Auction 81, 18-22 Nov 2024

6 280 lots

Lots

Lot 2041FOREIGN LITERATURE

Pepys, S. The Diary of Samuel Pepys. Ed. H.B. Wheatley.

London, G. Bell and Sons, 1923-1924, 10 vols., etched frontisp. portrait by C.O. MURRAY, (fold.) plates, frontisp., bound by BAYNTUN in contemp. unif. giltlettered darkblue three-quarter crushed morocco, t.e.g.

Estimation 120 € – 150 €Adjugé 140 €

Lot 2042FOREIGN LITERATURE

Pérez Galdos, B. Fortunata en Jacinta./ Marianela./ Mededogen./ Mevrouw Bringas./ Tormento./ De wind van de nacht. Dutch transl. A. Boon, E. Bovée and F. Oosterholt.

Leyden, Menken Kasander & Wigman, 1998-2011, 6 works in 7 vols., orig. unif. boards w. dustwr. Machado de Assis, J. Dom Casmurro./ Dagboek van Aires./ Quincas Borba./ Vrouwenarmen. Verhalen./ Posthume herinneringen van Brás Cubas./ Ezau en Jacob. Dutch transl. H. Lemmens and A. Willemsen. Amst., De Arbeiderspers, 1983-1991, 6 vols., orig. unif. cl. w. dustwr. - AND 6 others by i.a. J.M. EÇA DE QUEIROZ, all (but 1) Dutch translations.

Estimation 80 € – 100 €Adjugé 80 €

Lot 2043FOREIGN LITERATURE

Pilnyak, B. Kamni i korni (Stones and roots).

Moscow, Sovetskaya Literatura, 1934, 1st ed., 195,(1)p., orig. blindst. cl. w. (sl. worn) dustwr. by L. SMOLYANSKY. Ehrenburg, I. Fabrika snov (Dream factory). Berlin, Petropolis, 1931, 1st ed., 243,(5)p., orig. wr. - AND 2 others by I. EHRENBURG: Edinyj Front (Berlin, 1930, 1st ed., orig. (stained/ soiled) wr. and Den' vtoroi (Moscow, 1934, orig. cl. Bookblock sl. warped).

Estimation 70 € – 90 €Adjugé 70 €

Lot 2044FOREIGN LITERATURE

Pirandello, L. Novellen voor een jaar. Dutch transl. T. van Dijk a.o.

Amst., Coppens & Frenks, 1990-1994, 7 vols. (from the series of 15), orig. unif. cl. w. dustwr. Idem. Wijlen Mattia Pascal. Dutch transl. J. Tuin. Ibid., P. van der Velden, 1981, 312p., orig. cl. w. dustwr. - AND 1 other: C. PAVESE, Jouw land. Verzamelde romans (ibid., 2001, orig. boards w. dustwr.).

Estimation 40 € – 60 €Adjugé 100 €

Lot 2045FOREIGN LITERATURE

[Pléiade]. Baudelaire, C. Album Baudelaire. Iconographie C. Pichois.

(Paris), Gallimard, 1974, 315,(4)p., num. ills., orig. gilt mor. w. dustwr. Idem. Correspondance. Ed. C. Pichois and J. Ziegler. Ibid., idem, 1973, 2 vols., XC,1114,(1); 1149,(2)p., india-paper, orig. unif. gilt mor. w. dustwr. Album Verlaine, P. Iconographie Pierre Petitfils. Ibid., idem, 1981, 318,(2)p., 492 ills., orig. gilt mor. w. dustwr. - AND 4 others in 5 vols.: P. VERLAINE (Oeuvres poétiques complètes) (1962); A. RIMBAUD (Oeuvres complètes) (1972); G. DE MAUPASSANT (Contes et nouvelles) (1974-1979, 2 vols.); ALBUM MAUPASSANT (1987).

Estimation 80 € – 100 €Adjugé 80 €

Lot 2046FOREIGN LITERATURE

[Pléiade]. Céline, L.-F. Album Céline. Iconographie J.-P. Dauphin and J. Boudillet.

