Auction 80, 13-17 May 2024

Lotto 2341NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

Bewick, T. Memorial Edition of Thomas Bewick's Works.

London, B. Quaritch, 1885-1887, 5 vols., num. woodcuts by T. BEWICK, printed in 750 numb. copies, orig. unif. gilt hmor., t.e.g., large 8vo. AND a duplicate of vol. 5 of the same work in hcl.

Stima 150 € – 250 €Aggiudicato 170 €

Lotto 2342NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

Boerhaave, H. Elementa chemiae, quae anniversario labore docuit, in publicis, privatisque, scholis.

Leyden, I. Severinus, 1732, 1st ed., 2 vols., (14),896,(40); (8),538,(46)p., 17 fold. engr. plates, contemp. unif. hcalf w. gilt spine and mor. letterpiece, 4to.

Stima 800 € – 1.000 €

Lotto 2343NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

Boerhaave, H. Elementa chemiae, quae anniversario labore docuit, in publicis, privatisque, scholis (...) Editio altera, Leydensi multo correctior et accuratior, qui etiam accessere ejusdem auctoris Opuscula Omnia quae hactenus in lucem prodierunt.

Paris, G. Cavelier, 1733, 3 parts in 2 vols., (12),476,(45); (8),346,(50); (4),231,(1)p., 17 engr. plates, each w. accomp. descriptive letterpress leaf, contemp. calf, 4to.

Stima 150 € – 250 €Aggiudicato 160 €

Lotto 2344NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, 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. hroan, sm. 8vo.

Stima 800 € – 1.000 €

Lotto 2345NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Botany]. Commelin, J. and C. Horti Medici Amstelodamensis Rariorum Tam Orientalis, quàm Occidentalis Indiae, aliarumque Peregrinarum Plantarum (...). Beschryvinge En Curieuse Afbeeldingen Van rare vreemde Oost-West-Indische en andere Gewassen Vertoont in den Amsterdamsche Kruyd-hof.

Amst., P. and J. Blaeu and (widow) A. van Someren, 1697/ 1701, 2 vols., (18),220; (12),224,(4)p., 2 diff. engr. titles, 5 large plates w. coats of arms of J. Huydecoper (2x), J. Commelin, G. Pancras and F. de Vroede, 225 ills. on 223 plates (vol.I, plate 42 shows 3 plants numb. 42-44 and vol.II, plate 4 consists of 2 plates (recto: 4,1 and verso 4,2)), contemp. unif. calf w. central gilt coat of arms of "Mr. Bonnier de la Mosson" on both frontcovers and with a gilt banner with the name "Mr. Bonnier de la Mosson" in gilt lettering on both backcovers, richly gilt spines, folio.

Stima 7.000 € – 9.000 €Aggiudicato 9.500 €

Lotto 2346NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Botany]. Commelin, J. and C. Horti Medici Amstelodamensis Rariorum Tam Orientalis, quàm Occidentalis Indiae, aliarumque Peregrinarum Plantarum (...). Beschryvinge En Curieuse Afbeeldingen Van rare vreemde Oost-West-Indische en andere Gewassen Vertoont in den Amsterdamsche Kruyd-hof.

Amst., P. and J. Blaeu and (widow) A. van Someren, 1697/ 1701, 2 vols., (18),220; (12),224,(4)p., 2 diff. engr. titles, 5 large plates w. coats of arms of J. Huydecoper (2x), J. Commelin, G. Pancras and F. de Vroede, 222 (of 223) plates, contemp. richly gilt calf w. central gilt-tooled (not unif.) ornament on both covers surrounded by 2 double gilt fillet line borders and 4 cornerpieces, richly gilt spine, a.e.g., folio.

Stima 5.000 € – 7.000 €Aggiudicato 5.000 €

Lotto 2347NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Botany]. Duhamel du Monceau, H.L. La physique des arbres; où il est traité de l'anatomie des plantes et de l'économie végétale (...).

Paris, H.L. Guerin & L.F. Delatour, 1758, 2 vols., (6),LXVIII,306; (4),III,(1),431p., 50 fold. engr. plates, contemp. unif. calf w. richly gilt spine and 2 mor. letterpieces, 4to.

