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Sceau de Salomon. Convallaria multiflora. L. from: [Fleurs Dessinées d'Après Nature,… Recueil utile aux amateurs, aux jeunes artistes, aux élèves des écoles centrales et aux dessinateurs des manufactures].[Paris, 1799-1801]. Folio. Stipple engraved plate, printed in colour à la poupée and finished by hand, of a Solomons Seal showing a branch with flowers and leaves. Not signed. In passepartout.

SPAENDONCK, Gerard van. · 1746

€2,750.00 ($3,031.00 | £2,294.23 | ¥484,012)

A fine colour printed illustration of a Solomons Seal from one of the rarest of the great flower books, by Gerard van Spaendonck (1746-1822), a proponent of the Dutch school of floral painting. After his arrival in Paris in 1770, he introduced new elements such as elaborate va...

Anemone double. Anemone coronaria. L. [From: Fleurs dessinées d'après nature,… Recueil utile aux amateurs, aux jeunes artistes, aux élèves des écoles centrales et aux dessinateurs des manufactures].[Paris, 1799-1801]. Stipple engraving on unwatermarked wove paper (56 x 36.5 cm), printed in colour à la poupée and finished by hand, of a Poppy anemone or Spanish marigold showing six branches with one flower each: three pink-red, two lilac, and one light-green, signed "P.F. Le Grand sculp." In passepartout.

SPAENDONCK, Gerard van. · 1746

€2,750.00 ($3,031.00 | £2,294.23 | ¥484,012)

Magnificent illustration of an Anemone coronaria, popularly known as Poppy anemone or Spanish marigold, printed in colour and delicately finished by hand. This colourful flowering plant is native to the Mediterranean region and the Arabian Peninsula and is known in Arabic as s...

Seringat odorant. Philadelphus coronarius L. from: [Fleurs Dessinées d'Après Nature,… Recueil utile aux amateurs, aux jeunes artistes, aux élèves des écoles centrales et aux dessinateurs des manufactures].[Paris, 1799-1801]. Folio. Stipple engraved plate, printed in colour à la poupée and finished by hand, of a Sweet Mock-orange or English Dogwood showing six clusters of flowers of which one is out of flower, signed 'P.F. Le Grand sculp.' In passepartout.

SPAENDONCK, Gerard van. · 1746

€2,750.00 ($3,031.00 | £2,294.23 | ¥484,012)

A fine colour printed illustration of a Sweet Mock-orange or English Dogwood from one of the rarest of the great flower books, by Gerard van Spaendonck (1746-1822), a proponent of the Dutch school of floral painting. After his arrival in Paris in 1770, he introduced new elemen...

Pivoine double. Paeonia officinalis L. [From: Fleurs dessinées d'après nature,… Recueil utile aux amateurs, aux jeunes artistes, aux élèves des écoles centrales et aux dessinateurs des manufactures].[Paris, 1799-1801]. Stipple engraving on unwatermarked wove paper (56 x 36.5 cm), printed in colour à la poupée and finished by hand, of a Paeonia officinalis showing two branches with one flower each, signed "Carrée sculp." Framed (67 x 50 cm).

SPAENDONCK, Gerard van. · 1746

€2,950.00 ($3,251.44 | £2,461.08 | ¥519,212)

Magnificent illustration of a Paeonia officinalis, commonly known as the common peony, printed in colour and delicately finished by hand. This colourful flowering plant is native to France, Switzerland and Italy. It is originally part of a series of flower prints by Gerard van...

Souci des jardins. Calendula officinalis. L. [From: Fleurs dessinées d'après nature,… Recueil utile aux amateurs, aux jeunes artistes, aux élèves des écoles centrales et aux dessinateurs des manufactures].[Paris, 1799-1801]. Stipple engraving on unwatermarked wove paper (56 x 36.5 cm), printed in colour à la poupée and finished by hand, of a Calendula officinalis showing two branches with seven flowers and buds in various stages, signed "P.F. Le Grand sculp." In passepartout.

SPAENDONCK, Gerard van. · 1746

€2,750.00 ($3,031.00 | £2,294.23 | ¥484,012)

Magnificent illustration of a Calendula officinalis, commonly known as a pot marigold, printed in colour and delicately finished by hand. This flowering plant is probably native to southern Europe, but also found further north in Europe and elsewhere in warm temperate regions....

