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BIBLIOGRAPHY WEEK 2018 Donald A. Heald | Rare Books a short list e-catalogue
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BIBLIOGRAPHY WEEK 2018
Donald A. Heald | Rare Books
a short list e-catalogue
BIBLIOGRAPHYWEEK 2018
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Album of drawings and watercolours of natural history and topographical subjects, including a original watercolour of a bouquet of bluebells and wood-anemones by Margaret Meen
[Great Britain: first quarter 19th century]. Quarto (12 11/16 x
12 5/8 inches). 29 drawings or watercolours, each corner
mounted. Early English red straight-grained morocco gilt,
spine gilt with raised bands, gilt turn-ins, marbled
endpapers, g.e. Provenance: Marquis of Bute.
A rare and beautifully bound collection of original drawings
and watercolours, including a work by Margaret Meen "the
most outstanding woman painter associated with Kew
[Gardens] in the eighteenth century" (Mabley) and an early
representation of one of Australia's most spectacular
butterflies, the Cape York Birdwing.
(#34904) $ 8,750
ALBUM
AMICORUM
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Herbarium Blackwellianum emendatum et auctum id est Elisabethae Blackwell Collectio Stirpium quae in Pharmocopoliis ad Medicum usum asservantur
Nuremburg: Christian de Lavnoy, [1747-]1757-1754-1773. Six
volumes in three, folio. 6 hand-coloured engraved
frontispieces, heightened in gold, 615 fine hand-coloured
engraved plates. Contemporary German half sheep, spines
gilt with raised bands, morocco lettering-pieces.
Provenance: Johannis-Hus Bibliothek (bookplate).
A fine copy of the expanded German edition of Elizabeth
Blackwell's A Curious Herbal, conceived by Christoph Jakob
Trew: one of the most important early German works on
medicinal plants.
(#34777) $ 35,000
ELIZABETH
BLACKWELL
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De natura aquatilium carmen, in universam Gulielmi Rondeletii
Lyon: M. Bonhomme, 1558. 2 parts in 1, small 4to (7 3/4 x 5
3/8 inches). Bonhome's woodcut Perseus device on both
titles, woodcut portrait of the author, 466 large woodcut
illustrations of fish and marine life. One folding leaf with
illustration in the second part. Late 19th century brown
morocco by De Samblanx and Weckesser, covers panelled
with gilt rules, gilt fleuron cornerpieces, spine with five
raised bands, lettered in the second compartment, the
others with gilt fleurons, gilt edges, marbled endpapers.
First and only edition of Bossuet's pictorial history in verse
of fishes and aquatic animals.
(#31052) $ 4,250
FRANÇOIS
BOUSSUET
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's VVerelts begin, midden, eynde besloten in den trou-ringh, met den proef-steen van den selven.
Amsterdam: ghedruckt by Nicolaes van Ravesteyn, voor
Evert Cloppenburgh, 1643. Quarto. Letterpress title printed
in red and black. [44], 772; [8], 136pp. Folding engraved
additional title, engraved portrait of Anna Maria
Schurmans, engraved frontispieces to parts two and three,
44 engraved illustrations; engraved portrait of Cats, 6
engraved illustrations. Contemporary vellum. Provenance:
Viscount Mersey (booklabel).
Lovely Dutch emblem book: Cats's famous Wedding Ring.
(#32759) $ 1,500
JACOB
CATS
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Memoir, Prepared at the Request of a Committee of the Common Council of the City of New York, and Presented to the Mayor of the City, at the Celebration of the Completion of the New York Canals.
New York: Printed by Order of the Corporation of New
York, 1825-26. 4to. 53 maps, portraits and plates, including
many lithographed views by Imbert. Contemporary
presentation full red morocco gilt, by Wilson & Nichols,
with the Arms of the City of New York on the covers in
blind. Provenance: Cornelius Agnew (presentation copy
from Alderman John Agnew).
Among the earliest works illustrated with lithography in the
United States: a rare presentation copy specially bound in
red morocco gilt.
(#34675) $ 3,750
CADWALLADER
COLDEN
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Account of a New Hygrometer
London: W. Bowyer and J. Nichols, 1774. Small 4to (8 3/4 x 7
inches). Engraved folding plate, engraved by Basire. Period
marbled paper wrappers. Housed in a blue morocco backed
box. Provenance: Thomas Hornsby (1733-1810, presentation
inscription by the author).
Author's presentation copy of a rare offprint from the
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, detailing
Deluc's invention to measure humidity.