Stima 800 € – 1.000 €

Lotto 2348NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Botany]. Lamarck, J.B. de. Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique de la nature. Botanique. Première livraison/ vol. 2

Paris, Panckoucke, 1791, 2 vols., (2),XVI,(2),II,200'; 40p., 165 (of 200) engr. plates, contemp. unif. hcl., 4to.

Stima 100 € – 150 €Aggiudicato 100 €

Lotto 2349NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Botany]. Latour, C. de. Le Langage des Fleurs.

Paris, Audot, 1833, 4th ed., XVI,352p., handcol. engr. title and 14 handcol. plates, contemp. gilt hcalf w. blue mor. letterpiece marbled edges, sm. 8vo.

Stima 70 € – 90 €Aggiudicato 110 €

Lotto 2350NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Botany]. Linnaeus, C. Philosophia botanica in qua explicantur fundamenta botanica cum definitionibus partium, exemplis terminorum, observationibus rariorum, adjectis figuris aeneis.

Vienna, J. Thomas, 1783, 2nd ed., (6),360p., 10 engr. plates, 19th/ early 20th cent. hmor. w. mor. letterpiece.

Stima 60 € – 80 €

Lotto 2351NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Botany]. Michaux, F.A. and Nuttall, Th. North American Sylva; or, a description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia (...). The North American Sylva (...) Not described in the work of F. Andrew Michaux.

Philadelphia, D. Rice & A.N. Hart, 1859-1865, 5 vols., 156/ 121 handcol. engr./ lithogr. plates, contemp. unif. blindstamped dec. mor., w. giltlettered spine, a.e.g.

Stima 1.200 € – 1.500 €

Lotto 2352NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Botany]. Munting, A.

Naauwkeurige beschryving der aardgewassen, waar in de veelerley aart en bijzondere eigenschappen der boomen, heesters, kruyden, bloemen, met haare vrugten, zaden, wortelen en bollen, neevens derzelver waare voort-teeling, gelukkige aanwinning, en heylzaame genees-krachten. Leyden/ Utr., P. van der Aa/ F. Halma, 1696, (38),929[in columns],(64)p., engr. frontisp., title-vignette, 12 vignettes and 243 full-p. plates, contemp. calf, folio.

Stima 2.000 € – 3.000 €Aggiudicato 3.750 €

Lotto 2353NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Botany]. Sherard, W. (ed.). Schola botanica sive catalogus plantarum (...) Paradisi Batavi prodromus.

Amst., H. Wetstenius, 1689, (8),382 [of 386],(26)p., contemp. vellum, 12mo.

Stima 150 € – 250 €

Lotto 2354NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Botany]. Thomé, O.W.

Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. Gera, F. von Zezschwitz (3x pasted over w. address Berlin-Lichterfelde, H. Bermühler Verlag), 1903-1905, 2nd ed., 4 vols., 616 chromolithogr. plates, contemp. gilt hmor. (1x)/ contemp. unif. publisher's bindings w. gilt spine.

Stima 100 € – 150 €Aggiudicato 100 €

Lotto 2355NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Botany]. Thornton, R.J. A New Family Herbal: or Popular Account of the Natures and Properties of the various Plants used in Medicine, Diet, and the Arts.

London, printed for R. Philips, 1810, 1st ed., XVI,901,(1)p., num. woodengr. ills. by T. BEWICK, contemp. gilt hcalf w. black letterpiece.

Stima 60 € – 80 €Aggiudicato 80 €

Lotto 2356NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Botany]. Voget, A.R.L. Anleitung zur Kenntniß der vorzüglichsten Giftpflanzen, und deren Wirkungen auf das Leben und die Gesundheit der Menschen und Thiere; nebst Angabe allgemeiner Hülfsmittel bei Vergiftungsfällen durch Pflanzengifte.

Krefeld, C.M. Schüller, 1839, 3rd ed., (8),80p., 9 handcol. lithogr. plates, contemp. clothbacked boards, sm. 8vo.

