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75 2261 Ichthyology Gouan A 75 2261 Ichthyology Gouan A
75 2261 Ichthyology Gouan A 75 2261 Ichthyology Gouan A
75/2261 [Ichthyology]. Gouan, A. Historia Piscium (...) Histoire des poissons (...). Strasbourg, A. König, 1770, (1),XVIII,228,(13) lvs., 4 engr. fold. plates, contemp boards, sm. 4to.

- Backstrip dam. spot; covers sl. soiled. Good/fine interior condition.

= Wood 364; Engelmann 440; Dean I, 495. The first edition, opposite Latin/French text.

€ (120-150)
75 2262 Ichthyology Jonston J 75 2262 Ichthyology Jonston J
75 2262 Ichthyology Jonston J 75 2262 Ichthyology Jonston J
75 2262 Ichthyology Jonston J 75 2262 Ichthyology Jonston J
75 2262 Ichthyology Jonston J 75 2262 Ichthyology Jonston J
75/2262 [Ichthyology]. Jonston, J. Historiae naturalis de piscibus et cetis./ Historiae naturalis de exanguibus aquaticis. Heilbron, F.J. Eckebrecht, 1767, 3rd ed., 2 parts in 1 vol., 228; 78,(6)p., 67 etched plates (mostly w. between 5 to 9 diff. species on one plate) after M. MERIAN, contemp. gilt hcalf w. red mor. letterpiece, folio.

- Very fine copy. Paper ticket at foot of spine; a few chafed spots on paper over backcover.

= Nissen ZBI, 2138.

€ (1.000-1.500)
75 2263 Johnston J 75 2263 Johnston J
75 2263 Johnston J 75 2263 Johnston J
75 2263 Johnston J 75 2263 Johnston J
75 2263 Johnston J 75 2263 Johnston J
75 2263 Johnston J 75 2263 Johnston J
75/2263 Johnston, J. Beschrijving van de natuur (...). Dutch transl. Collection of 170 engr. plates and 3 engr. titles, Amst., I.I. Schippers, 1660, 3 vols., modern unif. wr.

- Occas. sl. waterstained, affecting images; sl. frayed and dustsoiled along edges.

= Plates from: 1. (...) der Vissen en Bloedlooze Water-Dieren; 2. (...) der Bloedlose Water-Dieren in 4 boeken; 3. (...) der Vogelen; 4. (...) der Gekerfde of Kronkel-Dieren, Slangen en Draken and 5. (...) der Slangen in twee boeken. Including the text.

€ (200-300) 350
75 2264 Johnston J 75 2264 Johnston J
75 2264 Johnston J 75 2264 Johnston J
75 2264 Johnston J 75 2264 Johnston J
75 2264 Johnston J 75 2264 Johnston J
75 2264 Johnston J 75 2264 Johnston J
75 2264 Johnston J 75 2264 Johnston J
75 2264 Johnston J 75 2264 Johnston J
75 2264 Johnston J 75 2264 Johnston J
75 2264 Johnston J 75 2264 Johnston J
75 2264 Johnston J 75 2264 Johnston J
75/2264 Johnston, J. Historiae Naturalis de Quadrupedibus/ (...) de Avibus/ (...) de Piscibus/ (...) de Exanguibus/ (...) de Insectis/ (...) de Serpentibus. Amst., J.J. Schipper, 1657/ 1665, 2nd ed., 6 parts in 2 vols., 4 engr. titles, 250 engr. plates after i.a. C. and M. MERIAN, contemp. unif. gilt calf, folio.

- A few plates loose; both vols. w. the same (later) owner's entries in pen and ink on first free endpaper. Binding worn/ dam. along edges; both vols. w. almost entirely worn off central gilt coat of arms on both covers (unidentified). Despite mainly external defects a complete and clean copy.

= A good complete copy of the second edition of this standard seventeenth-century encyclopaedia of natural history, illustrated with fine plates which were often reprinted by others into the next century showing a mix of recognisable animals together with mythical beasts. Cf. Nissen ZBI 2131-2135; Nissen IVB 481. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCVII.

