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Boilly's Humorous Designs

BOILLY, Louis-Léopold · 1823 · David Brass Rare Books (ABAA/ILAB)

$4,800.00 (€4,354.90 | £3,632.62 | ¥766,590)

London: E. & C. M'Lean, 1823. Scarce First British Appearance of Boilly's Grimaces BOILLY, Louis-Léopold. Boilly's Humorous Designs. Seven Plates, Coloured After the Original Drawings. Price One Guinea. London: E. & C. M'Lean, 1823. First UK publication of a selection of Boilly'…

Quinarius tractatuum theologo-iuridicorum Quo continentur, et ex principiis theologiae jurisque prudentiae edisseruntur tractatus quinque (...) Plurimum hac secunda editione aucti cum triplici indice: uno axiomatum theologo-iuridicorum quae in hoc opere usurpantur: altero questionum novarum quae in codem petractantur: tertio rerum, et verborum locupletssimo.

GOBAT, GEORGE · 1670 · Antiquariaat Isis, NVvA/ILAB

€200.00 ($220.44 | £166.83 | ¥35,206)

Constance, Straub, 1670. (VI) (XVII) 690 (LII) pp. Parchment 6o. Binding with decorated boards and clamps. spine slightly damaged, stamp on titlepage, titlepage a bit foxed, a great part of the pages are browned, boards a bit spotted and slightly rubbed, otherwise in good condit…

1891 and 1897 Diaries of a Successful Indiana Entrepreneur, Banker, Husband and Father

JOHN FRANKLIN WILD · 1891 · Katz Fine Manuscripts

$1,655.99 (€1,502.43 | £1,253.25 | ¥264,472)

Anderson, Indiana, Indianapolis. Softcover. On offer are two diaries of a successful American businessman written six years apart, in 1891 and 1897, following his life as an entrepreneur, husband and, eventually, father. What makes these diaries extra special are the newspaper a…

A Sammelband of 34 Pamphlets

W. G. Collingwood; John Morley; Frederick Niecks; John Marshall Lang; et al. · 1882 · Rooke Books

£950.00 (€1,138.89 | $1,255.29 | ¥200,478)

London; Edinburgh; Cambridge; Glasgow; Stockholm, Various, 1882-1894. Leather. A collection of fascinating late 19th century articles, essays, sermons and pamphlets, bound together in a half calf volume. A collection of pamphlets, essays, sermons and articles in a half calf bind…

Friesland, Vegelin Map - Tobias van Dessel + Reinier and Josua Ottens, 1739

Ottens-- Reinier and Joshua · 1739 · Inter-Antiquariaat Mefferdt & De Jonge

€9,750.00 ($10,746.52 | £8,132.91 | ¥1,716,285)

MONUMENTAL WALL MAP OF FRIESLAND – THE ‘VEGELIN MAP’ “Nieuwe Caert van Frieslant. Vermeerdert en verbetert op ordre der Ed. Mo. Heeren Gedeputeerde Staeten” [New Map of Friesland. Enlarged and improved by order of the Noble and Mighty Lords of the Provincial Executive], publi…

S. Julii Frontini libri quatuor Strategematicon, cum notis integris Francisci Modii, Godescalci Stewechii, Petri Scriverii, & Samuelis Tennulii. His accedunt, cum P. Scriverii, tum aliorum doctorum ineditae observationes, curante Francisco Oudendorpio, qui & suas adnotationes, variasque MStorum lectiones adjecit. Editio altera multo auctior & emendatior.

FRONTINUS. · 1779 · Antiquariaat Fragmenta Selecta

€280.00 ($308.62 | £233.56 | ¥49,288)

Leiden (Lugduni Batavorum), Apud Sam. et Joann. Luchtmans, 1779. 8vo. (LXXVIII),570,(132),(2 blank) p., frontispiece. Vellum. 22 cm (Ref: STCN ppn 189887621; Schweiger 2,369: 'Mit Bereicherungen in den Noten'; Brunet 2,1409; Graesse 2,639; Ebert 7963; Spoelder p. 628, Leiden …

"Die Statt Aachen". Bird’s eye view of Aachen,

[Aachen]. Altzenbach, Wilhelm. · 1658 · Fahrenheit 451

€5,500.00 ($6,062.14 | £4,587.80 | ¥968,161)

original etching, double folio, ca. 39,7 x 56 cm., signed “Wilhelm Altzenbach excudit coloniae” in the plate, no date (1658?), Cologne. - WITH: original letterpress calendar/ almanac for 1678 as presented to the Church council and 35 etched Church council coats of arms on attche…