Stima 80 € – 100 €

Lotto 2357NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Botany]. Voorhelm, G. Traité sur la jacinte. Contenant la manière de la cultiver suivant l'expérience qui en a été faite par George Voorhelm, Fleuriste d'Harlem.

Haarlem, C.H. Bohn, 1762, 2nd revised and corrected ed., (3),8-13,(3),127,(1)p. , engr. portrait of the author, 2 fold. engr. plates of hyacinths, 1 plate depicting a bulb-flowerbed, contemp. wr.

Stima 200 € – 300 €Aggiudicato 200 €

Lotto 2358NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Botany]. Weinmann, J.W. Taalryk register der plaat- ofte figuur-beschryvingen der bloemdragende gewassen. Waar in de benamingen uit de beste schryvers (...) na de ordre van het A.B.C. niet alleen zeer geschiktelyk worden ter neer gestelt, maar te gelyk de geslachten en kentekenen, met der zelver gebruik (...). Dutch transl. J. Burmannus.

Amst., Z. Romberg, 1736-1739, 3 vols. (vol.1 and 2 with text and plates, vol. 3 w. plates only), (2).280; (2),480p, 775 (of 1025) (fold.) engr. and mezzotint plates printed in colours and finished by hand, contemp. unif. hcalf w. gitlettered mor. letterpiece. 19th cent. covers, folio.

Stima 10.000 € – 15.000 €Aggiudicato 27.500 €

Lotto 2359NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

Buffon, G.L.L. de. Histoire naturelle générale et particulière.

Paris/ Liège, Panckoucke/ C. Plomteux, 1769, 13 vols., 2 fold. engr. maps, 178 (of 206) plates, contemp. unif. boards.

Stima 100 € – 150 €Aggiudicato 100 €

Lotto 2360NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Cars]. La 2 litres 6 cylindres Berliet II cv.

Lyon etc., Berliet, n.d. (±1928), (16)p., photogr. ills., decoration printed in blue, orig. cordbound wr., 4to. - AND 1 other: PEGASO. TIPO 102 (Madrid, (1953), col. ills., orig. wr., obl. 4to).

Stima 50 € – 70 €Aggiudicato 60 €

Lotto 2361NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Cars]. Adcock, I. Bentley Continental R.

London, Osprey, 1992, 192p., (full-p.) col. ills., gilt blue mor., a.e.g., cl. slipcase, obl. 4to.

Stima 80 € – 100 €Aggiudicato 160 €

Lotto 2362NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Civil engineering]. "Aftekening van den Stroom-meter tot het neemen der Proeven wegens de Snelheid van den Stroom."

Large etching by D. VEELWAARD after F.W. CONRAD, 1798, 57x54 cm.

Stima 60 € – 80 €

Lotto 2363NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Civil engineering]. Annales des Ponts et Chaussées.

1ére Série. 2e Série. (Paris, (Carilian-Goeury)/ Librairie des Corps Impériaux des Ponts et Chaussées et des Mines, 1831-1841), 2 series in 3 vols., 296 (fold.) engr. plates by ADAM, contemp. unif. giltlettered hcalf, obl. folio.

Stima 120 € – 150 €Aggiudicato 120 €

Lotto 2364NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Coaches]. Thomas, B. Traité de menuiserie en voitures.

Paris, the author, 1870-1886, 2 text parts in 1 vol.: VIII,52; (2),47,(1)p., 2 diff. woodengr. title-ills., orig. giltlettered blindst. cl., folio; plate vol.: 23 (fold.) lithogr. plates, loose as issued in orig. giltlettered cl. portfolio w. ties, folio.

Stima 100 € – 150 €

Lotto 2365NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Conchology]. Rumphius, G.E. Lot of 54 engr. plates from

D'Amboinsche rariteitkamer, Amst., F. Halma, 1705, 1st ed., 54 (of 60) engr. plates by i.a. A. VAN BUYSEN, J. LAMSVELT, J. DEUR, J. DE LATER, all under passepartout, loose in clothbacked board portfolio, large folio.

Stima 300 € – 500 €Aggiudicato 400 €

Lotto 2366NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

Darwin, C. Voyage d'un naturaliste autour du monde fait à bord du navire le Beagle de 1831 à 1836. French transl. E. Barbier.