(Paris), Gallimard, 1977, 287,(8)p., num. ills., orig. gilt mor. w. dustwr., slipcase. Flaubert, G. Oeuvres. Ed. A. Thibaudet and E. Dumesnil. Ibid., idem, 1952, 2 vols., XXXIV,1036,(2); 1054,(2)p., india-paper, orig. unif. gilt mor. w. dustwr., simple slipcase. - AND 4 other vols. from the same series, all bound unif. w. the above, i.a. Ch. BAUDELAIRE, Oeuvres complètes Vol. I (Paris, 1975) and J.J. ROUSSEAU, Album Rousseau (ibid, 1976).

Estimation 60 € – 80 €Adjugé 60 €

Lot 2047FOREIGN LITERATURE

[Pléiade]. Rousseau, J.-J.

Iconographie B. Gagnebin. (Paris), Gallimard, 1976, 268,(3)p., 404 ills., orig. gilt mor. w. dustwr. Album Pascal, B. Iconographie B. Dorival. Ibid., idem, 1978, 204,(3)p., 358 ills., orig. gilt mor. w. dustwr. - AND 4 Pléiade albums, unif. bound, 1x w. dustwr.: ALBUM VOLTAIRE (1983, w. dustwr.), ALBUM NERVAL (1993), ALBUM CHATEAUBRIAND (1988) and ALBUM LES ÉCRIVAINS DE LA RÉVOLUTION (1989).

Estimation 50 € – 70 €Adjugé 100 €

Lot 2048FOREIGN LITERATURE

[Pléiade]. Sévigné, Mme de. Correspondance 1646-1696. Ed. R. Duchêne.

Paris, Gallimard, 1972-1978, 3 vols., 1459,(2); (4),1609,(1); (4),1887,(2)p., india-paper, orig. unif. gilt mor. w. dustwr. La Rochefoucauld. Oeuvres complètes. Ibid., idem, 1964, XLVIII,996,(1)p., india-paper, orig. gilt. mor. w. dustwr.

Estimation 30 € – 50 €Adjugé 30 €

Lot 2049FOREIGN LITERATURE

[Pléiade]. Zola, E. Contes et nouvelles. Ed. R. Ripoll.

(Paris), Gallimard, 1976, XXVI,1624,(1)p., india-paper, orig. gilt mor w. dustwr. Les Rougon-Macquart. Histoire naturelle et sociale d'une famille sous le second Empire. Ed. and introd. A. Lanoux. (Paris), Gallimard, 1960-1964, 3 (of 5) vols., LXX,1720,(1); 1758,(1); 1960,(1)p., india-paper, 1 fold. genealogical tree, orig. unif. gilt mor. w. dustwr. Molière. Oeuvres complètes. Ibid., idem, 1971, 2 vols., LXVIII,1414,(1); (6),1565,(2)p., india-paper, orig. unif. gilt mor. w. dustwr.

Estimation 50 € – 70 €Adjugé 60 €

Lot 2050FOREIGN LITERATURE

[Pléiade]. Lot

of 10 Pléiade albums, Paris, Gallimard, 1975-1995, ills., orig. unif. gilt mor., (7x) w. dustwr.

Estimation 150 € – 250 €Adjugé 150 €

Lot 2052FOREIGN LITERATURE

Proust, M. Du Côté de chez Swann.

Paris., Gallimard, 2013, XV,(10)p., num. fold. double p. col. plates, printed in 1200 numb. copies, orig. leather, loosely inserted in orig. pict. cardboard dropback box, folio.

Estimation 500 € – 700 €

Lot 2053FOREIGN LITERATURE

[Russische Bibliotheek]. Lot

of 19 vols. from the series, Amst., G.A. van Oorschot, 1972-2013, various eds., india-paper, orig. unif. cl. w. dustwr. AND 4 vols. from the series Russische Miniaturen.

Estimation 100 € – 150 €Adjugé 170 €

Lot 2054FOREIGN LITERATURE

Salinger, J.D. Franny and Zooey.

