams’ High-performance street cam. ‘Comp Cams’ valve springs & lifters. 289 high-compression heads polished & ported with new hardened valve seats and guides. Edelbrock Performer manifold with 600cfm. Holley 4-barrel carburettor. High Performance 4 into 1 exhaust Headers. Stainless 2 ¼” exhaust system. AccuSpark electronic ignition and coil fitted. K & N air filter fitted. Hi-torque starter motor fitted and 65 amp alternator. Oil hoses replaced with Aeroquip. Original radiator fitted with modern 3-core matrix. Electric fan with thermostatic switch.TransmissionLimited-slip diff fitted by Competition Transmission Services. McLeod high-performance clutch assembly fitted. Silicon brake fluid in hydraulics. Reverse light switch fitted to gearbox.SuspensionUprated rear springs fitted with extra top leaf to prevent axle-tramp. Poly-bushes fitted throughout.BrakesSilicon brake fluid in system and uprated servo fitted.Wheels & TyresMinilite 7 x 15 rears & 6 x 15 fronts with 205/55 R15 rear tyres & 195/50 R15 fronts.ElectricsModern fuse box with all circuits fused. Extras include hazards, rear fog and reversing lamps. Holley fuel pump fitted. Halogen headlamps with relay. All other bulbs LED including dash & warning lamps. Tachometer converted to work with electronic ignition. Electric washer pump.BodyNon-standard colour in Dark Shadow Grey metallic. Air scoop in bonnet. All underside coated with Schutz stone-chip and chassis box sections treated internally with Corrolan Active.Original parts include its original numbers-matching 260 engine block, Crankshaft, Camshaft, Intake manifold, Carburettor, Exhaust headers, Dynamo, Dynamo bracket, Regulator, Sump, Bell housing, Flex-plate, Rear springs, Fuel pump & bracket, Number plate & bracket, Original steel wheels and Hub caps.With the re-trimmed red leather interior perfectly complementing the dark grey coachwork this Tiger is among the finest we have seen. The history file is a delight to read and includes the aforementioned historical receipts and MOTs together with the most recent receipts. We very rarely see a three owner car from the 1960s and the quality of the restoration and mechanical upgrades is a testament to our vendor. SpecificationMake: SUNBEAMModel: TIGERYear: 1966Chassis Number: B9473529HR0RERegistration Number: EFY 129DTransmission: ManualEngine Number: 00173794 Drive Side: Right-hand DriveOdometer Reading: 150 MilesMake: RHDInterior Colour: RedClick here for more details and images

Unrepeatable, 39 miles only on this unregistered 1990, as new, Rover Mini Cooper RSP.Of the 1,650 RSP Mini-Coopers built,1,050 stayed in the UKThis is car number 948 out of those 1,050. Un-registeredFinished in BR Green (RWV) with a White Roof (NMN)39.9 miles from new with four owners, the first until 2013Kept in controlled storage all its lifeOriginal tyres, original fluids, dealer wrap and factory WaxoylAn exciting and, probably unrepeatable, opportunity to own an unregistered, 31 years old, showroom-fresh, limited edition Mini Cooper RSP.John Cooper had been selling his own modified Minis under the ‘Mini-Cooper’ name from the mid-1980s, before Rover’s acquisition of the rights to the brand made it possible to officially re-launch the model. As a prelude to series production, which commenced in September 1990, Rover’s Special Products division built a limited run of cars in the summer of that year. More luxurious than the production version that followed, the ‘RSP’ or ‘Limited Edition’ Mini-Cooper was based on the Mini 30 and featured a striped bonnet, leather trim, red leather-bound steering wheel, wooden dashboard and tinted glass, and was powered the 1,275cc MG Metro engine. The Mini-Cooper’s revival after nearly 20 years out of production occasioned enormous interest and the Special Products-developed limited edition cars sold out immediately. Of the 1,650 RSP Mini-Coopers built, 600 were exported while the remaining 1,050 stayed in the UK. Today these RSP Limited Edition Mini-Coopers are among the most sought after of all Minis. This is car number 948 out of those 1,050 and to date has covered 39 miles from new. It's one of the 200 or so that were finished in British Racing Green with a white roof and the interior is standard RSP with red carpets and red leather-bound steering wheel. A number of these special cars were purchased with investment in mind and, imagine that must have been the case with #948, as it was put into humidified storage from brand new with just delivery miles. We understand its first owner hailed from the Midlands and he kept the car until 2013 prior to two more short-term owners and subsequently becoming the property of our vendor in 2014.Naturally, there is very little history with the Mini, apart from ownership details, as you might expect from a car that's never been anywhere, but that doesn't matter as it presents like a new car, which it, sort of, is. It's still protected by some of the wrap that would have been present when it left the dealership and there is evidence of the under body protective fluid used by the factory 31 years ago. It remains on its original tyres and still contains its original fluids, which would obviously have to be replaced if the RSP was to be enjoyed on the road. The odometer is just about to creep over from 39 to 40 miles although how much further it goes depends on its new owner. Number #948 is well-known in RSP circles and Roger Hunt from the RSP Register is knowledgeable and helpful.An exciting and, probably unrepeatable, opportunity to own an unregistered, 31 years old, showroom-fresh, limited edition Mini Cooper RSP.   SpecificationMake: MINIModel: COOPER RSPYear: 1990Chassis Number: SAXXNNAMBAD010948Registration Number: UNREGISTEREDTransmission: ManualEngine Number: 100699Drive Side: Right-hand DriveOdometer Reading: 39 MilesMake: RHDClick here for more details and images

Wiener Genesis. Purpurpergamenthandschrift aus dem 6. Jh. Vollständiges Faksimile des Codex Theol. Gr. 31 der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek in Wien. Faksimile- und Kommentarband, zus. 2 Bde. Frankfurt, Insel 1980. Folio. Handgeb. Orig.-Pergamentband sowie OLwd., zus. in OLwd.-Kassette (Kasette etwas lichtrandig). Eins von 150 num. Exemplaren der Luxusausgabe in Pergament (GA 900). - Hrsg. und mit einem Kommentar von Otto. Mazal, Wien. Die Wiener Genesis mit dem illuminierten Text des ersten Buches des Alten Testaments ist im sechsten Jahrhundert nach Christus im syrisch-palästinensischen Raum entstanden. "Trotz ihres unvollständigen Erhaltungszustandes bietet sie noch immer den schönsten und größten Zyklus biblischer Bilder. Nach der weitgehenden Zerstörung der sogenannten Cotton-Genesis, einer ägyptisch-alexandrinischen Genesishandschrift des 5. oder 6. Jahrhunderts, ist die Wiener Genesis zugleich das älteste erhaltenen Dokument eines Genesiszyklus" (Erläuterungstext). One of 150 num. Copies of the deluxe edition in vellum (GA 900). - Edited and with a commentary by Otto. Mazal, Vienna. The Vienna Genesis with the illuminated text of the first book of the Old Testament was produced in the Syrian-Palestinian region in the sixth century AD. "Despite its incomplete state of preservation, it still offers the most beautiful and largest cycle of biblical images. After the extensive destruction of the so-called Cotton Genesis, an Egyptian-Alexandrian Genesis manuscript of the 5th or 6th century, the Vienna Genesis is also the oldest surviving document of a Genesis cycle" (explanatory text).

Afghanistan - - A. Atkinson. Sketches in Afghaunistan (Afghanistan). Mit illustriertem lithographischen Titel, lithographischem Widmungsblatt und 25 getönten lithographischen Tafeln. Folio. London, Graves & Allen, 1842. Dunkelgrüner Halblederband der Zeit mit Rücken- und Deckeltitel (Kanten und Frontdeckel etwas berieben, Rücken mit kleiner Fehlstelle an beiden Enden). Aus königlichem Vorbesitz des Wittelsbachers Konrad Prinz von Bayern mit dessen Exlibris und Eignerstempel. Erste Ausgabe. - Colas 173 - Lipperheide Ld 31. - Frühe prachtvolle Lithographien aus Afghanistan, entworfen von James Atkinson (1786-1852) während des britischen Feldzuges nach Afghanistan im Jahre 1839. Atkinson nahm als leitender Mediziner an der Expedition teil, verließ Afghanistan jedoch kurz nach der Besetzung Kabuls durch die Briten und veröffentlichte einen Reisebericht und das vorliegende Ansichtenwerk, welches die verschiedenen Stationen des britischen Marsches von Indien über den Bolan-Pass nach Kandahar und bis nach Kabul dokumentiert. Der Band versammelt besonders prachtvolle Ansichten von Kabul, darunter eine Basarszene und zwei Ansichten der wunderschönen Gärten von Babur. Die dramatischen Tafeln sind eine umfangreiche Serie, die den Marsch der britischen Truppen durch den engen Bolan-Pass auf dem Weg zur Einnahme von Kandahar zeigt. - Etwas gebräunt, Ränder teils leicht stockfleckig. Tafel 12 und 13 am Außenrand etwas beschnitten. From the previous royal estate of the Wittelsbacher Konrad Prince of Bavaria with his bookplate and owner's stamp. With illustrated lithographed title, lithographed dedication and 25 toned lithographed plates. Modern half calf in slipcase. First edition. - Early impressive lithographs from Afghanistan, designed by James Atkinson (1786-1852) during the British campaign to Afghanistan in 1839. Atkinson participated in the expedition as chief medical officer, but left Afghanistan shortly after the occupation of the Kabul by the British and then one Travelogue and the this view work, which documents the different stations of the British March of India about the Bolan Pass to Kandahar and to the Kabul. The volume gathers particularly splendid views of Kabul, including a bazaar scene and two views of the beautiful gardens of Babur, but the most dramatic panels are an extensive series showing the march of British troops through the narrow Bolan Pass on their way to the capture of Kandahar. - 2 plates with minimal old restored tear, only slightly browned.