Paris, C. Reinwald et Cie., 1875, first French ed., (4),VIII,552p., woodengr. ills., orig. gilt green cl. by LENÈGRE(?). Idem. La faculté motrice dans les plantes. French transl. E. Heckel. Ibid., idem, 1882, 1st French ed., XXVI,599,(1),20(publ. cat.)p., 174 woodengr. ills., bound unif. w. the preceding. Idem. La descendance de l'homme et la sélection sexuelle. French transl. J.J. Moulinié. Introd. C. Vogt. Paris, C. Reinwald et Cie., 1872, 1st French ed., 2 vols., (4),XV,(1),452,24(publ. cat.); (4),III,(1),494,(1)p., 76 woodengr. ills., orig. unif. gilt green cl. by LENÈGRE.

Stima 150 € – 250 €

Lotto 2367NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Darwin, C.]. Spencer, H. The Principles of Biology.

London, Williams and Norgate, 1898-1899, rev. and enl. ed., 2 vols., (2),XII,706,14(publ. cat.); (2),XIII,(1),660,14(publ. cat.)p., ills., orig. unif. gilt cl.

Stima 50 € – 70 €Aggiudicato 60 €

Lotto 2368NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

Diderot, D. and d'Alembert, J. (Recueil de planches de l'encyclopédie).

N.pl., n.d. (1768), 15 sections w. 240 (double-p.) engr. plates on 278 leaves w. accompanying textpages, contemp. boards, folio.

Stima 400 € – 600 €

Lotto 2369NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

Diderot, D. and d'Alembert, J. Recueil de planches de l'encyclopédie, par ordre de matières. Vol. 4.

Paris/ Liège, Panckoucke/ Plomteux, 1785, (4)p., 28 sections w. 257 (double-p.) engr. plates, contemp. hcalf, gilt spine w. contrasting mor. letterpieces, 4to.

Stima 300 € – 400 €

Lotto 2370NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

Dodonaeus, R. Cruydt-boeck, volghens sijne laetste verbeteringhe: Met Bijvoeghsels achter elck Capitel, uyt verscheyden Cruydt-beschrijvers: Item, in 't laetste een Beschrijvinghe vande Indiaensche ghewassen, meest ghetrocken uyt de schriften van Carolus Clusius.

Antw., B. Moretus, 1644, (36),1492,(60)p., engr. title, almost 1500 partially contemp. handcol. woodcuts in text, modern blindst. panelled calf, folio.

Stima 800 € – 1.000 €Aggiudicato 1.200 €

Lotto 2371NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Dogs]. Bylandt, H.A. van. Les Races de Chiens. Leurs Origines, Points, Descriptions, Types, Qualités, Aptitudes et Défauts.

Brussels, Vanbuggenhoudt Frères, 1897, 4 parts in 1 vol., 1160p., 1392 plates/ ills., orig. gilt hmor., sm. folio. Leighton, R. (ed.). The New Book of the Dog. A Comprehensive Natural History of British Dogs and their Foreign Relatives, with Chapters on Law, Breeding, Kennel Management, and Veterinary Treatment. London etc., Cassell and Company, 1907, XVI,(2),624p., 21 col. plates, num. ills., orig. gilt embossed and dec. cl., a.e.g., 4to. AND 2 others, i.a. A.J. SEWELL and F.W. COUSENS, The Dog's Medical Dictionary (London, 1932, reprint ed., orig. cl.).

Stima 70 € – 90 €Aggiudicato 110 €

Lotto 2372NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Dogs]. Shaw, V. Das illustrirte Buch vom Hunde.

Leipsic, E. Twietmeyer, n.d. (1883-1884), 2 vols., VIII,328; (8),329-696p., 28 chromolithogr. plates, woodengr. ills., orig. unif. gilt dec. cl., a.e.g., 4to.