London etc., Heinemann, 1962, 1st Engl. ed., (6),201p., orig. boards w. dustwr. (fine). Purdy, J. Colour of Darkness. London, Secker & Warburg, 1961, 1st Engl. ed., 206,(1)p., orig. boards w. dustwr. Hemingway, E. The Old Man and the Sea. New York, Scribner's sons, 1952, 1st ed., (1),150p., orig. blindst. blue cl. AND 3 others, i.a. T.S. ELIOT, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (New York, 1939, early impression, orig. cl. Upper hinge weak/ splitting; covers foxed) and A. MILLER, A View from the Bridge (...) (London, 1957, 1st Engl. ed., orig. boards w. dustwr.).

Estimation 40 € – 60 €Adjugé 60 €

Lot 2056FOREIGN LITERATURE

[Science fiction]. Delaire, J. Around a Distant Star.

London, John Long, 1904, 1st ed., 301,(3)p., 7 plates and num. initials by A. TOUCHEMOLIN, orig. greyish green pict. cl. AND 4 others, i.a. P. STEWART and C. RIDDELL, Midnight over Sanctaphrax (London etc., 2000, 1st ed., orig. w. dustwr. Very fine; The Edge Chronicles: Vol.3) and P. PULLMANN, His Dark Materials (London, Scolastic, 2001, 1st collected ed., orig. boards w. dustwr.).

Estimation 60 € – 80 €Adjugé 70 €

Lot 2058FOREIGN LITERATURE

Scott Fitzgerald, F. The Bodley Head Scott Fitzgerald. Vol. 2-6.

London, The Bodley Head, 1961-1968, various eds., 5 (of 6) vols., orig. unif. cl. w. dustwr. AND 12 others, all modern American/ Canadian fiction, nearly all 1st Am./ Engl. eds. in orig. harcover binding w. dustwr., all fine, i.a. E.L. DOCTOROW, Loon Lake (New York, 1980); R. DAVIES, The Lyre of Orpheus (London, 1988); IDEM, What's Bred in the Bone (New York, 1985, 4th printing. Dustwr. price-clipped) and M. PIERCY, Vida (New York, 1979).

Estimation 80 € – 100 €

Lot 2059FOREIGN LITERATURE

Sebald, W.G. Austerlitz. Dutch transl. by R. van Hengel.

Amst., De Bezige Bij, 2003, 1st Dutch ed., 332,(1)p., num. ills., orig. boards w. dustwr. Idem. De natuurlijke historie van de verwoesting. Dutch transl. by R. van Hengel. Ibid., idem, 2004, 158,(1)p., ills., orig. boards w. dustwr. Idem. De emigrés. Dutch transl. by R. van Hengel. Ibid., idem, 2005, 253,(1)p., ills., orig. boards w. dustwr. (fine). - AND 5 others publ. by the same, all in Dutch transl. by the same, all first Dutch editions in orig. boards w. dustwr., all in fine condition: Naar de natuur (2006); De ringen van Saturnus. Een Engelse pelgrimage (2007, ills.); Duizelingen (2008, ills. Bookplate on upper pastedown); Campo Santo (2010, ills.) and Logies in een landhuis (2012, ills. Bookplate on upper pastedown). - ADDED: W.G. Selbald. Een hommage aan een unieke auteur (ibid., 2008, orig. wr.).

Estimation 50 € – 70 €Adjugé 100 €

Lot 2060FOREIGN LITERATURE

Shelley, P.B. The Poetical Works.

London, Chatto & Windus, 1888, 3 vols., XVI,498,(2); 462; (4),309p., orig.(?) unif. cl. w. paper letterpiece, sm. 4to.

Estimation 70 € – 90 €

Lot 2061FOREIGN LITERATURE

Shields, C. The Stone Diaries.

