Amsterdam International Antiquarian Book Fair 2024
Amsterdam International Antiquarian Book Fair 2024
84 items found
[Napoleon Bonaparte]
Atlas des campagnes de 1805, 1806 et 7, 1809.
Paris, Ministère de la Guerre, 1841. Printed contents sheet, titled, "Table des cartes et plans des campagnes de 1805, 1806 et [180]7, 1809"; 17 very large broadsheet maps (between 114.7 x 83.8 cm and 104.5 x 71.5 cm, including ample margins), and an additional double-folded map, partly in original hand-colouring. In one original red grained morocco portfolio with gilt title on the front board.
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Nathusius, H. [E.] von
Über die sogenannten Leporiden. Mit 4 lithographischen Rafeln und 7 Holzschnitten.
Berlin, Wiegandt, Hempel und Parey, 1876. 8vo (25.3 x 16.2 cm). Title page, 74 pp.; four lithographed plates. Original blind-stamped cloth with ornamental gilt title on the front board. Brown endpapers, lightly marbled edges.
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Niebuhr, C.
Description de l'Arabie d'apres les observations et recherches faites dans le pays meme.
Copenhague [Copenhagen], Nicolas Möller, 1773. Large, thick 4to (27.8 x 21.0 cm). Title page with engraved vignette; xlvi (including dedication leaf, dated 1772, with engraved vignette), 372; 25 engraved plates and maps, of which several larger, folded; the very large map of Arabia, and two other plates with original, additional hand-colouring; one large, folded table. Contemporary mottled calf. Spine with five raised bands; compartments with gilt floral corner-pieces and central vignette, and burgundy morocco label with gilt title. Boards with gilt-rolled decorative border. Patterned endpapers. All edges gilt.
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Nissen, C.
Bestiaries of Five Centuries. Description and Introduction by the late Claus Nissen. Edited and Revised by Sandra Raphael. With an Introductory by S. Peter Dance.
Amsterdam, Antiquariaat Junk B. V. and Antiquariaat Schierenberg, 2024. Folio (29.8 x 21.3 cm). With sixty-one original prints, many hand-coloured, from famous zoological books published between 1491 and 1878; each mounted, matted, and numbered 1-28, 29a, 29b, 30-60, and one double-sized, unnumbered print, in full-colour facsimile; all in an original cloth dropbox (50.0 x 36.5 x 8.5 cm), together with an explanatory book (96 pp.; printed softcover).
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Pasteur, I. D.
Beknopte natuurlijke historie der zoogende dieren. I-III. [Complete].
Leyden [Leiden], Honkoop and Du Mortier, 1793-1800. Three volumes in three. 8vo (18.9 x 11.6 cm). Three title pages, in double suite, with hand-coloured and plain engraved vignette, 1180 pp. [I (1793) vi, 363; II (1796) iv, 363; III (1800) iv, 440] pp.; 54 [20; 16; 18 (including two large, double-folded] engraved plates, of which half finely hand-coloured. Uniform contemporary polished half calf over marbled boards. Spines with one red and one green morocco labels with gilt title and volume number.
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Pollen, F. P. L. and D. C. Van Dam
Recherches sur la faune de Madagascar et de ses Dépendances, d'apres les découvertes de François P. L. et D. C. Van Dam. I. Relation de voyage.
Leyde [Leiden], J. K. Steenhoff, 1868-1877. 4to (29.0 x 21.5 cm). 240, [2] pp.; several text engravings; 55 plates or maps, including two lithographed portraits, 48 mostly coloured and tinted lithographed plates (views), two tinted lithographed maps (one very large, multi-folded) one hand-written letter in facsimile (double-sized). Contemporary half morocco over marbled boards. Spine with five raised bands with gilt chains; compartments with gilt vignettes and title. Marbled endpapers. Speckled edges.
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Rouffaer, G. P. and H. H. Juynboll
Die Batik-Kunst in Niederländisch-Indien und ihre Geschichte bearbeitet auf Grund von dem im Reichs Museum für Volkerkunde und öffentlichen wie privaten Sammlungen in den Niederlanden befindlichen, reichhaltigen Material. De batik-kunst in Nederlandsch-Indië en haar geschiedenis. Op grond van materiaal aanwezig in 's Rijks Ethnographisch Museum en andere openbare en particuliere verzamelingen in Nederland.
Haarlem, H. Kleinmann & Co.; Utrecht, A. Oosthoek, 1899-1914. Two volumes in two (text, atlas). Large 4to (33.5 x 25.8 cm). Double title pages (in German and Dutch), 646 pp. (15, [iii], xxx, 534, xxix, xxxi-lxv); several text illustrations (1914 text volume); ix pp.; 100 plates (many double-sized, and/or in colour), one very large, double folded map (in red and black) of Java and Madura (1899 atlas volume), a second map, of "Voor India" (i.e., India proper) in red and black, double folded, tipped in between plates 80 and 81. Uniform full batik cloth. Patterned endpapers.