An Account of Sarah Lawrance; Memoir of Mowhee; Death of Mrs. Fletcher; Account of Mrs. H.A. Rogers; an Aunt&Apos;S Advice to a Niece; Death of Mrs. Foster; Sermon on Matthew XVIII; a Sermon for New Year&Apos;S Day

Various [inc. Mary Fletcher; John Wesley; Basil Wood; Mary Tooth] · 1780 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, Thomas Cordeux, 1780-1820. Leather. A collection of very scarce sermons and biographies relating to piety and death, all written by prolific preachers during an age of evangelicism. Seven very scarce writings relating to piety and death, including sermons, written by pro…

Amstelland - Gerrit Drogenham + Daniel Stoopendaal, c. 1720

Drogenham-- Gerrit · 1702 · Inter-Antiquariaat Mefferdt & De Jonge

€5,850.00 ($6,447.91 | £4,879.75 | ¥1,029,771)

WALL MAP OF AMSTELLAND “Nieuwe accurate kaart van Amstellandt met een gedeelte van 't Sticht, Rhynlandt, en Noordhollandt: met de Ye stroom, en de banscheidingen van de steden en dorpen, daar in gelegen. Met de situwatie van alle de polders, molens, molen-wateringen, en scheidi…

M. Minucii Felicis Octavius. Cum integris omnium notis ac commentariis, novaque recensione Jacobi Ouzeli. Cujus & accedunt animadversiones. Insuper Johannis Meursii notae. Et liber Julii Firmici Materni V.C. De errore profanarum religionum.

MINUCIUS FELIX. · 1672 · Antiquariaat Fragmenta Selecta

€200.00 ($220.44 | £166.83 | ¥35,206)

Leiden (Lugduni Batavorum), Ex Officina Hackiana, 1672. 8vo. (XLVIII),352,64,(29 index),(1 blank) p., frontispiece. Half calf, frontcover detached. 19.5 cm (Ref: STCN ppn 063021110; Schoenemann I,72; Graesse 4,534; Ebert 14107) (Details: Back with 4 raised bands. Marbled board…

Danicorum Monumentorum Libri Sex: E Spissis Aniquitatum Tenebris Et in Dania Ac Norvegia Extantibus Ruderibus Eruti Ab Regum Daniae Series Duplex Et Limitum Inter Daniam & Sueciam Descriptio. Ex Vetustissimo Legum Scanicarum Literis Runicis in Membrana Exarto Codice Eruta

Ole Worm · 1642 · Rooke Books

£9,500.00 (€11,388.91 | $12,552.93 | ¥2,004,781)

Hafniae; [Copenhagen], Joachimum Moltkenium, 1642-43. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of Ole Worm's important work studying the ancient runestones in Scandinavia, his work being the beginning of Danish research into runes, with information on runestones …

Naauwkeurige beschryving der aardgewassen, waar in de veelerley aart en bijzondere eigenschappen der boomen, heesters, kruyden, bloemen, met haare vrugten, zaden, wortelen en bollen, neevens derzelver waare voort-teeling, gelukkige aanwinning, en heylzaame genees-krachten, na een veel-jarige oeffening en eigen ondervinding, in drie onderscheide boeken, naauwkeuriglijk beschreeven worden; foor den heer Abraham Munting, In zijn leeven, hoogleraar der genees- en kruydkunde in de vermaarde Akademie te Groeningen. Nu eerst nieuwelijks uitgegeeven, en met meer dan 250 afbeeldingen, all naer 't leeven geteekend en konstiglijk in 't koper gesneeden, vercierd. Met nodige registers verrijkt. [Nauwkeurige beschryving der aard-gewassen].

Munting, A. · 1696 · Antiquariaat Schierenberg

€18,000.00 ($19,839.73 | £15,014.61 | ¥3,168,526)

Leiden, Pieter van der Aa, and Utrecht, François Halma, 1696. Folio (39.5 x 25.4 cm). Half title [Aardgewassen], engraved frontispiece title [Aard-Gewassen] with full page allegorical engraving Rerum Magistra by Goeree and engraved by I. Baptist; second title page with full titl…

Darstellung Der Königl. Preussischen Infanterie in 36 Figuren

LIEDER, Friedrich; JÜGEL, Johann Friedrich · 1820 · David Brass Rare Books (ABAA/ILAB)

$5,500.00 (€4,989.99 | £4,162.37 | ¥878,384)

Berlin: L.W. Wittich, 1820. The Royal Prussian Infantry as Depicted by Friedrich Leider and Johann Friedrich Jügel Fourteen Superb Hand Colored Aquatint Plates Showing Thirty-Six Figures LIEDER, Friedrich. JÜGEL, Johann Friedrich. Darstellung der Königl. Preussischen Infanterie …

