WOLF, Joseph.

Zoological Sketches by J.W. made for the Zoological Society of London, from animals in their vivarium, in the Regent’s Park, edited with notes by Philip Lutley Sclater. 2 Vols. London: Henry Graves and Company, (1856 -) 1861 - 1867. Folio (584 x 435 mm.) Vol. 1: hand-colored lithographic title, lithographic title, letterpress title, list of subscribers, preface and list of plates; vol. 2: hand-colored lithographic title mounted, letterpress title, preface and list of plates. Some temporary letterpress leaves to the second series present. Together, 100 fine hand-colored lithographic plates, drawn on stone by Joseph Smit after the drawings of Joseph Wolf, each plate cut to the edge of the image and mounted on thin card in imitation of watercolors (ca. 350 x 240 mm on boards: 580 x 440 mm), with captions printed in gilt, one text leaf to each plate. The text leaves to the first series are smaller as those for the second series, light spotting throughout, heavier at beginning and end of the volumes, predominantly affecting text, leaves frayed at margins or with small marginal closed tears, not affecting illustrations or text, loosely inserted in contemporary red morocco-backed box, boxes bumped at extremities, box for volume I becoming fragile.

Sachgebiete: Jagd, Mappenwerke, Naturwissenschaften, Ornithologie, Zoologie

25000,- EUR
inkl. 7% USt.

QUIEL, Johann Heinrich.

Choral - Buch so wohl Alter, als auch Neuer Lieder, nebst ihren dazu gehörigen Melodien, Welche in allhieriger Kirche bey offentlichem Gottesdienste in denen Freytags Predigten und Wochentlichen Frühgebethen Pflegen gesungen zu werden. German manuscript in ink on paper. (Nimptsch / Niemcza, 1740). Folio (330 x 214 mm) 2 Bll., 275 hand-numbered pages, 3 Bll. Register. Used contemporary calf. Title browned, rubbed and soiled, lower spine defective, heavy used copy with minor defects, over all still in good condition.

Sachgebiete: Barock, Handschriften, Musik/Noten

2400,- EUR
inkl. 19% USt.

ALBIN - GUILLOT, Laure.

Micrographie décorative. Préface de Paul Léon. Paris, Draeger Frères 1931. Folio (435 x 385 mm) 4 Bl. text and 20 photogravures on different colored or metallic paper. Image in size: 285 x 225 mm, each photogravure mounted within passe-partout (425 x 360 mm). Spiral-bound original blind embossed hard cover boards in original portfolio folder (440 x 405 mm) The binding cover minimally spotted and a tiny missing part at the upper corner under the metal spiral of the front cover. The cardboard folder stained and with stronger traces of use. Inside very nice and extraordinarily clean copy.

7500,- EUR
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LAUTENSACK, Heinrich.

Desz Circkelsz und Richtscheyts, auch Perspectiva, und Proportion der Menschen und Rosse, kurtze, doch gruendtliche underweisung desz rechten gebrauchs.- Francfort: Egenolff Emmel for Simon Schamberger, 1618. In-folio (303 x 192 mm) (8), 54 Bll., with title in black and red, 107 text woodcuts incl. 3 folding plates. Later red maroquin in style of Duseuil, gilt edges, carefully washed and newly bound copy (Devauchelle).

7000,- EUR
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BESTELMEIER, Georg Hieronimus (distrib.)

(NAPIER’s rods) Neperische Rechnungstäfelein No. 951 a (manuscript title on lid). No place, publisher and date (maybe Nuremberg, G. H. Bestelmeier ca 1800). A complete set containing 33 engraved and hand-coloured narrow lengthy cardboard strips (94 x 27 mm) and a four-page folded manual with printed text. Loosely contained in original wooden box covered with stone marbled paper on sides and lid, bottom with a block printed paper with a blue veined ground and a repetitive pattern made of black triangles, the movable lid with a mounted, cut-out and hand-colored engraved label with manuscript title and numbering. Size: 110 x 120 x 25 mm. Slightly rubbed. Very fine complete set.

5400,- EUR
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DELACROIX, Michel.

Les Scarabées. Lucanidae. Trogidae. Scarabaeidae. Manuscript, 1960. 4to (325 x 255 mm) Manuscript on strong paper, in a titled folder and cloth case. The manuscript is composed of a calligraphic title in black and ochre, five calligraphic part - titles in ochre, 20 pp. of typescript text illustrated with 2 plates in brown ink, all followed by 29 original drawings of beetles in Indian ink or gouache mounted under matting.

3000,- EUR
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