Stima 200 € – 300 €Aggiudicato 210 €

Lotto 2373NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Engineering]. Leupold, J. Theatri machinarum Hydraulicarum. Oder Schau-Platz der Wasser-Künste. Bestehend in einer volkommenen Beschreibung und Unterricht meist aller erfundenen Machinen, die Wasser dadurch in die Höhe zu treiben, oder aus der Tieffe zu erheben.

Leipsic, B.C. Breitkopf und Sohn, 1774, later ed., 2 parts in 1 vol., (14),172,(2); (20),165,(3)p., 105 (double-p.) engr. plates (tab.XXI-XXIV on 2 plates), contemp. hcalf w. mor. letterpiece, folio.

Stima 500 € – 700 €

Lotto 2374NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Entomology]. L'Admiral, J. Naauwkeurige waarneemingen omtrent de veranderingen van veele insekten of gekorvene diertjes.

Amst., J. Sluyter, 1774, (4),34,(2)p., engr. title-vignette and 33 full-p. plates, all in contemp. and gommé handcolouring, contemp. gilt panelled marbled calf, gilt spine w. mor. letterpiece, a.e.g., folio.

Stima 1.200 € – 1.500 €Aggiudicato 1.200 €

Lotto 2375NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Entomology]. Donovan, E. Natural History of the Insects of China, containing upward of two hunderd and twenty Figures and Descriptions. Ed. J.O. Westwoord.

London, H.G. Bohn, 1842, 2nd ed., (6),96p., 50 finely handcol. engr. plates, sl. later gilt red half morocco, 4to.

Stima 700 € – 900 €Aggiudicato 1.300 €

Lotto 2376NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Entomology]. Frisch, J.L. Beschreibung von allerley Insecten in Deutschland/ Teutschland nebst nützlichen Anmerkungen und nöthigen Abbildungen von diesem kriechenden und fliegenden inländischen Gewürme.

Berlin, C.G./ F. Nicolai, 1721-1766, 1st/ 2nd/ 3rd ed., 13 parts in 1 vol., 13 div. title-p., 272 engr. tables on 38 fold. plates after J.L. FRISCH, 12 engr. vignettes, late 19th cent. boards w. mor. letterpiece.

Stima 150 € – 250 €

Lotto 2377NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Entomology]. Goedaerdt, J. Metamorphosis naturalis, ofte historische beschryvinghe van den Oirspronk, aerd, eygenschappen ende vreemde veranderinghen der wormen, rupsen, maeden, vliegen, witjens, byen, motten ende dierghelijcke dierkens meer; niet uyt eenighe boecken, maer alleenelijck door eygen ervarentheyd uytgevonden, beschreven, ende na de konst afgeteyckent.

Middelb., J. Fierens, n.d. (±1667-1669), 2nd (vol. 1)/ 1st ed., 3 vols., (54),152; (24),288,(16); (16),208p., 1 handcol. engr. title (of 3) and 152 handcol. ills. on 124 plates, contemp. unif. gilt calf, sm. 8vo.

Stima 700 € – 900 €Aggiudicato 750 €

Lotto 2378NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Entomology]. Goedaerdt, J. Metamorphosis naturalis, ofte historische beschryvinge van den Oorspronck, Aerdy, eygenschappen ende vreemde veranderinghen der Wormen, Rupsen, Maden, Vliegen, Witjens, Byen, Motten, Muggen, Sprinck-hanen ende diergelijcke Dierkens meer: (...) Het derde en laetste deel.

Middelburg, J. Fierens, 1669, 5 lvs.,(6p.),208p., 26 (fold.) handcol. engr. plates, some loosely inserted, orig. vellum.

Stima 150 € – 250 €Aggiudicato 230 €

Lotto 2379NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Entomology]. Harris, T.W. A Treatise on some of the Insects Injurious to Vegetation.

Boston, W. White, 1862, 3rd ed., X,(2),640p., 8 handcol. engr. plates, orig. gilt pict. cl. AND 8 others, all richly illustrated w. (handcol.) engr. plates, all but one on British lepidoptera, i.a. 5 vols. by J.G. WOOD, all publ. in London, all in orig. gilt pict. cl.

Stima 80 € – 100 €Aggiudicato 130 €

Lotto 2380NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Entomology]. Jardine, W. (ed.). The Naturalist's Library. Entomology. Vol. I-VII.