Afrika - - Hans Meyer. Der Kilimandjaro. Reisen und Studien. Mit 4 Tafeln in Farbendruck, 16 Tafeln in Lichtdruck, 20 in Buchdruck, 2 farb. Originalkarten und 103 Textbildern. Berlin, Reimer, 1900. XVI, 436 S. 4°. Illustr. OLwd. (leicht berieben und etwas fleckig). Erste Ausgabe. - Henze III, S. 456. - Kainbacher I, 93. - Meyers dritter Versuch, den Kilimanscharo zu besteigen. Am 6. Oktober 1889 erreichte er die höchste Spitze des Kibo. Meyer gab dem höchsten Punkt Afrikas die Bezeichnung "Kaiser-Wilhelm-Spitze". - Stempel auf Vorsatz u. Titel, sonst gutes Exemplar. First edition. - With 4 colour printing plates, 16 collotype plates, 20 book printing plates, 2 colour orig. maps and 103 text ills. - Ill. orig cloth (rubbed and somewhat stained). - Overall good condition.

Afrika - Sudan - Ägypten - - H. H. Prince Ibrahim-Hilmy. The Literature of Egypt and the Soudan from the Earliest Times to the Year 1885 inclusive. A Bibliography: Comprising Printed Books, Periodical Writings, and Papers of Learned Societies, Maps and Charts, Ancient Papyri, Manuscripts, Drawings, &c. 2 Bde. London, Trübner & Co. 1886-1888. 4°. VII, 398 S. und 459 S. Rote Lwd. d. Zt. mit Goldprägung und gekröntem Monogramm des Autors (etw. berieben und bestoßen, Rücken verblasst). Erste Ausgabe. - Papierbedingt gebräunt und tls. braunfleckig. Wohl erhalten. First Edition. - Slightly browned and brown spotted. Overall well preserved.

Asien - - Jacques de Bourges. Wahrhaffte und eigendliche Erzehlung von der Reise des Bischofs von Beryte, auß Franckreich zu Wasser und Lande nach China, nemlich auß Marsilien übers Mittel-Meer nach Algier und so ferner durch Syrien, Arabien, Persien, und unterschiedne Indianische Landschafften, mit genauer Beschreibung der Städte und Plaetze ... Verteutscht durch T. R. C. S. C. S. Mit zugefügten Kupfferstücken gezieret. Mit 8 halbseitigen Textkupfern. Leipzig, Ritzsch, 1671. Titel, 182 S. Gr.-8°. (21 x 16,5 cm). Lederband unter Verwendung der alten Deckel (etwas berieben). Erste und einzige deutsche Ausgabe der zuerst 1666 in Paris erschienenen Reisebeschreibung. - Vgl. Cordier, BI, 827. - Kainbacher 54. - Vgl. Walravens, China illustrata, 49. - Ausführliche Reisebeschreibung des Bischofs von Beryte Jacques de Bourges (1630-1714), der nach Indochina reiste und dabei auch die zahlreichen Aufenthalte in den orientalischen Ländern, der Türkei, Syriens, Arabiens, Persiens und des indischen Subkontinents beschrieb. In Indochina selbst führte ihn sein Weg zunächst ins Königkreich Siam, das heutige Thailand. - Gebräunt, insgeasmt gutes Exemplar. First and only German edition of the travel first published in Paris in 1666. - Leather binding using the old covers (somewhat rubbed). - Browned.

Asien - Pakistan - Bangladesch - Indien - - (Louis Pantaléon A.) de Noé. Mémoires relatifs à l'expédition anglaise partie du Bengale en 1800 pour aller combattre en Égypte l'armée d'Orient. Mit 2 mehrfach gefalteten lithographischen Karten mit Grenzkolorit u. 19 kolorierten lithographischen Tafeln. Paris, Impr. Royale, 1826. 2 Bl., III, 288 S., 2 Bl. OHldr. mit Deckeltitel (etwas berieben). Erste Ausgabe. - Abbey, Travel 350 - Lipperheide 1584 - Gay 2168: "Noé fut au service de l'armée anglaise contre l'armée francaise; au retour des Bourbons, il fut créé Pair de France". - Die fein kolorierten und militärgeschichtlich wie ethnographisch interessanten Lithographien zeigen Uniformen, Trachten und Volksszenen meist aus Indien u. Ceylon, aus Ägypten und der Türkei. Die große Karte mit Ägypten, die kleinere mit den Routen vom Golf von Bengalen nach Afrika. - Text etwas stockfleckig, Tafeln gut u. in frischem Kolorit. Unbeschnitten. Asia - Pakistan - Bangladesh - India. - First edition. - With 2 folding lithographed maps hand-colored in outline & 19 hand-colored lithographed plates. - Original wrappers (browned and stained). - Comte de Noé (1777-1858) "was one of the French nobility who were able to escape to England during the Revolution and joined the English Army for service in India. These forces in India were then sent to Egypt to serve against Napoleon at the time of the Battle of the Nile. At the island of Socotra they joined up with a companion expedition from the Cape of Good Hope" (cf Abbey). Fine illustrations depict military uniforms and costumes from India, Ceylon, Egypt and Turkey. A large folding map shows Egypt. - Some foxing to text. Plates good. Uncut.

China - - John Barrow. Travels in China, containing descriptions, observations, and comparisons, made and collected in the course of a short residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a subsequent journey through the country from Peking to Canton. Mit 5 kolor. A quatinta-Tafeln und 3 (2 doppelblattgr.) Kupfertafeln. London, T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1804. X S., 1 Bl., 632 Ldr. d. Zt. mit RSchild u. etw. RVergold (etwas berieben und beschabt). Erste Ausgabe. - Graesse I, 299 - Cordier, BS 2388 - Cox I, 346: "The author was private secretary to Lord Macartney, and was in China with the embassy under the latter." - Die Aquatintatafeln mit 5 Ansichten (davon 4 halbseitige auf 2 Tafeln) und Portraits. Die Kupfer zeigen eine Brücke, Geschütze und Musikinstrumente. - Breitrandiges Exemplar, First edition. - With 5 aquatinta plates and 3 (2 double-page) copper engraving plates. - Restaured contemp. calf, lable and gilt to spine (small material loss to spine cover, chafing to boards, exlibris to lining. - The aquatinta plates with views (4 half-page on 2 plates) and portraits, copper engraving plates show a bridge, artillery and music instruments. - Large paper copy,

