Venice: Johannes de Colonia and Johannes Manthen, 1479. 11 June 1479. Chancery folio (309 x 206 mm). 240 unnumbered leaves, signatures a10 b-o8 p6 q-y8 z10 &8 aa-ee8 ff6 (a1r blank, a1v letter to the author by Squarzifacius, register, a2r text, ff6r colophon, ff6v blank). 40 lines, type: 8:109R3, 110Gk... More
Exeter: Printed by S. Farley, for Philip Bishop and Edward Score, 1704. 8vo (184 x 110 mm). [16], 183 [i.e. 184] pp. Signatures: A-M8 N4. Title within double-line border, pages 182-184 misnumbered 181-183, a few mispaginations elsewhere. Bound in contemporary calf, spine with raised bands and recent gilt lettering piece... More
Venice: Bartholomaeus de Zanis for Octavianus Scotus, 1498. I. De animalibus. Translated by Theodorus Gaza. Venice: Bartholomaeus de Zanis for Octavianus Scotus, 9. August 1498. [6], 89, [1] leaves. Signatures: a-q6 (a1r title, a2r table and preface, q5v colophon and printer's device, q6 blank). 62 lines, type 2:802R. Numerous white-on-black... More
St. Petersburg: Typis Jacobi Trey, 1852. 1852-1859. 8 parts in 1 text volume and 4 parts in 1 atlas volume. Text vol.: 4to (263 x 168 mm), [2], xiv, 248, 75 [1], 28, 39 [1], 90, 60, 74, 168 pp. Atlas vol.: elephant folio (566 x 375 mm), comprising 4... More
Geneva: Imprimerie Jules-Guillaume Fick, 1862. 4to (262 x 165 mm). [4] [1] 2-115 [1] pp., including half-title and double-page chromolithograph map drawn by B. Müller from the author's instructions; lithographed by Pilet & Cougnard, Geneva. Contemporary half-calf over marbled boards, spine lettered and ruled in gilt (light wear to extremities... More
Paris: De l'Imprimerie de Monsieur, chez Didot le jeune/ Néé de la Rochelle/ De Senne, 1792. 1790-1792. 12mo (165 x 98 mm). Fourth edition of vols. I to IV dated 1791 (vol. I-III) and 1790 (vol. IV); first edition of vol. V, dated 1792. Vol. I: [4], xxxvi, 648 pp.... More
Augsburg: Andreas Maschenbaur, 1706. VESALIUS, Andreas. Zergliederung dess Menschlichen Cörpers auf Mahlerey und Bildhauer-Kunst gericht. Die Figuren von Titian gezeichnet. Augsburg: Andreas Maschenbaur, 1706. 16 unnumbered leaves including title and 18 woodcuts in text, of which 13 are full page. [Bound with] II. CESIO, Carlo. Eine herrliche Anweisung und wolgegründete... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press for Benjamin Tooke in London, 1707. 8vo (204 x 126 mm). [8], 343 [1] pp., including half-title and several diagrams in text. Modern panelled calf, spine with 5 raised bands gilt in compartments and with gilt-lettered red morocco label, board edges with gilt decoration, new endpapers... More
Paris, London, Brussels: J. B. Baillière, 1828. Two volumes: text vol. 8vo (197 x 125 mm), atlas vol. 4to (342 x 265 mm). xv, 653 [1] pp; [5] 6-8 pp. Including half-title and errata in text volume; title, dedication and 10 plates in atlas volume, of which two in aquatint... More
[Amsterdam]: [Jan Rieuwertsz], 1677. 4to (205 x 160 mm). [40], 614, [32]; [2], 112, [8] pp. Roman, italic and Hebrew type, woodcut device on title, several woodcut text illustrations, content and errata leaves at end. Without the frontispiece portrait as usual. Contemporary stiff vellum, title in manuscript to spine, boards... More
Leiden: Pieter van der Aa, 1690. 4to (198 x 158 mm). [8], 1-124 [2] 125-128 [2] 129-180 pp. Signatures: *4 A-P4 Q2 R4 S2 T-Z4 Aa2. Two parts in one, separate title to part two, continuous pagination, general title printed in red and black, both titles with printer's woodcut device... More
London: Macmillan and Co. 1866. 8vo (194 x 128 mm). [12], 192 pp., half-title, electrotyped frontispiece protected by tissue guard, and 42 illustrations from the woodcuts by Dalziel after John Tenniel. Original publisher's pictorial red cloth ruled in gilt, covers with gilt vignettes (Alice on front, Cheshire Cat on rear)... More
Middelburg: Zacharias Roman, 1628. I. Progymnasmatum astronomiae restitutae liber I. De motu solis. Middelburg: Zacharias Roman, 1628. [12], 1-64, [35], 100-116 pp. Signatures: *4 2*2 A-O4 P2. Preliminary gathering 2* misbound after title-leaf. Large engraved vignette on title, woodcut diagrams, initials and headpieces. A few spots. [Bound with:] II. Uranometriae... More