Maïs, Blé de Turquie. Zea mays L. [From: Fleurs dessinées d'après nature,… Recueil utile aux amateurs, aux jeunes artistes, aux élèves des écoles centrales et aux dessinateurs des manufactures].[Paris, 1799-1801]. Stipple engraving on unwatermarked wove paper (54 x 39 cm), printed in colour à la poupée and finished by hand, of an ear of corn, with 6 leaves and part of the stalk, on a stone wall, signed "P.F. Le Grand sculp." In a passepartout.

SPAENDONCK, Gerard van. · 1746

€2,750.00 ($3,031.00 | £2,294.23 | ¥484,012)

Magnificent illustration of an ear of corn with leaves, printed in colour and delicately finished by hand. Maize is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico and has become a staple food in many parts of the world. The present print comes from ...

Reine-marguerite. Aster chinensis L. [From: Fleurs dessinées d'après nature,… Recueil utile aux amateurs, aux jeunes artistes, aux élèves des écoles centrales et aux dessinateurs des manufactures].[Paris, 1799-1801]. Stipple engraving on unwatermarked wove paper (56 x 37.5 cm), printed in colour à la poupée and finished by hand, of a Callistephus chinensis showing three fully opened and two half opened flowers, signed "P.F. Le Grand sculp."In passepartout.

SPAENDONCK, Gerard van. · 1746

€2,750.00 ($3,031.00 | £2,294.23 | ¥484,012)

Magnificent illustration of a Callistephus chinensis, commonly known as China aster and annual aster, printed in colour and delicately finished by hand. This colourful flowering plant is native to China and Korea. It is originally part of a series of flower prints by Gerard va...

Neflier cultivé. Mespilus germanica. L. [From: Fleurs dessinées d'après nature,… Recueil utile aux amateurs, aux jeunes artistes, aux élèves des écoles centrales et aux dessinateurs des manufactures].[Paris, 1799-1801]. Stipple engraving on unwatermarked wove paper (56.5 x 42 cm), printed in colour à la poupée and finished by hand, of a Mespilus germanica, showing a branch with five medlars in various sizes, signed "P.F. Le Grand sculp." In passepartout.

SPAENDONCK, Gerard van. · 1746

€2,750.00 ($3,031.00 | £2,294.23 | ¥484,012)

Magnificent illustration of a branch of a Mespilus germanica, printed in colour and delicately finished by hand. This small fruit-bearing tree, commonly known as medlar, is native to southwest Asia and south eastern Europe. It is originally part of a series of flower prints by...

Grande Capucine. Tropaeolum majus L. [From: Fleurs dessinées d'après nature,… Recueil utile aux amateurs, aux jeunes artistes, aux élèves des écoles centrales et aux dessinateurs des manufactures].[Paris, 1799-1801]. Oblong folio. Stipple engraving on unwatermarked wove paper (38 x 55.5 cm), printed in colour à la poupée and finished by hand, of a branch of the Tropaeolum majus showing three flowers and six buds in various stages. In passepartout.

SPAENDONCK, Gerard van. · 1746

€2,750.00 ($3,031.00 | £2,294.23 | ¥484,012)

Magnificent illustration of a Tropaeolum majus, commonly known as the Indian cress and in French as Grande Capucine, printed in colour and delicately finished by hand. This ornamental flowering plant originates in the Andes from Bolivia north to Colombia. It is originally part...

Digitale pourprée. Digitalis purpurea L. from: [Fleurs Dessinées d'Après Nature,… Recueil utile aux amateurs, aux jeunes artistes, aux élèves des écoles centrales et aux dessinateurs des manufactures].[Paris, 1799-1801]. Folio. Stipple engraved plate, printed in colour à la poupée and finished by hand, of a Common Foxglove. With on a sidebranch flowers in various stages, one cut branch and a green shoot, signed 'P.F. Le Grand sculp.' In passepartout.

SPAENDONCK, Gerard van. · 1746

€2,750.00 ($3,031.00 | £2,294.23 | ¥484,012)

A fine colour printed illustration of a Common Foxglove from one of the rarest of the great flower books, by Gerard van Spaendonck (1746-1822), a proponent of the Dutch school of floral painting. After his arrival in Paris in 1770, he introduced new elements such as elaborate ...

