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one of the nicest frontispieces in the history of entomological illustration
THOMSON, J.
Monographie des Cicindélides ou Exposé méthodique et critique des Tribus, Genres et Espèces de cette famille.
Tome I (all published). Paris, Baillière, 1857. 4to (305 x 225mm). pp. xvii, 66, (2), with a splendid handcoloured engraved frontispiece heightene...
EUR 1,500
A complete set with the rare 6th volume by Ch. Aubé
DEJEAN, P.F.
Species général des Coléoptères, de la collection de M. le Comte Dejean.
Paris, chez Crevot/ Méquignon-Marvis, 1825-1838. 6 volumes (bound in 7). Royal-8vo (200 x 130mm). pp. xxx, 463; viii, 501; vii, 556; vii, 520; vii...
EUR 1,200
The plates of the present work are all engraved by Garsault
GARSAULT, F.A.P. DE.
Description, Vertus et Usages de sept cents dix-neuf Plantes, tant étrangères que de nos climats; et de cent trente-quatre animaux, en sept cents trente planches. Gravées en taille-douce, sur les desseins d'après nature, de M. de Garsault, par MM. de Fehrt, Prevost, Duflos, Martinet, &cc. Et rangées suivant l'ordre du livre intitulé Matière Médicale de M. Geoffroy. Ouvrage utile à toutes Matières Médicales, aux Artistes, aux Personnes charitables, & à tous ceux qui préparent eux-mêmes leurs Médicaments.
Paris, P. Fr. Didot Le Jeune, 1767. 6 volumes. 8vo (215 x 140 mm). pp. xiv, (2), 472, 20, with 3 engraved titles and 729 engraved plates. Contempor...
EUR 4,500
CUVIER, G.
Le Règne Animal distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée.
Paris, Deterville, 1817. 4 volumes. 8vo (200 x 125mm). pp. xxxvii, 540; pp. xviii, 532; pp. xxix, 653; pp. viii, 255, with 15 engraved plates. Late...
EUR 1,200
beautifully produced work on poisonous fishes
SAVTSCHENKO, P.
Atlas des Poissons Vénéneux descriptions des ravages produits par eux sur l'organisme humain, et des contre-poisons à employer,
St. Petersburg, Balasheva, 1886. 4to (345 x 250mm). pp. (10), 53, (2), with 10 (9 coloured) lithographed plates. Contemporary green cloth, spine wi...
EUR 1,200
YARRELL, W.
On the growth of the Salmon in Fresh Water. With six coloured illustrations of the fish, of the natural size, exhibiting its character and exact appearance at various stages during the first two years.
London , John van Voorst, 1839. Oblong-folio (310 x 435mm). pp. (2), 3, (1), with 3 fine hand-coloured engraved plates showing 6 salmon. Publisher'...
EUR 1,200
The first work on Hungarian birds in the Hungarian language
CHERNEL, I.
Magyar Ornithologiai Központ. Magyarország Madarai különös tekintettel gazdasági jelentöségökre.
Budapest 1899. 2 volumes (282 x 200mm). pp. xxiv, 187; xix, 830, with 56 lithographed plates of which 51 chromo-lithographed and numerous figures i...
EUR 2,400
A rare early treatise on fruit trees, tree planting and crafting
MASCALL, L.
A booke of the Arte and maner how to Plant and Graffe all sortes of Trees, how to set Stones and sowe Pepins, to make wilde Trees to graffe on, as also remedies and Medicines...
London, John Wight, 1582. Small 4to (190 x 132mm). pp. (24), 84, (12), large woodcut on title, one plate of grafting tools, 6 woodcuts in the text ...
EUR 9,800
great French classic on trees and shrubs with the famous Matthiolus woodcuts
DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU, H.L.
Traité des Arbres et Arbustes qui se cultivent en France en pleine terre.
Paris, H.L. Guerin & L.F. Delatour, 1755. 2 volumes. 4to (270 x 210mm). pp. (4), lxii, 368; (2), 387, with 4 (3 folded) engraved plates, 250 full-p...
EUR 3,500
DUMONT D'URVILLE, J.S.
Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Océanie sur les corvettes l'Astrolabe et la Zélée, exécuté par ordre du Roi pendant les années 1837-1838-1839-1840.
