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In his works Fabricius described many Australian and New Zealand insects brought back by Captain Cook's around -the-world voyages.

(FABRICIUS, J.C.) Epitome Entomologiae Fabricianae sive nomenclator entomologicus emendatus sistens Fabriciani systematis cum Linneano comparationem adiectis characteribus ordinum et generum speciebus novis aliorum entomologorum insectorum habitationibus nominibus Germanorum Francogallorum Anglorum cum indicibus et Bibliotheca Fabriciana.

Lipsiae, G. Feind, 1797. 8vo (205 x 112mm). pp. xvi, 224. Later half cloth, spine with red gilt lettered label.

EUR 950

An interesting work on how to paint and draw flowers

WHITTOCK, N. The art of drawing and colouring from nature Flowers, Fruit, and Shells; to which is added, correct directions for preparing the most brilliant colours for painting on velvet, with the mode of using them; also, the new method of oriental tinting.

London, I.T. Hinton, 1829. 4to (265 x 212mm). pp. (4), 96, with 24 lithographed plates in 2 states,one fineley handcoloured and the other one plain...

EUR 1,400

The first major work on the orchids of the Dutch East Indies and Japan

BLUME, C.L. Collection des Orchidées les plus remarquables de l'Archipel Indien et du Japon.

Ouvrage dédié à sa Majesté Guillaume I Roi de Wurtemberg. Amsterdam, C.G. Sulpke, 1858. Folio (454 x 290mm). pp. (6), vi, 190, with hand-colour...

EUR 8,000

The cuts include the famous 'monk' and 'bishop' sea monster

BOUSSUET, F. De Natura Aquatilivm Carmen.

In vniuersam Gvlielmi Rondeletii ... quam de Piscibus marinis scripsit historiam: Cum viuis eorum imagnibus, Opusculu nunc primum in luce emissum. ...

EUR 4,000

SCHRANK, F. VON PAULA. Briefe naturhistorischen, physikalischen und ökonomischen Inhaltes an Herrn Bernard Sebastian Nau, ehemaligen kurmainzischen Hofgerichtsrath und
Professor, nebst drey vorausgeschicken naturhistorischen Abhandlungen.

Erlangen, J.C. Schubart, 1802. 8vo (196 x 125mm). pp (8), 384, wit 4 engraved plates. Contemporary marbled boards, spine with gilt lettered label.

EUR 850

G.B. Sowerby (2nd) was the most gifted draughtsman of shells of the Sowerby family

SOWERBY, G.B. The Conchological Illustrations [or coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured shells].

London, Sowerby, 1832-1841. 8vo (212 x 135mm). With 200 beautifully hand-coloured engraved plates and descriptive text. Contemporary red half moroc...

EUR 5,000

(REDOUTÉ, P.J.). A large and very attractive early 19th century non signed watercolour of a Papaver somniferum,

or Opium poppy in the style of Pierre Joseph Redouté.

EUR 1,500

NEES VON ESENBECK, C.G., BISCHOF, C.G. & ROTHE. H. A. Die Entwicklung der Pflanzensubstanz physiologisch, chemisch und mathematisch dargestellt mit combinatorischen Tafeln der möglichen Pflanzenstoffe und den Gesetzen ihrer stöchiometrischen Zusammensetzung.

Erlangen, J,J. Palm & E. Enkem 1819. 4to. pp. (6), 232, with numerous tabs in the text. Contemporary malbled boards.

EUR 1,500

Total price: EUR 23,200
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