China - Japan - - IESVS. Cartas que los Padres y Hermanos de la Compania de Iesus, que andan en los Reynos de Iapon escriuieron a los de la misma Compania, desde el ano de mil y quinientos y quarenta y nueue, hasta el de mil y quinientos y setenta y uno. En In las quales se da noticia de las varias costumbres y idolatrias de aquella Gentilidad y se cuenta el principio successo y bondad de los christianos de aquellas partes. Mit zahlreichen Holzschnitt-Initialen. Alcala, Juan Iñiguez de Lequerica, 1575. 8°. 5 (von 8) nn. Bll. (Blätter 3-6 mit Widmung und 2 Vorworten), 1-315 num. Bll., 4 (von 6) nn. Bll. (Inhaltsverzeichnis). Zeitgenössisches Pergament mit handschriftlichem Rückentitel und marmorierten Deckeln.Im Handel äußerst selten, nur 2 Mal in Auktionen nachweisbar seit 1906. - Cordier, Japonica, 67f. Carayon, 591. Laures, 140. Palau, 46311. Salvá 3282. Streit IV, 1496 und 1519. Maggs Bros, 4. - Exemplar aus der Bibliothek der Grafen von Harrach mit deren Sammlungsstempel "Ex bibliotheca Viennensi" auf Widmungsblatt (5 recto). Die Harrachs sind ein österreichisches und böhmisches Adelsgeschlecht und gehörten zu den prominentesten im stark katholischen Habsburgerreich. - Erste spanische Ausgabe der "Cartas que os Padres e Irm�os da Companhia de Iesus", dem ersten europäischen Druckwerk überhaupt, das chinesische und japanische Schriftzeichen enthält. Lange Zeit hatten Bibliographen fälschlicherweise die Bücher von Escalante (1577) und Mendoza (1585) über China oder den Atlas von Ortelius (1584) als die ersten Publikationen mit chinesischen und japanischen Schriftzeichen bezeichnet. Dieses seltene und wichtige Werk wurde ursprünglich in portugiesischer Sprache als eine Sammlung von Briefen veröffentlicht, die von Missionaren der Gesellschaft Jesu aus Japan zwischen 1549 und 1571 geschrieben wurden, gedruckt von Antonio de Marijs in Coimbra im Jahr 1570. Die vorliegende spanische Ausgabe ist wesentlich um Material erweitert, das im portugiesischen Druck von 1570 nicht enthalten war: S. 1-30 enthalten einen biographischen Bericht über Franz Xaver, den ersten christlichen Missionar in Japan: "La vida del padre maestro Francisco Xauier.", gefolgt von "Y relacion de las cosas de la India, que imprimio en latin Manuel de Acosta." mit Anmerkungen zu (in dieser Reihenfolge) Goa, Cochin, Daman, Ceylon, Comorin, Bassein, Ormuz, Äthiopien, Inambay und Manomotapa, Malaca, den Molukken, Ambonia, Solor, Macassar usw. Hinzu kommen 10 Briefe (insgesamt 87), die zwischen 1567 und 1571 geschrieben wurden, sowie ein kurzer Bericht über die Inseln Japans. Die Briefe stammen von Franz Xaver, Cosme de Torres, Juan Fernandez, Luis de Almeida, Luigi Froes, Gaspar Vilela, Melchior de Figueredo und anderen. - Bll. 1 (Einleitung), 2 (Titelbl.), 3 (Einleitung), 8 und 9 (Widmung in memoriam an Papst Pius IV.), sowie das 1. Bl. (Kolophon recto, Holzschnitt mit gekreuzigtem Jesus verso) und das letzte Bl. (Liste der Errata) des Anhangs fehlen. Bll. 1-4 Buchblock mit festem Schnitt an der Oberkante, daher einige Seiten mit Fehlern an der oberen Beschriftung und Paginierung. Ehemaliger Einriss an S. 146 im Rand verstärkt, Ränder der nicht paginierten Bll. 5-9 und der letzten 4 Bll. mit zeitgenössischer Restaurierung, letztes Bl. mit fehlenden Kanten. S. 3 mit 2cm Einriss an der rechten oberen Ecke, Bl. 9 fehlt, 10 fehlt im unteren Teil, Bll. 24-24 am unteren Rand wurmstichig (kein Textverlust), drucktechnisch falsche Paginierung bei 29 (gedruckt "25"), 52 (gedruckt "25"), 83 (gedruckt "53"), 163 (gedruckt "159"), einige Seiten mit hs. Marginalien, einige andere Seiten sehr leicht stockfleckig. Handgeschriebener Kurztitel auf dem Vorsatz.(Letters from the fathers and brothers of the Society of Jesus, who went to the kingdoms of Japan, written in the years 1549 to 1571 to those of the same society. In which news is given of the various customs and idolatries of that gentility, as well as fidelity to their principles and success and benevolence of the Christians of those parts is told.) With numerous wood-cut initials. 5 (of 8 or 9) not paginated leaves (leaves 3-6 with dedication and 2 prefaces), 1-315, 1 p., 4 (of 6) not paginated leaves (table of contents). Contemporary limp vellum with manuscript title to spine and marbled boards. - Exceedingly rare nowadays in trade, only 2 auctions records since 1906. - First European printed book to contain Chinese and Japanese characters. Copy from the library of the counts of Harrach with their oval collection stamp "Ex bibliotheca Viennensi" on dedication leaf (5 recto). The Harrach's are an Austrian and Czech noble family and were among the most prominent in the strongly Catholic Habsburg Empire. - First Spanish edition of "Cartas que os Padres e Irm�os da Companhia de Iesus", the first European printed book ever to contain Chinese and Japanese characters. For a long time bibliographers had wrongly quoted the books of Escalante (1577) and Mendoza (1585) about China, or the atlas of Ortelius (1584) to be the first publications with Chinese and Japanese characters. This scarce and important work was originally published in Portuguese language as a collection of letters written by missionaries of the Society of Jesus from Japan between 1549 and 1571, printed by Antonio de Marijs in Coimbra in the year 1570. Present Spanish edition is substantially augmented with additional material not contained in the 1570 Portuguese print: Folios 1-30 contain a biographical account on Francis Xavier, the first Christian missionary in Japan: "La vida del padre maestro Francisco Xauier.", followed by "Y relacion de las cosas de la India, que imprimio en latin Manuel de Acosta." with remarks on (in order of appearance) Goa, Cochin, Daman, Ceylon, Comorin, Bassein, Ormuz, Ethiopia, Inambay and Manomotapa, Malaca, the Moluccas, Ambonia, Solor,Macassar etc. Also added are 10 letters (to make it a total of 87), written between 1567 and 1571, and a brief account of the islands of Japan. The letters derive from Francis Xavier, Cosme de Torres, Juan Fernandez, Luis de Almeida, Luigi Froes, Gaspar Vilela, Melchior de Figueredo and others. - Leaves 1 (introducing note), 2 (title leaf), 3 (introducing notes), 8 and 9 (dedication in memoriam to Pope Pius IV.), as well as the 1st (colophon recto, wood-cut with crucified Jesus verso) and last (list of errata) leaves of the appendix are missing; leaves 1-4 Book block with tight cut at top edge, therefore some pages with faults at top caption and pagination; former tear at leaf 146 enforced, margins of not paginated leaves 5-9 and the last 4 leaves with contemporary restoration using mould paper, last leaf with missing edges at corners; leaf 3 with 2cm tear at upper right corner, leaf 9 missing, 10 missing lower part, leaves 24-24 wormy at bottom edge (no text loss), printer's wrong pagination at 29 (printed "25"), 52 (printed "25"), 83 (printed "53"), 163 (printed "159"), some pages with hand-written marginals, some other pages very slightly foxy. Hand-written short title on 1st fly leaf recto.

Frankreich - - Dawson Turner. Account of a tour in Normandy, undertaken chiefly for the purpose of investigating the architectural antiquities of the Duchy, with observations on its history, on the country, and its inhabitants. 2 Bde. Mit 50 gestochenen Tafeln u. Textabbildungen. London, John and Arthur Arch, 1820. Gr.-8°. HLdr. d. Zt. mit goldgepr. Rückentitel u. marmoriertem Deckel (berieben). Lowndes 2722. Erste Ausgabe. - Mit Ansichten von u.a. aus Bayeux, Caen, Dieppe, Rouen etc., sowie Antiquitäten u. Skulpturen. - Gelegentlich geringfügig gebräunt bzw. braunfleckig. Innenspiegel u. fliegendes Vorsatz von beiden Bänden mit Wappen-Exlibris. - Wohl erhalten. Normandy - First edition. - With 50 engraved plates and text ill. with views of Bayeux, Caen, Dieppe, Rouen etc. as well as antiquities and sculptures. - Half morocco with gilt title to the spine and marbled boards (rubbed). Occasional slight spotting or browning. With 2 bookplates in each vol. - Well preserved.

Griechenland - - Daniel et Fred. Boissonnas Boyd-Bovy. En Grèce par Monts et par Vaux. Avec une préface de Th. Homolle Directeur des Musées Nationaux de France et des Notices par Georges Nicole. Mit 174 (davon 40 ganzs.) OHeliogravüren von Boissonnas u. Baud-Bovy und 1 Karte. Genf u. Athen, Fred. Boissonnas & Co., Const. Eleftheroudakis, 1910. Gr.-Folio (52 x 43 cm). In prächtigem Ldr. mit geprägtem, reich verziertem DTitel und RTitel in Orange und Gold. Goldener Kopfschnitt, goldgepr. Innenkantenfileten und Vorsätze aus Moiré-Seide. (Einband braunfleckig und minimal lichtrandig, leicht angestaubt.) Erste Ausgabe. - Eines von 230 im Druckvermerk von den Autoren signierten Exemplaren auf "papier à la main des Papeteries d'Arches, fabrique spécialement pour cette édition". Dieses Exemplar gedruckt für Madame Julius Bonn. - Die Aufnahmen enstanden auf mehreren Reisen nach Griechenland zwischen 1903 und 1908. Boissonnas Bilder sind nicht nur aus künstlerischer Sicht hochinteressant sondern besitzen auch einen großen dokumentarischen Wert. Neben kunstvollen Aufnahmen von Altertümern und Landschaften zeigt das Werk auch die Bewohner des Landes und ist daher ein wichtiges Dokument für die Geschichte Griechenlands im frühen zwanzigsten Jahrhundert. - Vereinzelt mit kleinen Braunfleckchen. Ordentliches Exemplar. Greece - With 174 (40 of them full-page) heliogravures by Boissonnas a. Baud-Bovy and 1 map. In splendid leather with embossed, richly decorated title in orange and gold. Head gold cut, gilt inner edge fillets and endpapers of moiré silk. (Binding brown-stained and minimally light-margined, slightly dusty.) - First edition. - One of 230 copies signed in the printer's note by the authors. This copy printed for Madame Julius Bonn. - The photographs were taken on several trips to Greece between 1903 and 1908. Boissonna's pictures are not only very interesting from an artistic point of view but also have a great documentary value. Besides artistic pictures of antiquities and landscapes, the work also shows the inhabitants of the country and is therefore an important document for the history of Greece in the early twentieth century. - Isolated with small brown spots. Neat copy.

Indien - Hochasien - - Hermann von Schlagintweit-Sakünlünski. Reisen in Indien und Hochasien. Eine Darstellung der Landschaft, der Cultur und Sitten der Bewohner, in Verbindung mit klimatischen und geologischen Verhältnissen. Basirt auf die Resultate der wissenschaftlichen Mission von Hermann, Adolph und Robert von Schlagintweit ausgeführt in den Jahren 1854-1858. 4 Bde. Mit 3 (2 farb. gef.) Karten, 9 gef. Tafeln topographischer Gebirgsprofile u. 26 getönten Holzstichtafeln. Jena, Costenoble, 1869-1880. Gr.-8°. Neue Lwd. mit goldgepr. RTitel. Henze V, S. 43-63 - Yakushi 148 - Aschoff 1638. - Erste Ausgabe der wissenschaftlichen Ergebnisse, basierend auf den Expeditionsreisen der drei Gebruder Schlagintweit in den Jahren 1854 bis 1858. "Die drei Brüder, Hermann, Adolph und Robert Schlagintweit, sind die aufopferndsten Erforschers Indiens und Hoch-Asiens und im Zeitalter Alexander von Humboldts seine getreuesten Nacheiferer. Ihre Reisen erstreckten sich von Ceylon bis Kaschgar, vom Indus bis Assam ... Sie konnten sich das Verdienst beimessen, die Forschung aus den tropischen Tiefzonen Indiens über die nördlich umwallenden Hochketten des Himalaya hinweg bis in Tarim-Becken vorgetrieben zu haben" (Henze). - Die Tafeln zeigen herrliche Landschafts- und Stadtansichten von Nepal, Tibet, Ceylon u. a. sowie Trachten. - Vorsätze bzw. Titel gestempelt. Bd. 3 u. 4 stellenweise mäßig stock- bzw. braunfleckig. Wenige Bl. von Bd. 4 leicht knickspurig. With 3 (2 col. and folding) maps, 9 folding plates and 26 toned woodcuts. - First edition of the scientific results, based on the expedition journeys of the three Schlagintweit brothers in the years 1854 to 1858, who are the most devoted explorers of India and High Asia. Their travels stretched from Ceylon to Kashgar, from the Indus to Assam. - The plates show magnificent landscape and city views of Nepal, Tibet, Ceylon and others, as well as traditional costumes. - New cloth witg gilt spine title. - Endpapers and title pages stamped. Vol. 3 and 4 somewhat foxed or brownstained in places.