Chène commun. Quercus robur L. [From: Fleurs dessinées d'après nature,… Recueil utile aux amateurs, aux jeunes artistes, aux élèves des écoles centrales et aux dessinateurs des manufactures].[Paris, 1799-1801]. Stipple engraving on unwatermarked wove paper (56 x 36.5 cm), printed in colour à la poupée and finished by hand, of a Quercus robur including two acorns, an empty shell and two buds, signed "P.F. Le Grand sculp." In passepartout.

SPAENDONCK, Gerard van. · 1746

€2,750.00 ($3,031.00 | £2,294.23 | ¥484,012)

Attractive illustration of a Quercus robur, commonly known as pedunculate oak or English oak (native to most of Europe), printed in colour and delicately finished by hand. It is originally part of a series of flower prints by Gerard van Spaendonck, the only engraved work publi...

Confrontation oder Gegenhaltung dess Schwedischen von Hölsingör vom 8 Nov. St. N. datirten, zu Elbing aber gedruckten Schreibens, und dann der gründlichen Relation Einiger Holländischen Schipper welche den 27 Novemb. allhier in Dantzig auffgekommen und an Eydes statt den ganzten Verlauff der neulichen See-Schlacht zwischen Holländischen und Schwedischen Schiffs-Flotten im Sunde, auszgesaget haben.[Danzig], 1758. 4to. Early 20th-century cloth-backed boards.

[BALTIC SEA]. · 1658

€1,250.00 ($1,377.73 | £1,042.83 | ¥220,005)

[8] pp.Extremely rare pamphlet relating to the Battle of the Sound, which took place on 9 November 1658 during the Second Northern War. In support of Denmark, the Dutch fleet under command of Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam tried to prevent the Swedish from gaining control over the ...

Beschouwing der maatschappy en zeden in Poolen, Rusland, Zweeden en Deenemarken.Amsterdam, J. Yntema, 1788-1791. 9 volumes. 8vo. With 1 full-page engraved illustration (of a thermometer) in volume 9. Contemporary stiff paper wrappers.

COXE, William. · 1748

€2,250.00 ($2,479.91 | £1,877.10 | ¥396,009)

Dutch adaptation of Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden and Denmark. William Coxe (1748-1828), Anglican priest, historian and tutor to various young noblemen, travelled extensively in northern Europe as tutor and companion to George Herbert (1759-1827), son of the Earl of Pemb...

Anecdoten wegens Rusland. In gemeenzaamen brieven geschreven uit Petersburg.Amsterdam, J. Yntema, 1784-1785. 2 parts in 1 volume. 8vo. Contemporary blind-stamped vellum.

RICHARDSON, William. · 1743

€950.00 ($1,047.07 | £792.55 | ¥167,204)

[6], 172; [4], 201, [7] pp.Amusing work in Dutch on the Russian Empire in the form of a series of 49 letters written by William Richardson (1743-1814), Scottish classicist and literary scholar. Richardson discusses a wide array of subjects: the politics, (the character of) Emp...

Het leven van Catharina II, keizerin van Rusland. Amsterdam, Johannes Allart, 1798. 8vo. 3 volumes. With 6 engraved portraits by Reinier Vinkeles. Contemporary marbled boards.

[CASTÉRA, Jean Henri]. · 1797

€1,250.00 ($1,377.73 | £1,042.83 | ¥220,005)

XVI, 373, [1 blank]; X, 344; VIII, 348, [1, 1 blank] pp.First Dutch translation of this life of Catharine the Great, first published in French in 1797 as La vie de Cathérine II. The work includes some remarks on Billings's expedition in the North Pacific, Diderot's stay at the...

De grote nieuw-bereisde wereld: begrypende zes reizen, zo na Lybien, d'Eilanden van Kanarien en Barbaryen; stroom der Amazonen, Karipouzen en Karibanen; na Marocco; Moren-Land of Ethiopien, Mozambique en Goa; als mede na Syrien en een zeer nauwkeurige beschrijvinge van't Heilig Land ... Den tweden druk.Leeuwarden, Jan Klassen (colophon: printed by Meindert Injema), 1717. 4to. With an engraved title-page, 3 etched plates, and some woodcut decorated initials and tail pieces. Contemporary vellum, later endpapers.