Edinburgh etc., W.H. Lizars etc., 1835-1841, 7 vols., 7 steelengr. title-p., 7 portraits, 221 engr. plates almost all in fine handcolouring, ills., contemp. unif. gilt boards.

Stima 300 € – 500 €Aggiudicato 650 €

Lotto 2381NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Entomology]. Lyonet, P. Traité anatomique de la chenille, qui ronge le bois de saule, augmenté d'une explication abregée des planches, et d'une description de l'instrument et des outils (...).

The Hague/ Amst., P. Gosse and D. Pinet/ M. Rey, 1762, 2nd ed., XXII,(2),40,587,(3), 589-616p., 19 engr. plates (18 fold.), contemp. richly gilt and blindst. calf, 4to.

Stima 400 € – 600 €

Lotto 2382NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Entomology]. Merian, M.S. Metamorphosis insectorum surinamensium.

London, Pion, 1980-1982, 2 vols., facs. vol.: (4)p., 60 full-p. col. plates and accomp. textp.; text vol.: XI,(1),198,(1)p., (full-p.) (col.) ills., printed in 990 numb. copies, orig. unif. blindst. and giltlettered dark green (h)leather, t.e.g., large folio.

Stima 250 € – 350 €

Lotto 2383NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Entomology]. Reaumur, R.A-F. de. Memoires pour servir a l'histoire des insectes. Vol. 4 and 5.

Amst., P. Mortier, 1790-1791, 2 vols., XLII,364, LIV,475,(3)p., 20; 29 fold. engr. plates, contemp. unif. calf w. richly gilt spine.

Stima 100 € – 150 €Aggiudicato 110 €

Lotto 2384NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Entomology]. Sepp, J.C. Beschouwing der wonderen Gods, in de minstgeachte schepzelen of Nederlandsche insecten, naar hunne aanmerkelyke huishouding, verwonderlyke gedaantewisseling en andere wetenswaardige byzonderheden. Vol.3.

Amst., J.C. Sepp en Zoon, n.d. (1762), 1 vol. (of 8), 39 (of 50) handcol. engr. plates, contemp. calf, 4to.

Stima 200 € – 300 €

Lotto 2385NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Entomology]. Sepp, J.C. Beschouwing der wonderen Gods, in de minstgeachte schepzelen of Nederlandsche insecten, naar hunne aanmerkelyke huishouding, verwonderlyke gedaantewisseling en andere wetenswaardige byzonderheden. Vol. 1.

Amst., J.C. Sepp, 1762, 6 parts in 1 vol., 35 contemp. handcol. plates, modern hcl., 4to.

Stima 150 € – 250 €

Lotto 2386NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Entomology]. Stoll, C. Natuurlyke en naar 't leeven naauwkeurig gekleurde afbeeldingen en beschryvingen der cicaden, in alle vier waerelds deelen Europa, Asia, Africa en America huishoudende.

Amst., J.C. Sepp, (1780-)1788, 124 textp. in 2 columns w. Dutch and French text, 30 contemp. handcol. engr. plates (incl. frontisp.) depicting 173 insects, contemp. carefully rebacked calf with use of orig. backstrip, blue marbled edges, 4to.

Stima 400 € – 600 €

Lotto 2387NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Entomology]. Donovan, E.

The Natural History of British Insects; explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations, their food, oeconomy, &c. Together with the history of such minute insects as require investigation by the microscope. Vol. I-II. London, "Printed for the Author and for F. and C. Rivington", 1792-1793, 2 (of 16) vols., 80,(6); 96,(7)p., 72 handcol. engr. plates (a few plates uncol.), contemp. unif. hcalf, gilt spine w. mor. letterpiece, 4to.

Stima 500 € – 700 €

Lotto 2388NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Fire fighting]. Brand-reglement voor de stad Rotterdam.

