Holiday season special list 2022
12-24 December 2022
Holiday season special list 2022
83 items found
Two superb anatomical plates - very rare in this condition
A collection worth bookmarking
Genuine books, genuine surprise
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[Minibar - Five books, a bottle, and two glasses].
France, ca. 1900. A leather covered box (18 x 12 x 13 cm) consisting of five original 19th-century books, containing a bottle and two glasses. Internally decorated with leather-resembling paper. Spines with gilt bands, morocco labels and gilt titles, ‘top’ board with gilt armorial vignette.
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€1,300.00
Bloch's salmon
Wonderful early ichthyology (goldfish) print by Bloch
Bloch, M. E.
Allgemeine Naturgeschichte der Fische - Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. Plate XCIV, Cyprinus Auratus variet/Der Goldkarpfen/Le Kin-yu/The Gold Fish.
Berlin, privately published, 1782-1795. Oblong folio (24.7 x 38.4 cm). Well-preserved hand-painted engraving of exotic fish.
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€275.00
Wonderful early ichthyology (fish) print
Bloch, M. E.
Allgemeine Naturgeschichte der Fische - Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. Plate CLVI, Gymnotus Electricus/Der Zitteraal/L'Anguille tremblante/The Electric-Eel.
Berlin, privately published, 1782-1795. Oblong folio (26.3 x 44.4 cm). Well-preserved hand-painted engraving of exotic fish.
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€225.00
Wonderful early ichthyology (fish) print
Bloch, M. E.
Allgemeine Naturgeschichte der Fische - Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. Plate CLII, Balistes Chinensis/Der Chinesische Hornfisch/le Baliste chinois [AND] Balistes Ringens/Der Schwarze Hornfisch/Le Baliste noir/The black Old-wife.
Berlin, privately published, 1782-1795. Oblong folio (26.5 x 44.2 cm). Well-preserved hand-painted engraving of exotic fish.
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€185.00
A rare work illustrated by Armand Massonet with one of his original drawings added
A fine Chinese watercolour of shells on rice paper
A fine Chinese watercolour of shells on rice paper
A treasure - for preserving treasures