181. Sommer, James van / Spohr, Louis / Keller, Karl / Beethoven, Ludwig van / Hummel, Johann Nepomuk / Weber, Carl Maria von / Eberwein, Traugott Maximilian / etc.

Manuscript of: “Songs &c., chiefly by German Composers. With English Words by James van Sommer, by whom also the Music was ruled and transcribed”. / 19th century Manuscript by british composer James van Sommer with transcriptions of German Lieder in poetry form and score. Marvellous original manuscript with early transcriptions into english of some unusual composers. The manuscript in a beautiful and steady hand in ink/ Originales Manuskript von Transkriptionen teilweise ungewoehnlicher Lieder deutscher und europaeischer Komponisten des spaeten 18. und fruehen 19.Jahrhunderts. Wundervolle, sehr akkurate Handschrift.

[England, possibly Hoxton], James van Sommer, 1837. Octavo. 157 pages. Modern, unsophisticated Hardcover with new endpapers. Excellent condition.

182. Mallet, Robert.

On the Dynamics of Earthquakes ; being an Attempt to reduce their observed Phenomena to the known Laws of Wave Motion in Solids and Fluids. [Read 9th February, 1846] AND: On the Objects, Construction, and Use of certain new Instruments for Self-registration of the Passage of Earthquake Shocks. [Read June 22,1846].

First Edition of both original papers. [Dublin], Royal Irish Academy, 1846. Quarto. 63 pages with 2 illustrations in the text (wood-engravings) and 3 plates: Plate I – Map of Earthquake Cotidal Lines (coloured) / Plate II – [″Seismic waves” and illustrations of a seaquake] / Plate III – [Seaquake and development of a Tsunami Wave] Modern Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. The very scarce original first edition of Mallet’s “groundbreaking” discovery. [From “The Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, Volume XXI, Part I].

183. [Parker, Richard – Mutiny] Anonymous.

Die schwimmende Republik. [‘The Floating Republic’] Eine Erzählung des Aufstandes der brittischen [sic] Seeleute auf der Themse im Jahr 1797. Nebst Richard Parkers Vertheidigung vor dem Kriegsgerichte und einem Anhang über das Seewesen, beschrieben von einem Augenzeugen. [The german title translates: “‘The Floating Republic’ – A narrative of the uprising / mutiny of the british sailors on the Thames in 1797. Along with Richard Parker’s defense before the court martial and an appendix on maritime affairs, described by an eyewitness”].

Erste Deutsche Ausgabe / First and only german Edition. Fürth, Bureau für Litteratur, 1803. Duodecimo (10 cm x 15.3 cm). Portrait-Frontispiz (Portrait – Engraving of Richard Parker by J.F.Volkart), 120 Seiten. Hardcover / Originaler, wunderbarer Halblederband mit reicher Verzierung und Rueckenschildchen. Außergewöhnlich gut erhalten mit zwei ganz kleinen Wurmgängen am unteren Kapital. Ganz blasses Anzeichen eines alten Bibliotheksstempelchen auf dem Titelblatt. Portrait und Text in exzellenter Erhaltung. Eine Publikation von grosser Seltenheit !

184. Dickson, R. W.

The Farmer’s Companion; being a complete System of Modern Husbandry: Including the Latest Improvements and Discoveries, in Theory and Practice. Illustrated by numerous Engravings. With 102 copper engraved plates (including two larger hand-coloured fold – out plates).

Second Edition. In two Volumes (complete set). London, Printed for Sherwood, Neely and Jones, 1813. Large Octavo. Both volumes together contain 948 pages interleaved illustrations throughout the volumes (many of these plates are folding out) including a General Index. [Please ask for a full list of the illustrations]. Hardcover / Two modern halfleather / full leather bindings (see images). Volume I in octavo format and in a brown full leather with spinelabel / Volume II in large octavo and bound in an excellent green half morocco with gilt lettering on spine, marbled boards and leather corners. Both volumes with new endpapers. Some illustrations and text towards the end of Volume II with some faint dampstaining only. Three illustrations are present twice in these volumes (Plates 35, 54 and 84). Extremely rare publication in very good condition !!

185. Heininger, C.P. (Publisher).

Historical Souvenir of San Francisco, California – with Views of Prominent Buildings, the Bay Islands, Stock Exchange etc. [Two Binding – Variations of the Fantastic original Tourist – Panorama of San Francisco / 12 years before the earthquake destroyed most of the buildings displayed in this Leporello / The Souvenir shows also a remarkable Birds Eye View of San Francisco ].

2 volumes ( 2 different editions of the same publications.) San Francisco, C.P. Heininger, 1889 / (ca.1898). 14.5 cm x 19 cm. 44 pages with illustrations (including bird’s eye view of San Francisco), 60-page-booklet with descriptions tipped into rear of the Leporello (the booklet cleanly detached but complete). Original, beautifully illustrated Hardcover Leporello / Accordion / Concertina – tourist publication with blindstamped emblemata “Eureka” to the rear board. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear for the later edition. The Leporellos both in unusually, excellent condition. No fraying to the folds of the Leporellos. Binding of the 1889 edition is poorer, The Leporello and the booklet of this version are completely detached. A few tears and damages between the folds. Both interior of booklets are very clean. Overall very good condition and all illustrations are superfresh! Extremely scarce.

186. Schlatter, Adolf.

Der Glaube im Neuen Testament. Eine Untersuchung zur neutestamentlichen Theologie. [HANDEXEMPLAR SCHLATTER’S mit handschriftlichen Annotationen / Manuskript – Anmerkungen]. Eine von der Haager Gesellschaft zur Vertheidigung der christlichen Religion gekrönte Preisschrift.

Erste Ausgabe. Leiden, E.J.Brill, 1885. Gross-Oktav. Durchschossenes Exemplar welches speziell für Schlatter in zwei Bände aufgeteilt wurde. Durchgehende Paginierung. Band I: V, 304 Seiten / Band II: Seiten 305 – 591. Privates Halbleder der Zeit. Rücken teilweise angebrochen. Exlibis Schlatters in beiden Bänden (″Er trägt alles durch das Wort seiner Kraft” – Dr.Adolf Schlatter). Das Werk voller umfangreicher Annotation in Schlatter’s Hand. Einige wenige Annotationen in Stenographie.