31. America / Central America / Latin America / Guatemala – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876)

Central America with Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, [Mosquito Territory] and Vignettes and illustrations of Belise [Belize, formerly British Honduras], the Volcano of Isalco and The Great Square of the Antigua in Guatemala.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. London & New York, J & F. Tallis, 1851. Plate Size: 32.4 cm x 27.3 cm. Sheet Size: 37.5 cm x 27.4 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

32. Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876)

Ceylon (British Ceylon) – with Vignettes and illustrations of the Lake of Kandy, Adam’s Peak from the Lake of Colombo, a beautiful scenery of Colombo, Temple of Buddha , Kalany, Ruins of A Dagora at Toophamaraya. The map is divided in the old regions of British Ceylon: The Eastern Provinces (Kattoe, Colompattoo, Tamblegam, Kottiar, Tambankadewa, Koorle, Eraquer, Mamoene, Karrewitte, Chiam Pature, Erwiel, Nadene, Akkrepattoo, Ghiam Pature, Veddag, Ratte, Nadekadoe, Panowa / The Western Provinces (Anewoelandan, Rajawania, Seram, Sevien Korles, Rajawanny) / Northern Provincec (Wademo Ratchi, Welligammo, Jafnapatam, Leyden, Ponoryn, Manaar, Mantotte, Pomparipo, Moessellie, Neurawanny, Meel-Pattoo, Poedoe, Koe-Dirpo, Moeliawalle, Karie-Kattoe-Molle, Tinne-Mar, Re-waddie, Patchilapelle, Negammo / Central Provinces – Matelle, Doombera, Toompane, Erris Pattoo, Yattenoowere, Dollos Bage, Lower Ouna, Hewahetta, Wellassee / Western Provinces – Hapeti Gam, Pasdum, Caltura, Three Korles, Hewagam Korle, Hina Korle, Saffragam etc. / South Provinces – Wallawitte, Gangebodde, Gangedode, Mahagam, Pattoo, Morva, Talpe, Belligam, Wellerode etc.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. London & New York, J & F. Tallis, 1851. Beautifully Framed. Size of frame with map: 40.5 cm x 50.5 cm. Size of the actual map: 27 cm x 37 cm. Excellent condition.

33. England – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Channel Islands with large Maps of Guernsey and Jersey [as well as a small inset-map with Alderney, Sark and Herm] – With Vignettes of St Peter’s Port, Castle Cornet and Druidical Altar Near l’Ancresse, Mont Orgueil Castle and Jersey.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. Illustrations by H. Winkles and engravings by E. Radclyffe. London & New York, John Tallis & Company, 1851. Plate Size: 24.5 cm x 35 cm. Sheet Size: 27.3 cm x 37.3 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

34. The Fine Arts Society Ltd.

Channel Packet Paris-London 1880-1920.

First Edition catalogue. London, The Fine Arts Society Ltd. 1969. 21cm x 29.5cm. 20 unnumbered pages. Original Paperback. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

35. [Monet, Claude] Geelhaar, Christian.

Claude Monet: Nympheas. Impression Vision.

Zürich, SV International, 1986. 28cm x 23.5cm. 181 pages. Original Softcover (Paperback). Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. German Edition / Deutsche Ausgabe.

36. Mendelssohn Bartholdy / Jakob Ludwig Felix.

Collection / Sammelband of original, printed scores. The Volume contains the following scores: I. “Symphony No. 3” – Composed and Dedicated by Permission to her most gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, arranged as a Piano Forte Duett, by the author. Op. 56 (67 pages) London, Published by J.J.Ewer & Co., [c. 1860] / II. “Overture to Melusine”. Arranged for Piano Forte, composed by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Op. 32 (17 pages) London, Cramer, Addison & Beale, [c. 1839] / III. “Caprice”, for the Piano Forte, composed by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. (15 pages) London, Cramer, Addison and Beale, [c. 1840] / IV. “Fantasia” on a Favourite Irish Melody for the Piano Forte. Composed by F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy (Op. 15) – 8 pages, London, Cramer, Addison & Beale, [c. 1840] / V. “Two Musical Sketches” for the Piano Forte. Composed by F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy. 7 pages – London, Cramer, Addison & Beale, [c. 1840] / VI. “Capriccio for the Piano Forte. Composed & Dedicated to Miss Honoria Taylor. By F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy (Op. 16) No. 2; 4 pages – London, Cramer, Addison & Beale, [c. 1840] / VII. “The Rivulet” Rondino for the Piano Forte. Composed and Dedicated to Miss Susan Taylor, by F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy (Op. 16) – No. 3; 4 pages – London, Cramer, Addison & Beale, [c.1840] / VIII. “Twenty-Seven Melodies” by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, arranged for the Piano – Forte from his Ops. 8 and 9. In Four Books:– Book I, II, III and IV (13, 13, 13, 13 pages) – London, Ewer & Co., [c. 1840] All the four books have separate titlepages / IX. “Six two-part Songs, for Female Voices with Accompaniments of the Piano – Forte, composed by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (Op. 63) – 29 pages; London, J.J.Ewer * Co., [c. 1840] / X. “The Garland”, by Thomas Moore Esq. Set to Music by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. 5 pages; London, J.J.Ewer & Co., [c. 1840] //

London, Ewer / Addison / Beale and others, [c.1840 – 1863]. Folio. c 180 pages. Modern Hardcover, beautiful half morocco with gilt lettering on spine and marbled paper covered boards. Original Softcover, engraved scores bound in. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Only three of the scores with some tears, one with a dampstain ! Overall an extremely attractive compilation of Mendelssohn’s work in a recent mster-binding. Highly collectable and a beautiful gift ! Ask for multiple images.

37. Koehler, R.

Das gesunde und kranke Leben in der Stadt Tübingen. Rede bei der akademischen feier des Geburtsfestes Seiner Majestät des Königs am 27.September 1860.

Tübingen, Laupp’sche Buchhandlung, 1860. 8°. 32 Seiten. Softcover / Originale Titelbroschur. Etwas angestaubt und braunfleckig. Breitrandig und unbeschnitten.

38. [Degas, Edgar] Matt, Leonard von / Rewald, John.

Degas. Sculpture. – The complete works photographed by Leonard von Matt. Introduction and critical catalogue by John Rewald.

First Edition. London, Thames and Hudson, 1957. 23cm x 28.5cm. 165 pages with LXXV black-and-white plates. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with some signs of external wear. Some minor traces of foxing only.

39. Scandinavia – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Denmark – with Vignettes of Sleswig, Elsinore, and Copenhagen and Depictions of Danish Peasantry.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. Illustrations by H. Warren and engravings by J.B. Allen. London, Edinburgh & Dublin, J & F. Tallis, 1851. Plate Size: 25 cm x 34 cm. Sheet Size: 27.4 cm x 37.4 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

40. 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.