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78 2075 Acupuncture Soulié de Morant G 78 2075 Acupuncture Soulié de Morant G
78 2075 Acupuncture Soulié de Morant G 78 2075 Acupuncture Soulié de Morant G
78/2075 [Acupuncture]. Soulié de Morant, G. L'Acuponcture chinoise. I. L'Énergie (Points, Méridines, Circulation). II. Le Maniement de l'Énergie. Paris, Mercure de France, 1939-1941, 2 vols., 300; 274,(1)p., ills. (partly printed in red), orig. unif. wr., 4to.

- Wrappers sl. dustsoiled. A good set.

= George Soulié de Morant served as a French diplomat in China and was an outspoken advocate of acupuncture.

€ (70-90)
78 2076 Anatomy Anatomische atlas van het menschelijk lichaam 78 2076 Anatomy Anatomische atlas van het menschelijk lichaam
78 2076 Anatomy Anatomische atlas van het menschelijk lichaam 78 2076 Anatomy Anatomische atlas van het menschelijk lichaam
78/2076 [Anatomy]. Anatomische atlas van het menschelijk lichaam. Zeist, J.T. Swartsenburg, n.d. (±1910), 6 plates with 13 col. lithogr. multi-layered plates, each w. accomp. textleaf, orig. lithogr. boards.

- One part loose.

Ebenhoech, P. De Mensch of hoe ons lichaam er van binnen uitziet. Amst./ Weltevreden, Gebr. Graauw, n.d. (±1910), 21,(3)p., fold. col. lithogr. multi-layered plate, ills., orig. boards. - AND 2 others similar (1x defective).

€ (50-70) 50
78 2077 Anatomy Dyk C van 78 2077 Anatomy Dyk C van
78 2077 Anatomy Dyk C van 78 2077 Anatomy Dyk C van
78 2077 Anatomy Dyk C van 78 2077 Anatomy Dyk C van
78/2077 [Anatomy]. Dyk, C. van. Osteologia, of nauwkeurige Geraamt Beschryving van verscheyde Dieren, nevens hare Historien, uit de vermaarste, soo oude als nieuwe Schrijvers, by een gebragt. Amst., J. ten Hoorn, 1680, (12),286,(2)p., engr. frontisp. and 19 (of 20) plates by i.a. J. LUIKEN after C. VAN DYK, sl. later gilt hcalf w. red mor. letterpiece, sm. 8vo.

- Lacks one plate; partly (vaguely) waterst. Binding trifle rubbed.

= Hannema/ Klaversma 443; Van Eeghen/ Van der Kellen 26.

€ (100-150) 450
78 2078 Anatomy Paulet V and Sarazin J 78 2078 Anatomy Paulet V and Sarazin J
78 2078 Anatomy Paulet V and Sarazin J 78 2078 Anatomy Paulet V and Sarazin J
78 2078 Anatomy Paulet V and Sarazin J 78 2078 Anatomy Paulet V and Sarazin J
78/2078 [Anatomy]. Paulet, V. and Sarazin, J. Traité d'anatomie topographique, ou anatomie des régions du corps humain, considérée spécialement dans ses rapports avec la chirurgie et la médecine opératoire. Atlas. Paris, Victor Masson et Fils, 1867-1869, 1st ed., 2 (of 4) vols., (8); (8)p., 164 chromolithogr. plates w. opposite textp., contemp. unif. gilt hmor., 4to.

- Without the 2 text vols. Both vols. a few scattered owner's stamps on textp.; occas. sl. foxed; vol. 1 occas. waterst. in upper (blank) margin; endpapers inkstained; vol. 2 one plate dam. w. remnants of sellotape. Both vols. spine w. a few dam. spots; boards worn; corners showing.

= Hirsch IV, p.509. Rare, no copies traced in NCC.

€ (700-900) 700
78/2079 Angling The Angler How When and Where to Fish in River or in Sea 78/2079 Angling The Angler How When and Where to Fish in River or in Sea
78/2079 Angling The Angler How When and Where to Fish in River or in Sea 78/2079 Angling The Angler How When and Where to Fish in River or in Sea
78/2079 [Angling]. The Angler: How, When, and Where to Fish, in River or in Sea. London, Dean & Son, n.d. (1871), 62,(6)p., woodengr. ills., orig. col. lithogr. wr., 12mo.

- Vaguely waterst. in lower corner. = Bibl. Piscatoria p.6. Rare.

Bickerdyke, J. Angling for Game Fish. Ibid., L. Upcott Gill, 1889, 1st ed., VIII,134,(6),12,(2)p., woodengr. frontisp., ills., orig. chromolithogr. wr.

- Owner's stamp on title-p. and verso frontisp. Backstrip lacks portions at spine-ends.

= Bibl. Piscatoria p.240.

