Catalogues

Asher Rare Books (Since 1830)

Specialities : Botany , Natural history , Old and rare books

Woodburn Books

Specialities : Botany , Gardening , Illustrated books , Natural history , Old and rare books

Catalogue #27 (September 2019), “Wildflowers,” contains 80 items including two significant 19th century American color plate titles: William P.C. Barton’s FLORA OF NORTH AMERICA (Philadelphia 1821-23) with 106 hand-colored plates; and Asa Strong’s THE AMERICAN FLORA (NY 1855) bound in four elaborately gilt-tooled volumes, with 191 colored plates. In addition, a “Collection of Books on the Botany of the Caribbean, Central America, and Northern South America” is also offered. It contains 95 books on the flora of this region including Francisco Sauvalle’s scarce FLORA CUBANA (Havana 1873) as well as an inscribed copy of Blas Pablo Reko’s privately printed MITOBOTANICA ZAPOTECA (Tacubaya, Mexico 1945).
Please contact us at info@woodburnbooks.com or phone us at (609) 466-0522 if you would like to receive a print version of this catalogue.

Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH

Specialities : Old and rare books , Auctions , Natural history , Modern illustrated books , Travel , Photography , Avant Garde , Manuscripts , Prints and drawings , Children's books , China

Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of contents Alte Drucke S. 5 - 15 Early printed books Theologie und Religionswissenschaften S. 15 - 17 Theology and study of religions Manuskripte, Urkunden und Autographen S. 18 - 37 Manuscripts, old documents, and autographs Buchwesen S. 37 - 41 Bibliology Geographie und Reisen S. 42 - 81 Geography and travels Historische Photographie S. 82 - 116 Historic Photography Orts- und Landeskunde S. 117 - 123 Local and regional studies Dekorative Graphik S. 123 - 140 Decorative prints and maps Naturwissenschaften und Technik S. 140 - 180 Natural science and technology Geschichte S. 181 - 196 History Kunstbücher S. 197 - 208 Art books Literatur und Philosophie S. 209 - 232 Literature and philosophy Moderne Literatur S. 232 - 335 Modern literature Kinderbücher S. 335 - 339 Children’s books Varia S. 339 -

Antiquariaat Forum BV

Specialities : Botany , Asia , Atlases and maps , Americana , Middle East , Travel , History , Cartography , Natural history , Science and technology , Religion , Medicine , Military , Zoology

Published on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Antiquariaat FORUM. 260 rare books, manuscripts, drawings, paintings, maps, atlases, prints and related items from the period between ca. 1970 BC and ca. 1970 AD.
Subjects include Africa, Americana, Art & Architecture, Asia, Australia, New Zealand & Pacific, Botany, Cartography, History, Horses, Hunting, Medicine & Pharmacy, Middle East & Islamic World, Militaria, Natural History, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Devotion, Science & Technology, Travel & Exploration, Zoology and many others.

Richard C. Ramer

Specialities : Zoology , History , Natural history

31 items on zoology, with full-color illustrations

Asher Rare Books (Since 1830)

Specialities : Geology , Science and technology , Old and rare books , Natural history

Richard C. Ramer

Specialities : Botany , History , Natural history , Agriculture , Science and technology

55 items on botany, with full-color illustrations

Asher Rare Books (Since 1830)

Specialities : Botany , Natural history , Old and rare books , Gardening , Medicine

Antiquariaat Forum BV

Specialities : Old and rare books , Americana , Central & Latin America , Travel , Natural history , Asia , Botany , Manuscripts , Maritime

Symonds Rare Books Ltd

Specialities : Incunabula , Manuscripts , Natural history , Science and technology , Travel , Poetry , History , Religion , Occult , Prints and drawings

We invite you to take a look at our selection of rare and interesting books on diverse subjects from the dawn of printing to the present day.

On this important occasion, we would like to show you presentation copies and autographs, including a page from the score of the main theme of Casino Royale (1967) by Burt Bacharach (n. 11) and a presentation copy by the great Italian Romantic Ugo Foscolo (n. 5) of his translation of Sterne’s Sentimental Journey (1814).

A wonderful leaf from a 1455 Gutenberg Bible (n. 21) is included in our selection of manuscripts and incunabula, which further features a breviary from the Abbey of St. Loup of Troyes (n. 14) and a wonderful printed border by Johann Zainer of Ulm (n. 19).

One of our best represented categories, Natural History will showcase an exceptional volume of the Historia Naturalis by Pliny (n. 43) and a rare floral book on Antigua by Lydia Byam (n. 37), inter alia.

The section on the History of Science highlights the complete Philosophical Collections (1679 - 82), which were edited by Robert Hooke and presented some of the most important discoveries of the 17th century for the first time (n. 50). Furthermore, there is the first book ever printed with embossed types for the blind, using a technology that predates the Braille alphabet.

The great occultist Aleister Crowley formed a special relationship with John Symonds, his literary executor. We are also proud to present unique Crowley items, including an unpublished drawing from Thelema Abbey of 1921 (n. 113) and the holograph manuscript of The King of the Shadow Realm (n. 110), the biography of Aleister Crowley by Symonds.

Art objects include a very rare, signed and dated, bronze cast of the death mask of Joseph Stalin (n. 115) and a fine contemporary portrait of Charles Dickens, aged about 49 (n. 117).

We hope you will enjoy browsing the history of ideas and experience the many wonders of the past.