(#27846) $ 2,750
JEAN ANDRE
DELUC
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An album of bird portraits executed usingplumage from the subjects.
[Germany or Egerland: circa 1830]. Small oblong folio. 13
leaves with portraits of 13 European birds, the bodies of
shaped cut paper overlaid with feathers, these mounted
onto a backing sheet, the backing sheet then painted in
watercolour and bodycolour, all but one subject identified
in ink by a single hand on the verso of the sheet. Near-
contemporary brown cloth album, covers elaborately
blocked in blind, title label (D̀eutsche Vogel') applied to
upper cover. Modern brown cloth box, brown morocco
lettering piece.
A charming highly-accomplished collection of
ornithological portraits, made with feathers.
(#34909) $ 7,500
FEDERBILD
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Idées d'un militaire pour la disposition des troupes confiées jeunes officiers dans la défense et l'attaque des petits postes.
Paris: printed by François-Ambroise Didot l'ainé, published
by Alexandre Jombert, jeune, 1783. Large quarto. Half-title,
title with wood-engraved vignette, letterpress dedication
with engraved armorial headpiece printed in colours. 11
engraved plates (10 folding) printed in colours, each plate
hinged to the upper margin of the relevant caption leaf, as
issued. Contemporary tree calf, covers bordered in gilt, flat
spine gilt divided in compartments, red morocco lettering
piece, marbled endpapers.
The first edition of a work of great importance to the
history of the development of colour printing.
(#30521) $ 5,000
CHARLES -LOUIS
FRANÇOIS DE FOSSÉ
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Collection de Portraits, Representant les Personnages les Plus Celebres dans la Poésie, laLittérature, les Sciences, les Arts, la Politique, le Médecine, l'Eglise et la Magistrature. Gravé au Lavis et en couleur d'après différens Maîtrea.
Paris: M.F. Drouhin, 1801. Small folio. 7, [1]pp, plus 31
aquatint plates printed in colours and finished by hand.
Some foxing. Early half calf and marbled paper covered
boards, spine decorated in blind and lettered in gilt,
marbled endpapers. Provenance: Cornelius Coolidge (early
signature); Lemuel Stanwood (signature).
Rare collection of French portraits printed in colors,
including an important image of Franklin after Charles
Philippe Vanloo.
(#34918) $ 2,800
BENJAMIN
FRANKLIN
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Abraham, de Aartsvader. In XII Boeken.
Rotterdam: Jan Daniel Beman en Zoon, 1766. Small 4to (9
5/8 x 7 1/4 inches). Title printed in red and black. Engraved
title by J. Wandelaar and 12 engraved plates by J. Punt, all
with very fine period hand-colouring and gilt highlights.
Eighteenth century Dutch red morocco, elaborately
bordered and panelled in gilt with imperial coronets at each
corner, spine in six compartments with raised bands,
morocco lettering piece in the second compartment, the
others with a repeat decoration in gilt, marbled endpapers,
g.e. Provenance: J. G. R. Acquoy (1829-1896, signature).
A beautifully hand coloured copy in a period red morocco
binding.
(#26333) $ 7,500
ARNOLD
HOOGVLIET
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A Catalogue of the Books, Belonging to the Library Company of Philadelphia; to which is prefixed, a short account of the institution, with the charter, laws and regulations.
Philadelphia: Zachariah Poulson, Jr, 1789. 8vo (8 1/4 x 4 7/8
inches). xl, 406, [2]pp. Errata leaf in rear. Dampstaining to
endpapers, small area clipped from head of title without
loss to text. Contemporary calf, flat spine ruled in gilt, red
morocco lettering piece.
Catalogue of the famed library founded by Benjamin
Franklin, published during the time when it served as the
Library of Congress.
(#31983) $ 3,000
LIBRARY COMPANY
OF PHILADELPHIA
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Sammelband of early colonial New York laws printed by William Bradford
New York: Willliam Bradford, 1708-1713. Five volumes in
one, small folio (11 1/2 x 7 inches). Pagination included in the
individual listings below. (Ink library stamp to first leaf of
text, one leaf with a closed horizontal tear touching a few
words). Contemporary full reversed calf, covers with a
double fillet border in blind. (Rear joint partially split).
A significant collection of early New York laws in a
remarkable contemporary binding.
