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2390 - 2685     BOTANY, GARDENS AND GARDENING, HUSBANDRY - The Collection of Jan Meemelink

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71 2470 Grey C H 71 2470 Grey C H
71 2470 Grey C H 71 2470 Grey C H
71/2470 Grey, C.H. Hardy Bulbs. London, Williams & Norgate, 1937-1938, 3 vols., XXVI,403; VIII,368; X,664p., 176 (col.) plates by C. GREY, orig. unif. gilt lettered cl., large 8vo.[*]

- Each vol. w. bookseller's ticket on upper pastedown and university stamp on first free endpaper and title-p.; sl. foxed throughout. Bindings sl. soiled.

€ (50-70) 60
71 2471 Groen J van der and Nyland P 71 2471 Groen J van der and Nyland P
71/2471 Groen, J. van der and Nyland, P. ('t Vermakelijck Landt-Leven). Brussels, Ph. Vleugaert, 1772, 3 parts in 1 vol. (3rd part in 3 divisions with 3 title-pages), (30),98; (8),77,(3); 88p., engr. title, 4 half-p. (div.) title woodcuts., num. (full-p.) woodcut ills., modern vellum, sm. 4to.

- Owner's entry in ballpoint on engr. title; first few leaves vaguely waterstained; 1 leaf w. sm strengthened spot in outer margin; three leaves (sl.) stained.

= Ad 1. Springer p.28-29; Landwehr 19-2; Bibl. Gastronomica 3687. Early and rare edition of this charming, frequently reprinted work on gardening, garden architecture, husbandry, veterinary medicine, beekeeping and cooking. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CVIII.

€ (300-500)
71 2472 Groen J van der and Nylandt P 71 2472 Groen J van der and Nylandt P
71 2472 Groen J van der and Nylandt P 71 2472 Groen J van der and Nylandt P
71/2472 Groen, J. van der and Nylandt, P. Den Nederlantsen Hovenier, beschrijvende alderhande Prinçelijke en Heerlijke Lust-hoven en Hof-steden, en hoe men deselve, met veelderley uytnemende Boomen, Bloemen en Kruyden, kan beplanten, bezaeijen, en verçieren. (...) Met noch ontrent 200 Modellen van Bloem-perken, Parterres, Dool-hoven, Priëlen, Lat-werken, en Zonne-wijsers. Amst., Weduwe G. de Groot, 1721, 3 parts in 1 vol., (30),103,(3); (8),84,(4); 88p., 1 engr. frontisp., num. copperengr. and woodcut plates, woodcut textills., contemp. hcalf w. gilt letterpiece, sm. 4to.

- Owner's entry on upper pastedown. Covers sl. rubbed/ corners sl. showing.

= Comprising 3 parts of this work with extensive illustrations on gardening and garden architecture, (veterinary) medicine, distillery, beekeeping and cooking: "Het Vermakelyk Land-Leven": "Den Nederlantsen Hovenier (...)", "Den Verstandigen Hovenier (...)" and "De Medicyn-Winkel of ervaren Huys-Houder (...)".

€ (300-400) 375
71/2473 Den groten herbarius met al sijn figueren 71/2473 Den groten herbarius met al sijn figueren
71/2473 Den groten herbarius met al sijn figueren (...). Antw., Cl. de Grave, 1526 "Den XVIII.dach van Junio", (188)lvs., over 400 woodcut ills., early 20th cent. red crushed mor. binding w. gilt rococo decoration along borders of covers and on spine, marbled endpapers, a.e.g., large 4to.

- First 10 leaves damaged in outer margin (outer margin strengthened w. modern paper), affecting text of the first two leaves, but receding afterwards and ending in mere dam. to blank corners of the next 10 leaves; lower outer corner dampstained almost throughout; occas. sl. waterstained in upper blank margin; final leaf browned, waterstained and cut short; occas. annots. in pen and ink in old (contemp.) hand; with three contemp. manuscript recipes on verso of final leaf.

= One of only two complete copies known (see Hunt 24). Provenance: F.W.T. Hunger (bookplate on upper pastedown). Dutch translation of the Ortus sanitatis (...) ein Gart der Gesuntheit (first publ. in 1485 by Peter Schöffer in Mainz). The illustrations were copied from the Latin Ortus sanitatis, which was published in 1491 by Jacob von Meydenbach in Mainz. Nissen, BBI 2290; Nijhoff-Kronenberg 1052; Hunt 24, stating that only 4 copies of this edition are known, of which only two are complete. Rare. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CIX.

BOUND WITH: the 10 final leaves of the edition of the same work published in 1533 by Claes de Grave in Antw. (N1-10) (waterstained in margins; outer margin of final 4 leaves sl. dam. and strengthened; final leaf doubled).

€ (1.500-2.500) 7500
71 2474 Gunn M Plessis E du 71 2474 Gunn M Plessis E du
71 2474 Gunn M Plessis E du 71 2474 Gunn M Plessis E du
71/2474 Gunn, M., Plessis, E. du. The Flora Capensis of Jakob and Johann Philipp Breyne. Johannesburg, The Brenthurst Press, 1978, 218p., printed in 1000 copies, 90 (col.) plates, orig. cl. w. dustwr., sq. 4to.