London, Fourth Estate, 1993, 1st ed., (14),361p., orig. boards w. dustwr. (fine). Spender, S. Letters to Christopher (...). Ed. L. Bartlett. Santa Barbara, Black Sparrow Press, 1980, 1st ed., 219,(4)p., frontisp., plates, orig. velours backed boards. AND 9 others, mostly 1st Engl./ Am. first editions, all in orig. hardcover binding w. dustwr., i.a. B. UNSWORTH, Motslity Play (London, 1995, orig. boards w. dustwr.); D. POTTER, Blackeyes (London, 1987, orig. boards w. dustwr.); I. DINESEN, Letters from Africa 1914-1931. Engl. transl. by A. Born (London, 1981, orig. cl. w. dustwr.) and W. TREVOR, A Bit on the Side (New York, 2004, orig. boards w. dustwr.)

Estimation 50 € – 70 €

Lot 2062FOREIGN LITERATURE

Smith, A. The Poetical Works of Alexander Smith. Ed. and introd. W. Sinclair.

Edinb., W.P. Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell, 1909, XLII,(2),412p., frontisp. portrait, orig. cl. w. 2 mor. letterpieces. AND 3 others by/ on the same: City Poems (Cambr., 1857, 1st ed., orig. cl.), Dreamthorpe. A Book of Essays written in the Country (Portland, 1913, printed in 700 copies, orig. boards w. dustwr.) and T. BRISBANE, The early years of Alexander Smith. Poet and Essayist (London, 1869, orig. gilt cl.).

Estimation 60 € – 80 €

Lot 2063FOREIGN LITERATURE

Soirées d'Anvers.

Ed. Paul Neuhuys. No. I-XII [all published]. Antwerp, Ça Ira, 1961-1965, 12 vols., printed in 100/ 200 numb. copies, orig. unif. wr.

Estimation 150 € – 250 €

Lot 2068FOREIGN LITERATURE

Stona, M. Klein Doktor. Ein Kinderleben.

Leipsic, Turm Verlag, n.d. (1918), 64,(4)p., 9 (4x col.) lithgr. plates (incl. title) by FRANZ WACIK, (full-p.) ills., printed in 1200 copies (200), orig. gilt hleather, 4to.

Estimation 60 € – 80 €

Lot 2070FOREIGN LITERATURE

Swift, J. Travels into several remote nations of the world by Lemuel Gulliver, first a surgeon and then a captain of several ships. In four parts (...).

London, J.C. Nimmo and Bain, 1882, XLIV,363,(1),4p., etched frontisp. portr. and 5 plates on Japanese paper by ADOLPHE LALAUZE, printed on laid paper in 150 numbered copies, sl. later cl., 4to. Bunyan, J. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come. London, J.C. Nimmo, 1895, XII,379p., etched frontisp. portrait of the author, etched htitle and 12 plates by W. STRANG, contemp. cl. w. gilt spine, 4to. AND 2 others in 3 vols., i.a. F. RABELAIS, Works (...) (London, n.d. (1921), 2 vols., ills. and plates by W. HEATH ROBINSON, orig. unif. gilt cl., 4to).

Estimation 80 € – 100 €Adjugé 80 €

Lot 2071FOREIGN LITERATURE

Tomlinson, H.M. Lot of 3

AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED and a TYPESCRIPT ESSAY WITH AUTOGRAPH CORRECTIONS, pen and ink (4x)/ typescript, dated between "4 Dec. 1928" [stamped filing date of receipt] and "18.11.41".

Estimation 60 € – 80 €Adjugé 60 €

Lot 2075NATURAL HISTORY, MEDICINE, SCIENCE, TRANSPORT, TECHNOLOGY etc.

Amuchástegui, A. Some Birds and Mammals of South America.

London, Tryon Gallery, 1966, unpaginated, frontisp. and 16 full-p. col. plates, printed in 305 numb. copies, contemp/ orig. cl., large folio.

Estimation 80 € – 100 €Adjugé 130 €

Lot 2077NATURAL HISTORY, MEDICINE, SCIENCE, TRANSPORT, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Anatomy]. Bidloo, G. Ontleding des menschelyken lichaams.

