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80 2366 Darwin C 80 2366 Darwin C
80 2366 Darwin C 80 2366 Darwin C
80 2366 Darwin C 80 2366 Darwin C
80 2366 Darwin C 80 2366 Darwin C
80/2366 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.

- Both vols. occas. sl. foxed. Spine-ends sl. rubbed; 1st vol. joints splitting; 2nd vol. frontcover sl. stained.

= Freeman 181 (2nd French transl.) and 1342.

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.

- Occas. sl. foxed; vol. 1 partly w. lower corner sl. creased. Spine-ends sl. rubbed; vol. 2 joints splitting.

= Freeman 1058.

€ (150-250)
80 2367 Darwin C Spencer H 80 2367 Darwin C Spencer H
80/2367 [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.

- Vol. 2 hinges sl. weak; a few lvs. loose. Spine-ends sl. rubbed.

= Principal work of Social Darwinism, in which Herbert Spencer coins the expression "survival of the fittest" applying Darwin's biological theories to his own economic ones: "This survival of the fittest, which I have here sought to express in mechanical terms, is that which Mr. Darwin has called 'natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life.'" (vol. 1, p.530f).

€ (50-70) 60
80 2368 Diderot D and d'Alembert J 80 2368 Diderot D and d'Alembert J
80 2368 Diderot D and d'Alembert J 80 2368 Diderot D and d'Alembert J
80 2368 Diderot D and d'Alembert J 80 2368 Diderot D and d'Alembert J
80/2368 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.

- First plate w. sm. cancel stamp in lower blank margin. Contents fine. Binding worn.

= Plates illustrating the following subjects: Eperonnier (14 (of 16) plates; lacks the textpages); Epinglier (3 plates; one sl. stained); Éventailliste (4 plates); Fayancerie (12 plates); Ferblantier (2 plates); Fil et Laine (5 plates); Fleuriste et Artificiel (8 plates); Forges ou art du fer (51 plates); Formier (4 plates); Fourbisseur (10 plates); Fourreur (6 plates); Gainier (6 plates); Gantier (5 plates); Manufacture de Glaces (46 (of 47) plates); Horlogerie (64 plates).

€ (400-600)
80 2369 Diderot D and d'Alembert J 80 2369 Diderot D and d'Alembert J
80 2369 Diderot D and d'Alembert J 80 2369 Diderot D and d'Alembert J
80 2369 Diderot D and d'Alembert J 80 2369 Diderot D and d'Alembert J
80/2369 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.

- Upper hinge broken; bookblock loose; plates occas. sl. yellowed (mostly in blank margins); 1 plate lower outer corner blank margin torn off; owners' stamps on title-p. and upper pastedown. Binding rubbed/ worn; spine-ends dam.

= Sections include "Orfèvre-Bijoutier", "Parfumeur", "Paulmier-Raquetier", "Perruquier-Barbier", "Poudre à canon", "Sucrerie", "Tireur d'Or" and "Tonnelier".

€ (300-400)
80 2370 Dodonaeus R 80 2370 Dodonaeus R
80 2370 Dodonaeus R 80 2370 Dodonaeus R
80 2370 Dodonaeus R 80 2370 Dodonaeus R
80 2370 Dodonaeus R 80 2370 Dodonaeus R
80 2370 Dodonaeus R 80 2370 Dodonaeus R
80 2370 Dodonaeus R 80 2370 Dodonaeus R
80 2370 Dodonaeus R 80 2370 Dodonaeus R
80/2370 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.

- Htitle and engr. title sl. creased and w. sl. silverfish dam. in (blank) margins; some repairs w. Japanese paper, mostly to (h)title and index; 2 textlvs. corners restored; partly sl. waterstained, mostly in outer corner(s); index w. occas. owner's annots.; a few scattered inkstains.

= Pages 318-790 w. handcoloured woodcuts. Nissen, BBI 518; Pritzel 2345; Stafleu 1492; Bibl. Belg. D121. The third and last Dutch edition of Dodoens' Cruydt-Boeck. This enlarged edition contains 14 new woodcuts. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXIX.

€ (800-1.000) 1200
80 2371 Dogs Bylandt H A van 80 2371 Dogs Bylandt H A van
80/2371 [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.

- Joints rubbed; upper joint splitting at foot; frontcover sl. stained.

= Thiébaud p.142. From the library of Queen Emma of the Netherlands, with her bookplate on upper pastedown.

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.

- Bookblock broken; contents loose(ning). Binding sl. worn; backstrip discoloured.

