Paris: Gilles Gorbin, 1582. Two parts in one volume. 8vo (165 x 100 mm). [39], [1], 80 leaves. Signatures: *⁴ a⁸ e⁸ i⁸ o⁸ u⁴ a-k⁸, u4 blank. Woodcut initials and headpieces, drop title for second part, 12 astrological woodcut diagrams and 19 smaller vignettes of the planets and the..... More

Capetown: Health and Medical Publishing Group, 1967. In: South African Medical Journal, Capetown, Vol. 41, No. 48, December 30, 1967, pp. 1271-1274. 4to (275 x 214 mm). Entire issue (devoted to human heart transplantation), pp. lviii (interspersed adverts), 1257-1278. Original printed wrappers, stapled as issued (slight bumping to lower corner)..... More

London: R. Brugis for the author, 1709. 4to (203 x 159 mm). [14], 194 pp. Small engraved plate inserted between pp. 160 & 161 and 7 folding engraved plates at the end. Bound without blanks. Contemporary panelled calf (hinges restored, leather rubbed and worn). Text slightly browned and spotted throughout..... More

Amsterdam: J. Wolters, 1694. 4to (233 x 172 mm). [8], 929, [7] pp. Title printed in red and black and with engraved vignette, woodcut initials and tailpieces, some mispaginations. Contemporary English panneled calf, gilt-lettered spine label (repairs to foot of spine and corners, boards scratched, extremities rubbed). Text slightly browned..... More

Paris: Gauthier-Villars et fils, 1896. Offprint from: Annales de l'Observatoire de Paris. Memoires; vol. 22, 1896. 66 pp., 15 photographic images (1 heliogravure and 14 collotypes) of the moon on 10 leaves of plates, each plate with printed overlay with principal features marked and named, caption title on first page..... More

Solingen: Johannes Soter, 1538. 8vo (160 x 101 mm). [8], 337 (i. e., 339) [1]; [8], 30, [2] leaves. Signatures: A⁸ a-z⁸ A-T⁸ V⁴ 2A⁸; A-D⁸ including blanks A7-8, V4, and ²D8. Woodcut initials, separate title-page to second part. Contemporary limp vellum with yapp edges, spine title in ink, additionally..... More

Basel: Thomas Guarinus, 1566. Two works in one volume. 4to (207 x 164 mm). [10] leaves, 868 columns, [22]; [8], 63 [1] pages. Signatures: [alpha]-[beta]⁴ [gamma]² a-z⁴ A-Z⁴ 2A-2L⁴, *⁴ [Alpha-Theta]⁴. Second work printed in Greek and Latin and with separate title and pagination, printer's woodcut device on titles and..... More

London: Printed by Henry Woodfall; and sold by John Nourse, 1736. 4to (245 x 185 mm). iv, ix-xxiv, 1-140 [2], [143]-[144], [1] 144-339 [1], [2] pp. Engraved plate bound as frontispiece facing title, several woodcut diagrams in text, woodcut initials, head-and tailpices, divisional title, errata/advertisement leaf [T]2 here bound at..... More

Grenoble / Paris: Cuchet / Nyon, Nee & Masquelier, 1778. Large folio (432 x 290 mm). [8], xviii, [2], 460 pp., including 2 engraved vignettes, woodcut initials, approbation leaf, general index, and 20 engraved plates (one double-page). Near contemporary calf, plain spine richly tooled in gilt and with gilt-lettered label..... More

Venice: Giovanni Antonio Pinelli, 1721. De separatione fluidorum in corpore animali dissertatio physico-mechanico-medica. Venice: Giovanni Antonio Pinelli, 1721. [8], 362, [2] pp. Including half title, engraved frontispiece, title with engraved vignette, engraved headpieces, woodcut initials and tailpieces, errata leaf, one folding engraved plate. Handwritten index bound after second work. Signatures..... More

Brusselas: por Roger Velpius, inpressor de sus Altezas, en l'Aguila de oro, cerca de Palacio, 1607. 8vo (161 x 104 mm). [24], 592, [8] pp. Signatures: *⁸ **⁴ A-2O⁸ 2P⁴. Title with small typographic vignette, text with woodcut initials and tailpieces. The book was rebound in early 19th-century in plain..... More

Erfurt: Georg Adam Keyser, 1789. 4to (215 x 175 mm). 103 [1] pp., including woodcut headpiece and five folding engraved plates. Bound in contemporary sprinkled sheep, spine with 5 raised bands and some gilt ruling, gilt-decorated board edges (slightly rubbed, some creasing and wear to lower joints). Text generally bright..... More

Bologna: Heirs of V. Benatius, 1651. Volume one (all published) in 2 volumes, Folio (357 x 243 mm). [12], xlvii [1], 763 (i.e. 771) [1]; [6], xviii, 675 [1] pp. Engraved frontispiece by F. Curtus in each volume, engraved arms on dedication leaves, 2 fine engraved double-page lunar maps by..... More