Utr., J. van Poolsum, 1728, 2nd Dutch ed., (10)textp., engr. frontisp., 106 (fold.) plates (1x on 2 plates), probably engraved by A. BLOTELING after designs by G. DE LAIRESSE, each plate w. accomp. letterpress textleaf, late 19th cent. gilt calfbacked cloth covers, large folio.

Estimation 2 000 € – 3 000 €

Lot 2081NATURAL HISTORY, MEDICINE, SCIENCE, TRANSPORT, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Auction, booksellers' and library catalogues]. Dryander, J. Catalogus bibliothecae historico-naturalis Josephi Banks. Vols. I-V.

New York/ London/ Amst., Johnson Reprint Corp./ A. Asher & Co., 1966, 5 vols., orig. unif. giltlettered cl. (top edge of 2 vols. sl. stained). Cobres, J.P. Deliciae Cobresianae. Büchersammlung zur Naturgeschichte. Amst., A. Asher & Co., 1966, 2 vols., (8),XXVIII,470; (6),471-956,(1)p., 2 frontisp., orig. unif. giltlettered cl. Rivinus, A.Q. Bibliotheca Riviniana sive Catalogus librorum philologico-philosophico-historicorum, itinerariorum, inprimis autem medicorum, botanicorum et historiae naturalis scriptorum &c. rariorum. Ibid., idem, 1966, (22),740,(107)p., portrait, orig. giltlettered cl.

Estimation 70 € – 90 €

Lot 2084NATURAL HISTORY, MEDICINE, SCIENCE, TRANSPORT, TECHNOLOGY etc.

Bonnet, C. Contemplation de la nature.

Amst., M.-M. Rey, 1764, 1st ed., 2 parts in 1 vol., (6),LXXXIV,298; (4),VI,260p, 2 diff. engr. title-vignettes, contemp. calf w. gilt spine and 2 contrasting mor. letterpieces. Idem. Considerations sur les corps organisés, Où l'on traite de leur Origine, de leur Développement, de leur Réproduction, &c. & où l'on a rassemblé en abrégé tout ce que l'Histoire Naturelle offre de plus certain & de plus intéressant sur ce sujet. Ibid., idem, 1762, 1st ed., 2 parts in 1 vol., XLII,274,(2); XX,328p., 2 diff. engr. title-vignettes, contemp. hcalf.

Estimation 200 € – 300 €

Lot 2085NATURAL HISTORY, MEDICINE, SCIENCE, TRANSPORT, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Botany]. Agricola, G.A. Nieuwe en Ongehoorde dog in de Natuur welgegronde Queek-Konst van Boomen, Heesters en Bloemgewassen, ofte derselver algemeene vermeerdering. Behelsende hoedanig men allerly Bomen, door in stukken gesnedene Wortels, Stammen, Takken, ja selfs door Bladeren, op een gemakkelijke manier kan aanqueeken en vermenigvuldigen. Dutch transl. and ed. J. Le Long.

Amst., A. van Damme, 1724, 2nd ed., 2 parts in 1 vol., (14),208; (8),92,(10)p., 2 diff. engr. frontisp., 34 fold. plates, sl. later marbled calf w. gilt spine, sm. 4to. BOUND WITH: Vallemont, P. Naauw-keurige waarneemingen ontrent de seldsaamheeden en uitwerkselen der natuur, Bestaande in de Konst over de Groeying der Bloemen, Planten &c. (...). Leyden, J. du Vivier, 1719, 2 parts w. continuous pagination, (24),375,(8)p., engr. title-vignette, 12 plates.

Estimation 300 € – 500 €Adjugé 400 €

Lot 2086NATURAL HISTORY, MEDICINE, SCIENCE, TRANSPORT, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Botany]. Blankaart, S.

De Nederlandschen Herbarius. Of Kruidboek der voornaamste Kruiden, tot de medicyne, Spysbereidingen en Konstwerken dienstig, handelende van zommige hier te Lande wassende Boomen, Kruiden, Heesters, Mossen, enz. Amst., N. ten Hoorn, 1714, 2nd ed., (8),614,(26)p., engr. frontisp. and 36 full-p. plates, contemp. vellum, sm. 8vo.