Italien - - Athanasius Kircher. Latium. Id est, nova et parallela Latii tum veteris tum novi descriptio. Mit gestoch. Titel von Romeyn de Hooghe, Kupferporträt des Papstes Clemens X, 25 Kupfertafeln (davon 15 gefaltet) u. 20 Textkupfern. Amsterdam, Joannem Janssonium à Waesberge u. Haeredes Elizei Weyerstraet, 1671. 7 Bl., 144 S., 3 Bl. (Tafelerläuterung "Plani Villae Adrianae"), S. 145-263, 5 Bl. Fol. HLdr. d. Zt. auf 6 Bünden mit goldgepr. RTitel auf 2 Schildern (teils abgerieben), RVergoldung u. Rotschnitt (stark berieben u. bestoßen, beschabt, Bezug u. Kapitale mit Fehlstellen, Gelenke angeplatzt). Erste Ausgabe. - Dünnhaupt III, 2344, 24 - Graesse IV, 21 - Caillet 5777 - Brunet III, 667 - NDB XI, 642: "Reich illustrierte historisch-geographische Führer der weiteren Umgebung Roms". - Dieses Werk von dem Jesuit Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680) bietet eine "topographische Schilderung der Umgebung Roms mit Übersicht über die geschichtliche Entwicklung. Die Kupfer zeigen Ruinen, Villen, Gärten, Münzen und Lagepläne." (Dünnhaupt). - Kollation bei Vergleichsexemplaren schwankend. - Gestochener Titel auf stärkeres Papier aufgezogen. Unterschiedlich stark gebräunt u. braunfleckig, 2 Tafeln und ein Textblatt mit leichten Randläsuren, vereinzelte hinterlegte Stellen, eine gefalt. Tafel im Falz gebräunt u. mit kleinen Einrissen. - Innenspiegel mit Exlibris von Walter Caspari für Max Hesselberger, im Stock signiert u. datiert (04). First edition. - With engraved title by Romeyn de Hooghe, copper portrait of Pope Clemens X, 25 copper plates (of them 15 folded) and 20 text engravings. - Richly illustrated historical-geographical guide to the surroundings of Rome. - This work by the Jesuit Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680) offers a topographical description of the surroundings of Rome with an overview of its historical development. The copperplates show ruins, villas, gardens, coins and site plans. (Dünnhaupt). - Engraved title mounted on stronger paper. Partly hevily browned or brownstained, 2 plates and one text leaf with slight marginal tears, isolated backed tears, one folded plate browned and with small tears in the fold. - Bookplate by Walter Caspari for Max Hesselberger.

Konstantinopel - Jerusalem - - Heinrich u. Johann Heinrich Reiz Mirike. Reise von Konstantinopel nach Palästina und dem Lande Kanaan. Augsburg, Christoph Friedrich Bürglen, 1789. 8°. 224 S. Unbeschnittener Block in Interimskartonage mit Fadenbindung. Mit braunem Kleisterpapier bezogen. (Interimskartonage mit Fehlstellen am Rücken, Ecken und Kanten bestoßen, etwas berieben.) eckmann, Psychsikalisch-ökonomische Bibliothek, Bd. 16.2 (1791), S. 308 ("Geschmier"). - Tobler, Bibliographia Geographica Palaestinae, 1867, Chron. Nrn. 1684 bzw. 1523. - Tobler, Topographie von Jerusalem, 1853, Chron. Nr. 1664. - Sehr seltene Ausgabe der Beschreibung einer 1664 stattgehabten Reise von der Hohen Pforte nach Palästina. - Als Autor wird Heinrich Mirike (niederländ. Hendrik Myrike), "weyl. Reformirter Prediger bey der holländischen Gesandtschaft in Konstantinopel" (Titelbl.), genannt. Das Vorwort des Augsburger Verlegers Bürglen. Zwischen den Zeilen gelesen lässt sich aber schließen, dass es sich dabei um einen fiktiven Reisenden und demnach auch um einen Bericht handelt, der von Johann Heinrich Reiz, dem als Herausgeber aufscheinenden radikalen Pietisten, verfasst wurde. Das lassen auch die meist historischen und geographischen Anmerkungen von Reiz vermuten. Nichtsdestotrotz sind die topographischen Angaben sehr detailliert, es ist also anzunehmen, das auch Reiz selbst eine Pilgerfahrt nach Palästina unternommen hatte, die in vorliegendes Textkompositum eingeflossen ist. Umfänglicher beschrieben werden (in dieser Reihenfolge) Jaffa (Joppe), Ramla, Damaskus, dann natürlich Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Hebron, Jericho, die Ufer des Jordan, Samaria, Nazareth und der See Genezareth. Es folgt eine "Zugabe" über Geschichte und Kultur der Osmanen und schließlich ein Anhang mit einem Auszug aus "Peter Füßlins Beschreibung seiner Reise nach dem gelobten Lande" von Johann Conrad Füßlin. Peter Füßlin war laut Vorbericht ein Zürcher Ratsherr, der 1523 eine Pilgerfahrt ins Heilige Land unternommen hatte. Die Erstausgabe der Schrift war 1714 erschienen, und erlebte das populäre Buch im Laufe des 18. Jahrhunderts inklusive der hier vorliegenden noch mindestens 5 weitere Auflagen. 1725 erschien außerdem in Rotterdam eine mit Kupfern angereicherte niederländische Ausgabe in der Übersetzung von Wilhelm Otto Reiz, dem Sohn des Verfassers. - Vorderspiegel mit Tintenfleck, Titelbl. partiell aus Bindung gelöst. Ordentliches und breitrandig auf festem Bütten gedrucktes Exemplar. Constantinople - Jerusalem - After the title page the author is Heinrich Mirike, however the foreword of the Augsburg publisher Bürglen allows the conclusion that this is a fictitious traveller and therefore also a report, which was written by Johann Heinrich Reiz (1655-1720), the alleged editor and radical Pietist. This is also suggested by Reitz's mostly historical and geographical annotations. Nevertheless, the topographical information is very detailed, so it can be assumed that Reitz himself also made a pilgrimage to Palestine, which is integrated in this text. It includes detailed descriptions of Jaffa (Joppe), Ramla, Damascus, then, of course, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Hebron, Jericho, the banks of the Jordan, Samaria, Nazareth and the Sea of Galilee. It contains also an "addendum" on the history and culture of the Ottomans and finally an appendix (pp. 207-224) with an extract from "Peter Füßlins Beschreibung seiner Reise nach dem gelobten Lande" by Johann Conrad Füßlin. According to the preface, Peter Füßlin was a Zurich councillor who had made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1523. - The first edition of the popoular book was published in 1714 and in the course of the 18th century had at least 5 further editions, including the present one. In 1725 also a Dutch edition, enriched with copper engravings, was published in Rotterdam in a translation by Wilhelm Otto Reitz, the son of the author. - Untrimmed block in an interim cardboard bound with thread and covered with paper in light brown shades (somewhat rubbed, glued tears to the spine and board, corners and edges bumped). - Pasted endpaper with ink spot. Solid copy with wide margins, printed on strong laid paper.

Persien - - Marcel Dieulafoy. L'art antique de la Perse. Achéménides, Parthes, Sassanides. 5 Bde. Mit 2 Karten u. 101 auf 91 (2 farb., 4 gefalt.) Taf., meist in Heliogravure u. zahlr. Textabb. Paris, Libr. Centrale d'Architecture u. Libr. des Imprimeries reunies (Bd. 5), 1884-(89). Fol. Lose in marmor. HLwd.-Mappen d. Zt. mit Bindebändern (berieben, bestoßen, Rücken tls. verstärkt). Erste Ausgabe. - Die Karten sowie 32 Tafeln (u.a. alle 20 aus Tl. 4 u. 1 gefalt.) fehlend und durch gleichformatige Photographien ersetzt. - Bedeutende Publikation über Dieulafoys archäologische Forschungen in Persien, die Bände 2 u. 3 sind ausschließlich Persepolis gewidmet. Die photographischen Vorlagen für viele Taf. wurden von Dieulafoys Frau u. Reisegefährtin Jane angefertigt u. zeigen vielfach heute zerstörte oder beschädigte Altertümer. - Jew. mit gestoch. Exlibris von Alexandre Hoquet, etwas gebräunt u. stockfleckig, tls. mit kl. Randläsuren, Titel u. Tafeln verso mit Bibliotheksstempel, Tafeln im w. Rand tls. feuchtigkeitsrandig. First edition. 5 vols. with 2 maps, 101 on 91 (2 col., 4 fold.) plates and numerous text illustrations. The 2 maps and 32 plates are missing, and have been replaced by photographs in the same size. - Lose leaves in contemp. half cloth folders (rubbed, bumped, spines partially reinforced). - Each vol. with engraved bookplate of Alexandre Hoquet, some browning and foxing, partially with small marginal defects, titles and plates on verso stamped, some plates waterstained in the white margin.

Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Anthropologischer Theil. 1.-3. Abteilung in 3 Bänden. Mit 24 lithogr. Tafeln, 10 mont. Photographien, 1 gefalt. farblithogr. Karte u. 8 Tabellen. Wien, Gerold's Sohn, 1868-1875. 4°. Blindgepr. Lwd. d. Zt. mit goldgepr. DVignette (berieben u. bestoßen, tls. fleckig, Rücken erneuert u. mit hs. Tit. versehen). Erste Ausgabe. - Sabin 77619 (Anm.). - Borba de Moraes 619. - Der komplette anthropologische Teil des in insgesamt 9 Abteilungen in 21 Bänden erschienenen Werkes. - 1. Abt.: Zuckerkandl. Cranien der Novara-Sammlung. - 2. Abt.: Weisbach. Körpermessungen. - 3. Abt.: Müller. Ethnographie. Auf Grunde des von Dr. Karl v. Scherzer gesammelten Materials. - Mit den 10 montierten Original-Photos mit Ansichten und Kulturgegenständen aus Java, die Tafeln mit Schädeln verschiedener Volksgruppen. - Exlibris, Bibliotheksstempel u. -Etikette, Vorsätze tls. angeschmutzt, Phototafeln etw. gewellt, die lithogr. Tafeln tls. stockfleckig oder im Innenrand wasserrandig. First edition of part 1-3. With 24 lithographic plates, 10 mounted photographs, 1 fold. lithographic map and 8 tables on 16 leaves. Orig. cloth with gilt stamped vignette (rubbed and bumped, partially stained, spines renewed and with ms. title). - Library stamps and labels, bookplates, flyleaves partially soiled, photo plates somewhat wavy, the lithogr. plates partially foxed or waterstained at the inner margin.

Schweiz - - Johann Jacob Scheuchzer. Natur-Geschichte des Schweitzerlandes, samt seinen Reisen über die Schweitzerische Gebürge. Aufs neue herausgegeben, und mit einigen Anmerkungen versehen von Joh. Georg Sulzern. 2 Bde. Mit 2 wdh. gest. Titelvignetten, 28 (7 gefalt.) Kupfertafeln v. J. Meyer, J. M. Fuessli nach F. Strickler und 3 gest. Faltkarten. Zürich, D. Gessner, 1746. 16, 486 S., 1 Bl. - 4 Bll., 381 S., 1 Bl. Gr.-8°. Ldr. d. Zt. auf 5 Bünden mit goldgepr. RTitel u. RVegoldung (Rücken berieben, Rücken u. Gelenk Bd. 2 mit sehr kleinen Fehlstellen, Vorderdeckel Bd. 2 leicht fleckig). Barth 17217. Lonchamp 2645. Graesse VI, 300. Waber I, 32. Steiger I, 160. Haller I, 1043. - Neue Ausgabe des erstmals um 1706 erschienen Werkes. Der erste Teil enthält kuriose Nachrichten über die Schweiz, unter anderem auch zum Weinanbau in Zürich, der zweite Teil die erste deutsche Ausgabe der 1708 und 1723 erst erschienenen Berichte Scheuchzers über seine Alpenreisen. Scheuchzer war neben Conrad Gessner und Albrecht von Haller einer der bedeutendsten Schweizer Universalgelehrten. - Angebunden: Sulzer, Johann Georg, Untersuchung Von dem Ursprung der Berge, Und Andrer damit verknüpften Dinge. Zürich, Geßner, 1746. Mit 1 gefalt. Kupfertaf. 44 S. - Ders., Beschreibungen einiger Merckwürdigkeiten, Welche er in einer Ao. 1742 gemachten Reise durch einige Orte des Schweitzerlandes beobachtet hat. Ebd., 1743. Mit gest. Titelvign. und 1 gefalt. Kupfertaf. 62 S., 1 Bl. - Stellenweise mit Anstreichungen u. Anmerkungen in Bleistift. Wenige Bll. schwach braunfleckig. Bd. 2: erste 5 Bll. stockfleckig, stellenweise schwach wasserrandig. Eine Taf. im Falz leicht eingerissen. Innenspiegel mit Exlibris "Paul Ad. Leemann". - Insg. sehr schönes Exemplar dieses bedeutenden Werkes. With 2 engr. title vignettes, 28 (7 folding) copper plates and 3 engr. fold. maps. - New edition of the work first published around 1706. The first part contains curious accounts about Switzerland, including wine growing in Zurich, the second part is the first German edition of Scheuchzer's reports on his journeys through the Alps, first published in latin in 1708 and 1723. Along with Conrad Gessner and Albrecht von Haller, Scheuchzer was one of the most important Swiss scholars. - Bound with: as listed above. - With some annotations in pencil. Few leaves weakly brownstained. Vol. 2: first 5 leaves foxed, in places weakly waterstained. One plate slightly torn in the fold. Pastedown endpapers with bookplate "Paul. Ad. Leemann". - Overall a fine copy of this important work.

Südsee - Neuseeland - - James Cook u. John Hawkesworth. Relation des voyages entrepris par ordre de sa Majesté britannique et successivement exécutés par le commodore Byron, le capitaine Carteret, le capitaine Wallis et le capitaine Cook (...). 4 Bde. Mit 52 gestoch. Tafeln. Paris, Saillant et Nyon, Panckoucke, 1774. 4°. Gefleckter Kalbsldr. d. Zt. signiert: Mistral auf 5 Bünden mit goldgepr. RTitel u. RVergoldung und Kantenvergoldung (etwas berieben und minimal beschabt). Erste französische Ausgabe - Sabin 30940 - Beddie 660 - Cox I, 19 - Henze I, 643. - Diese Ausgabe ist besonders geschätzt aufgrund der vielen schönen Tafeln, deren Zahl in den späteren englischen Ausgaben stark reduziert wurde. - Die eindrucksvollen Kupfer auf starkem Papier zeigen Darstellungen von Pflanzen, Tieren, Einheimischen, Landschaften etc. Behandelt u. a. die erste Weltumseglung Cooks, außerdem die Entdeckungsreisen von Byron, Carteret und Wallis. Die schönen Faltkarten zeigen Ansichten von Tahiti, Neu-Guinea, Neuseeland etc. - Erste 3 Bl. von Bd. 1 u. 2 u. einige Bl. von Bd. 4 leicht wasserrandig. Stellenweise meist am Außenrand nur etwas fleckig bzw. gebräunt. - Frische Exemplare u. wunderschöne Einbände von Mistral. With 52 engraved plates. - This first french edition is especially appreciated because of the many beautiful plates, the number of which was greatly reduced in later English editions. - The copper on strong paper shows representations of plants, animals, natives, landscapes etc.. Among other things it deals with Cook's first circumnavigation of the world, as well as the voyages of discovery of Byron, Carteret and Valais. The beautiful folding maps show views of Tahiti, New Guinea, New Zealand etc. - Contemporary calf (signed Mistral) on 5 raised bands with gilt title and gilt tooling to the spine (rubbed and slightly chafed). - First 3 leaves of vol. 1 and 2 and some leaves of vol. 4 slightly waterstained. In some places slightly stained or browned (mostly on the outer margin). - Fresh copy and beautiful Mistral's binding.

Türkei - Arabien - - Recueil des rits et ceremonies du pelerinage de la Mecque, auquel on a joint divers ecrits relatifs a la religion, aux sciences & aux moeurs des Turcs. Amsterdam und Paris, Desaint und Saillant, 1754. VIII, 215 S. Gefleckter Kalbsldr. d. Zt. mit Rsch. und RVergoldung (minimal berieben und beschabt). Erste Ausgabe. - Atabey 470. Navari 643: "This very interesting work contains five separate essays. The first three are translations from Arabic and Turkish authorities, the last two are eye-witness accounts - one a long description of Chios and the other a description of the marriage of Sultana Esma with Yakub Pasha, governor of Silistria. - "Galland, "Dragoman" oder Dolmetscher in der Levante, Neffe des berühmten Orientalisten Antoine Galland, übersetzte viele Werke ins Französische, das vorliegende Werk ist eine gesammelte Ausgabe von fünf arabischen und türkischen Werken" (Blackmer). Enthält auch eine Diskussion der osmanischen Wissenschaft. Titel etwas gebräunt, minimal fleckig. Turkey. - Arabia. - Mottled contemporary calf, spine label, and spine guilding (minimally rubbed and scuffed). Title minimally browned, minimally stained. "Galland, "Dragoman" or interpreter in the Levant, nephew of the famous Orientalist Antoine Galland, translated many works into French, the present work is a collected edition of five Arabic and Turkish works" (Blackmer). Also includes a discussion of Ottoman science.