MOCQUET, Jean. · 1601

€1,950.00 ($2,149.25 | £1,626.82 | ¥343,208)

[19], [1 blank], 195, [1 blank] pp.Second Dutch edition of Mocquet's travels in the West Indies, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe, translated from the French. In 1601, the king of France commissioned Jean Mocquet to collect specimens for the royal Cabinet of Rarities. For t...

Verhandelinge van de Asiatise melaatsheid, na een naaukeuriger ondersoek ten dienste van het gemeen.Amsterdam, Abraham van Someren, 1687.With: (2) BEINTEMA VAN PEIMA, Joannes Ignatius Worp. Tabacologia, ofte korte verhandelenge over de tabak, desselvs deugd, gebruyk, ende kennisse: waar door aangeweesen wordt een wegh om lang, vroolijk, ende gesond te leeven.The Hague, Levijn van Dijck, 1690. 2 works in 1 volume. 8vo. With an ornament on the title page. Contemporary vellum, sewn on 3 supports laced through the joints, the manuscript author on the spine.

RHYNE, Willem ten. · 1647

€7,500.00 ($8,266.36 | £6,257.00 | ¥1,320,032)

[18], 181, [1 blank]; [12 (of 16)], 175, [1 blank] pp.Ad 1: Very rare first edition of an extensive treatise on leprosy, also called the Asian illness, by the resident physician of Deshima, Willem ten Rhyne (Deventer ca. 1647 - Batavia 1700). The work is divided into 7 chapter...

Natuur- en aardrijkskundige beschrijving van het eiland Java.Groningen, J. Oomkens, 1841. 8vo. With a lithographed title-page. Original publisher's green lithographed boards.

KUSSENDRAGER, Reinder Jan Lambertus. · 1808

€500.00 ($551.09 | £417.13 | ¥88,002)

[11], [1 blank], [2], XIV, 324, [4] pp.First edition of a geographical description of the Indonesian island Java by Reinder Jan Lambertus Kussendrager (1808-1847), a Dutch teacher living in Jakarta (Batavia). It opens with a list of subscribers and an introduction, followed by...

Dagverhaal eener reize naar Temboektoe, van de westkust af van Afrika, door de binnenlanden, over Jenné, Kabra, Arawan en vele andere opmerkelijke plaatsen, de groote woestijn door, op Tanger... Uit het Fransch overgebragt door Herman van Lil. Haarlem, widow A. Loosjes, 1831. 2 volumes. 8vo. With engraved frontispiece and an engraved author's portrait by D. and A. Veelvaard, and a large folding map (41.5 x 28.5 cm) after E.F. Jomard. Contemporary half cloth.

CAILLIÉ, René-Auguste. · 1826

€1,950.00 ($2,149.25 | £1,626.82 | ¥343,208)

XVI, 496; [4], 622 [= 582] pp.First Dutch edition of Caillié's travels to Timbuktu. In 1826 the Société de Géographie had offered a reward of 10,000 francs to the first European to visit Timbuktu (and return alive). Caillié, by that time already travelling in Africa, was deter...

Eerste beginselen der teken-kunst, vervattende in haar veelerlei oogen, neusen, monden, ooren, als meede natuurlyke beweegingen van hoofden, troniën, handen, voeten, armen, beenen, enz.Amsterdam, Reinier & Joachim II Ottens, [ca. 1730]. Folio. With engraved frontispiece self-portrait of Bloemaert engraved by Joachim Ottens, here serving as no. [1] of 140 engraved plates with drawn models of parts of the human body, and human figures and characters in various postures, movements and scenes. Mottled half sheepskin (ca. 1840?).

BLOEMAERT, Abraham. · 1564

€18,000.00 ($19,839.28 | £15,016.79 | ¥3,168,076)

[1] leaf plus plates.Famous drawing book of Abraham Bloemaert (1564-1651), a very influential Dutch painter and art teacher. It contains 140 numbered engraved plates (with no text) providing models for drawing parts of the human body, including eyes, ears, noses, faces, hands,...