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74/2121 Botany  Manual of Japanese Flowering Cherries 74/2121 Botany Manual of Japanese Flowering Cherries
74/2121 [Botany]. Manual of Japanese Flowering Cherries. Tokyo, The Flower Association of Japan, 1983, (14),609,(18)p., num. (full-p.) (col.) (photogr.) ills., orig. giltlettered cl., in board slipcase, 4to (fine). - AND 1 other.
€ (50-70) 130
74 2122 Botany  Mathieu C 74 2122 Botany Mathieu C
74 2122 Botany  Mathieu C 74 2122 Botany Mathieu C
74/2122 [Botany]. Mathieu, C. Die besten Kirschen, Pfirsiche, Aprikosen, Pflaumen. Frankf. a.O., Kunst-Anstalt Trowitzsch & Sohn, n.d. (1902), 30 chromolithogr. plates after F. KUNZE, together loose as issued in orig. cl. portfolio, large 8vo.

- Lacks textbooklet (?); plates trifle foxed. Stains/ rubbed spots on frontcover.

Beeftink, A. and Lijsten, R. Nederlandse Fruitsoorten. Arnhem, S. Gouda Quint and D. Brouwer en Zoon, (1942), (4) textp., 96 (of 144) col. plates by A. BEEFTINK w. text on verso, each ±24x16 cm., all w. two sm. holes in upper blank margin, in orig. giltlettered limp red board portfolio.

- A few plates sl. creased along edges. Corners portfolio sl. rubbed.

= Nissen Nachträge, 1193n (later ed.).

€ (80-100) 110
74 2123 Botany  Mengelberg J 74 2123 Botany Mengelberg J
74 2123 Botany  Mengelberg J 74 2123 Botany Mengelberg J
74/2123 [Botany]. Mengelberg, J. Aepfel und Birnen. Frankf. a.O., Kunst-Anstalt Trowitzsch & Sohn, 1893, lithogr. title-leaf and 30 col. lithogr. plates after J. MENGELBERG, with loosely inserted textbooklet (12p., orig. wr., large 8vo), together loose as issued in orig. cl. portfolio.

- Trifle foxed (incl. flaps of portfolio). Portfolio sl. discol. Otherwise fine.

= Nice, detailed plates showing one species of apple or pear per plate, their outside appearance and in cross-section. Not in Nissen.

€ (80-100) 130
74 2124 Botany  Munting A 74 2124 Botany Munting A
74/2124 [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. Oudenaarde, Uitgeverij Lobelia/ C. Thijs-Kalle, 1986, (40), 930[numb. in columns],(61)p., num. ills., printed in a limited ed., orig. blindst. artificial leather w. clasps and catches, 4to.

= Facs. reprint of ed. Utr./ Leyden, 1696.

€ (80-100) 90
74 2125 Botany  Ochse J J 74 2125 Botany Ochse J J
74/2125 [Botany]. Ochse, J.J. Vegetables of the Dutch East Indies. Amst., A. Asher & Co., 1980, (8),XXXVI,1005,(11)p., ills., orig. gilt cl., large 8vo.

- Gilt on spine partly worn away. = Reprint of the ed. 1931.

AND 7 others, i.a. J.N. MILSUM and D.H. GRIST, Vegetable Gardening in Malaya (Kuala Lumpur, 1941, ills., orig. (sl. dam.) cl. Owner's entry) and G.A.C. HERKLOTS, Vegetables in South-East Asia (London, 1972, ills., orig. rexine w. (sl. dam.) dustwr., sm. 4to).

€ (40-60) 50
74 2126 Botany  Redouté P J 74 2126 Botany Redouté P J
74/2126 [Botany]. Redouté, P.-J. The Lilies. Lilien. Les Liliacées. Cologne etc., Taschen, 2000, 494p., richly illustrated, orig. boards w. dustwr., folio (fine). - AND 5 others, i.a. C.A. LUER, The Native Orchids of The United States and Canada (New York, 1975, ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to) and A.B. STOUT, Daylillies (ibid., 1986, ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr.).
€ (40-60) 40
74 2127 Botany  Rock J F 74 2127 Botany Rock J F
74 2127 Botany  Rock J F 74 2127 Botany Rock J F
74/2127 [Botany]. Rock, J.F. The indigenous trees of the Hawaiian islands. Tokyo, C.E. Tuttle, 1974, XX,548p., 215 monochr. plates, orig. gilt cl. w. dustwr., 4to.