- Trifle foxed. Dustwr. sl. rubbed.

AND 4 others, mostly reprints, i.a. A. LONICERO, Kreuterbuch (Munich, 1962, textills., contemp. mor., sm. 4to).[*]

€ (50-70) 50
71 2475 Hales S 71 2475 Hales S
71 2475 Hales S 71 2475 Hales S
71/2475 Hales, S. Groeijende weegkunde: Of bericht van eenige weegkundige ondervindingen over het sap in gewassen. (...). Transl. P. le Clercq. Amst., A. Wor and heirs G. Onder de Linden, 1734, (12),316p., 19 engr. plates, contemp. vellum.

- One leaf w. sm. tear in upper margin; pastedowns lacking; free endpaper cut out.

= Rare Dutch translation of the Vegetable Staticks (1727). "Hales' work demonstrated the dependence of plants on air, that plants inspire and give off "air." He proved that material was absorbed by plants from the air by studying the movement of sap in plants." (Smithsonian Libraries)

€ (150-250) 300
71 2476 Halle J S 71 2476 Halle J S
71/2476 Halle, J.S. Die deutschen Giftplanzen zur Verhütung trauriger Vorfälle in den Haushaltungen, nach ihren botanischen Kennzeichen beschrieben, nebst Hinzufügung der bey dem zufälligen Genuss derselben erfordlichen Gegenmittel. Berlin, W. Öhmigke, 1801-1803, new rev. ed., 3 parts in 1 vol., VIII,194; X,110; 54,(2)p., 24 handcol. engr. plates, contemp. boards.

- Sl. foxed; owners' entries on first free endpaper. Spine worn; boardedges rubbed.

€ (200-300)
71 2477 Haller A von 71 2477 Haller A von
71/2477 Haller, A. von. Historia stirpium indigenarum Helvetiae inchoata. Bern, Societas Typographicae, 1768, 3 parts in 2 vols., (4),LXIV,444; (2),323,(3),204p., engr. title ill., head-vignette and 48 (fold.) engr. and etched plates, contemp. unif. calf w. mor. letterpiece, folio.

- Partly browned, occas. (sl.) foxed; last few quires of first vol. waterstains in outer and lower blank margin; library stamps on title-p. and first text leaf. Rebacked.

= Nissen, BBI 774. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CIX.

€ (500-700) 500
71 2478 Hanbury F J 71 2478 Hanbury F J
71 2478 Hanbury F J 71 2478 Hanbury F J
71/2478 Hanbury, F.J. An Illustrated Monograph of the British Hieracia. London, the author, 1889-1898, 8 parts in 1 vol., w. continuous pagination, 69,(1)p., 24 handcol lithogr. plates by G. LISTER, contemp. cl., folio.[*]

- Occas. sl. browned. Binding soiled. = Nissen, BBI 781.

€ (100-150) 160
71/2479 Hartig, G.L. Lehrbuch für Förster, und für die, welche es werden wollen. Stuttg./ Tübingen, J. G. Cotta'scher Verlag, 1851, 9th ed., 3 vols., XX,334,(1); X,343; VIII,315,(5)p., 4 (2 handcol.) lithogr. plates, woodengr. ills., 1 fold. table, contemp. unif. hcl.

- Owner's entry and library stamp on first free endpaper; (sl.) foxed throughout. Spine-ends sl. worn/ sl. dam.; covers sl. rubbed.

= Mantel I, 25.

€ (70-90)
71 2480 Hayne F G 71 2480 Hayne F G
71 2480 Hayne F G 71 2480 Hayne F G
71/2480 Hayne, F.G. Termini botanici iconibus illustrati oder botanische Kunstsprache durch Abbildungen erlaeutert. Berlin, W. Öhmigke, 1799-1807, (6),II,182p., letterpress title (dated 1807), 2 handcol. engr. titles (dated 1799/ 1807), 69 handcol. plates, later antique style gilt hcalf, large 4to.[*]

- A few plates and leaves sl. soiled in lower blank corner. Upper joint starting. Fine copy.

= Nissen, BBI 817; Pritzel 3862. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CIX.

€ (1.200-1.500) 1200
71 2481 Hegi G 71 2481 Hegi G
71/2481 Hegi, G. Illustrierte Flora von Mittel-Europa. Munich, J.F. Lehmann, 1906-1931, 7 parts in 13 vols., 280 col. lithogr. plates and 1273 ills., orig. unif. cl. (1x orig. hcl.) all w. mounted col. plate on frontcovers, 4to.

- Scattered library stamps (mostly on upper endpaper, title-p. and htitle, only a few on verso of plates). Traces of former library ticket on foot of spines; covers of hcl. vol. sl. worn.

= Nissen, BBI 840.

