Brussels: A. Labroue et Compagnie, 1857. Large folio (534 x 350 mm). [4], 83 [1],viii p., including half-title, lithographed frontispiece portrait of the author, and 20 plates on chine collé on velin after photographic prints made by Florimond Van Loo and protected by tissue paper. Bound in fine 20th century..... More

Dublin: printed by Graisberry and Campbell, for W. Watson and Son... 1804. 8vo (167 x 101 mm). ix [1], [10], 320 [2] pp., including final blank. Separate half-title pages for "Some passages of the life and death of...John Earl of Rochester", "A Sermon preached at the funeral of...John Earl of..... More

Ferrara: Francesco Succio, 1629. Folio (315 x 225 mm). [16], 412, [12] pp., engraved architectural title, 4 small engravings, including a world map (repeated), woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces, and nearly 240 woodcut text illustrations and diagrams. 18th-century Italian xylographic cardboard binding, ink-lettered paper label to spine, red-marbled edges (wear..... More

Lyon: J. & P. Prost, 1636. Mineralogia, sive Natvralis philosophiae thesauri, in qvibvs metallicae concretionis medicatorúmque fossilium miracula, terrarum pretium, colorum & pigmentorum apparatus concretorum succorum virtus lapidum atque gemmarum dignitas continentur. Lyon: J. & P. Prost, 1636. Folio (360x230 mm), [16], 626, [70] pp. Contemporary flexible vellum, title lettered..... More

Strassburg: Wendelin Rihel, 1543. Folio (327 x 202 mm). [44], 505, [3] pp. Signatures: [alpha]-[gamma]⁶ [delta]⁴ A-Z⁶ a-s⁶ t-v⁴. Includes title-page woodcut vignette (printer's device) and woodcut initials in text. Leaf [delta]4 and v4 are blanks. Title-page bears an encomium from Johannes Sturm: "Ioannes Sturmius. Ioannes Caluinus homo accutissimo iudicio..... More

Lyon (but Geneva): Jean Martin (Jean II Frellon?), 1565. 8vo (183 x 109 mm). [200], 1256 pp. Floral woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces. Bound in contemporary vellum, spine with ink-lettering (vellum soiled and spotted, small hole at upper hinge, light wear to extremities). Text with light even browning, occasional minor..... More

Paris: 1803. Atlas volume only. Large folio (495x318 mm), portrait frontispiece by B. Roger, 34 engraved plates, contemporary soft cover, paper label to front cover, worn and soiled, top cover loose, title and plates foxed and browned throughout, library stamps to portrait and some plates. Provenance: Royal College of Surgeons..... More

Prague: Vydalo Aventinum, 1920. 8vo (222 x 150 mm). [1-7] 8-96 [97-100] pp. Original printed wrappers, uncut, unbound/unsewed as issued with gatherings loosely inserted (first and final leaves glued to wrappers), professional paper restorations to portion of spine (loss of 3 letters) and wrapper edges, upper wrapper with minor edge..... More

Bologna: A. Benacci, 1569. De causis, signis, ac locis morborum, liber unus. Bologna: A. Benacci, 1569. 110 (i.e. 112), [4] leaves. Woodcut initials and tailpieces, 4 leaves of index at end. Signatures: A-O⁸ P⁴. Light browning of just a few leaves, but generally bright and clean throughout. Leaf A8 chipped..... More

Basel: Henricus Petri, 1559. Two parts in one volume. Folio (304 x 202 mm). [52], 934, [2] pp. Includes woodcut portrait on first title, separate title-page "Ein kurtzer ausszug und inhalt aller fürnemmen und nutzlicher puncten und articklen..." dated 1554 on Aaa1r, final leaf 3N8 with colophon on recto and..... More

London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman for the author, 1838. Folio (374 x 267 mm). 109 unnumbered leaves, 48 fine hand-colored lithographed plates after Carswell. Contemporary half calf over boards, spine with green morocco label lettered in gilt, some gilt decoration and blind stamping, red-sprinkled edges (spine leather and..... More

Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1740. Éléments d'astronomie. Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1740. xvi, [12], 643 [1] pp., title with woodcut device, woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces, a few woodcutr diagrams in text, 21 folding engraved plates. CASSINI, Jacques. Tables astronomiques du soleil, de la lune, des planetes, des étoiles fixes, et des..... More

Bologna: Clementi Ferroni, 1653. 4to (228 x 164 mm). [16], 543 [1] pp., half-title, woodcut publisher's device on title, woodcut diagrams in text, historiated woodcut initials, woodcut head- and tailpieces, some mispaginations. Contemporary limp vellum, ink-lettered spine, original endpapers (head of spine frayed, vellum over upper hinge partially split, light..... More