€ (1.500-2.500) 1600
75 2265 Jong C de 75 2265 Jong C de
75 2265 Jong C de 75 2265 Jong C de
75/2265 Jong, C. de. Handwoordenboek der natuurkundige wetenschappen. Leyden, D. Noothoven van Goor, 1869, VI,669p., modern hcl., orig. frontwr. pres., 4to.

- Foxed; libr. stamp on htitle. Orig. frontwr. doubled; binding dampstained.

= From the library of Eugene Dubois (1858-1940), w. his owner's entry on the frontwr. and htitle.

AND 11 small publications (mainly offprints) by E. DUBOIS, i.a. Over den kringloop der stof op aarde (1899), The geographical and geological signification of the Hondsrug, and the examination of the erratics in the Northern Diluvium of Holland (1905), Das Geologische Alter der Kendeng- oder Trinil-Fauna (1908), Hollands duin als natuurlijke zeewering en de tijd (1916), The Proto-Australian Fossil Man of Wadjak, Java (1920).

€ (50-70)
75 2266 Jonston J 75 2266 Jonston J
75/2266 Jonston, J. Thaumatographia Naturalis, in decem Classes distincta, in quibus admiranda I. Coeli. II. Elementorum. III. Meteororum. IV. Fossilium. V. Plantarum. VI. Avium. VII. Quadropedum. VIII. Exanguium. IX. Piscium. X. Hominis. Amst., J. Janssonius van Waesberge/ E. Wejerstraet, 1665, 495,(3)p., engr. frontisp., contemp. calf, 12mo.

- Library stamp on title-p. Joints splitting; backstrip lacks sm. portions.

€ (100-150) 100
75 2267 Keill J 75 2267 Keill J
75/2267 Keill, J. An Introduction to Natural Philosophy: or, Philosophical Lectures Read in the University of Oxford, Anno Dom. 1700. To which are Added, The Demonstrations of Monsieur Huygens's Theorems, concerning the Centrifugal Force and Circular Motion. London, J. Senex etc., 1726, 2nd ed., XII,306,(2)p., woodcut ills./ diagrams., contemp. blindst. panelled calf w. mor. letterpiece.

- Sl. foxed and yellowed. Binding sl. scratched and worn; lacks part of letterpiece.

= DSB VII, p.275-276. Second English edition of Keill's major work: Introductio ad veram physicam (...) (Oxf., 1701), in which Keill acted as propagator of Newtonian philosophy and in which K. (in the appendix) gives "a proof for the law of "centrifugal" force, whose magnitude had been announced in 1673 by Christiaan Huygens".

€ (100-150) 100
75 2268 Koning B 75 2268 Koning B
75/2268 Koning, B. Noodig berigt voor de Nederlander, wegens een nieuwe verbeterde wijze van kunstverlichting, door middel van vlamvatbaar gas uit steenkolen. Amst., Johannes van der Hey, 1816, (4),54,(1)p., fold. overview "overzicht op de hoeveelheid steenkolen en derzelver kosten (...)", contemp. limp boards.

- Slightly dustsoiled. Boards sl. worn along extremities. = Cf. Bierens de Haan 2537.

€ (30-50) 30
75 2269 Kooy J M J and Uytenboogaart J W H 75 2269 Kooy J M J and Uytenboogaart J W H
75 2269 Kooy J M J and Uytenboogaart J W H 75 2269 Kooy J M J and Uytenboogaart J W H
75/2269 Kooy, J.M.J. and Uytenboogaart, J.W.H. Ballistics of the Future. With special reference to the dynamical and physical theory of the rocket weapons. Haarlem, H. Stam, n.d. (1946), 472p., 11 fold. plates, num. ills., tables, diagrams etc., orig. gilt cl.

- Large bookplate on upper pastedown. SIGNED by both authors.

= The first post-war scientific publication on the V1 and V2 rockets. Rare.

€ (100-150) 100
75 2270 Koten J H van 75 2270 Koten J H van
75/2270 Koten, J.H. van. Natuurkundige atlas. Amst., Gebroeders Binger, 1857, text booklet: (6),36p., orig. wr., 4to and 11 loose contemp. handcol. woodengr. plates, together in orig. giltlettered blindst. cl. portfolio, sm. folio.