Vietnam - Kambodscha - Brasilien - Madeira - Teneriffa - - John Barrow. A voyage to Cohinchina, in the years 1792 and 1793: containing a general view of the valuable productions and the political importance of this flourishing kingdom .. to which is annexed an account of a journey .. to the residence of the chief of the Booshuana Nation .. Mit 2 gest. Faltkarten (1 kolor.) und 19 (1 gefalt.) kolor. Aquatintatafeln. Th. Medland. London, T. Cadell & W. Davies 1806. XVIII S., 1 Bl., 447 S. Brauner engl. Ldr. d. 19. Jhs. mit dopp. goldgepr. Deckelfilete, blindgepr. Deckelbordure, RVerg., Steh- und Innenkantenvergoldung (minimal beriben und beschabt). Abbey, Travels 514. - Tooley 86. - Cordier, Indosinica 2424. - Borba de Moraes I, 74. - Berger S. 40. - Sabin 3657. - Brasilien-Bibl. Bosch 269. - Vgl. Cox I, 346. - Gutes und sauberes Exemplar. Erste Ausgabe. - Barrow (1765-1848) begleitete Lord Macartney als dessen Privatsekretär auf der Gesandschaftsreise nach China. Der Band behandelt auch Madeira, Teneriffa und ausführlich Brasilien. "Auf der Reise war B. ein sorgfaltiger, durch reiche Vorkenntnisse unterstützter Beobachter und besuchte auch Kotchinchina. Seine Reisewerke übertreffen die Werke seiner Reisegefährten an Gründlichkeit und Reichtum der Nachrichten." (Embacher S. 21) - Auf der Reise nach Asien besuchte Barrow auch Brasilien, seine Schilderung des Aufenthalts in Rio de Janeiro ist durch eine Ansicht vom grossen Aquadukt, einem Plan vom Hafen und der Stadt sowie zwei gefalt. Küstenpanoramen der Guanabara-Bucht illustriert. ".. The view of Rio's Aqueduct (Arcos da Carioca) is very beautiful" (Borba de Moraes a. a. O.). - Das Werk ist mit prächtigen kolorierten Aquatinta-Radierungen illustriert, gestochen von Thomas Medland nach Zeichnungen von William Alexander und Samuel Daniell, und tlw. im Mehrfarbendruck hergestellt. "The aquatinting is of excellent quality" (Abbey a. a. O.). - Ausser den erwähnten Ansichten von Rio de Janeiro zeigen die Tafeln Eingeborene, Pflanzen, Volksszenen etc. - Die Falttafeln mit minimalen Rissen im Falz, S. 161 eine Lage lose, S.283 mit kl. Einriss am oberen Rand. Insgesamt gutes Exemplar der schönen Erstausgabe. First edition. With 2 gest. folded maps (1 col.) and 19 (1 folded) col. aquatint plates. Good and clean copy. First edition. - Barrow (1765-1848) accompanied Lord Macartney as his private secretary on the envoy's journey to China. The volume also covers Madeira, Tenerife and Brazil in detail. "On the voyage B. was a careful observer, supported by rich previous knowledge, and also visited Cotchinchina. His travel works surpass those of his fellow travellers in depth and richness of news." (Embacher p. 21) - On his journey to Asia, Barrow also visited Brazil; his account of his stay in Rio de Janeiro is illustrated by a view of the great aquaduct, a plan of the harbour and the city, and two folded coastal panoramas of the Guanabuo. Coastal panoramas of Guanabara Bay. ".. The view of Rio's Aqueduct (Arcos da Carioca) is very beautiful" (Borba de Moraes op. cit.). - The work is illustrated with splendid coloured aquatint etchings, engraved by Thomas Medland after drawings by William Alexander and Samuel Daniell, and partly produced in multi-colour printing. "The aquatinting is of excellent quality" (Abbey op. cit.). - Besides the mentioned views of Rio de Janeiro the plates show natives, plants, folk scenes etc.. - The folding plates with minimal tears in the fold, p. 161 one layer loose, p. 283 with one tear at the upper margin. Overall a good copy of the fine first edition.

Fotografie - - William Klein. (1928). Life is good & good for you in New York. Trance Witness Revels. Mit 188 durchgehenden schwarz-weiß Fotoabbildungen und Booklet. Paris, Editions du Seuil, 1956. 4°. 192 S. Booklet 16 S. Schwarzes OLwd. mit weißem RTitel, illustrierter OUmschlag und Fotovorsätze. (Einband leicht angestaubt, Umschlag mit Randläsuren) Erste Ausgabe des ikonischen und seltenen Fotobuches über New York, das William Klein dort verlegerisch nicht unterbringen konnte, weshalb es in seiner früheren Heimat Paris erschien. - Der in den USA geborene, französische Fotograf William Klein ist für seine Verwendung ungewöhnlicher fotografischer Techniken im Kontext des Fotojournalismus und der Modefotografie bekannt. Ausgebildet als Maler studierte er bei Fernand Léger. Doch schon bald wechselte er zur Fotografie und erlangte als Modefotograf für die Vogue und für seine Fotoessays über verschiedene Städte große Bekanntheit. Prix Nadar 1957. - Die beiliegende Broschüre mit Erläuterungen der Photographien. - Seiten in den Rändern leicht gebräunt. Gutes Exemplar. First edition of the iconic and rare photobook about New York that William Klein was unable to publish there, so it was published in his former home of Paris. - The enclosed brochure with explanations of the photographs.

Fotografie - - Albert Renger-Patzsch. Die Welt ist schön. Einhundert photographische Aufnahmen auf Tafeln. München, Einhorn, (1932). 2 Bl., Taf. 4°. Ill. OPp. mit ill. OU (dieser etw. angeschmutzt, Rücken u. Rand mit hinterlegten Fehlstellen u. Einrissen). Titelauflage der bei Kurt Wolff erschienenen ersten Ausgabe. Die Restauflage hatte Wolff 1932 an Einhorn abgegeben, die das Werk, um das Vorwort von Heise gekürzt, wieder auf den Markt brachten. - HJV 1932.II, S. 343 (für die Übernahme durch Einhorn). - Heidtmann 10691. - Schnitt, erste u. letzte Blätter etwas stockfleckig. One hundred photographic images on plates. Illustr. orig. cardboard with illustr. orig. dust jacket (somewhat soiled, spine and margins with backed defects and tears). - Title edition of the first edition published by Kurt Wolff. The remaining edition was sold by Wolff to Einhorn in 1932, who reissued the work, shortened by Heise's preface. - Edges, first and last leaves somewhat foxed.

Alchemie - Chemie - - - William Davidson. Les Elémens de la Philosophie de l'Art du Feu ou Chemie. Contenant les plus belles observations qui se rencontrent dans la resolution, preparation, & exhibition des vegetaux, animaux, & mineraux, & les remedes contre toutes les maladies du corps humain, comme aussi la metallique, appliquée à la theorie, par une verité fondée sur une necessité geometrique, & démonstrée à la maniere d'Euclides. Oeuvre nouveau, & tres-necessaire à tous ceux sui se proposent ietter de bons fondemens pour apprendre la philosophie, medecine, chirurgie, & pharmacie. Mit 3 gefalteten Tafeln und 1 gefalt. Tabelle. 1 w. Bll., 7 Bll., 677 S., 6 S., 4 Bll. Ldr. d. Zt. mit reicher RVergoldung (etwas berieben und beschabt).Kein Exemplar auf Auktionen in den letzten 30 Jahren, kein Exemplar im internationalen Handel für uns nachweisbar. - Brüning, Bibliographica Alchemica, 324. - Sehr seltene zweite Ausgabe des umfangreichen Werkes zur Alchemie, Chemie und Geometrie, Astronomie sowie verwandter Nachbarwissenschaften, mit umfangreicher Diskussion über die Metalle. - William Davison, auch Davisson, d'Avisson, Davidson, (* 1593-1669) war ein schottischer Arzt, Chemiker und Biologe. 1648 übernahm er den ersten Lehrstuhl für Chemie in Paris am Jardin du Roi. Er hielt dort die ersten Chemievorlesungen in Frankreich und hatte gleichzeitig die Oberaufsicht über den Botanischen Garten. Zu dem war er ein Pionier der Kristallographie und ihrer Taxonomie. Er teilte Kristalle in hexagonal, kubisch, pentagonal, oktaedrisch und rhombisch ein. Säuren teilte er in mineralische, tierische und pflanzliche ein. - "In the fourth part of this work the author treats of crystallography in a scientific way, being the earliest to do so" (Vgl. Bolton I, 389). - Zum Schluss mit einer Abhandlung zu Gold (478f.) Im Zweiten Teil die Beschreibung der Destillation. Titel und Seiten teils knapp beschnitten. - Nur minimal gebräunt bzw. fleckig. - Insgesamt noch gut. Sehr selten.With 3 folded plates and one folded table. - No copy at auctions in the last 30 years, no copy traceable to us in international trade. - Brüning, Bibliographica Alchemica, 324. - Very rare second edition of the extensive work on alchemy, chemistry and geometry, astronomy as well as related neighbouring sciences, with extensive discussion on the metals. - William Davison, also Davisson, d'Avisson, Davidson, (* 1593-1669) was a Scottish physician, chemist and biologist. In 1648 he took up the first chair of chemistry in Paris at the Jardin du Roi. There he gave the first chemistry lectures in France and at the same time was in charge of the botanical garden. He was also a pioneer in crystallography and its taxonomy. He divided crystals into hexagonal, cubic, pentagonal, octahedral and rhombic. He divided acids into mineral, animal and vegetable. - In the fourth part of this work the author treats of crystallography in a scientific way, being the earliest to do so" (Cf. Bolton I, 389). - Finally with a treatise on gold (478f.). In the second part the description of distillation. Title and pages partly slightly trimmed. - Only minimally browned resp. spotted. - Overall still good. Very rare.

Astronomie - - Jean Baptiste La Grange. Traité des elemens et des Meteores contre le nouveaux philosophes. Descartes, Rohault, Gassendi...Mit Textholzschnitten. Paris, Josse et Muguet, 1679. (2) S., 653 S. Ldr. d. Zt. mit reicher RVergoldung. (etwas berieben) Von großer Seltenheit, für uns kein Exemplar im internationalen Handel und auf Auktionen nachweisbar. Erste Ausgabe. - Sehr seltene erste Ausgabe, die von seinen Vorgesetzten verboten wurde. Eine Widerlegung von Descartes "Les Méteores". Descartes stellte sich das Wasser als aus winzigen Teilchen zusammengesetzt vor, die länglich, glatt und durch eine sehr feine Art getrennt war. - Titel und Vorsatz mit handschriftlichen Ex-Libris, sonst weitgehend sauber. Gutes Exemplar. Astronomy. - With text woodcuts. Contemporary leather with rich spine guilding (slightly rubbed). - Very rare, no copy traceable to us in international trade and auctions. First edition. - Very rare first edition, banned by his superiors. A refutation of Descartes' "Les Méteores". Descartes imagined water as composed of tiny particles, elongated, smooth and separated by a very fine type. - Title and endpapers with handwritten ex-libris, otherwise largely clean. Good copy.

