Cerca libri

Description nautique de la côte occidentale d’Afrique depuis le Cap Roxo jusqu’aux Îles de Los, comprenant l’archipel des Bissagos.Paris, Paul Dupont, 1849. 8vo. Later half black cloth, with the title and year of publication lettered in gold on the front, the logo of the Royal Danish Navy library gold-tooled on the front, black and pink marbled paper sides.

KERHALLET, Charles-Marie Philippe de. · 1809 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€1,500.00 ($1,653.31 | £1,251.22 | ¥264,044)

102 pp.Rare first edition of a navigational pilot to the West African coast from Kabrousse on the border of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau to the Îles de Los off Conakry in Guinea. It was written by the French captain and navigator Charles-Marie Philippe de Kerhallet (1809-1863) for …

Égypte et Palestine observations médicales et scientifiques.Paris, Victor Masson et fils (back of half-title: printed by Simon Raçon et Comp.), 1867. 2 volumes: 8vo (text) and 4to (plates). With an engraved author's portrait by Jean Charles Le Vasseur and 27 numbered lithographed plates, each preceded by a leaf with a short letterpress caption. Later black half goatskin, with the original boards (text) and the plates loosely inserted in original publisher's portfolio, printed boards, rebacked with black cloth.

GODARD, Ernest. · 1826 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€1,950.00 ($2,149.30 | £1,626.58 | ¥343,257)

[6 incl. portrait], XXXI, [1 blank], 438 pp.First and only edition of a curious collection of medical and anthropological observations, posthumously published from the notes of the French physician and anthropologist Ernest Godard (1826-1862), made during his (fatal) journey thr…

De originibus Americanis libri quatuor.The Hague, Adriaan Vlacq (colophon: printed by Philippe de Croy, Leiden), 1652. 8vo. With title page in red and black with De Croy's(?) woodcut tree device. Late 19th-century binding made from an early music manuscript on sheepskin parchment.

HORNIUS (HORN), Georgius. · 1642 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€3,500.00 ($3,857.72 | £2,919.51 | ¥616,102)

[20], 282 pp.The first edition of a learned essay in Latin on the origins of the American Indians. It culminated a fierce debate that began with Grotius in his 1642 Dissertatio de origine gentium Americanarum, which argued that the American Indians of North America descended fro…

Four miniatures of people wearing pearl earrings.[Denmark?, first half 18th century?]. Collection of four paintings, oil on paper or paperboard, two measuring 8 x 5.5 cm (frame 10.5 x 7.5 cm) and two measuring 8.5 x 5.5 cm (frame 10 x 7 cm), all with a gilt wooden frame.

[PAINTINGS - DENMARK]. · 1532 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€6,850.00 ($7,550.12 | £5,713.89 | ¥1,205,800)

Two sets of two miniature paintings, the individual sets painted in matching style and set in matching frames, with the two slightly larger frames painted to match the two smaller ones.Ad 1: Portrait of a 16th-century woman, possibly Anne of Denmark (1532-1585), wearing a red fe…

Reize naar Oost-Indië en Persië, en de daar omliggende landen. Ondernomen langs een' ongewoonen weg.Amsterdam, De Compagnie, 1779. 2 parts in 1 volume. 4to. With 2 engraved title-pages, 2 folding engraved maps, one of India, the other tracking Ives's journey from Basra to Latakia, and 9 engraved plates (including 1 large folding). Contemporary blind-tooled vellum.

IVES, Edward. · 1773 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€3,950.00 ($4,353.72 | £3,294.87 | ¥695,316)

[16], 324; [1], [1 blank], [1], [1 blank], 379, [1] pp.First Dutch edition (second issue) of Ives's account of his voyage from England to India and his journey from Persia to England, first published in English in 1773. From 1753 to 1757 Edward Ives (1719-1786) was surgeon of th…

Essais sur la minéralogie et la métallurgie.Maestricht, J.E. Dufour & P. Roux, 1779. 3 parts in 1 volume. 8vo (22.5 x 13.5 cm). Contemporary decorated paper wrappers.

LUCHET, Jean Pierre Louis de (= Marquis de LA ROCHE DU MAINE). · 1720 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€2,250.00 ($2,479.97 | £1,876.83 | ¥396,066)

[4], XXVII, [1], 232 pp.Very rare first edition (printed in Maastricht) of a mining manual by a French enlightened marquis who worked as chief librarian at the Hessen-Kassel court of Friedrich II (1720-1785). Although mentioned reference literature, the book is very rare on the …

Historiarum naturae libri XXXVII, post omnes omnium editiones, ...Paris, Jean Parvum (index: Jean Petit), 1532. Folio. 18th-century cat's paw calf, richly gold-tooled spine.

PLINIUS SECUNDUS, Gaius (PLINY the Elder). · 1532 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€4,500.00 ($4,959.93 | £3,753.65 | ¥792,132)

[36], 671, [188] pp.Praised 1532 edition of Pliny's Naturalis historia: "Cette édition citée avec éloge par Ernesti et par Rezzonico..." (Brunet). Pliny's Natural history is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman Empire and purports to cover the entire f…

Beyträge zur Anatomie der Pflanzen.Kiel, Königlichen Schulbuchdruckerei (printed by C.L. Wäser), 1812. 4to. With 6 engraved folding plates, 3 partly handcoloured. Contemporary half calf, gold-tooled spine, black spine label.