Rott., P. van Waesberge, 1839, no pagination, fold. lithogr. plate, contemp. plain wr., sm. 4to. Bikkers, W.A. Beknopte Beschrijving van de Ontwikkeling van het Bluschwezen. Ibid., Corns. Immig & Zoon, 1897, 1st ed., (V)-XI,(1),91,(1)p., 239 woodengr. ills., orig. clothbacked giltlettered boards, 4to. AND a sm. offprint "Enkele mededeelingen betreffende de Zwolsche brandweer in vroegere dagen" (n.pl., n.d. (±1900), contemp. plain wr.). - WITH 2 picture postcards (German).

Stima 100 € – 150 €

Lotto 2389NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Fire fighting]. Ordonnantie op den brand, nevens eene instructie van het gebruik der blusch-gereedschappen.

Utr., Wed. J.J. van Poolsum, 1778, (39)p., woodcut coat of arms on title-p., without binding, sm. 4to. Nadere ordonnantie op de brandweeringe binnen de stad Dordrecht. Dordr., Erve J. van Braam, 1755, (14)p., woodcut coat of arms on title-p., contemp. plain wr., sm. 4to. AND 4 similar ordinances and 2 fold. broadsides, 18th (1x 19th) cent.

Stima 120 € – 150 €Aggiudicato 160 €

Lotto 2390NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Fireworks]. M.(anlyn), D. Pyrotechnia, of Konstige Vuur-Werken, vertoont in vuurspouwende lopende Draken en Paarden, aardige Kasteelen, vechtende Schepen, geestige Lantarens, wonderlijke Vuurpijlen, Slagswaarden, Waterballen, Raderen, brandende Slagkaarsen, Aerdklooten in de lucht, stralende Starren, en hondertderley andere geapprobeerde Aerdigheden (...) Neffens een heerlijk Werk van 't maken van Vuurballen, Granaden, Storm-kranssen, Stinck-potten, Petarden en andere Deftige dingen.

Amst., B. Boekholt, 1676/ 1671, 2 parts in 1 vol., (8),192; 152,(8)p., engr. title, 28 (of 29) plates, contemp. vellum.

Stima 1.000 € – 1.500 €

Lotto 2391NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Fireworks]. Ruggieri, C.-F. Élémens de Pyrotechnie.

Paris, Bachelier, 1821, XXXVII,(1),450p., engr. frontisp., 28 (of 29) fold. plates, contemp. giltlettered hcalf.

Stima 150 € – 250 €

Lotto 2392NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Fishery]. Mörzer Bruyns, W.F.J. Field guide of whales and dolphins.

Amst., Tor and v.h. C.A. Mees, 1971, 258p., 96 (col.) ills., maps/ charts, orig. limp boards. AND 4 others, i.a. L.M.C. HARE, Salted Tories. The Story of the Whaling Fleets of San Francisco (Mystic, 1960, (photogr.) plates, orig. wr.).

Stima 30 € – 50 €

Lotto 2393NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Geology]. Cruycen, J. vander. Verhandelinge van de aerd-bevinge, voornamentlyk van de voornaemste die in de Weireldt tot den jaere 1755, en tot den 18 en 20 February 1756 geschiet zyn.

Ghent, M. de Goesin, n.d. (1756), 72p., contemp. plain wr., sm. 8vo.

Stima 100 € – 150 €Aggiudicato 100 €

Lotto 2394NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Geology]. Staring, W.C.H. De bodem van Nederland.

Haarlem, A.C. Kruseman, 1856-1860, 2 vols., XII,441; XI,(1),480p., 4 (fold.) col. maps, 6 (col.) lithogr. plates, 3 fold. tables, orig. unif. tinted lithogr. boards (both vols. w. a geological map of the Netherlands on frontcover).

Stima 70 € – 90 €

Lotto 2395NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

Gulik, W.E. van. De stationaire motor.

Blokzijl/ Nijverdal, Stadsdrukkerij/ the author, n.d./ 1995, 2 vols., 96; 96p., orig. not unif. boards, 4to/ folio. - AND 20 others, i.a. 19 manuals for Brons engines, all publ. by Brons in Appingedam, Dutch, English and German language, all w. ills. and orig. wr.

Stima 40 € – 60 €Aggiudicato 40 €

Lotto 2396NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Horses and horsemanship]. Anatomische atlas van het paard en de koe.