- Sl. foxed/ browned (incl. plates and wr.). Inside of portfolio sl. dam.

€ (80-100)
75 2271 Le Francq van Berkhey J 75 2271 Le Francq van Berkhey J
75/2271 Le Francq van Berkhey, J. Natuurlyke historie van Holland. Eerste - Derde deel. Amst., Yntema en Tieboel, 1769-1776, 3 (of 9) parts in 6 vols., 3 diff. engr. title-vignettes, 20 (of 29) (fold.) engr. plates, 8 fold. letterpress tables, contemp. unif. gilt hcalf.

- Lacks 6 parts and 9 plates; contents partly loose(ning) and other (sm.) defects. Bindings (severely) worn/ dam. and partly repaired.

= The unfinished (the history of the flora was never written) natural history of the district Holland, dealing with the cultural and social life of its inhabitants and giving geographical descriptions.

€ (80-100)
75 2272 Leeuwenhoek A van 75 2272 Leeuwenhoek A van
75 2272 Leeuwenhoek A van 75 2272 Leeuwenhoek A van
75 2272 Leeuwenhoek A van 75 2272 Leeuwenhoek A van
75 2272 Leeuwenhoek A van 75 2272 Leeuwenhoek A van
75/2272 Leeuwenhoek, A. van. Opera Omnia, seu Arcana Naturae, Ope Exactissimorum microscopiorum Detecta (...). Vol. 1./ Arcana Naturae Detecta. Leyden, J.A. Langerak, 1722, new eds., 2 vols., 8,(6),64,260,(24); (16),515,(23)p., engr. title by R. DE HOOGHE, 93; 57 (fold.) engr. plates and ills., contemp. unif. calf, sm. 4to.

- Browned; both vols. w. the same libr. stamp on prelim. lvs. incl. title and w. (partly crossed-out) annotations in pen and ink on first free endpaper; one large fold. plate partly torn on fold. Spine-ends dam.; both gilt spines for the larger part worn off; corners showing; worn along extremities.

= First vol. Opera contains letters 28-31, 34-36, 38 and 42-60. Second vol. Arcana contains letters 32, 33, 37, 39-41 and 61-92. Dobell 29 vol. 1 and 25c; Waller 10889 and 10879; Wellcome III, 477; cf. Nissen ZBI 2416 and cf. 2417; PMM 166; DSB VIII, p.126ff. "Leeuwenhoek was a brilliant example of the amateur scientist. (...) Leeuwenhoek made remarkable discoveries in the anatomy of man and the higher and lower forms of animal and plant life (...)." (PMM). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCVIII.

€ (400-600) 425
75 2273 LeLarge de Lignac J A 75 2273 LeLarge de Lignac J A
75 2273 LeLarge de Lignac J A 75 2273 LeLarge de Lignac J A
75/2273 (LeLarge de Lignac, J.A.). Lettres à un Amériquain, sur l'histoire naturelle, générale & particuliere de monsieur de Buffon. Hamb., Duchesne, 1751-1756, 9 vols., contemp. unif. mottled calf w. gilt spine and red mor. letterpiece (1x), sm. 8vo.

- All vols. sm. owner's entry on title; 2 vols. upper pastedown loose. All vols. but one lack letterpiece; some vols. sl. dam. along joints and/or corners sl. worn; 1 vol. top of spine sl. dam.

= Sabin 41054. Rare.

€ (100-150) 100
75 2274 Lemery N 75 2274 Lemery N
75 2274 Lemery N 75 2274 Lemery N
75/2274 Lemery, N. Woordenboek of Algemeene Verhandeling der enkele Droogeryen, behelzende der zelve verscheide benamingen, oorsprong, verkiezing, beginsels, woord- oorsprongkelykheden, en alle byzondere eigenschappen, die in Dieren, Planten, en Bergstoffen gevonden worden. Dutch transl. C. van Putten and I. de Witt. Rott., J.D. Beman, 1743, (24),772,(72)p., engr. frontisp. and 24 (of 25) fold. plates, each w. 16 ills. of plants and some animals, contemp. hcalf, 4to.