MOLDENHAWER, Johann Jacob Paul. · 1812 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€2,800.00 ($3,086.18 | £2,335.61 | ¥492,882)

xii, 335, [1] pp.Rare first edition of a botanical classic, the principal work of Johann Moldenhawer, published in 1812. This copy was part of the collection of the famous German botanist and explorer of Brazil Philipp von Martius (1794-1868), as the book-plate on the front past…

De naauwkeurige bloemist, of de nieuwe Nederlandsche bloemhof, waarin onderrigt wordt, hoe men alle soorten van bloemen, planten en boomen moet aankweeken, onderhouden en vruchtbaar maken. Benevens eene beschrijving om de boomen goed en wel te snoeijen, ten einde dezelve goed vruchtbaar te houden, enz. enz.Amsterdam, Wouter Brave, [1825]. 8vo (16.5 x 10.5 cm). With an engraved frontispiece and 5 engraved plates. Contemporary stiff paper wrappers.

OOSTEN, Hendrik van. · 1700 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€950.00 ($1,047.10 | £792.44 | ¥167,228)

[12], 312 pp.Popular horticultural work by the Dutch florist Hendrik van Oosten, first published in 1700. Here in the very rare undated second issue of the last, seventh, edition, printed in Amsterdam. The first issue of the seventh edition appeared in 1792 in Rotterdam. It disc…

Verzeichniss der Arabischen Handschriften der Königlichen Bibliothek zu Berlin.Berlin, A. W. Schade (I) and A. Asher & Co. (II-X), 1887-1899. 10+1 volumes. 4to. With 12 photographic halftone plates of 62 manuscript specimens in vol. X. Added: separate atlas issue of the 12 plates. Altogether 11 vols. in publisher's light blue printed boards.

AHLWARDT, Wilhelm. · 1828 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€8,500.00 ($9,368.76 | £7,090.23 | ¥1,496,249)

A complete set of the scarce original edition, published as volumes 7-9 and 16-22 of the giant general catalogue of the Berlin manuscript collections ("Die Handschriften-Verzeichnisse der Königlichen Bibliothek zu Berlin"). Ahlwardt (1828-1909) was engaged in 1863 as cataloguer …

Gezigten in de omstreken van Utrecht, opgedragen aan H.M. de Koningin der Nederlanden. Naar de natuur geteekend en op steen gebragt door P.J. Lutgers met geschiedkundige aanteekeningen van W.J. Hofdijk.[The Hague, J.D. Steuerwald], 1869. Folio. With a lithographed title-page (with a separately tinted lithographed view) and 87 tinted lithographed plates (ca. 16.5 x 22.5 cm), designed and lithographed by P.J. Lutgers. Near contemporary half sheepskin by J.A. Loebèr, Leiden

LUTGERS, Petrus Josephus. · 1808 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€4,500.00 ($4,959.93 | £3,753.65 | ¥792,132)

[8], XVIII pp. + 87 plates.Enlarged second edition of the most detailed and extensive set of views of stately houses and their gardens, other buildings and landscapes, all in the vicinity of Utrecht, with 88 tinted lithographs (including the title-page). Most of the views show p…

Verhael van den wonderlijken oproer, voorgevallen in de provincie van Mallanbruino, gelegen een graed bezuiden het eyland Pines: ende hoe de zelve is gestilt. t'Samenspraek tusschen drie persoonen te wacht zijnde, Arent, Gijsbert, Dirck.[Holland?], 1672. 4to. Later blue/grey paper wrappers.

[IMAGINARY VOYAGE]. · 1672 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€6,850.00 ($7,550.12 | £5,713.89 | ¥1,205,800)

8 pp.First and only edition of a 1672 political pamphlet in the form of a spin-off from Henry Neville's very popular 1668 story of a voyage to the imaginary utopian/dystopian Isle of Pines. The present story is written as a conversation between three militia men on watch discuss…

A history of Egyptian mummies, and an account of the worship and embalming of the sacred animals by the Egyptians; with remarks on the funeral ceremonies of different nations, and observations on the mummies of the Canary Islands, of the ancient Peruvians, Burman priests, &c.London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman (back of title-page and colophon: printed by P.P. Thoms), 1834. 4to. With 13 numbered lithographed plates (the first used as frontispiece), including 3 fully and 1 partly coloured by a contemporary hand, of which 2 highlighted in gold. Contemporary half calf, restored and rebacked with parts of the original backstrip laid down, with new tooling and title-label on spine, cloth sides, later endpapers.

PETTIGREW, Thomas Joseph. · 1851 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€3,000.00 ($3,306.62 | £2,502.44 | ¥528,088)

XXI, [1 blank], 264, [1], [1 blank] pp.First edition of "the historic cornerstone of the study [of mummification] in English. For the time at which it appeared, the work was a monumental undertaking. Based on scholarly research and practical experience, Pettigrew's work was a su…

[Crown Prince Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia].[London, 1935]. Matt silver print (ca. 28 x 36 cm), watercolour, pastel, gouache and oil paint. Mounted on paper in a passe-partout. Signed "Lafayette" in pencil on the mount. In a wooden frame (ca. 53 x 64 cm), under glass.