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Salm, A.
Java. Naar schilderijen en teekeningen van A. Salm, lid der Koninklijke Akademie van Beeldende Kunsten te Amsterdam. Op steen gebracht door J. C. Greive, Jr.
Amsterdam, Frans Buffa & Zonen, [1865]-1872. Folio (64.0 x 48.0 cm). Title page in red and black. 24 fine chromolithographed plates, finished by hand and heightened with gom arabic, mounted on larger sheets, and each with an original, small, printed caption mounted. Original green grained cloth portfolio with gilt title on the front board. A second, smaller, duplicating title-index leaf on thick paper, also printed in red and black (43.0 x 28.3 cm) loosely inserted.
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Salvin, O. and F. D. Godman
Biologia Centrali Americana. Aves.
London, [the authors], 1879-1904. In four volumes. Large 4to-folio mix (31.0 x 24.6 cm). 1673 pp. (I. Temporary title page (1879-1887), xliv, 512 pp.; II. Temporary title page (1888-1897) [ii], 598 pp.; III. Title page (1897-1904), [iii-iv], 510 pp; IV (atlas): title page to the atlas, [iii]-vii pp. [list of plates]); 84 lithographed plates, originally hand-coloured [numbered 1-79, 15a, 54a, 58a, 58b, 59a]. Uniform black, pebbled half morocco over green pebbled cloth. Spines with five raised bands, gilt title and number.
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Siebold, P. F. von
Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan und dessen Neben- und Schutzländeren. Jezo mit den südlichen Kurilen, Krafto, Kooraï und den Liukiu-Inseln, nach japanischen und europäischen Schriften und eigenen Beobachtungen. Atlas.
Leiden, privately published by the author, [1832]-1835. Seven parts in three. Folio (54.8 x 35.4 cm [loose plates]; 58 x 39 cm [bound volumes]). Allegorical frontispiece (much larger and far more finely engraved than the similar one in the quarto edition), 2 pp. "Erklärung des Titelbildes"; 296 (of 365) plates and maps, of which 45 hand-coloured (including a few partially coloured). Captions in Dutch and German, partly in Japanese. Uniform contemporary style polished half calf over marbled boards. Spines rich gilt with arabesque patterns, and two red morocco labels with gilt title.
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Stoopendaal, D.
Fireworks - Afbeelding van het vuurwerk in de Hofvijver in Den Haag afgestoken op 14 juni 1713 ter gelegenheid van het sluiten van de Vrede van Utrecht op 11 april. [Image of the fireworks in the Hofvijver in The Hague on June 14, 1713 on the occasion of the conclusion of the Treaty of Utrecht on April 11].
's-Gravenhage [The Hague], Anna Beeck, 1713. Broadsheet (47.5 x 54.3 cm). Engraving by D. Stoopendaal after a drawing by H. Pola.
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[Susemihl, J. C.] Borkhausen, M. B.
Teutsche Ornithologie oder Naturgeschichte aller Vögel Teutschlands in naturgetreuden Abbildungen und Beschreibungen.
Darmstadt, 1800-1817-1841. In two parts. Folio (46.3 x 31.3 cm). 132 [67; 65] colour-printed plates, in careful, original hand-colouring, with accompanying descriptive text leaves in German, and, often, also in French. Uniform polished half calf over floral-patterned, embossed boards.
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Swammerdam, J.
Historia insectorum generalis in qua verissina mutationem...duce experientia... recepta vulgo insectorum metamorphosis solide refutatur... adjicitur dilucidatio... Ex Belgica latinam fecit Henricus Christianus Henninius. Editio Secunda.
Ultrajecti [Utrecht], Ottho de Vries, 1693. 4to (19.3 x 15.6 cm). Half-title, title in red and black with woodcut vignette, 212 pp., [xvii]; 13 (mostly) folded engraved plates, one folded table. Contemporary half vellum over marbled boards, spine with gilt title on morocco label, gilt name embossed on front board.
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Temminck, C. J.
Histoire naturelle générale des pigeons et des gallinacés; par C. J. Temminck, Chevalier de l'Ordre Impérial de la Réunion, Directeur de la Société des Sciences à Harlem, et membre de plusieurs Sociétés d'Histoire naturelle. Ouvrage en trois volumes. Accompagné de planches anatomiques. Tome premier - second - troisième. [Complete].
Amsterdam, J. C. Sepp & Fils, Paris, G. Dufour, 1813-1815. Three volumes in three. 8vo (22.5 x 13.5 cm). 1736 pp. [499, (i); 477, (i); 757, (i)], 12 engraved plates ([I]; I-III; IV-XI). Uniform 19th-century half calf over marbled boards. Spines with gilt-rolled, floral bands; tan morocco labels with gilt title, and red, gilt-bordered morocco label with gilt number.