Astronomie - Physik - - William Herschel. Des Dr. Herschels Untersuchungen über die Natur der Sonnenstrahlen. Aus dem Englischen übersetzt von C.L. Harding. Erstes Heft (alles Erschienene). Mit 3 (2 gefalt.) Kupfertafeln von Tischbein. Celle, Schulze, 1801. 1 Bl., 116 S., 1 Bl. Kl.-8°. Marmor. HLdr. d. Zt. mt goldgepr. RSchild (berieben u. bestoßen). Sehr selten, kein Exemplar im internationalen Handel für uns nachweisbar. Erste deutsche Ausgabe der zuvor auf Englisch erschienenen Abhandlung Herschels, in der er seine Entdeckung der Infrarot-Strahlung veröffentlichte. - Nicht bei La Lande. - DSB 6, 333. - Herschel hatte geschwärzte Thermometer in und neben das sichtbare Spektrum eines durch ein Prisma zerlegten Sonnenstrahles positioniert, um die Energieverteilung des Lichtes über die Breite des Spektrums zu messen. Zu seiner Überraschung stellte er fest, dass der Temperaturanstieg im nicht sichtbaren Bereich unterhalb des roten Lichtes am höchsten war. - Vord. fl. Vorsatz fehlt, Innendeckel mit Besitzervermerk, Titel mit Bibliotheksstempel, Tafeln an den Rändern z.T. angeknickt, eine der gefalt. Tafeln mit Einriss (ca. 6,5 cm), etwas gebräunt u. braunfleckig, sonst insgesamt wohlerhalten. Astronomy - Physics. - First German edition of the important tract on infrared radiation. - Some dampstaining at end, upper margin somewhat cut in margins.

Pierre Belon. De admirabili operum antiquorum et rerum suspiciendarum pr�stantia. Libri primus. De medicato funere seu cadaure condito & lugubri defunctorum eiulatione. Liber secundus. De medicamentis nonnullis seruandi cadauris vim obtineutibus. Liber tertius. Mit Holzschnitt-Druckermarke (von einer Hand gehaltenes Herz mit Rose Motto : «In Cord Prudentis viescit...») und zahlreichen hübsch gestochenen Initialen. Paris, Corrozet, 1553. 7 nn. Bl., 54 num. Bl., 4 nn. Bl. (Index). Flex. Pgt. d. Zt. (leicht fleckig). STC 45. IA 116.318. Adams C-552 (für die Ausgabe bei Cavellat). - Ev. erster Druck der ersten Ausgabe. Erschien zeitgleich mit 3 weiteren Ausgaben bei Cavellat, Prevost und Etienne (vgl. auch STC: "Another copy with a different title-page"). - Erste Ausgabe und lateinisches Seitenstück seiner im gleichen Jahr veröffentlichten "Observations de plusieurs singularitez" jedoch wesentlich seltener als diese. Pierre Belon (1517-1564), bedeutender französische Botaniker, behandelt vor allem Ägypten (Pyramiden Balsamierung) sowie als einer der ersten ausführlich das Erdöl (Naphta). - Dgh. unterschiedlich stark gebräunt bzw. braunfleckig. Wurmgang am Rand mit leichter Beeinträchtigung einiger Randbemerkungen. Possibly first print of the first issue. Published simultaneously with 3 further editions by Cavellat, Prevost and Etienne (see also STC: "Another copy with a different title-page"). - First edition and Latin side piece of his "Observations de plusieurs singularitez" published in the same year but much rarer. The important French botanist Pierre Belon deals mainly with Egypt (pyramids embalming) and as one of the first oil (naphtha). - Contemporary vellum (slightly soiled). Browned or brownstained. Wormed at margin (some marginal notes slightly affected).

Botanik - - John Cushing. Der exotische Gärtner oder die Art und Wiese, wie die Engländer die Pflanzen in den Gewächshäusern behandeln und vermehren .. übersetzt und mit Anmerkungen von G. F. Seidel. Dresden, Witwe Gerlach (1817). Mit zwei gefalteten Kupfertafeln. Hellbraun marmorierter Pappband der Zeit mit rot-goldenem Rückenschild und goldgeprägten Rückenfileten. (etwas berieben und beschabt). Erste deutsche Ausgabe, die der Übersetzer mit Anmerkungen und einem Anhang "über die Beschaffenheit der Gewächshäuser und Conservatories der Engländer" ergänzte. Die englische Ausgabe erschien 1814. - Im Gegensatz zur Topfpflanzung in deutschen Gewächshäusern wurden die Pflanzen in englischen "Conservatories" direkt in entsprechende Erdböden gepflanzt. - Sehr schönes Exemplar. Botany - First German edition, to which the translator added notes and an appendix "on the nature of the greenhouses and conservatories of the English". The English edition was published in 1814 - In contrast to potted plants in German greenhouses, the plants in English "conservatories" were planted directly in appropriate soil. - Very beautiful copy.

Botanik - - Johann Jacob Dillenius. Historia Muscorum, in qua circiter sexcentae species veteres et novae ad sua genera relatae describuntur et iconibus genuinis illustrantur. Cum appendice et indice synonymorum. Oxford, Sheldonian Theatre, 1741. Angebunden: Historia muscorum: A general history of land and water, &c. mosses and corals, containing all the known species. Mit 85 Kupfertafeln. London, Millan, 1763. XVI, 576 S. - 13, 10 S. (S. 13 fehleraft auf Titel verso gedruckt). 4°. Ldr. auf 5 Bünden mit goldgepr. RTitel auf rotem RSchild (stark berieben, etwas beschabt u. fleckig). Nissen, BBI 491. Henrey 642. Stafleu-C. 1472. - Erste Ausgabe (eins von 250 Exemplaren) und zweite Ausgabe mit textlicher Kurzfassung (aber die erste mit den Tafelerklärungen in Latein und Englisch). Die Tafeln aus der englischen Ausg. - Dillenius (1684-1747) ist "als Begründer des wissenschaftlichen Studiums der Kryptogamen, besonders der Moose anzusehen" (Hirsch). "Die exakte Beschreibung der Species im Verein mit den vortrefflichen, von ihm selbst gezeichneten und gestochenen Abbildungen machten seine 'Historia muscorum' für lange Zeit zum Standardwerk" (NDB III, 718). - Innenspiegel mit handschriftlicher Besitzeintragung u. Wappen-Exlibris von dem englischen Botaniker William Borrer. Montiert: ein Brief an Borrer u. 2 Bll. Anmerkungen von alter Hand. Stellenweise gebräunt bzw. (braun)fleckig. Vereinzelte Bll. wasserrandig. S. VII mit Einriss im Text. Einige Tafeln mit Anmerkungen in Bleistift. With 85 copper plates. - First edition (one of 250 copies) and second edition (but the first with the plate explanations in Latin and English). The plates from the English edition - Dillenius (1684-1747) is to be regarded as the founder of the scientific study of cryptogams, especially of mosses (Hirsch). "The Historia muscorum covers mosses, liverworts, lycopods, and algae, and the figures on the eighty-five plates are all drawn and engraved by the author." (Henrey II, p. 271). - Calf with gilt spine title (heavily rubbed, shaved and stained). - Pastedown endpaper with handwritten ownership inscription and coat-of-arms bookplate of the English botanist William Borrer. Mounted: a letter to Borrer and 2 leaves with annotations by old hand. Browned and brownstained in places. Isolated pages with waterstains. P. VII with tear in the text. Some plates with annotations in pencil.

Botanik - - Martin Frobenius Ledermüller. Physikalisch-Mikroskopische Zergliederung des Korns oder Rokens, nebst der Beobachtung seines Wachsthums: mit IV, nach der Natur mit Farben auf das fleißigste erleuchteten Kupfertafeln. Mit gest. Titelvignette und 4 altkol. gef. Tafeln. Nürnberg, Adam Wolfgang Winterschmidt, 1764. Folio. 2 Bll., 12 S. Pp. d. Zt. (leicht berieben u. angeschmutzt, Ecken bestoßen). Titel altgestempelt. Erste Ausgabe. Pritzel 5144. Nissen, BBI 1158. De Martin 117 u. 119. Wellcome III, 472. - Wunderbar illustriertes Werk über die Roggenpflanze mit fein handkolorierten Kupferstich-Tafeln. Der Universalgelehrte Ledermüller zeigte ein ausgeprägtes Interesse an der Naturgeschichte und insbesondere an der neueren Wissenschaft der Mikroskopie, die es ermöglichte, die Eigenschaften einer Vielzahl von Arten zu studieren. Die Stiche, gefertigt von Winterschmidt nach Zeichnungen des Autors, zeigen die Pflanzen, ihre Samen, Blütenstadien und mikroskopische Querschnitte. - Gutes Exemplar. Botany - With engraved title vignette and 4 folded coloured plates. Folio. Cont. paper binding (slightly rubbed and soiled, corners bumped). - First edition. - Wonderfully illustrated work on the rye plant with fine hand coloured copper engraved plates. The universal scholar Ledermüller showed a pronounced interest in natural history and especially in the newer science of microscopy, which made it possible to study the characteristics of a large number of species. The engravings, made by Winterschmidt after drawings by the author, show the plants, their seeds, flower stages and microscopic cross-sections. - Good copy.