1866 Diary of a Wealthy American Businessman on an Extended Journey of Work and Play Through Europe

UNKNOWN · 1866 · Katz Fine Manuscripts

$1,815.99 (€1,647.59 | £1,374.33 | ¥290,025)

Chicago, Europe, 1866. Softcover. On offer is a fine, detailed record of an American businessman’s travels and business dealings in Europe in the 19th century. The author of the record is unknown. However, from context, he is an American, well educated and a successful businessm…

Le Jardinier Hollandois, Où Sont Décrites Toutes Sortes de Belles Maisons de Plaisance Et de Campagne... Par J. Van Der Groen,... Avec Environ 200 Modelles de Parterres à Fleurs Et Autres, Labirintes, Pavillons, Ouvrages Trellissés Et Maillés de Lattes, Et de Quadrans Ou Horloges Solaires. - "Der Niederländische Gärtner, Das Ist Eine Beschreibung Allerhand Fürstlicher Herren Höfen Und Lustgärten... Durch Johan Von Der Groen,... Nebest Einem Anhange Von 200 Modellen Der Blumenfelder, Irrgängen, L

Van der Groen, Jan (1624?-1671?) ; Petrus Nylandt, (1635?-1675?)..... ...... G.W.G.V.N.; Lucile Council (1898-1964); Florence Yoch (1890-1972), provenance · 1669 · Wittenborn Art Books

$5,000.00 (€4,536.35 | £3,783.98 | ¥798,531)

Amsterdam,: Marc Doornick, 1669-1670. 4to. 16.5 x 20.5cm. 4to) Contemporary vellum.5 parts in 1. Illustrated with 12 (of 15) full-page copper-engraved plates, plus 3 large engraved title vignettes, and numerous large and full-page woodcuts. Text in French and German. Each with s…

Teutsche Volks-Geschichten, aus dem ersten Jahrhundert vor und nach Christi unsres Heilands Geburt.

(HOFFMANN, HEINRICH CARL GEORG). · 1821 · Antiquariaat Fragmenta Selecta

€230.00 ($253.51 | £191.85 | ¥40,487)

Heidelberg, Bei Mohr & Winter, 1821. 8vo. VIII,342,(2 corrigenda) p., 10 engraved plates, 1 folding map. Hardbound. 24 cm (Ref: Holzmann/Bohatta IV, 10414 s.v. Volksgeschichten) An attempt of the Heidelberger 'Romantik' to build a national German character. (Details: Contempora…

Cent Emblemes Christiens de Damoiselle Georgette de Montenay

Georgette De Montenay · 1619 · Rooke Books

£5,900.00 (€7,073.11 | $7,796.03 | ¥1,245,074)

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1600. Disbound. A very scarce copy of Georgette de Montenay's collection of Christian emblems. Comprising of one hundred morals and poems accompanied by beautiful engravings by Pierre Woeiriot. A very scarce edition of Georgette de Montenay's &…

Indispensable Accomplishments

FRANKLAND, Sir Robert; COPLOW, Billesdon · 1811 · David Brass Rare Books (ABAA/ILAB)

$3,850.00 (€3,492.99 | £2,913.66 | ¥614,869)

London: H. Humphreys, 1811. Six Humorous Hand-Colored Engraved Hunting Scenes FRANKLAND, Sir Robert. COPLOW, Billesdon (pseudonym). Indispensable Accomplishments..London: Published..by H. Humphrey, 1811. First edition. Oblong folio (10 5/8 x 14 5/8 inches; 270 x 370 mm.). Engrav…

7 Vols British School of Archaeology in Egypt Excavation Reports

W. M. Flinders Petrie; J. Garrow Duncan; Ernest Mackay; Gerald Wainwright; J. W. Walker; Guy Brunton; Alan Gardiner · 1906 · Rooke Books

£1,400.00 (€1,678.37 | $1,849.91 | ¥295,441)

London, School of Archaeology in Egypt; Benard Quaritch, 1906-1928. First edition. Cloth. A substantial group of excavation reports, compiled chiefly by the "father of modern archaeology", W. M. Flinders Petrie, richly illustrated and central to the development of scientific Egy…

A Topographical History of Surrey

Edward Wedlake Brayley; Gideon Mantell. · 1850 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.60 | $449.26 | ¥71,750)

London, G. Willis, 1850. Cloth. A fascinating and copiously illustrated study of the topography of Surrey by Edward Wedlake Brayley, complete in five volumes. Edward Wedlake Brayley was an English antiquary and topographer, born in Lambeth, Surrey in 1773. Brayley is best rememb…