= Reprint of the privately published 1913 edition.

AND 2 others on trees: K.B. SANDVED, G.T. PRANCE and A.E. PRANCE, Bark (Portland, 1993, num. col. ills., orig. gilt cl. w. dustwr.) and C.S. SARGENT, Manual of the trees of North America (Cambridge, 1933, ills., orig. gilt cl.).

€ (40-60)
74 2128 Botany  Schaminée J H J a o 74 2128 Botany Schaminée J H J a o
74/2128 [Botany]. Schaminée, J.H.J. a.o. De vegetatie van Nederland. Leyden/ Uppsala, Opulus Press, 1995-1999, 5 vols., (col.) ills., orig. unif. dec. cl. w. dustwr., 4to (fine).
€ (50-70) 80
74 2129 Botany  Serrurier J F 74 2129 Botany Serrurier J F
74 2129 Botany  Serrurier J F 74 2129 Botany Serrurier J F
74 2129 Botany  Serrurier J F 74 2129 Botany Serrurier J F
74/2129 [Botany]. Serrurier, J.F. Fruitkundig woordenboek, behelzende all [sic] hetgeen betrekking heeft tot de kennis en het huishoudelijk gebruik der verschillende soorten van fruiten; tot het aankweeken, veredelen, snoeijen en behandelen van vruchtboomen; tot het aanleggen van broeibakken, trekkassen en oranjehuizen enz. Amst., J. Allart, 1805/ 1806, 2 vols., (2),VIII,483,(1); (6),517,(1)p., 18 engr. plates on 17 fold. leaves, contemp. unif. gilt hcalf w. contrasting mor. letter- and volume pieces.

- First vol. trifle dampstained. Top of spine sl. dam. w. traces of repair; upper joint splitting. Fine set.

= Rare fruit encyclopedia, based on the work of J.C. Christ and enlarged with the main information from W. Forsijth "over eene nieuwe wijze van boomsnoeijen, en de door hem uitgevondene middelen om oude, kwijnende, of verwaarloosde boomen te genezen, en op nieuws te doen herleven." Pomona's Harvest p.239. Rare.

€ (120-150) 240
74/2130 Botany  Vilmorin's Blumengärtnerei Beschreibung Kultur und Verwendung des gesamten Pflanzenmaterials für deutsche Gärten Ed A Siebert and A Voss 74/2130 Botany Vilmorin's Blumengärtnerei Beschreibung Kultur und Verwendung des gesamten Pflanzenmaterials für deutsche Gärten Ed A Siebert and A Voss
74/2130 Botany  Vilmorin's Blumengärtnerei Beschreibung Kultur und Verwendung des gesamten Pflanzenmaterials für deutsche Gärten Ed A Siebert and A Voss 74/2130 Botany Vilmorin's Blumengärtnerei Beschreibung Kultur und Verwendung des gesamten Pflanzenmaterials für deutsche Gärten Ed A Siebert and A Voss
74/2130 [Botany]. Vilmorin's Blumengärtnerei. Beschreibung, Kultur und Verwendung des gesamten Pflanzenmaterials für deutsche Gärten. Ed. A. Siebert and A. Voss. Berlin, P. Parey, 1896, 3rd rev. ed., 2 vols., VIII,78,(2),1264; 244p., 100 col. lithogr. plates, 1272 ills., orig. unif. pict. hcalf, richly gilt spines w. mor. letterpiece, large 8vo.

- Both vols. trifle foxed; 2nd vol. final few lvs. (incl. plates) sm. waterstain in blank margin. Bindings rubbed; frontcovers w. white stains.

= Not in Nissen BBI.

€ (40-60)
74 2131 Botany  Weinmann J W 74 2131 Botany Weinmann J W
74 2131 Botany  Weinmann J W 74 2131 Botany Weinmann J W
74/2131 [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, 1748, 4 vols., 4 ident. engr. title-vignettes, engr. headpiece, contemp. unif. hroan, folio.

