7021. Buttmann, Philipp Karl.

Über die Kotyttia und die Baptae.

Erste Ausgabe. Berlin, Druckerei der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1825. Quarto (22 cm x 26.5 cm). 17 Seiten (Seiten 213 – 230 des Jahrgangsbandes 1822-1823). Moderne Broschur mit eingebundener Originalabhandlung. Sehr guter Zustand. Es handelt sich hier um die seltene, originale Erstausgabe der Publikation. Extrahiert aus dem Sammelband der Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. Der originalen Publikation wurde eine Replika des Reihentitels vorgebunden. [Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. Aus den Jahren 1822 und 1823].

7022. Buttmann, Philipp Karl.

Von den Aleuaden.

Erste Ausgabe. Berlin, Druckerei der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1825. Quarto (22 cm x 26.5 cm). 41 Seiten (Seiten 171 – 212 des Jahrgangsbandes 1822-1823). Moderne Broschur mit eingebundener Originalabhandlung. Sehr guter Zustand. Es handelt sich hier um die seltene, originale Erstausgabe der Publikation. Extrahiert aus dem Sammelband der Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. Der originalen Publikation wurde eine Replika des Reihentitels vorgebunden. [Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. Aus den Jahren 1822 und 1823].

7023. Sapper / Cyril McNeile / [i.e. H.C. McNeile].

Oiléan an Uathbháis – [Island of Terror]. Proinnsias Ó Brógáin do chuir i nGaedhilg.

First gaelic edition. Oifig Díolta Foillseacháin Rialtais, Baile Átha Cliath, 1937. Octavo. 259 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Dustjacket design by M.A.Keane. The Volume itself in excellent condition. The dustjacket with some minor fraying but in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Very Rare !

7024. Home Mechanic Series / Noel D.Green /

[Historical Knowledge of How to Build]: 1.Bookcases, Tables and Chairs / 2. Concrete, Stone and Brickwork by Noel D.Green / 3. Garages, Greenhouses and Sheds / 4. Toys & Models / 5. Woodworking / 6. Cabinet Making for the Amateur.

6 Volumes. London, C.Arthur Pearson, 1947 – 1950. Octavo (13 cm x 19 cm). 194, 149, 174, 177, 184, 159 pages with hundreds of illustrations, diagrams and photographs. Original Hardcover with the original dustjackets. All Volumes with the rare dustjackets with some fraying. Otherwise in excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only. Rare books in this condition.

7025. Vanston, George T.B.

The Law Relating to Municipal Towns under the Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act, 1854. [Inscribed Presentation copy]. – [With chapters on the “Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1893”].

First Edition. Dublin, Edward Ponsonby, 1900. Octavo. XXXI, 540 pages. Hardcover / original publisher’s blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Inscribed by the author. From the library of George J. Daly (Cork).

7026. [Manzur, David] Roberto Burgos Cantor / Fernando Cruz Kronfly / Jaime Duarte French / Gonzalo Hernández Alba / Bernardo Hoyos / Gonzalo Mallarino / Jorge Orlando Melo / Pilar Moreno de Ángel / R.H. Moreno-Durán / Laura Restrepo / Daniel Samper Pizano / Luis Zalamea.

Del Amor y del Fuego. Obra exclusivamente realizada para la presente edición por el maestro David Manzur.

Colombia, Tercer Mundo Editores, 1991. 4°. 270 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent, close to new condition. Very Rare !

7027. Rinehart, Mary Roberts / [The American Agatha Christie].

Original Portrait Photograph Signed by the “Amerian Agatha Christie”, Mary Roberts Rinehart.

[USA], c.1915. Quarto (19.5 cm wide xo 24.3 cm high). 1 sheet. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

7028. Kelly, Howard, A.

Operative Gynecology. With Twenty-Four Plates and Over Five Hundred and Fifty Original Illustrations.