€ (150-250) 150
71 2482 Hermann P 71 2482 Hermann P
71 2482 Hermann P 71 2482 Hermann P
71/2482 Hermann, P. Paradisus Batavus, continens Plus centum Plantas affabrè aere incisas & Descriptionibus illustratas. Cui accessit Catalogus Plantarum. Leyden, A. Elzevier, 1698, (16),247,(1); 15p., woodcut printer's mark, 110 engr. plates, 19th cent. gilt calf, a.e.g., 4to.

- Very fine copy, from the library of William Arthur Sixth Duke of Portland (bookplate one upper pastedown).

= Nissen, BBI 860; Pritzel 3994; Willems 930 (w. sl. diff. collation). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CIX.

€ (1.000-1.500) 2300
71 2483 Hesdörffer M 71 2483 Hesdörffer M
71 2483 Hesdörffer M 71 2483 Hesdörffer M
71/2483 Hesdörffer, M. Die schönsten Stauden für die Schnittblumen- und Gartenkultur. Berlin, G. Schmidt, 1901, 12 parts in 1 vol., no pagination, 48 chromolithogr. plates by W. MÜLLER, orig. pict. cl., sm. 4to.

- Contents loose; a few lvs. repaired w. tape; sl. frayed. Covers sl. soiled.

Idem. Die schönsten Blüten-Sträucher für Garten-Ausschmückungen und Treiberei. Ibid., P. Parey, 1905, no pagination, 24 chromolithogr. plates after J. BECKMANN, orig. cl. w. mounted plate on covers, sm. 4to.[*]

- Owner's entry on first free endpaper. Covers sl. rubbed.

€ (60-80)
71 2484 Hessdörffer sic M 71 2484 Hessdörffer sic M
71 2484 Hessdörffer sic M 71 2484 Hessdörffer sic M
71/2484 Hessdörffer [sic], M. Een keur van bloemheesters, geschikt voor tuinversiering en forceeren. Dutch ed. E.T. Witte. Leiden, A.W. Sijthoff, n.d. (1904), no pagination, 24 chromolithogr. plates by J. BECKMANN, ills., orig. pict. cl., 4to.

- Trifle foxed. Spine-ends sl. worn.

Idem. Een keur van vaste-planten, geschikt voor snijbloemen en cultuur in den tuin. Dutch adapt. E.T. Witte. Introd. H. Witte. Ibid., idem, (1900), 110,(4)p., 48 chromolithogr. plates by W. MÜLLER, orig. pict. cl., 4to.[*]

- Sm. bookseller's ticket on upper pastedown; sl. foxed. Cloth partly worn away at joints.

€ (100-150)
71/2485 Heyne, F.A. Pflanzen-Kalender oder Versuch einer Anweisung welche Pflanzen man in jedem Monat in ihrer Blüthe finden konne und auf welchem Standorte. Erstes/ Zweites Heft. Leipsic, J.A. Barth, 1804, XXIV,403,(3)p., contemp. boards, sm. 8vo.

- Partly foxed/ browned; bookplate on upper pastedown; library stamps on first title-p. Spine worn.

= Pritzel 4450.

€ (60-80)
71 2486 Hibberd S 71 2486 Hibberd S
71 2486 Hibberd S 71 2486 Hibberd S
71/2486 Hibberd, S. Familiar garden flowers. First-fifth series. Londen etc., Cassel and Company Ltd, n.d. (±1885), 5 parts in 3 vols., 200 col. (lithogr.) plates by F.E. HULME, num. ills., contemp. unif. gilt hcalf.

- All vols. trifle foxed.

€ (30-50) 100
71 2487 Hibberd S 71 2487 Hibberd S
71 2487 Hibberd S 71 2487 Hibberd S
71/2487 Hibberd, S. New and rare beautiful-leaved plants. London, Bell and Daldy, 1870, VIII,144p., 54 chromolithogr. plates, woodengr. ills., contemp. gilt green hmor., a.e.g., 4to.

- Backstrip sl. sunned; trifle worn along extremities. A fine copy.

= Nissen, BBI 874.

€ (50-70) 110
71 2488 Hibberd S 71 2488 Hibberd S
71 2488 Hibberd S 71 2488 Hibberd S
71/2488 Hibberd, S. New and rare beautiful-leaved plants. London, Bell and Daldy, 1870, VIII,144p., 54 chromolithogr. plates, woodengr. ills., orig. gilt and blindst. green cl., 4to.

- Occas. trifle foxed/ browned. Corners and spine-ends sl. bumped. A good copy.

= Nissen, BBI 874.

€ (50-70) 60
71/2489 Hirzel, H.C. De wysgeerige landman of Jacob Gouyer. Een landbouwer en wysgeer te Wermetschweil, naby Zurich, in de bestiering syner Landeryen en huishouding, de opvoeding zyner kinderen, zyne godsdienst en zedelijk karakter. Deventer, L. Leemhorst, 1767, (6),258p., contemp. vellum.

- Some lvs. foxed. = Dutch translation of Die Wirthschaft eines philosophischen Bauers (first ed., 1761).

€ (150-250) 160
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