Paris: Jean-Thomas Herissant, 1757. 8vo (164 x 96 mm). xx, 310; [4], 333, [3] pp., including half-titles, woodcut device to title-pages, woodcut head- and tailpieces, 13 folding engraved plates, and publisher's adverts at end of vol. 2. Vol. 1 leaves L2-3 misbound within preliminaries and gathering Aa4 misbound before Z1... More
Hamburg [i.e. Amsterdam]: Heinrich Künrath [i.e. Jan Rieuwertsz], 1670. 4to (198 x 155 mm). [12], 233 [1] pp., without the final blank. Collation: (*)4 (**)2 A-Z4 Aa-Ff4 Gg2 (-Gg2) with *1r title, *1v blank, *2r Praefatio, **2r Index capitum, A1r text, Gg1v Errata, error in signature: (*)4 for (*)3. Without... More
Paris: Sebastien Mabre-Cramoisy, 1681. 4to (256 x 191 mm). [2], 561 [1], [6] pp. Engraved title vignette, engraved head- and tailpieces and initials. Bound in 19th century elaborate green velvet (spine ends a bit worn, joints somewhat week but cords holding firmly, without closures), upper board with a large figurative... More
Paris: Robert Fouet, 1636. 8vo (165 x 108 mm). [16], 255 (i.e. 205), [3]; [16], 526 pp., including blank N4 at end of part 1 but lacking final blank Kk8 of part II, woodcut initials and headpieces, pp. 129-179 in part I omitted. Contemporary sprinkled limp vellum, spine with letting... More
London: Printed for C. Ward and R. Chandler, Booksellers; and J. Wood, and C. Woodward, 1741. Two volumes. 12mo (161 x 95 mm). [4], 284; [4], 291 [1] pp., including engraved frontispiece of Cervantes in volume I, publisher's advert leaf before title in vol. II, woodcut ornaments and capitals. Contemporary... More
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Frankfurt am Main: Zunner, 1704. 3 Parts and 4 Supplements in 1 volume (all published). Frankfurt am Main: Zunner, 1704-1714. Folio (374 x 235 mm). [28], 520; [4], 76; [4], 119 [1], [12] pp.; [24], 196; 116 pp.; [8], 228 [i.e. 236], [12] pp. With half titles and 2 additional... More
London: Taylor and Walton, 1836. 1836-1842. 5 parts bound in 2 volumes. Elephant folio (500 x 310 mm) Vol. 1: Engraved frontispiece and general title to parts 1 to 3 (bones, ligaments, muscels and vicera), dated 1842. Part 1: The bones and ligaments, 30 plates 103 pp. Part 2: The... More
Paris: chez E. Michallet, 1686. 12mo (140 x 84 mm). [2], 3-195 (i.e. 166), [2]pp., including one folding engraved plate, woodcut diagrams in the text. Numerous mispaginations. Contemporary calf, gilt-lettered spine with 5 raised bands gilt in compartments (spine ends chipped, corners scuffed, boards rubbed). Internally little browned, occasional minor... More
Geneva: Sumptibus Iacobi Crispini, 1631. Two parts in one volume. Folio (350 x 216 mm). [36], 746 (i.e. 744), [160] pp. (index); 173 [1] pp., some mispaginations. Signatures: [par]-3[par]6 a-z6 A-Qq6, a-m6 n-o4, [par]4 AA-BB6 CC4 DD-PP6. Title page printed in red and black and with large woodcut device, woodcut... More
London: In officina Joannis Haviland, 1623. Folio (302 x 208 mm). [16] (of [20]), 493 [1] pp. Signatures: [par]4 (-[par]1-2), A6 B-3R4 (-R4). Errors in pagination: p. 35, 38 misnumbered 43, 46 respectively, p.[282] unnumbered; catchword on [par]2 recto: "emittit" (a variant setting has "Translatio."). Text within rules with a.... More
London: W. Stratford for W. Nicholson, 1809. In: Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and Arts (Nicholson's). Vol. 24, 1809, pp. 164-174 and 1 engraved plate; vol. 25, 1810, pp. 81-87 and 161-173 and 2 engraved plates. London: W. Stratford for W. Nicholson. 8vo (205 x 130 mm). Entire volumes: viii... More
Rome: Paul Giunchio, 1768. 8vo (190 x 126 mm). vi, 151 [1] pp., including engraved title-vignette, one full-page engraving of an airship (after Lana Terzi), errata on final page. Pages untrimmed. Fine 20th century quarter calf, spine with 5 raised bands richly gilt in compartments and with gilt-lettered morocco label... More