- The text vols. only, without the 4 plate volumes and without the portraits; all vols. library stamp on first free endpaper and/ or title-p.; occas. sl. foxed/ waterstained; first vol. first few lvs. sl. dam. Covers dam. Sold w.a.f.

€ (80-100) 80
74 2132 Botany  Witte H 74 2132 Botany Witte H
74/2132 [Botany]. Witte, H. Flora. Afbeeldingen en beschrijvingen van boomen, heesters, éénjarige planten, enz., voorkomende in de Nederlandsche tuinen. Gron., J.B. Wolters, (1868), X,VII,(3),316p., chromolithogr. frontisp. and 78 (of 79) plates by G. SEVERYNS after A.J. WENDEL, orig. gilt and blindst. (green) cl., sm. folio.

- Lacks 1 plate (no.55); usual (sl.) foxing; partly loose(ning). Backstrip and corners worn.

= Nissen, BBI 2174; Pritzel 10366; Landwehr, Dutch Books w. Col. Plates 213. Fine chromolithographs.

€ (100-150) 350
74 2133 Botany  Zorn J  74 2133 Botany Zorn J
74 2133 Botany  Zorn J  74 2133 Botany Zorn J
74 2133 Botany  Zorn J  74 2133 Botany Zorn J
74/2133 [Botany]. (Zorn, J.). Afbeeldingen der artseny-gewassen met derzelver Nederduitsche en Latynsche beschryvingen. Vol. 6. Amst., J.C. Sepp en Zoon, 1800, 1 (of 6) vols., IV,101,(1),36p., engr. title-p., 100 contemp. handcol. engr. plates of (medicinal) flowers, herbs and plants, contemp. hcalf w. mor. letterpiece.

- Pastedowns and endpapers sl. mouldy, otherwise contents fine. Binding worn/ dam.

= Nissen, BBI 2203; Landwehr, Dutch Books w. Col. Plates 2. Plates delicately handcoloured.

€ (200-300) 200
74 2134 Bresinky A and Besl H 74 2134 Bresinky A and Besl H
74/2134 Bresinky, A. and Besl, H. Giftpilze. Ein Handbuch für Apotheker, Ärtze und Biologen. Stuttgart, Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft, 1985, XI,(1),295p., num. col. ills., orig. boards, 4to (fine). Wichtl, M. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch für Apotheker und Ärtze. Ibid., idem, 1984, XIII,(1),393p., num. col. ills., bound unif. w. preceding, 4to (fine). - AND 3 others on poisonous plants.
€ (40-60) 50
74 2135 Bromme T 74 2135 Bromme T
74 2135 Bromme T 74 2135 Bromme T
74 2135 Bromme T 74 2135 Bromme T
74/2135 Bromme, T. Atlas der natuurlijke geschiedenis voor scholen en huisgezinnen. Dutch adapt. T.C. Winkler. Amst., J.C. Loman Jr., n.d. (±1875), XX[= XXII],80p., 33 (of 36) (all but one handcol.) lithogr. plates, orig. gilt blindst. cl., 4to.

- Lacks plates 3, 4 and 28; final plate laid down on pastedown; bookblock and p. 5-8 loose(ning). Binding sl. rubbed/ stained.

= Cf. Nissen ZBI 588; Espenhorst (Engl.) p.805-808 ("richly illustrated", "huge international success"). Nice plates showing a large variety of animals, flowers and minerals, and two plates of the heads/ skulls of different human races and the human skeleton and internal body parts.

€ (60-80) 70
74 2136 Chemistry  Schubarth E L 74 2136 Chemistry Schubarth E L
74/2136 [Chemistry]. Schubarth, E.L. Lehrbuch der theoretischen Chemie. Berlin, A. Rücker, 1827, 3rd ed., XIV,746,(4)p., contemp. hcalf w. mor. letterpiece.

- Owner's entry on first free endpaper; occas. (sl.) foxed. Spine worn.