Deventer, Æ.A. Kluwer, n.d. (±1895), 1st ed., 21,(3)p., 2 multilayered col. lithogr. plates of a horse and a cow, orig. clothbacked col. lithogr. boards, obl. 4to. ADDED: a stripped copy of Het Lichaam van den Visch, publ. by the same (w. 1 multilayered col. lithogr. plate).

Stima 80 € – 100 €

Lotto 2397NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Horses and horsemanship]. Black, R. Horse-racing in England.

London, R. Bentley and Son, 1893, XV,(1),356p., contemp. gilt pict. cl. Aiscan, J. Ribot. Racing- and Breeding performance of an exceptional horse. Die Ren- und Zuchtleistungen eines wunderbaren Hengstes. Echzell, L.B. Ahnert, n.d. (1974), 276p., English and German text, photogr. plates, orig. cl. w. (sl. frayed) dustwr., 4to. - AND 8 others. - ADDED: 15 (mostly) gelatin silver prints of horses, ±1890-1910, between 7,5x10 cm. and 12x14 cm., partly mounted.

Stima 60 € – 80 €Aggiudicato 60 €

Lotto 2398NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Horses and horsemanship]. Black, R. Horse-Racing in France. A History.

London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1886, 1st ed., X,(4),387,32 (publ. cat.)p., orig. gilt cl. O'Donoghue, P. Ladies on Horseback. Practical Hints on Learning, Park-Riding, Hunting, & Choosing a Horse. London, J. Shiells & Co., 1896, 5th rev. ed., (2),284p., photogr. frontisp. portrait of the author, plates/ ills., orig. gilt cl. AND 9 others, i.a. K. BOBINSKI and S. ZAMOYSKI, Tablice Rodowe Koni Wyscigowych/ Family Tables of Racehorses. Vol. 2: 1953-1959 (London, 1960, 1 vol. (of 2), orig. giltlettered cl., matching slipcase, large folio) and H. CUSTANCE, Riding Recollections and Turf Stories (London, 1894, 2nd ed., helio-engr. frontisp., 8 photo-engr. plates, orig. gilt cl. Podeschi 254).

Stima 80 € – 100 €Aggiudicato 80 €

Lotto 2399NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Horses and horsemanship]. Bourgelat, (C.L.). De kunst van het oordeelen over paarden.

Amst./ Harlingen, Yntema & Tieboel and V. van der Plaats Jr., 1770, (2),VI,303p., 1 fold. engr. plate at the end, modern artificial leather w. silver-gilt spine. Verhandeling over de inwendige Ziektens der Paarden. Getrokken uit de Werken van den Heer La Fosse, Voorheen beroemd Geneesmeester der Paarden, van de kleine Stallen des Konings van Vrankryk. (Dutch transl. by?). Utrecht, B. Wild and J. Altheer, 1795, VIII,128p., bound unif. w. the above (rare).

Stima 80 € – 100 €Aggiudicato 80 €

Lotto 2400NATURAL HISTORY, HORSES AND HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTING, MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

[Horses and horsemanship]. British Sports and Sportsmen. Racing.

London, Sports and Sportsmen Limited, 1920, XII,(2),402,(1)p., 25 photogravures, num. ills., printed in 1000 numb. copies, burgundy mor. w. gilt borders and spine, gilt inside dentelles, a.e.g. folio. Eversfield, M.E., Aiscan, J., Bowmar III, D.M., a.o. Thoroughbred Breeding of the World. L'Elevage Mondial du pur Sang. Die Vollblutzucht der Welt. Dorheim, Podzun, 1970, 635p., English, French and German text, num. photogr. ills., contemp. hmor. w. green letterpieces, large 4to. - AND 1 other in 3 vols.: C. RICHARDSON, The New Book of the Horse (London/ New York/ Toronto a.o., (1910), 3 vols., 29 col. plates, num. (photogr.) ills., contemp. unif. hmor. w. gilt spine, t.e.g., 4to).

Stima 100 € – 150 €Aggiudicato 100 €

Auction 80, 13-17 May 2024

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