Botanik - - Friedrich Adam Julius von Wangenheim. Beschreibung einiger Nordamericanischen Holz- und Buscharten, mit Anwendung auf teutsche Forsten; zum Gebrauch fur Holzgerechte Jager und Anpflanzer fremder Holzarten. Gattingen, Johann Christian Dieterich 1781. (2), 151, (9) Seiten Ppbd. d. Zt. Erste Ausgabe. - Nach einer kurzen militarischen Laufbahn liess sich von Wangenheim (1749-1800) zum Forstmann ausbilden. 1777 ging er jedoch als Offizier, einberufen vom Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel, für die englische Krone nach Nordamerika und diente dort acht Jahre in einem Jägercorps. Noch Jahre vor seiner Rückkehr nach Europa erschien die kleine Schrift, die auf "in dortigen Provinzen seit den Jahren 1777 bis 1780 gemachten Bemerkungen" basiert. Botany. - United States. - Forestry. - First Edition. - After a short military career, von Wangenheim (1749-1800) trained as a forester. In 1777, however, he went to North America as an officer, called up by the Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, for the English Crown and served there for eight years in a hunting corps. Years before his return to Europe, he published a small book based on "observations made in the provinces there from 1777 to 1780".

Geologie - - Giambattista Brocchi. Dello stato fisico del suolo di Roma, memoria per servire d'illustrazione alla carta geognostica di questa cittá. Mit 2 gef. kolor. Kupfertafeln u. 1 gef. kolor. geolog. Karte (diese separat gebunden). Roma, De Romanis, 1830. 281 S. 8°. Etwas späterer blauer HLdr. mit goldgepr. RTitel u. RVergoldung (minimal berieben). Poggendorff I, 303 - DSB II, 481: "His 'De stato ..., still contains valuable data on the geology of the imperial city." - Erste Ausgabe dieses bemerkenswerten Werkes über die Geologie von Rom, mit der oft fehlenden Karte "Carta fisica del suolo di Roma ne primi tempi della fondazione di questa città. Von G. Brocchi" (nach Campi von Pietro Ruga gestochen). - Brocchi korrigierte die irrigen Ansichten von Scipione Breislak, der meinte, Rom befinde sich auf dem Gelände eines Vulkans, dem er die vulkanischen Materialien zuordnete, die die Sieben Hügel bedecken. Brocchi wies darauf hin, dass diese Materialien entweder vom Monte Albano oder von den Monti Cimini stammten. - Karte etwas gebräunt u. mit Wurmgang im weißen Rand. Geology - With 2 fold., hand coloured plates and 1 fold., col. geological map in a separate volume. - First edition of this noteworthy work on the geology of Rome, with the often missing map "Carta fisica del suolo di Roma ne primi tempi della fondazione di questa città. Di G. Brocchi" (dis. by Campi and engr. by Pietro Ruga). - Brocchi corrected the erroneous views of Scipione Breislak, who conceived that Rome occupies the site of a volcano, which he ascribed the volcanic materials that cover the seven hills. Brocchi pointed out that these materials were derived either from Monte Albano, an extinct volcano, or from the Monti Cimini. - Map somewhat browned and with a small worm track in the white margin.

Französische Bibliophilie - - Jean Cocteau. Colette. Discours de réception à l'Académie Royale de langues et de littérature francaise suivi d'un discours d'accueil de Fernand Desonay. Mit einer farbigen Originalzeichnung von Jean Cocteau. Paris, Grasset, 1955. 113 S., 7 Bll. OBrosch. (mit minimalen Fehlstellen am Rand.) Erste Ausgabe. - Papierbedingt etwas gebräunt. With an original coloured drawing and dedication by Jean Cocteau. - First edition. - Paper somewhat browned.

Geologie - Mineralogie - - Pier Maria Cermelli. Carte corografiche e memorie riguardanti le pietre, le miniere, e i fossili per servire alla Storia Naturale delle Provincie del Patrimonio, Sabina, Lazio, Marittima, Campagna, e dell'Agro Romano... Mit 4 gef. gest. Tafeln. Napoli, Vincenzo Flauto, 1782. XIV, 48 S. 4°. Fadenbindung mit Carta Rustica (Deckel mit Namen in Farbstift). Erste Ausgabe eines frühen Versuchs, die Mineralienvorkommen in Latium zu erfassen, insbesondere in Sabina, in den Gebieten des römischen Patrimonium und Agro. Die vier großen Karten enthalten die Angabe der Fundorte und eine Ansicht des Monte dell'Oro.. "Der Verfasser... hat auf seinen Reisen durch den Kirchenstaat die Mineralien gesammelt, und die Örter, wo er sie gefunden hat, angemerkt. Von diesen gibt er ein Verzeichniß, (meisens nach dem System des Wallerius), welches 48 Seiten in kleinfolio füllet. Diesem hat er vier Charten in etwas größerem Format beygefügt, in welchen an den gehörigen Orten die gefundenen Mineralien mit ihren ganzen Namen (also nicht durch Zeichen) verzeichnet sind" (Beckmann. Physikalisch-ökonomische Bibliothek XIV, 500-502). - Letzte 2 Bll. wasserrandig. Etwas braunfleckig (einschl. Tafeln). Bindung am Ende gelockert, dadurch Tafeln lose (breiter als der Buchblock). Geology - Mineralogy - With 4 fold. engr. plates. - First edition of an early attempt to map minerals deposits in Latium, particular in Sabina, in the territories of the Roman Patrimony and Agro. The four large maps contain the indication of the sites of discovery and a view of Monte dell'Oro. - Carta rustica (name on pen on front cover). Last 2 leaves waterstained. Slightly spotted. Plates also little spotted and loosely inserted at the end (larger as the book-block).

Geologie - Mineralogie - - Barthélémy Faujas de Saint-Fond. Minéralogie des volcans, ou Description de toutes les Substances produites ou rejetées par les Feux souterrains. Mit 3 gestochenen Tafeln. Paris, Cuchet 1784. XIV., 2 Bll., 511 S., 3 Bll. Grüner Hldr. d. 19 Jhds. mit Lederecken und Kleisterpapiereinlage (minimal berieben). Poggendorff I, 724. - Schuh, Mineralogy & Cristallography, n°1605 ("Very scarce"). - Erste Ausgabe. - Faujas war der erste, der den vulkanischen Ursprung von Basalt schlüssig nachweisen konnte. In diesem für die Geschichte der Vulkanologie und Geologie wichtigen Werk beschreibt und klassifiziert er Basaltsorten und Mineralien, die von verschiedenen Vulkanen gesammelt wurden. Der Band enthält auch einen mineralischen Katalog der vulkanischen Proben aus Dolomieu am Ätna. Faujas de Saint-Fond (1741-1819) war ein französischer Geologe und Vulkanologe. Er war zusammen mit Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu (1750-1801) einer der ersten in Frankreich, der neue Untersuchungen über Vulkane und Vulkanit publizierte. Nur selten minimal fleckig, gutes Exemplar. Geology. - Mineralogy. - With 3 engraved plates. Green half leather of the 19th century (minimally rubbed). - First Edition. - Faujas was the first to conclusively prove the volcanic origin of basalt. In this important work for the history of volcanology and geology, he describes and classifies basalt varieties and minerals collected from various volcanoes. The volume also contains a mineral catalogue of the volcanic samples from Dolomieu on Etna. Faujas de Saint-Fond (1741-1819) was a French geologist and volcanologist. Together with Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu (1750-1801) he was one of the first in France to publish new investigations on volcanoes and volcanic rocks. Only rarely minimally spotted, good copy.

Geologie - Mineralogie - - Alberto Fortis. Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire naturelle et principalement à l'oryctographie de l'Italie et des pays adjacens. 2 Bde. Mit insg. 13 meist gef. Kupfertafeln von Sophie Sellier. Paris, J. J. Fuchs, 1802. 2 Bll., II, 400 S., 1 Bl. - 362, 5 S. 8°. HLdr. d. Zt. mit goldgepr. RTitel u. marmor. Deckel (berieben u. beschabt). Seltene Erstausgabe von Abhandlungen zur Geologie und Mineralogie Italiens, zu basaltischen Strukturen und Fossilien. Der erste Band ist ein Aufsatz über die Geologie von Vicenza und seinem Gebiet, der zweite enthält eine Dissertation über Diskolithen (früher als linsenförmige fossile Steine bekannt), mehrere Briefe von oder an Fortis über hydroskopische und metalloskopische Experimente (der erste enthält einen Bericht über eine wissenschaftliche Reise nach Oneglia, ein anderer befasst sich mit den in Romagnano bei Verona gefundenen fossilen Elefanten). - Alberto Fortis (1741-1803) war ein katholischer Geistlicher, Naturforscher und Bibliophiler. - Stellenweise leicht gebräunt bzw. braunfleckig, Vorsätze ein wenig leimschattig. Bd. 2 am Anfang etwas wasserrandig. Insg. wohl erhaltenes Exemplar. Geology - Mineralogy - With together 13 mostly fold. engr. plates by Sophie Sellier. - Uncommon first edition of essays concerning the geology and mineralogy of Italy, regarding basaltic structures and fossils. The entire first volume is dedicated to an essay on the geology of Vicenza and its territory, while the second contains a dissertation on discoliths (once known as lenticular fossil stones), several letters by or to Fortis concerning hydroscopic and metalloscopic experiments (the first contains an account of a scientific trip to Oneglia, another deals with the fossil elephants found in Romagnano, near Verona). - Alberto Fortis (1741-1803) was a Catholic clergyman, naturalist and bibliophile. - In some places slightly browned or brownstained. Endpapers with little glue traces. Vol. 2 at the beginning somewhat waterstained. Altogether well preserved copy.