AND 11 others, i.a. D. FOSTER, The Scientific Angler (ibid., 1883, 2nd ed., steelengr. frontisp. portrait, 6 lithogr. plates, contemp. hcalf); R. BLAKEY, The Angler's Complete Guide to the Rivers and Lakes of England (ibid., 1859, 2nd ed., woodengr. frontisp., orig. boards) and 3 vols. from the BADMINTON LIBRARY OF SPORTS AND PASTIMES (ibid., 1886-1904).

€ (100-150) 100
78 2080 Angling Bowlker R and C 78 2080 Angling Bowlker R and C
78/2080 [Angling]. Bowlker, R. and C. Bowlker's Art of Angling, containing directions for fly-fishing, trolling, making artificial flies, &c. With a list of the most celebrated fishing stations in North Wales. Ludlow/ London, R. Jones/ Longman, Brown & Co., 1854, new rev. ed., X,160,(2)p., col. lithogr. frontisp., woodengr. ills., orig. gilt cl., sm. 8vo.

- Sl. foxed at the beginning; title-p. lacks lower blank corner.

= Cf. Bibl. Piscatoria p.37f. First published under the title The art of angling improved in all its parts, especially fly-fishing (Worcester, 1758).

(Burns-Begg, R.). The Lochleven Angler. By an ex-President of the Kinross-Shire Fishing-Club. Kinross etc., G. Barnet etc., 1874, 144p., col. lithogr. frontisp., fold. col. lithogr. map, orig. cl., sm. 8vo.

- Binding trifle stained; manuscript paper letterpiece on spine. = Bibl. Piscatoria p.136.

AND 2 others: THE JOLLY ANGLER; OR WATER SIDE COMPANION (London, n.d. (±1860), 4th ed., woodengr. frontisp., ills., contemp. hcl., sm. 8vo) and W.C. STEWART, The Practical Angler or the Art of Trout-Fishing (Edinb., 1867, 5th rev. ed., woodengr. ills., orig. gilt cl.).

€ (70-90) 70
78 2081 Angling Cholmondeley Pennell H 78 2081 Angling Cholmondeley Pennell H
78 2081 Angling Cholmondeley Pennell H 78 2081 Angling Cholmondeley Pennell H
78/2081 [Angling]. Cholmondeley-Pennell, H. The Book of the Pike. With a Chapter on Spinning for Trout in Lakes and Rivers. London/ New York, G. Routledge & Sons, n.d. (1876), 3rd ed., 272p., col. lithogr. frontisp., 8 plates, ills., orig. gilt blindst. cl.

- Fine copy. = Bibl. Piscatoria p.168f. With an appendix containing pike recipes.

Spence, P.F. The Pike Fisher. London, A. & C. Black, 1928, XV,(1),264,(2)p., frontisp. portrait, 7 plates, ills., orig. dec. cl.

- Sl. foxed. Binding rubbed and sl. worn.

AND 3 others, i.a. J. BICKERDYKE, Angling for Pike (ibid., n.d. (±1900), plates, ills., later hleather, orig. backwr. pres.) and W. SENIOR a.o., Pike and Perch (ibid., 1900, plates, orig. pict. cl. Fur, Feather & Fin Series).

€ (50-70)
78 2082 Angling Gallichan W M 78 2082 Angling Gallichan W M
78/2082 [Angling]. Gallichan, W.M. Fishing and Travel in Spain. London, F.E. Robinson & Co., 1904, X,(2),227,(1)p., frontisp. and 7 plates, orig. gilt pict. cl., t.e.g.

- Some faded spots along edges frontcover.

Robertson, R. MacDonald. In Scotland with a Fishing Rod. Ibid., H. Jenkins Ltd., 1935, 277,(9)p., plates, orig. cl.

- Backstrip faded.

AND 4 others, i.a. M. HEADLAM, A Holiday Fisherman (ibid., 1934, plates, orig. cl.) and A.H. BEAVAN, Fishes I have known (ibid., 1908, (full-p.) ills., orig. pict. cl.).

€ (60-80)
78 2083 Angling Halford F M 78 2083 Angling Halford F M
78/2083 [Angling]. Halford, F.M. Dry Fly Entomology. A brief description of leading types of natural insects serving as food for trout and grayling. With the 100 best patterns of floating flies and the various methods of dressing them. London, Vinton & Co., 1897, 1st ed., XII,314,(1)p., 10 handcol. lithogr. plates, 18 monochr. plates, fold. table, ills., orig. giltlettered hmor., t.e.g.

- Spine chafed; binding sl. worn; spine-ends chipped. = Bibl. Piscatoria p.246.