(#29386) $ 8,500
NEW YORK -
BRADFORD IMPRINTS
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Catalogues of the birds, shells, and some of the more rare plants, of Dorsetshire. From the new and enlarged edition of Mr. Hutchins’s history of that county
London: Printed by J. Nichols, for the use of the compiler
and his friends, 1799. Folio (14 5/8 x 9 1/8 inches). Text in two
columns. [2],92pp. Contemporary half calf and marbled
paper covered boards, flat spine tooled and lettered in gilt,
marbled endpapers (expert repairs at spine).
Very rare first edition of a rare catalogue of British birds,
plants and shells.
(#29971) $ 6,800
RICHARD
PULTENEY
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Bibliotheca Americana; or, a chronologicalcatalogue of the most curious and interesting books, pamphlets, state papers, &c. upon the subject of North and South America, from the earliest period to the present, in print and manuscript
London: printed for J. Debrett, J. Sewell, R. Baldwin & J.
Bew and E. Harlowe, 1789. Quarto. Expertly bound to style
in half calf and contemporary marbled paper-covered
boards, spine gilt in compartments, red morocco lettering
piece. Provenance: New Jersey College Library (early ink
stamp to upper margin of title).
First edition of this important work on early printed and
manuscript Americana, with a valuable introductory essay
(#20268) $ 2,750
LEMAN THOMAS
REDE
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Sammelband of 16 offprints or other ephemeral items relating to magnetism, astronomy, meteorology, etc., collected by or inscribed to James Duncan Graham
Various places: 1846-1859. Quarto. Contemporary half calf
and cloth covered boards. Provenance: James Duncan
Graham (inscriptions).
Sammelband of works relating to the earth's magnetism,
astronomy and meteorology, collected by a noted American
topographical engineer: includes four works with
presentation inscriptions by Edward Sabine.
(#33150) $ 2,750
EDWARD SABINE
AND OTHERS
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Polygraphice: or, the arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, vernishing, japaning, gilding, &c.
London: printed for A. and J. Churchill. and J. Nicholson,
1701. 2 volumes, 8vo. [32], 224, 301-475, [1]; [2], 477-939, [1]pp.
Engraved frontispiece portrait, engraved additional title, 23
engraved plates. Head of vol. 2 title clipped. Expertly bound
to style in half russia and eighteenth century marbled paper
covered boards, spines with raised bands in six
compartments, red morocco lettering piece in the second,
the others with a repeat decoration in gilt. Provenance:
Richard Over (early signature).
Important early English manual on the arts.
(#32610) $ 2,000
WILLIAM
SALMON
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Coleccion de Poesias Castellanas
Madrid: por Don Antonio de Sancha, 1779-1780-1782-1790.
4 volumes, 8vo (7 3/8 x 4 1/2 inches). [18], lxii, 404, [2]; [4],
xxiv, 559, [1]; [4], lvi, 443, [1]; [4], xxxviii, 333, [1]pp. Half titles.
Ex-library, with inked stamps on titles and other library
markings on the endpapers. Modern green cloth, red
lettering pieces.
First edition of Sanchez's important collection of medieval
Castilian poetry.
(#34434) $ 1,250
TOMÁS ANTONIO
SANCHEZ
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Practical Hints on Decorative Printing, with illustrations engraved on wood and printed in colours at the type press
London: published for the Proprietor by Messrs. Longman,
Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown [and others], [1818-] 1822
[-1823]. Folio. Letterpress title printed in red and black, 3pp.
list of subscribers, 1p. Address dated 25 March 1823.
Additional title printed in gold and colours, dedication
printed in colours, 52 plates (most printed in colours,
including the 9 cancelled plates on 5 sheets). Expertly bound
to style in half red straight grain morocco and period plain
cream paper covered boards, spine gilt with raised bands.
Provenance: Charles C. Bubb (bookplate).
Rare large-paper copy of Savage's extraordinary tour-de-
force: an influential and beautiful work on colour-printing.
(#26171) $ 13,500
WILLIAM
SAVAGE
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The cabinet-maker's guide, or rules and instructions in the art of varnishing, dying, staining, japanning, polishing, lackering and beautifying wood, ivory, tortoise-shell, and metal.
Greenfield, MA: Ansel Phelps, 1825. 12mo (6 x 3 1/2 inches).
108pp. Publisher's ad on rear board. Publisher's lettered
boards, rebacked at an early date with blue checked calico
cloth. Provenance: A. Lovett (signature dated 1830).
The first furniture finisher's manual published in America.
(#34793) $ 6,500
G . A .
