Stuttgart Antiquarian Bookfair
A large number of the plants depicted and described are from Australia and South Africa
ANDREWS, H.C.
The Botanist's Repository, comprising colour'd engravings of new and rare plants only, with botanical descriptions in Latin and English after the Linnaean system...
London, printed by T. Bensley and published by the author, 1797 (-1815). 10 volumes. 4to (265 x 210mm), with 10 engraved titles and 664 (many folde...
EUR 28,000
The diary in form of a sketchbook in chronological order of Freiherr Ernst von Bibra's well-known voyage to South America
[BIBRA, ERNST VON.]
Zur Südamerikanischen Reise. 1849-1850.
German manuscript, title with motto and 139 illustrated leaves, mostly pencil or brown pen drawings, about 20 with handcolouring, some grey-, brown...
EUR 28,000
celebrated as the first book on Exotic Butterflies arranged in accordance with the Linnean system and provided with coloured plates
CRAMER, P. & STOLL, C.
Papillons exotiques des trois parties du monde l'Asie, l'Afrique et l'Amerique/ De uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-deelen Asia, Africa en America.
Amsterdam, S.J. Baalde/ N.T. Gravius, 1779-1791. 4 volumes & supplement (bound in 5). Large-4to (305 x 235mm). With 3 (2 handcoloured) engraved fro...
EUR 35,000
A beautiful uniformly bound copy of the only major Prussian flora
DIETRICH, A.
Flora Regni Borussici. Flora des Königreichs Preussen oder Abbildungen und Beschreibung der in Preussen wildwachsenden Pflanzen.
Berlin, L. Oehmigke, 1833-1844. 12 volumes. Royal-8vo (255 x 165mm). With 864 fine handcoloured lithographed plates and descriptive text. Contempor...
EUR 18,500
one of the most attractive English entomological works on exotic insects
DRURY, D.
Illustrations of exotic Entomology, containing upwards of six hundred and fifty figures and descriptions of foreign insects, interspersed with remarks and reflections on their nature and properties.
A new edition ... by J.O. Westwood. London, H.G. Bohn, 1837. 3 volumes. 4to (265 x 205 mm). With 150 handcoloured engraved plates and 1 plain engra...
EUR 6,000
one of the most beautiful bird books of this period
EDWARDS, G.
A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, and of some other Rare and Undescribed Animals, Quadrupedes, Reptiles, Fishes, Insects, &c.
London, for the Author, (1739-), 1743-1751. 4 volumes. 4to (295 x 235mm). With handcoloured engraved frontispiece, 1 engraved portrait, and 210 bea...
EUR 25,000
Famous work on agriculture, gardening, cattle raising, as well as hunting and hawking
ESTIENNE, C. & J. LIÉBAULT.
Siben Bücher Von dem Feldbau, und vollkommener bestellung eynes ordenlichen Mayerhofs oder Landguts. Etwan von Carolo Stephano und Johanne Liebhalto der Artzenei Doctorn Frantzösisch beschrieben.... von dem Hochgelehrten Herren Melchiore Sebizio Silesio... inn Teutsch gebracht.
Strassburg, B. Jobin, 1579. Folio (302 x 200mm). pp. (12), 643, (1), (34), title with attractive woodcut border and text printed in red and black, ...
EUR 9,800
One of the rarest lepidopterological iconographies, published in 120 parts over a period of 25 years
FREYER, C.F.
Neuere Beiträge zur Schmetterlingskunde mit Abbildungen nach der Natur.
Augsburg, beim Verfasser/ in Kommission bei der C. Kollmann'schen Buchhandlung/ in Kommission bei der Matth. Rieger'schen Buchhandlung, (1827) 1833...
EUR 23,000
"One of the most enjoyable of all bird books but rare" (Fine Bird Books p. 76).
FRISCH, J.L.
Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes und beyläufig auch einiger Fremden... in Kupfer gebracht, und nach ihren natürlichen Farben dargestellt von Ferdinand Helfreich Frisch...
Berlin, Friedrich Wilhelm Birnstiel, [1733-] 1763. 2 volumes. Folio (375 x 240 mm). ff. 103, including 25 divisional titles, with engraved portrait...