€ (70-90) 100
78 2084 Angling Herbert H W 78 2084 Angling Herbert H W
78/2084 [Angling]. Herbert, H.W. Frank Forester's Fish and Fishing of the United States, and British Provinces of North America. London, R. Bentley, 1849, XVI,455p., woodengr. ills., contemp. giltlettered ("Craufurd College Prize") calf w. mor. letterpiece.

- Rebacked; covers sl. chafed and worn along extremities; corners showing. = Bibl. Piscatoria p.115.

€ (50-70)
78 2085 Angling Kirkbride J 78 2085 Angling Kirkbride J
78/2085 [Angling]. Kirkbride, J. The Northern Angler; or, Fly-Fisher's Companion. London, R. Groombridge, 1840, XVI,124p., steelengr. frontisp., 1 plate, woodengr. vignettes, contemp. giltlettered cl.

- Hinges sl. weak; title-p. foxed and w. old owner's entry. = Bibl. Piscatoria p.127.

€ (80-100)
78 2086 Angling Lacy G H 78 2086 Angling Lacy G H
78/2086 [Angling]. Lacy, G.H. North Punjab Fishing Club Angler's Handbook. Calcutta, W. Newman & Co., 1895, 3rd rev. ed. by E. Cretin, (4),VII,(1),II,II,III,(1),313,III,V,(17)p., lithogr. frontisp., 6 fold. maps, 1 plan, 13 plates, orig. gilt dec. cl.

- One map loose; plates waterst.; hinges weak; some foxing. Joints and spine-ends worn.

€ (50-70)
78 2087 Angling Ronalds A 78 2087 Angling Ronalds A
78 2087 Angling Ronalds A 78 2087 Angling Ronalds A
78/2087 [Angling]. Ronalds, A. The Fly-Fisher's Entomology, with Colored Representations of the Natural and Artificial Insect; and a Few Observations and Instructions on Trout- and Grayling-Fishing. Ed. Piscator. London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1849, 4th corr. ed., XI,(1),115,(32 advert)p., handcol. engr. frontisp., 19 (hand)col. plates, orig. giltlettered cl.

- Fingeroiled; hinges sl. weak; owner's entry on title-p. Binding sl. (water)stained.

= Bibl. Piscatoria p.178: "This work, though in some respects inaccurate, displays a rare combination of entomological and piscatorial science. The drawings of the natural fly in juxtaposition with the artificial, are of great value and nicety (...)". SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LII.

€ (80-100) 80
78 2088 Angling Walbran F M 78 2088 Angling Walbran F M
78/2088 [Angling]. Walbran, F.M. Walbran's British Angler. First Series. Salmon, Trout and Grayling. London/ Leeds, Simpkin, Marshall & Co./ Goodall and Suddick, 1889, 82,(10 advert.)p., frontisp. portrait, orig. wr., sm. 8vo.

- Wr. sl. soiled/ stained.

Scrope, W. Days and Nights of Salmon Fishing in the River Tweed. London/ Glasgow, Hamilton, Adams & Co./ T.D. Morison, 1885, 3rd ed., 317p., lithogr. title, frontisp. and 11 plates, 10 woodengr. ills., orig. giltlettered cl.

- Spine-ends worn; traces of removed ticket on spine. = Cf. Bibl. Piscatoria p.191.

Hodgson, W.E. Trout Fishing. London, A. & C. Black, 1925, XXII,(2),328p., col. frontisp., 6 col. plates, orig. cl. - AND 8 others, i.a. E. TAVERNER, Trout Fishing From All Angles (London, n.d., plates, ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr.); P.E. NOBBS, Salmon Tactics (ibid., 1934, ills., orig. cl.); W. CARTER PLATTS, Modern Trout Fishing (ibid., 1938, plates, orig. cl.); and H.T. SHERINGHAM, Coarse Fishing (ibid., 1912, ills., orig. pict. cl.).

€ (80-100)
78 2089 Angling Walton I and Cotton C 78 2089 Angling Walton I and Cotton C
78/2089 [Angling]. Walton, I. and Cotton, C. The Complete Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation. Ed. E. Jesse. London, G. Bell and Sons, 1884, XIX,(1),496p., woodengr. frontisp. portrait, ills., contemp. gilt calf w. mor. letterpiece, marbled endpapers and edges.

- Portrait sl. foxed. Joints and spine-ends sl. rubbed. A fine copy.