Special reprint edition of the original 1898-edition. 2 volumes (complete set). New York, The Classics of Medicine Library, 1992. 19 cm x 26 cm. c.1140 pages. Vol.I – XVII, 563 pages. With 315 fantastic illustrations and 10 plates / Vol.II – XIII, 557 pages. With 277 illustrations and 14 plates. Hardcover / Stunning full leather in protective mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Exlibris / Bookplate of preowner on pastedowns of each volume. Limited Edition: No. 541 of ‘The Classics of Medicine Library’ edition. [The Classics of Medicine Library]

7029. [Murray Smith, T.] Wykes, Alan.

Nimrod Smith – A Profile of T. Murray Smith, M.C. Professional Big Game Hunter. [Signed / Inscribed] Illustrated.

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1961. 14.3 cm x 22 cm. Frontispiece, XI, 207 pages. 11 illustrations (black-and-white photographs). Hardcover [publisher’s original green cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior bright and clean and sharp cornered. Signed and inscribed by Big Game Hunter T. Murray Smith: “Tom Johnson, Wishing you good Hunting – T. Murray Smith – June 1961”. Including Erratum note, identifying Smith as photographer of nearly all included images. Signed copies by Old-Time Professional Hunter T. Murray Smith are extremely scarce !

7030. Aridjis, Homero.

Ojos de Otro Mirar: Poesía 1960-2001.

Primera edición. México, Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2002. 22cm x 14.5cm. 882 páginas. Encuadernación cartoné. En muy buen estado, la encuadernación puede presentar signos de desgaste. From the library of Stasys Gostautas [author of Arte Lituano (1959) and Arte Colombiano (1960)] – with his bookplate/exlibris to pastedown; beautifully inscribed to Gostautas by Homero Aridjis on the titlepage.

7031. Satirical Illustration of the 19th century – [Funny Fellow / Comical Tales]

The Funny Fellow. Comprising His Humorous Sketches And Comical Tales Together With His Droll Songs, Witty Sayings, Laughable Adventures, And Startling Anecdotes

First Edition of a comic-style publication. London, Ward And Lock, 158 Fleet Street / Printed by Levey, Robson and Franklyn, 1862. 11 x 17cm. IV, 220 pages with numerous grotesque illustrations. Original Hardcover with patterned cloth. Binding slightly shaky only. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. With illustrations in “Punch – Style”.

7032. Sylvius, Johannes Cornelius / [Jan Cornelis Sylvius] (1564 – 1638)

Late 19th century reprint heliogravure of the famous Rembrandt – Portrait of the Amsterdam pastor Johannes Sylvius.

Portrait Heliogravure with watermark: M B M / Portifolio . Germany, [c.1880]. Format des Portraits / Size of the portrait: 26 cm x 36 cm. Faded dampstain to left side of the outer margin of the portrait. The portrait itself not effected but some parts of the writing is. NO FOXING !!!

7033. Cipolla, Carlo M.

Il Valore Di Alcune Biblioteche Nel Trecento. [Estratto dal “Bollettino Storico Pavese”].

Pavia, Tipografia del Libro, 1944. Octavo. 20 pages. Original Pamphlet / Stapled Wrappers. Very good condition with some minor signs of wear only. One of the earliest publications by Cipolla. Signed and inscribed by Cipolla on the cover: “With all my regards – Carlo Cipolla”.

7034.

General Act of the Brussels Conference Relative to the African Slave Trade. Signed at Brussels, July 2, 1890. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty. February 1892.

London, His Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1892. 15.3 cm x 24.3 cm. 82 pages. Softcover / Publisher’s original blue printed wrapper. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Small tears to front cover near spine. Binding still strong and firm. [Treaty Series, No.7]

7035. Behring, Emil von.

Gesammelte Abhandlungen – Neue Folge. [Originales, ehemaliges Beleg-Exemplar der Behringwerke Marburg].