€ (40-60)
74 2137 Conchology  Dezallier d'Argenville A J 74 2137 Conchology Dezallier d'Argenville A J
74 2137 Conchology  Dezallier d'Argenville A J 74 2137 Conchology Dezallier d'Argenville A J
74 2137 Conchology  Dezallier d'Argenville A J 74 2137 Conchology Dezallier d'Argenville A J
74 2137 Conchology  Dezallier d'Argenville A J 74 2137 Conchology Dezallier d'Argenville A J
74 2137 Conchology  Dezallier d'Argenville A J 74 2137 Conchology Dezallier d'Argenville A J
74/2137 [Conchology]. Dezallier d'Argenville, A.J. l'Histoire naturelle éclaircie dans une de ses parties principales, la conchyliologie, qui traite des coquillages de mer, de riviere et de terre. (...) Augmenté de la zoomorphose, ou representation des animaux a coquilles, avec leurs explications. Paris, De Bure, 1757, new ed., 2 parts in 1 vol., XXII,394,(2 blank); (4),84,CVII,(1)p., 41 engr. plates (incl. title), contemp. calf w. gilt spine and red mor. letterpiece, 4to.

- Occas. trifle browned, otherwise internally fine. Top of spine dam.; covers sl. rubbed.

= Cf. Nissen, ZBI 144; DSB I, p.243/244. One of the first works to provide a simple system of classification of shells. Beautiful plates.

€ (600-800)
74 2138 Conchology  Knorr G W 74 2138 Conchology Knorr G W
74 2138 Conchology  Knorr G W 74 2138 Conchology Knorr G W
74 2138 Conchology  Knorr G W 74 2138 Conchology Knorr G W
74 2138 Conchology  Knorr G W 74 2138 Conchology Knorr G W
74/2138 [Conchology]. Knorr, G.W. Verlustiging der oogen en van den geest, of verzameling van allerley bekende hoorens en schulpen, die in haar eigen kleuren afgebeeld zyn. Amst., heirs F. Houttuyn, 1770-1775, 6 parts in 3 vols., (10),44; (2),45-82; (2),83-118; (2),34; (2),35-62; (2),63-117,(25 index)p., 190 handcol. engr. plates, contemp. unif. gilt mottled calf w. mor. letterpiece, sm. folio.

- Contents fine, w. only a few sm. imperfections: one plate blank outer margin restored; occas. a few foxed spots. Corners and covers partly rubbed; backstrips sl. dried.

= Rare complete set. Nissen, ZBI 2236; cf. Tenschert, Botanik & Zoologie 82: "Eines der frühesten Werke, die sich ausschließlich mit Conchylien befaßten (...). Die Anregung dazu gaben neben Knorrs eigener großer Naturalien-Sammlung die umfangreichen Kabinette von Müller, Houttuyn u.a." The beautifully coloured plates are by i.a. G.P. Trautner and A. Hoffer. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XLVIII.

€ (3.500-4.500) 3750
74 2139 Dendrology  Bean W J 74 2139 Dendrology Bean W J
74/2139 [Dendrology]. Bean, W.J. Trees & Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles. London, J. Murray, 1976-1988, 8th rev. ed., 5 vols. (incl. supplement vol.), monochr. ills., orig. unif. gilt cl. w. dustwr.
€ (50-70) 50
74 2140 Dendrology  Dippel L 74 2140 Dendrology Dippel L
74 2140 Dendrology  Dippel L 74 2140 Dendrology Dippel L
74/2140 [Dendrology]. Dippel, L. Handbuch der Laubholzkunde. Beschreibung der in Deutschland heimischen und im Freien kultivierten Bäume und Sträucher. Für Botaniker, Gärtner und Forstleute. Berlin, P. Parey, 1889-1893, 3 vols., VIII,449,(1); IV,591,(1); VII,(1),752p., 280/ 272/ 277 woodengr. ills., sl. later unif. hcalf.

- Each vol. owner's entry and blindst. bookplate on title-p.; sl. foxed. All spines sl. rubbed; 2nd vol. rubbed spot on frontcover.

= I: Monocotyleae und Sympetalae der Dicotyleae; II: Dicotyleae, Choripetalae. Urticinae bis Frangulinae; III: Dicotyleae, Choripetalae. Cistinae bis Serpentariae.

AND 1 other, publ. by the same: G. KRÜSSMANN, Handbuch der Laubgehölze, Registerband (1977, 2nd ed., 1 (of 4) vols., orig. cl.).

€ (50-70) 80