= Jones, Bibl. of the Dog 240.

AND 2 others, i.a. A.J. SEWELL and F.W. COUSENS, The Dog's Medical Dictionary (London, 1932, reprint ed., orig. cl.).

€ (70-90) 110
80 2372 Dogs Shaw V 80 2372 Dogs Shaw V
80 2372 Dogs Shaw V 80 2372 Dogs Shaw V
80/2372 [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.

- Joints and spine-ends trifle rubbed. A fine set.

= Cf. Jones, Bibl. of the Dog 261 (ed. London/ New York, 1881); Nissen, ZBI 3843. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXX.

€ (200-300) 210
80 2373 Engineering Leupold J 80 2373 Engineering Leupold J
80 2373 Engineering Leupold J 80 2373 Engineering Leupold J
80 2373 Engineering Leupold J 80 2373 Engineering Leupold J
80 2373 Engineering Leupold J 80 2373 Engineering Leupold J
80/2373 [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.

- Contents fine. Upper joint splitting; binding worn along extremities; leather of spine-ends worn away.

€ (500-700)
80 2374 Entomology L'Admiral J 80 2374 Entomology L'Admiral J
80 2374 Entomology L'Admiral J 80 2374 Entomology L'Admiral J
80 2374 Entomology L'Admiral J 80 2374 Entomology L'Admiral J
80/2374 [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.

- Bookplate of Zyltra-Buis on upper pastedown; sm. number of pages w. vague waterstain in upper blank margin; blank portion torn from upper left corner of 1 plate; 1 textp. trifle stained. Contents good with the plates in fine condition and colouring. Spine-ends dam. and split on upper joint; binding sl. worn.

= Horn-Schenkling 153; Landwehr, Col. Plates 105; Nissen, ZBI 2358. The second, enlarged edition. The plates showing the insects and their metamorphoses in their natural surroundings. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXX.

€ (1.200-1.500) 1200
80 2375 Entomology Donovan E 80 2375 Entomology Donovan E
80 2375 Entomology Donovan E 80 2375 Entomology Donovan E
80 2375 Entomology Donovan E 80 2375 Entomology Donovan E
80 2375 Entomology Donovan E 80 2375 Entomology Donovan E
80 2375 Entomology Donovan E 80 2375 Entomology Donovan E
80/2375 [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.

- Occas. trifle foxed; protective flimsies over plates occas. w. offsetting from colouring. Otherwise a fine copy.

= One of the finest works on the entomology of China. Horn-Schenkling 4951; Nissen, ZBI 1143. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXI

€ (700-900) 1300
80 2376 Entomology Frisch J L 80 2376 Entomology Frisch J L
80 2376 Entomology Frisch J L 80 2376 Entomology Frisch J L
80/2376 [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.

- Bookplates, stamp, owner's entry/ annot. on first endpaper and stamp on first title-p.; occas. sl. yellowed/ browned; contents otherwise fine. Shelfticket on spine; sl. worn; corners showing.

= Parts 3 and 7-13 in 1st ed.; parts 2 and 4-6 in 2nd ed.; part 1 in 3rd ed. In this "first important German treatise on insects" (Miall, p.240), the linguist, entomo- and ornithologist Johann Leonard Frisch (1666-1743) describes in detail ±300 different insects accomp. by his own drawings (partly engraved by his son Philip Jacob). Nissen, ZBI 1436; Hagen I, 254; Horn-Schenkling 7135.

€ (150-250)
80 2377 Entomology Goedaerdt J 80 2377 Entomology Goedaerdt J
80 2377 Entomology Goedaerdt J 80 2377 Entomology Goedaerdt J
80 2377 Entomology Goedaerdt J 80 2377 Entomology Goedaerdt J
80 2377 Entomology Goedaerdt J 80 2377 Entomology Goedaerdt J
80/2377 [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.

- Lacks 2 engr. titles (1x cut out) and the portrait of Goedaerdt. Partly sl. waterst. and (1 vol.) sl. blue/ green stained (sl. affecting a few plates). Bindings worn; backstrips dam. (1x almost loose).

= Beaart p.76ff (esp. 89f); Landwehr, Dutch Books w. Col. Plates 64 and p.24f; Nissen, ZBI 1603; cf. Horn/ Schenkling 8017; BMN II, p.215. "First edition of the first basic work on entomology. It is also the first colour plate book in the Low Countries" (Landwehr, p.93). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXI.

