101. Asia – Kircher, Athanasius. (1602-1680).

Tabula Geographica Hydrophylacium Asiae Majoris Exhibens, quo Omnia Flumina sive proxime sive remote per occultos maeandros Originem suam Sortiuntur.

Original copper engraving. Amsterdam, Kircher, [c.1665]. Plate Size: 41.2 cm x 34.2 cm. Sheet Size: 37.5 cm x 39.2 cm. Original Map in very good condition. Very minor traces of browning to outer margins.

102. Russia – Blaeu, Willem J. (1571 – 1638).

Russiae, Vulgo Moscovia dictae, Pars Occidentalis. Auctore Isaaco Massa.

Original hand-coloured engraving. Amsterdam, Blaeu, [c.1664]. Plate Size: 48.7 cm x 38.6 cm. Sheet Size: 65.2 cm x 55.7 cm. Original map. In very good, clean condition. Wide margins. Latin text on reverse.

103. Jäger, Gustav (Herausgeber) / Rabl, Josef / Matzak, Franz Johann.

Der Tourist – Organ für Natur- und Alpenfreunde.

9 Baende. Wien, Verlag des Redakteurs Carl Finsterbeck, 1869 – 1877. 14.5 cm x 21.5 cm. Siehe Paginierung im englischen Teil der Beschreibung / Mit der farbigen Lithographie “Der Sonnblick” im Maltathal in Band 1 (1869) und ausserdem in Band 1 die Lithographie: “Glokner [sic] – Front gegen Sued-West” (Glockner) eingebunden vor Seite 190. Vorhanden in Band 2 ist ausserdem die seltene und oft fehlende Lithographie “Der Blaue Tumpf im Maltathale (Kaernten)”. Die Reihe enthaelt ausserdem in Band 5 (Jahrgang 1873) das wunderbare, grossformatige Falt-Panorama vom “Hochwechsel” und eine darauffolgende Faltkarte./ Vol.I (1869), 768 pages with both Lithographs / Vol.II (1870), 696 pages with the Lithograph / Vol.III (1871), 726 pages with bookplate: “The Property of the Climbers’ Club” / Vol.IV (1872), 552 pages mit Faltkarte des Kanalthales / Vol.V (1873), 436 pages . Mit einer Karte des Wechsel-Gebietes und einem Panorama vom Hochwechsel / Vol.VI (1874), 442 pages plus No.1 – 24 (kompletter Jahrgang 1874) of “Das Alpenhorn” als Beilage des Tourist mit eingebunden / Vol.VII (1875), 412 pages plus No.1-18 plus No.21 of “Das Alpenhorn” for the year 1875 – [This Volume also includes the announcement of the editors Gustav Jaeger’s death] / Vol.VIII (1876): 2 volumes in 1: Volume 1 counts 228 pages plus 52 pages “Das Alpenhorn” and Volume 2 counts 244 pages plus 54 pages “Das Alpenhorn” [VIII.Jahrgang for 1876] / Vol.IX (1877) – Redigiert von J.Karl Beer in zwei Baenden. Volume 1: 204 pages / Volume 2: 236 pages plus 48 pages “Bei Nebel und Regen” – Blaetter belletristischen Inhaltes mit Beruecksichtigung der engeren Heimatskunde mit Original-Beitraegen. Redigiert von Franz Johann Matzak // Originale Halbleinenbaende des 19.Jahrhunderts mit Rueckenvergoldung. / Hardcover. Contemporary cloth with gilt lettering on spine / [2 with marbled boards, the remainder with dark cloth boards]. 3 volumes with navy cloth boards. Zehn Baende in Gross-Quart, die anderen in Oktav-Format. Sehr guter Zustand dieser seltenen, korrespondierenden Reihe mit nur wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an den Bindungen. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some minor abrasions to cloth for volumes 1872 and 1875. Baende fuer die Jahre 1872 und 1875 mit kleinen Einrissen am Ruecken. Periodikum aus der Bibliothek von Wilhelm Gustav Rickmer Rickmers, mit seinem Exlibris in nahezu allen Baenden / Minor rubbing only to head and heel of spines and board corners. Interiors clean and bright for the most part. Slight tanning throughout. Former copies from the library of Wilhelm Gustav Rickmer Rickmers, with his large, beautiful and artistic bookplate “Bibliotheka Rickmersiana” [designed and monogrammed by Otto Barth] in most of the Volumes. Also Bookplate of Bibliothek Central-Ausschuss Deutscher und Österreichischer Alpenverein. Library stamp on front endpaper / The collection subsequently was part of the library of the Alpine Club in London.

104. Gilpin, William. [Castle-Freke Library Bookplates]

Collection of four Volumes (bound in two) by Gilpin – All from the historical library at Castle Freke (Castlefreke, West Cork / Ireland). The Volumes include: I. & II. Observations Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, Made in the Year 1776, on Several Parts of Great Britain; particularly the High-Lands of Scotland. [Second Edition, with an “Account of the Prints” bound to the rear] / III. Observations on the River Wye and several Parts of South Wales &c. relative chiefly to Picturesque Beauty; Made in the summer of the Year 1770 (Third Edition). / IV. An Essay on Prints – [″The chief intention of the following work was to put the elegant amusement of collecting prints, on a more rational footing; by giving the unexperienced collector a few principles and cautions to assist him”] (Fourth Edition with the printed dedication “To the Honorable Horace Walpole in Deference to his Taste in the Polite Arts; and the Valuable Researches he has made to improve them; the following work is inscribed by his most obedient and very humble servant, William Gilpin”). [Volumes I & II with 40 original illustrations and vintage 18th century maps [correctly 39 illustrations and one table], for example of Loch Lomond and the Firth of Forth/ all illustrations are vintage mezzotint-plates].

Mixed Editions. Four Volumes (bound in two). London, Printed for R. Blamire, Strand, 1792. Octavo. Pagination: Volume I: XI, [1], 221 pages with 24 mezzotints / Volume II: 195, XVI pages with 16 mezzotints and an “Account of the Prints” as well as “Translations of Latin Passages” / [Volume III]: [River Wye]: XVI, 152 pages with 16 (of 17) full – page mezzotints / [Volume IV]: [An Essay on Prints]: XIII, [3], 174 pages plus XI pages Index and 1 page Errata. Hardcover / Early 19th century quarter – morocco with gilt lettering and ornament on spine. Both volumes bound in unison. Very good + condition with only minor signs of external wear. Pages 185 – 191 of Volume I with some stronger browning. Otherwise the interior very clean. All mezzotints in very good or even better condition. This is the original copy from the historical Castle-Freke Library in West Cork (Ireland), with two armorial bookplates to front and rear pastedown with the family’s motto ‘Pro Patria’. With two pages of manuscript annotations by a contemporary hand with a reference between the common name “Tarbet” in Scotland and a place-name in County Kerry in Ireland” (pages 13 of Volume II) / another entry is on page 12 of Volume II regarding the name-sake “Loch-Loung” for a Lake of ships in Scotland and Ireland.