Text-volumes only:
Zoologie.
Vol. 1. Paris 1846. pp. (6), 404. Publisher's printed blue boards.
Vol. 2. Paris 1846. pp. (6), 384. Publishe...
EUR 1,800
WINKLER, T.C.
Des Tortues Fossiles conservées dans le Musée Teyler et dans quelques autres musées.
Haarlem, Loosjes, 1869. Royal-8vo. pp. 151, with 33 tinted folding plates. Contemporary red half morocco, gilt spine.
EUR 450
DEN NEDERLANDSCHEN VERSTANDIGEN HOVENIER,
over de xii. maenden van het jaer. Beschryvende hoe men op de beste en bekwaemste maniere Hoven, Tuynen, Lust-Hoven en Boomgaerden zal verordineren, bereyden, beplanten en
bezaeyen. In dezen Gendschen druk veel vermeerdert en verbetert... Den elfsten druk. Door F.V.S. Pbr, vermeerdert en verbetert. Gend, Weduwe Steven...
EUR 900
The fine plates show marine animals of the Adriatic sea such as shells and crustacean
PLANCUS, J.
De Conchis minus notis liber. Cui accessit Specimen aestus reciproci maris superi ad littus portumque Arimini. Editio altera duplici appendice aucta.
Romae, in aedibus Palladis, 1760. 4to (273 x 205mm). pp. 136, with engraved title-vignette and 24 engraved plates. Contemporary green vellum, spine...
EUR 1,900
a book on bird catching, delightful, chiefly owing to Tempesta's spirited illustrations of the methods employed by fowlers in the beginning of the 17th century
OLINA, G.P.
Uccelliera overo discorso della natura, e proprieta di diversi uccelli, e in particolare di que'che cantano, con il modo di prendergli, conoscergli... E con le Figure... dal Tempesta, e dal Villamena.
Roma, Angelo de Rossi, 1684. 4to (270 x 210mm). Leaves 5, including engraved title, pp. 77, (1), leaves 6 (index), engraved title, enclosed in broa...
EUR 3,500
HEEGER, E.
Beiträge zur Schmetterlingskunde oder Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer Sicilianischer Schmetterlinge.
Wien, J.P. Sollinger, 1838. 4to (280 x 220mm). pp. 7, with 1 hand-coloured lithographed plate. Publisher's printed wrappers.
EUR 500
Probably one of the nicest frontispieces in the history of entomological illustration
THOMSON, J.
Monographie des Cicindélides ou Exposé méthodique et critique des Tribus, Genres et Espèces de cette famille.
Tome I (all published). Paris, Baillière, 1857. 4to (318 x 240mm). pp. xvii, 66, (2), with a splendid handcoloured engraved frontispiece and 10 (9...
EUR 1,500
SWAMMERDAM, J.
Histoire Naturelle des Insectes traduite du Biblia Naturae de Jean Swammerdam.
Dijon, Desventes, 1758. 4to (245 x 195mm). pp. (4), lx, 673, with 36 folded engraved plates. Contemporary mottled calf, spine with gilt ornaments a...
EUR 950
LINDENIA, ICONOGRAPHY OF ORCHIDS.
Conducted by J. Linden, Lucien Linden, Em. Rodigas and R. A. Rolfe.
Brussels, Lucien Linden, 1891. Folio (365 x 280mm). Parts 1-12. With 48 fine lithographed plates (numbered 265-312). Contemporary publisher's print...
EUR 960
GODART, J.B.
Histoire naturelle des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de France.
Tome troisième: DIURNES. Crépusculaires. Paris, Crevot, 1822. 8vo. pp. (4), 192, with 12 handcoloured engraved plates. Contemporary half cloth, s...
EUR 200
GRONOVIUS, L.T.
Zoophylacii Gronoviani Fasciculus Primus exhibens Animalia Quadrupeda, Amphibia atque Pisces, quae in Museo suo adservat... [Together with:] Zoophylacii Gronoviani FasciculusSecundus exhibens enumerationem Insectorum quae in Museo suo adservat....
Lugduni Batavorum, sumptibus auctoris, 1763-1764. 2 parts bound in one. Folio (418 x 264mm). pp. (4), 1-136, (4), with 14 engraved plates of fishes...
EUR 2,500