€ (700-900) 750
80 2378 Entomology Goedaerdt J 80 2378 Entomology Goedaerdt J
80 2378 Entomology Goedaerdt J 80 2378 Entomology Goedaerdt J
80 2378 Entomology Goedaerdt J 80 2378 Entomology Goedaerdt J
80/2378 [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.

- Lacks plate Q and Z; some (other) plates and pages loosely inserted; fold. plates browned on fold, one w. frayed edges; endpapers unglued; plate Y w. tear (2-3 cm.). Vellum soiled.

= Nissen, ZBI 1603; Beaart, p.104ff. With 6 extra plates (from vol. 1) loosely inserted: plates numb. VIII, XIV, XXIV, LVI, LXVII and one plate marked L/ LI/ LII.

€ (150-250) 230
80 2379 Entomology Harris T W 80 2379 Entomology Harris T W
80/2379 [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.

- Waterstained in lower margin throughout.

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.

€ (80-100) 130
80 2380 Entomology Jardine W ed 80 2380 Entomology Jardine W ed
80 2380 Entomology Jardine W ed 80 2380 Entomology Jardine W ed
80/2380 [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.

= I. Introduction to Entomology; II. Beetles; III. British Butterflies; IV. British Moths, Sphinxes, &c.; V. Foreign Butterflies; VI. Bees; VII. Exotic Moths. Nissen ZBI 1202 (and 2094 (on bees)); Horn-Schenkling I, p.299; British Bee Books 236.

€ (300-500) 650
80 2381 Entomology Lyonet P 80 2381 Entomology Lyonet P
80 2381 Entomology Lyonet P 80 2381 Entomology Lyonet P
80 2381 Entomology Lyonet P 80 2381 Entomology Lyonet P
80 2381 Entomology Lyonet P 80 2381 Entomology Lyonet P
80 2381 Entomology Lyonet P 80 2381 Entomology Lyonet P
80/2381 [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.

- Upper and lower hinge strengthened w. marbled paper; occas. sl. stained/ foxed (sl. affecting a few plates); tipped-in 19th-cent. lithogr. portrait of Lyonet; bookplate on first free endpaper. Spine restored w. modern leather; covers sl. faded/ rubbed/ w. remnants of tape.

= Rare. Nissen ZBI 2618; Garrison/ Morton 305; Horn/ Schenkling p.772; DSB VIII, p.579f. "Lyonet's great monograph on the goat moth caterpillar remains today among the greatest examples of anatomical examination." (Garrison/ Morton). "Traité anatomique is devoted wholly to the anatomy of the caterpillar (...) and the plates, drawn and engraved by Lyonet, portray the muscles, nerves, bronchia, heart, viscera, silk vessels, and the internal parts of the head with astonishing precision". (DSB). In this second edition, Lyonet added a plate of his well-known microscope. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXI.

€ (400-600)
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80/2382 [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.

= Facsimile reprint of the ed. Amst., 1705, the plates reproducing the original paintings hanging in the Royal Library of Windsor Castle. Text vol. by E. RÜCKER and W.T. STEARN. Very fine.

€ (250-350)
80 2383 Entomology Reaumur R A F de 80 2383 Entomology Reaumur R A F de
80/2383 [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.

- Both vols. occas./ partly w. waterstain in upper part/ margin. Both vols. upper joint starting/ splitting at spine-ends.

= Vol. 4. Histoire des Gallinsectes, des progallinsectes & des Mouches à deux ailes. Vol. 5. Suite de l'Histoire des Mouches à deux ailes, & l'Histoire de plusieurs Mouches à quatre Ailes, savoir, des mouches à scies, des cigales & des Abeilles. Nissen ZBI, 3315.

€ (100-150) 110
80 2384 Entomology Sepp J C 80 2384 Entomology Sepp J C
80 2384 Entomology Sepp J C 80 2384 Entomology Sepp J C
80/2384 [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.

- Lacks 11 plates; text occas. foxed in top margin, also affecting plate 29. Spine restored and rebacked w. orig. gilt backstrip.

= Landwehr, Dutch Books w. Col. Plates 182; Nissen ZBI, 3808.

€ (200-300)
80 2385 Entomology Sepp J C 80 2385 Entomology Sepp J C
80 2385 Entomology Sepp J C 80 2385 Entomology Sepp J C
80 2385 Entomology Sepp J C 80 2385 Entomology Sepp J C
80/2385 [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.

- Incomplete, odd vol., lacking 15 plates and a number of textp.; sl. frayed throughout (untrimmed copy). Sold w.a.f.

= Hagen II, 153; Horn / Schenkling IV, 20145; Nissen ZBI 3808.

€ (150-250)
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