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Temminck, C. J. and [G. M. J.] Meiffren Laugier de Chartrouse
Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon, édition in-folio et in-4o de l'Imprimerie royale, 1770.
Paris, F. G. Levrault, [1820]-1838-[1839]. In seven volumes. Folio (38.0 x 28.5 mm). Vol. 1 (including text volumes I and II): two half-titles and titles, [ii] (dedication leaf), 11 (prospectus), [257] pp.; Vol. 2 (including text volumes III and IV): two half-titles and titles; [347] pp.; Vol. 3 (contains text volume V): half-title, title page, [184], 109 (table) pp.; Vol. 4: Plates 1-150; Vol. 5: Plates 151-300; Vol. 6: Plates 301-450; Vol. 7: Plates 451-600, for a total of 600 plates. Five plates (157, 372, 485-487) are much larger, folded. Near contemporary uniform green half-chagrin, over blue marbled boards. Spines with four raised, gilt-decorated bands; compartments with blind-tooled borders and gilt title; marbled endpapers.
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Temminck, C. J. (ed.)
Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen, door de Leden der Natuurkundige commissie in Indië en andere schrijvers. Uitgegeven op last van de Koning.
Leiden, S. Luchtmans and J. Luchtmans, 1839-1844. Three volumes in five, including a matching drop box. Folio (42.6 x 29.1 cm). 1379 pp.; 258 plates on 257 sheets (and one double, not counted), of which all but 81 finely hand-coloured, and four maps, of which one double-sized, and all but one partly hand-coloured. Uniform contemporary dark green half morocco over grained boards. Spines with five raised bands; gilt ornaments at head and foot, and gilt title. Speckled edges.
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Thorgilsson, A. (attr.)
Christendoms Saga Hliodande um þad hvornenn Christen Tru kom fyrst a Island, at forlage þess haloflega Herra. Olafs Tryggvason ar Noregs Kongs.
Skalhollti, Hendrik Kruse, 1688. 8vo (18.0 x 14.7 cm). Title page, frontispiece on verso; [ii] (dedication leaf), 26, [ii] (index) pp. frontispiece portrait of King Olaf; several woodcut initials, and two endpieces. Contemporary (?) limp vellum. All edges red.
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Walking stick knobs and handles. [Original drawings]
France, unpublished, ca. 1880-1900. Folio (39.0 x 28.0 cm). 151 cards, each with one to four individual pencil or ink designs, mounted on 52 stiff paper leaves. Dark green limp cloth. Spine with blind-stamped rectangular compartments, central floral vignettes and title; front board with gilt and black ornamental border, rear board with large, black intricate, oriental vignette.
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Trattinnick, L.
Fungi austriaci delectu singulari iconibus XL observationibusque illustrati. Editio nova. Oesterreichs Schwämme in einer Auswahl durch vierzig Abbildungen und Beobachtungen beleuchtet. Neue Ausgabe.
Wien, Carl Gerold, 1830. 4to (24.9 x 20.8 cm). Title page, dedication leaf, 210 pp.; 20 engraved plates, containing 40 illustrations in fine, original hand-colouring. Original printed wrappers.
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Trog, J. G.
Die essbaren, verdächtigen & giftigen Schwaemme der Schweiz.
Bern, [privately published], [1843-1850 or 1866]. Folio (38.3 x 28.5 cm). Title (mounted), 46, [ii] pp.; 36 finely hand-coloured lithographed plates. Contemporary dark green grained paper boards. Gilt lines on the spine.
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Wyder, J. F.
Essai sur l'histoire naturelle des serpens de la Suisse.
Genève, Barbezat et Delarue; Paris, Naudin, 1826. 8vo (20.7 x 13.0 cm). Engraved title page, iv, 7-90 pp.; two large, folded, finely engraved and contemporary hand-coloured plates. 20th-century half morocco over marbled boards. Spine with five gilt-bordered, raised bands. Original wrappers, with neatly handwritten title in an old hand, bound in the rear.
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X-Rays: Friedrich Haller & Söhne Atélier und Laboratorium mit Röntgen'schen Strahlen
Very early applied radiology [Röntgen photographs, X-rays] including the first use of X-rays in authentication of fine art (i.e. painting by Albrecht Dürer).
Munich, Friedrich Haller & Söhne, Atélier und Laboratorium mit Röntgen'schen Strahlen, 1897. Loose in folio album. Set of nine extremely early, mint conditioned X-Ray-photographs mounted on six presentation cardboards (three with two photographs each) and with manuscript descriptions; the photographs measuring between 6.6 x 5.6 cm, and 34.4 x 23.6 cm, all housed in contemporary gilt cloth portfolio titled Album.
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