Catalogues

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

Librairie Ancienne Denis

Specialities : Literature , History , Manuscripts , First Editions , Cartography , Illustrated books , Natural history , Travel , Religion

Asher Rare Books (Since 1830)

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

Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH

Specialities : Bindings , Modern illustrated books , Art , Travel , Autographs , Manuscripts , Natural history , History , Architecture , China , Japan

with a Special Collection of French bibliophily and bindings

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.

Hordern House Rare Books, Manuscripts & Paintings.

Specialities : Natural history

Please find attached our catalogue for the California Book Fair with hyperlinks to full online descriptions and further images.