€ (50-70) 50
78/2090 Angling Lot of 39 vols 78/2090 Angling Lot of 39 vols
78/2090 [Angling]. Lot of 39 vols., all English language, i.a. W.C. STEWART, The Practical Angler (Edinb., 1857, 3rd ed., woodengr. ills., orig. gilt cl.); A. WANLESS, The Angler and the Thread Line (London, (1932), plates, ills., orig. cl.); J. BICKERDYKE, The Book of the All-Round Angler (ibid., 1922, 5th ed., plates, ills., orig. gilt cl.); W.E. HODGSON, How to Fish. A Treatise on Trout and Trout-Fishers (ibid., 1919, plates, orig. dec. cl.); T. SOUTH, The Fisher's Text Book (ibid., 1841, steelengr. title, contemp. cl. Lacks plates); R. BLAKEY, Angling; or, How to Angle, and Where to Go (ibid., 1856, 10th thous, woodengr. plates, contemp. hmor. Worn copy); J. HARRINGTON KEENE, Fishing Tackle, its Materials and Manufacture (ibid., 1886, woodengr. ills., orig. gilt dec. cl.) and W.A. HUNTER, A Fisherman's Pie. An Angling Symposium (ibid., 1929, plates, orig. cl.).
€ (150-250)
78/2091 Annalen der Physik und Chemie Neue Folge vol 19 21 39 40 46 50 55 57 60 and 63 78/2091 Annalen der Physik und Chemie Neue Folge vol 19 21 39 40 46 50 55 57 60 and 63
78/2091 Annalen der Physik und Chemie. Neue Folge, vol. 19, 21, 39, 40, 46, 50, 55, 57, 60 and 63. Leipsic, J.A. Barth, 1883-1897, 9 vols., various fold. (col./ tinted) engr./ lithogr. plates, contemp. unif. giltlettered hvellum w. 2 contrast mor. letterpieces.

= Poggendorff I, p.896. Extremely important periodical with seminal contributions by numerous "heralds of science", i.a. R. BUNSEN, H. VON HELMOLTZ, H. HERTZ, O. LEHMANN, H.A. LORENTZ, E. MACH, M. PLANCK and W.C. RÖNTGEN. On Poggendorff's editorship of the Annalen, see DSB XI, p.50 and on Wiedemann's editorship, see DSB XIV, p.329f: "(...) During his editorship the Annalen became one of the most distinguished German physics periodicals. He was able to increase its usefulness by publishing the Beiblätter zu den Annalen der Physik (...)."

€ (70-90) 200
78 2092 Anslijn N 78 2092 Anslijn N
78/2092 Anslijn, N. Systematische beschrijving der voor ons meest belangrijke vogelen. Leyden, D. du Mortier en Zoon, 1836, (2),LXVIII,596,(1)p., letterpress fold. table, contemp. hcalf. - BOUND WITH: Idem. Systematische beschrijving der voor ons meest belangrijke amphibiën. Ibid., idem, 1827, (4),212p.

- Hinges weak. Otherwise fine.

= With the bookplate of J.G. van Marle on first free endpaper.

AND 1 other by the same: Eerste aflevering der systematische beschrijving der voor ons meest belangrijke voortbrengselen uit de drie rijken der natuur (ibid., 1822, (1 vol. (of 6), letterpress fold. table, later cl. Partly darkened; owner's stamp on title).

€ (200-300) 200
78 2093 Apianus P 78 2093 Apianus P
78 2093 Apianus P 78 2093 Apianus P
78 2093 Apianus P 78 2093 Apianus P
78/2093 Apianus, P. Cosmographiae introductio: cum quibuscam Gaeometriae ac Astronomiae principiis ad eam rem necessariis. Ingolstadt, n.publ. (= G. & P. Apian), 1533 [colophon; title dated 1529], 16,(24)lvs., woodcut globe on title-p., woodcut ills., 20th cent. hvellum, sm. 8vo.

- Some sl. occas. thumbing/ soiling.

= Van Ortroy (Apian) 83; Alden, European Americana 533/2; Harisse 150; Church 60b. Often reprinted abridged edition of Apianus' Cosmographicus liber (1524), one of the most important and popular 16th cent. works on cosmography. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LII.

€ (800-1.000) 850
78 2094 Apiculture Wildman T 78 2094 Apiculture Wildman T
78 2094 Apiculture Wildman T 78 2094 Apiculture Wildman T
78/2094 [Apiculture]. Wildman, T. A Treatise on the Management of Bees; wherein is Contained the Natural History of those Insects (...) to which are added, the Natural History of Wasps and Hornets, and the Means of Destroying them. London, T. Cadell for the author, 1768, 1st ed., XIX,(1),169,(7)p., 3 fold. engr. plates, contemp. calf w. red mor. letterpiece, 4to.

- Manuscript index on final blanks; a few scattered owner's entries; lower hinge strengthened w. sellotape. Joints split but holding on cords.

= Horn & Schenkling 24185; British Bee Books 119: "[Wildman's] treatise shows culture and an unusual knowledge of continental beekeeping". With the engr. armorial bookplate of Henry William Aytoun(?) on upper pastedown (reading "virtute orta occidunt rarius" and "Aytoun of Inchdarnie").

€ (150-250) 250
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