EUR 125,000
A precious and unique album with original watercolours by Willem Diederik Vincent de Graaf (1762-1846)
GRAAF, DE. W.D.V.
Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld (Illustrations of native Butterflies). Album of 170 splendid original watercolours of Dutch Butterflies & Caterpillars, together with their feeding plants.
Circa 1800-1840. 4to (235 x 190mm). Each plate within a black framing line, with a silhouette drawing frontispiece of W.D.V de Graaf 1762-1846 and ...
EUR 45,000
a monument of the grand Austrian botanical era which royal patronage made possible
JACQUIN, N.J.
Florae Austriacae, sive plantarum selectarum in Austriae Archiducatu sponte crescentium, icones ad vivum coloratae, et descriptionibus, ac synonymis illustratae.
Viennae, L.J. Kaliwoda (& J.M. Gerold), 1773-1778. 5 volumes. Folio (470 x 285mm). With 5 large handcoloured engraved title-vignettes (views) and 5...
EUR 48,000
One of the rarest and most splendid publications on South American botany
KARSTEN, H.
Florae Columbiae terrarumque adiacentium specimina selecta in peregrinatione duodecim annorum observata delineavit et descripsit.
Berolini, apud Ferdinandi Duemmleri successores, 1858-1869. 2 volumes. Folio (500 x 350 mm.). pp. (6), 200, (2, index); pp. (2), 188, (2, index) wi...
EUR 40,000
Classic works by "the father of forest entomology"
RATZEBURG, J.T.C.
Die Forst-Insecten oder Abbildung und Beschreibung der in den Wäldern Preussens und der Nachbarstaaten als schädlich oder nützlich bekannt gewordenen Insecten; in systematischer Folge und mit besonderer Rücksicht auf die Vertilgung der Schädlichen. Zweite mit Zusätzen und Berichtigungen vermehrte Auflage.
Berlin, in der Nicolai'schen Buchhandlung, 1839-1844. 3 volumes. 4to (275 x 220mm). pp. xvi, 247, (1); v, (3), 252; viii, 314 with frontispiece, 13...
EUR 3,900
The rare coloured issue of this extensive and important floristic work
REICHENBACH, H.G.L.
Iconographia Botanica seu Plantae criticae. Icones Plantarum Rariorum et minus rite cognitarum, indigenarum exoticarumque... / Kupfersammlung kritischer Gewächse oder Abbildungen seltener und weniger genau bekannter Gewächse des In- und Auslandes, als Kupfersammlung und Supplement, vorzüglich zu den Werken von Willdenow, Schkuhr, Persoon, Römer und Schultes, gezeichnet und nebst kurzer Erläuterung herausgegeben.
Leipzig, F. Hofmeister, 1823-1832. 10 volumes. 4to (242 x 190mm). With 1000 fine hand-coloured engraved plates. Contemporary blue half cloth, marbl...
EUR 15,000
A rare complete set of the most important and finest entomological German publication of the 18th century
ROESEL VON ROSENHOF, A.J.
Der monatlich-herausgegebenen Insecten-Belustigung ...
Nürnberg, Raspischen Buchhandlung/ J.J. Fleischmann/ C.F.C. Kleemann, (1746-1761). 4 volumes. 4to (212 x 168mm). With 1 engraved portrait of Roese...
EUR 9,800
the finest work published in Germany on fungi
SCHAEFFER, J.C.
Fungorum qui in Bavaria et Palatinatu circa Ratisbonam nascuntur Icones nativis coloribus expressae. Edition Secunda.
Ratisbonae, impensis auctoris, 1772. 4 volumes bound in 2. Large-4to (270 x 225mm). With 2 engravedfrontispieces and 330 beautifully hand-coloured ...
EUR 14,000
TAX ODER PREIS DER SOWOHL EINFACHEN ALS ZUSAMMENGESEZTEN ARZNEYEN,
welche in der Würtenbergischen Parmacopoea beschrieben, und in denen Apothecken zu finden sind.
Stuttgart, J.C. Erhard, 1755. Small-4to. pp. (2), 132, title-page with engraved vignette. Contemporary half calf (worn).
EUR 850