[PHOTOGRAPH - HAND COLOURED]. LAFAYETTE STUDIO. · 1902 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€35,000.00 ($38,577.24 | £29,195.08 | ¥6,161,024)

Impressively coloured photographic portrait of the Saudi crown prince Saud (1902-1969), by the eminent London photographic studio Lafayette. Prince Saud, the future King Saud of Saudi Arabia, had been appointed crown prince in 1933 and fought in the 1934 war against Yemen. After…

Rerum geographicarum libri XVII.Paris, typis Regiis [Fédéric Morel], 1620. 2 parts in 1 volume. Folio. With title-page printed in red and black with the engraved coat of arms of Louis XIII, and several woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces. Contemporary gold-tooled parchment, gilt edges.

STRABO. · 1559 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€8,500.00 ($9,368.76 | £7,090.23 | ¥1,496,249)

[12], 843, [112]; [4], 282, [8] pp.Enlarged and corrected second edition of Strabo's Geographika including the notes by the French scholar Isaac Casaubon (1559-1614): one of the earliest and most important scientific treatises on historical geography. It contains the Greek text …

Nouvelle fortification, tant pour un terrain bas et humide, ...The Hague, Henri van Bulderen, 1706. 8vo. With 14 folding engraved plates. Contemporary tanned sheepskin, gold-tooled spine.

COEHOORN, Menno van. · 1685 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€1,800.00 ($1,983.97 | £1,501.46 | ¥316,853)

[38], 261, [1] pp.Rare first edition in French of one of the greatest classics of the art of fortification, by the Inspector General of Dutch fortifications and Master General of the artillery, Menno van Coehoorn, first published in 1685. While the Dutch had established themselv…

Nouvelle fortification, tant pour un terrain bas et humide, que sec et élevé, representée en trois maniéres sur le contenu intérieur de l 'exagone a la Françoise, ...Wesel, Jacob von Wesel [printed by Johann Kattepoel or his heirs, or possibly by a printer in the Netherlands], 1706. 8vo. With 14 (of 15) engraved folding plates. Contemporary vellum.

COEHOORN, Menno van. · 1648 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€1,800.00 ($1,983.97 | £1,501.46 | ¥316,853)

[38], 261, [1] pp. plus plates.Second French edition of one of the greatest classics of the art of fortification, in the same year as the first French edition but with an additional plate, by the Master General of the artillery Menno van Coehoorn. The new plate added for the pre…

De secreeten ... inhoudende seer excellente ende wel geapprobeerde remedien, tegen veelderhande krancheden, wonden ende andere accidenten: met de maniere van distilleren, perfumeren, confituyren maecken, te verwen, coloeuren ende gieten.Amsterdam, Hendrick Laurensz., 1636. 2 parts in 1 volume. 8vo. Modern sheepskin.

PIEDMONT, Alexis of (Girolamo RUSCELLI). · 1500 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€600.00 ($661.32 | £500.49 | ¥105,618)

260, [12]; 164, [11], [1 blank] pp.Rare sixth edition of the Dutch translation of an immensely popular book of secrets, compiled by Alexis of Piedmont. It is generally supposed that Piedmont is the pseudonym of the Italian humanist Girolamo Ruscelli (1500-1566), since Ruscelli m…

Aphorismi, ad mentem ipsius, artis usus, & corpis mechanismi rationem expositi.Paris, Guillelmum Cavelier, 1724. 2 volumes. 12mo. With a woodcut device on title-page and a tailpiece on the last page. Contemporary calf, gold-tooled spine, red edges, marbled pastedowns and endpapers.

HIPPOCRATES (BOQRAT). · 1724 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€3,500.00 ($3,857.72 | £2,919.51 | ¥616,102)

[2], xl, [4], 316; [4], 317-“601” [=591], [33] pp.18th-century edition of Hippocrates’ Aphorisms in Greek and Latin, printed in 1724 in Paris. Hippocrates, in the Islamic tradition known as Boqrat, where he is often referred to as “the first codifier of medicine”, is often named…

Naaukeurige en uitvoerige beschryving van de Kaap de Goede Hoop.Amsterdam, Balthazar Lakeman, 1727. 2 volumes bound as 1. Folio. With engraved title-page, engraved portrait of the author, 6 engraved maps (including one large folding map, 42.5 x 54.5 cm), 1 engraved plan and 45 engraved plates. 18th-century tanned sheepskin with a tree pattern, gold-tooled spine.

KOLB (KOLBE), Peter. · 1705 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€7,500.00 ($8,266.55 | £6,256.09 | ¥1,320,219)

[20], 529; [6], 449, [87] pp.Best (and first Dutch) edition of the most important account of the Cape of Good Hope and one of the most important works of all time on South Africa, with twice as many copperplates as the first German edition. Much of the material is based on Kolbe…