Erste Ausgabe. Bonn, A.Marcus & E.Weber, 1915. Octavo. XVIII, 246 Seiten. Original Hardcover / Wunderbare Original-Ausgabe, ein Beleg-Exemplar der Behringwerke in der schoenen Verlagsbindung mit dem Exlibris des dänischen Wissenschaftlers Vilhelm Jensen auf dem Innendeckel [Vilhelm Jensen war in Kopenhagen Mitarbeiter des Bakteriologen und Robert Koch-Schüler’s Carl Julius Salomonsen]. Exzellente Erhaltung / Unusually excellent condition, this copy comes from the library of danish scientist Vilhelm Jensen (Co-worker of danish bacteriologist Carl Julius Salomonsen). Rare and special !

7036. George VI. / Edward VIII. / Queen Elizabeth.

Collection of three important vintage magazines on: 1. The Illustrated London News – No. 5096 – Volume 189: ‘Accession Number’ and ‘The Abdication of King Edward VIII.’ / 2. The Illustrated London News No.5116 – Volume 190: Coronation Week Double Number – ‘The Presentation Plate of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth’ / 3. The Illustrated London News – No. 5117 – Volume 190: Original Coronation Ceremony Number.

Three Volumes. London, Publishing Office of “The Illustrated London News”, 1936 – 1937. Folio. 61, XVI, 79, XXIV, 71 pages with hundreds of illustrations (many in colour) throughout all three editions. Original, illustrated Softcover. Unusually excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Rare set !

7037. Lowe, Victor / [Provenance: Henry David Aiken Collection].

“A Resurgence of “Vicious Intellectualism”. (Number 14 of Volume XLVIII of Philosophical Studies, 1951).

Minnesota, Philosophical Studies, 1951. Octavo. 12 pages. Original Offprint / Stapled Wrappers. Very good condition with some minor signs of wear only. From the library of Professor Henry David Aiken.

7038. [Bell, Charles] Simons, Phillida Brooke.

The Life and Work of Charles Bell. Including The Art of Charles Bell: An Appraisal by Michael Godby.

Vlaeberg South Africa, Fernwood Press, no year (c.1998). 28 cm x 24.5 cm. Frontispiece, 176 pages. Numerous coloured and monchrome illustrations. Hardcover / publisher’s original half leather with slate gray boards. Gilt lettering on spine with raised bands. Gilt pictoral on front board. Housed in grey cloth-covered book case with coloured vignette on front board. Fine, absolutely excellent condition throughout. Interior in excellent condition. Hand-numbered 21 of a collectors’ special edition of only 100 copies. Signed by author on the certification page. Presentation inscription in calligraphy to Christopher Robin White. Front endpaper beautifully embossed. Superbly produced work.

7039. Marryat, Frederick [Admiral Sir Arthur Cavenagh Leveson].

Poor Jack. Illustrated by Clarkson Stanfield.

London, Henry G. Bohn, 1859. 18 cm. VIII, 500 pages. Illustrations, including frontispiece, in black and white. Original illustrated hardcover. Good condition with only very minor signs of external wear. There is noticeable rubbing to the spine and it has become slightly frayed at its top and bottom; also, an inside page has been cut/torn. Inscribed and signed by Admiral Sir Arthur Cavenagh Leveson to Charles E. Hoyle in 1928.

7040. Shelford, Frederic.

Pioneering. A Series of Four Articles contributed to “The Engineer.”

London / New York, E. & F. N. Spon / Spon & Chamberlain, 1909. 12.5 cm x 19 cm. 82 82 pages. With numerous illustrations throughout the text, showing examples of basic equipment, medicines etc. for the pioneer and surveyor [photographs of “A Hammock as commonly used in West Africa” / “Miner’s Dial” / “Instrument Umbrella” (Mosquito Net) / “Edgington’s Aluminium Demi-Johns” / “Doulton’s Traveller Pump Filter” etc.]. Hardcover [publisher’s original brown cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor bumps to lower corner boards. Some minor signs of staining to pages 46 and 47, otherwise interior very good. Extremely Rare publication for the Settler and Pioneer in Colonial Africa !