Estimation 600 € – 800 €Adjugé 600 €

Lot 2091NATURAL HISTORY, MEDICINE, SCIENCE, TRANSPORT, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Botany]. Forsyth, W. Über die Kultur und Behandlung der Obst-Bäume; enthaltend die vollständige Beschreibung einer neuen Methode Bäume zu beschneiden und zu ziehen. German transl. A.H. Meineke.

Berlin and Szczecin, F. Nicolai, 1804, (2),13,(1),III-XII,425,(2)p., 14 engr. plates, contemp. boards. AND 2 others in 3 vols., i.a. A.I.G.C. BATSCH, Botanische Unterhaltungen für Naturfreunde zu eigner Belehrung über die Verhältnisse der Pflanzenbildung entworfen (Jena, 1793, 2 vols., contemp. unif. boads).

Estimation 100 € – 150 €Adjugé 130 €

Lot 2093NATURAL HISTORY, MEDICINE, SCIENCE, TRANSPORT, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Botany]. Gehes Arzneipflanzen-Tafeln.

Ed. Gehe & Co. Dresden, Schwarzeck, (1928-1930), (4)p. (table of contents) and 132 collotype plates w. description on verso, loose as issued in 22 stiff paper letterpress folders (each w. 6 plates), together in cl. dropback box, large 8vo.

Estimation 60 € – 80 €Adjugé 60 €

Lot 2094NATURAL HISTORY, MEDICINE, SCIENCE, TRANSPORT, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Botany]. Gorter, D. de.

Flora VII provinciarum Belgii Foederati indigena. Haarlem, C.H. Bohn & Filius, 1781, (4 [of 8]),X,378,(2 advert.)p., modern boards. Bergsma, C.A. Dissertatio inauguralis botanico-medica, de thea, (...) pro gradu doctoratus summisque in medicina honoribus ac privilegiis, in Academia Rheno-Trajectina (...). Utr., J. Altheer, 1825, XVI,52p., contemp. wr.

Estimation 80 € – 100 €Adjugé 80 €

Lot 2095NATURAL HISTORY, MEDICINE, SCIENCE, TRANSPORT, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Botany]. Henrey, B. British Botanical and Horticultural Literature before 1800. Comprising a History and Bibliography of Botanical and Horticultural Books printed in England, Scotland, and Ireland from the Earliest Times until 1800.

Oxford, O.U.P., 1999, 2nd ed., 3 vols., XXVI,290,(2); XVI,748,(2); XVII,(1),142,(2)p., col. plates, ills., orig. unif. boards w. dustwr., 4to (fine). Plesch, A. Mille et un livres botaniques. Brussels, Arcade, 1973, 517,(2)p., 34 tipped-in col. plates, monochr. ills., orig. cl. w. (sl. frayed) dustwr., cl. slipcase, large 4to. - AND 4 others, i.a. F. CRISP, Mediaeval Gardens (New York, 1979, num. plates/ ills., orig. boards, 4to. Libr. stamps/ ticket).

Estimation 80 € – 100 €

Lot 2097NATURAL HISTORY, MEDICINE, SCIENCE, TRANSPORT, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Botany]. Hitt, T. A Treatise of Fruit-Trees.

London, the author, 1757, 2nd ed., VIII,392,(7)p., 7 (fold.) engr. plates, contemp. simple gilt calf w. mor. letterpiece.

Estimation 100 € – 150 €Adjugé 100 €

Lot 2100NATURAL HISTORY, MEDICINE, SCIENCE, TRANSPORT, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Botany]. Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de Monet de. Flore Françoise ou description succincte de toutes les plantes qui croissent naturellement en France (...).

Paris, L'Imprimerie Royale, 1778[=1779], 3 vols., (2),4,CXIX,(1),223,(1),132,XIX; (2),IV,684; (2),654,XX,(1)p., 8 fold. engr. plates, fold. letterpress table, contemp. unif. speckled calf, gilt spine w. green mor. letterpieces.

Estimation 250 € – 350 €Adjugé 250 €