- Lacks plate VI; a few lvs. loose; occas. sl. waterstained. Binding severely dam.

= Cf. (on the French editions): Ferchl p.307; Vandewiele p.112; Ferguson II, p.21 and Bibl. Walleriana 5698. Wellcome p.488; DSB VIII, p.172-175.

€ (80-100)
75 2275 Lepidoptera Morris F O 75 2275 Lepidoptera Morris F O
75 2275 Lepidoptera Morris F O 75 2275 Lepidoptera Morris F O
75 2275 Lepidoptera Morris F O 75 2275 Lepidoptera Morris F O
75/2275 [Lepidoptera]. Morris, F.O. A History of British Butterflies. London, Groombridge and Sons, 1853, 1st ed., VI,168p., 71 handcol. and 2 uncol. woodengr. plates, contemp. red hmor. w. richly gilt spine, 4to.

- Joints and spine-ends worn/ chipped. Good copy. = Nissen, ZBI p.290.

€ (100-150) 160
75 2276 Lorentz H A 75 2276 Lorentz H A
75/2276 Lorentz, H.A. Het relativiteitsbeginsel. Ed. W.H. Keesom. N.pl., n.publ., n.d. (Haarlem, erven Loosjes, 1913), 1st ed., 60p., orig. wr., large 8vo.

- Backstrip partly worn off; fore-edge sl. stained. = DSB IV, p.499.

€ (50-70) 50
75 2277 Lorentz H A 75 2277 Lorentz H A
75/2277 Lorentz, H.A. Versuch einer Theorie der elektrische und optische Erscheinungen in bewegten Körpern. Leipsic, B.G. Teubner, 1906, (4),138,(1)p., orig. cl.

- Owner's entry on title-p. Spine-ends sl. rubbed. Otherwise fine.

= Unchanged reprint of the first edition published by E.J. Brill, Leyden, 1895.

€ (50-70) 50
75 2278 Marbe K 75 2278 Marbe K
75/2278 Marbe, K. Theorie der kinematographischen Projektionen. Leipsic, J. A. Barth, 1910, 80p., textills., prob. later cl. w. portion of orig. wr. mounted on frontcover. Gray, S. Vierde Artikel. Proeven van de Aentrekkingskragt. Transl. C.S.J.A. N.pl., publ., n.d. (Amst., M. Schagen, 1733), 493-538p., later mor. w. giltlettered spine, sm. 8vo. - AND 3 others, i.a. O. RAINER, Musikalische Graphik. Studien und Versuche über die Wechselbeziehungen zwischen Ton- und Farbharmonien (Vienna, etc., 1925, (col.) ills., orig. (sl. (water)stained) boards, large 8vo).
€ (70-90)
75 2279 Marey E J 75 2279 Marey E J
75/2279 Marey, E.J. De grafische methode. Haar aanwending in de statistiek en staathuishoudkunde op industrieel, handels- en natuurwetenschappelijk gebied en in 't bizonder in de geneeskunde en physiologie. Transl. F.M. Jaeger. The Hague, H.J. Stemberg, 1883, 668p., num. ills., contemp. hcl., large 8vo.

- Upper hinge weak; upper pastedown and first free endpaper browned; sl. foxed. Waterstain on frontcover; title written in black marker on spine.

AND 3 others on Marey, i.a. F. DAGOGNET, Etienne-Jules Marey, A Passion for the Trace (New York, 1992, ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., obl. sm. 4to).

€ (40-60)
75 2280 Marsilli L F 75 2280 Marsilli L F
75 2280 Marsilli L F 75 2280 Marsilli L F
75 2280 Marsilli L F 75 2280 Marsilli L F
75/2280 Marsilli, L.F. Natuurkundige beschryving der zeën. The Hague, De Compagnie, 1786, (6),XXV,(1),216p., engr. frontisp., 52 (fold.) engr. plates by M. POOL, contemp. hcalf, folio.

- Paper over boards partly worn off; top of spine chipped; backstrip worn. Contents fine.

= Nissen, ZBI 2700. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCVI.

€ (700-900)
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