SIDDONS
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Preleccoes de Direito Patrio Publico, e Particular ... Primeira e Segunda Parte ... [Bound with:] Preleccoes de Direito Patrio Publico, e Particular ... Terceira Parte ... [Bound with:] Observacoes as Preleccoes de Direito Patrio, Publico, e Particular.
Coimbra: Real Imprensa da Universidade, 1793-1794;
Lisbon: Impressao Regia, 1805. 3 volumes in 1, small 4to (8 x
5 1/2 inches). Engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary
red morocco with the arms of Joao VI in gilt on the covers,
covers bordered in gilt, flat spine with morocco lettering
piece and decorated in gilt, sprinkled gilt edges.
Provenance: P.A.W. (booklabel).
Dedication copy, bound in red morocco with the arms of
João VI of Portugal.
(#30401) $ 2,000
FRANÇISCO COELHO
DESOUSA E SAMPAIO
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A Treatise of Japaning and Varnishing, Being a compleat Discovery of those Arts. With the best way of making all sorts of varnish for japan, wood, prints, or pictures. The method of guilding, burnishing, and lackering, with the art of guilding, separating, and refining metals: and of painting mezzo-tinto-prints
Oxford: Printed for and sold by the Authors, 1688. Folio.
[8], 84pp. 24 engraved plates. Expertly bound to style in
period calf, covers bordered with a gilt double fillet, spine
with raised bands in six compartments, red morocco
lettering piece in the second, the others with a repeat
decoration in gilt.
Very rare complete copy of an early English pattern book of
Oriental designs.
(#30589) $ 17,500
JOHN STALKER &
GEORGE PARKER
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American Engravers upon Copper and Steel
New York [vols I and II] and Philadelphia [vol.III]: Grolier
Club [vols. I and II], 1907-1917. 3 volumes (including the
Supplement), octavo. Vols. I and II: titles in brown and
black, half-titles. 43 plates (2 folding), half-titles;
Supplement: half-title. 3 plates. Contemporary blue
morocco gilt, covers with elaborate overall design of gilt
fillets strapwork and cornerpieces with scrolling foliage and
pointillé work, spines gilt in six compartments with raised
bands, blue morocco turn-ins and pastedowns with
panelled decoration in gilt, silver/grey watered-silk
doublures. Provenance: Frederick W. Skiff (1867-1947,
bibliophile, author and Grolier Club member, bookplate).
The finely-bound Skiff set of Stauffer's standard work on
the subject, including Fielding's supplement.
(#23197) $ 1,250
DAVID STAUFFER &
MANTLE FIELDING
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Wedgwood's Patent Manifold Writer ... for Copying Letters, Invoices &c. in Duplicate and Triplicate
London: [circa 1845]. 4to. Contemporary wallet-style purple
morocco, covers elaborately tooled in blind, brass lock,
interior with letterpress advertisement/directions
mounted, carbonic-ink paper and copybook tissue paper
bound in, original steel plate and thick card housed in
pocket and with the original white agate-tipped pen.
A wonderful example of Wedgwood's ground breaking
carbonic paper copy book, complete with metal tablet,
original carbon paper, original tissue, polished agate tipped
pen and more.
(#32811) $ 3,800
RALPH
WEDGWOOD
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A Representation of Different Sort[sic.] of Marble, ingraved[sic.] and set out in their natural colours; also set forth with the Dutch, German, English, French and Latin names.
Amsterdam: Jan Christaan Sepp, 1776-"1766" [sic]-1776.
Quarto. Titles and text in English, French, Dutch, German,
and Latin, section titles. 85 (of 100) hand-coloured engraved
plates, by Wirsing. Expertly bound to style in 18th-century
Dutch cats-paw calf, spine in five compartments with raised
bands, red/brown morocco lettering-piece in the second
compartment, the others with repeat decoration in gilt,
comb-marbled endpapers.
Fine copy of this extremely rare expanded polyglot version
of Wirsing's spectacular work on the marbles of Europe.
(#22471) $ 15,000
ADAM LUDWIG
WIRSING
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The trial of John Peter Zenger, of New-York, printer: who was charged with having printed and published a libel against the government; and acquitted. With a narrative of his case. To which is now added, being never printed before, the trial of Mr. William Owen, bookseller, near Temple Bar ...
London: J. Almon, 1765. 8vo. 59, [1]pp. Publisher's ad on the
final page. Contemporary marbled paper covered boards,
rebacked with russia. Provenance: Sir William Forbes
(armorial bookplate).
The trial of John Peter Zenger and the basis for freedom of
the press in America.
(#33655) $ 3,000
JOHN PETER
ZENGER
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