BERNINCK, H[endrik?].

[7 botanical watercolour drawings]. [Netherlands, ca. 1776]. Set of 7 watercolour drawings on laid paper of various sizes ranging from 23×19 to 23×30.5. Each mounted on a backing sheet in modern passepartout.

A set of botanical watercolour drawings signed by the Dutch artist H[endrik?] Berninck who was active in Amsterdam from ca. 1770 until at least 1789. The set includes 6 watercolours after Chinese originals, each depicting a flower, woody plant or branch from a fruit tree set on a somewhat flat background, and 1 floral still life, showing a flower in a pot, with 2 blossoming buds. Berninck started as a copper smith, but was able to live as an artist after an inheritance. Few of his works are known to survive, all flower paintings and drawings in the style of Jan van Huysum and Rachel Ruysch. Only a few very tiny specks, otherwise all in fine condition.l For the artist: Scheen, p. 84; Thieme & Becker III, p. 460; Wurzbach I, p. 92.

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[BEROALDO, Filippo, and anonymous adaptor].

Het stichtigh ende vermakelijck proces van drie ghebroeders, edel-lieden. Den eenen zijnde een dronkaert. [Den] tweden een hoer-eerder. [Den] derden een speelder. Dat wie bevonden sal worden vande drie ghebreken het kleenste begaen te hebben, het meeste erven sal van zijn vaders nae ghelatene goederen, volghens het testament daer af sijnde ghevonden, wesende onder sekere oude papieren, van M. P. v. O.Including: RULANT, H. Satyra ofte lofsang van droncken drincken. [Amsterdam?, Jacob Aertsz. Colom?], 1635. Small 8vo (14.5×9 cm). Half calf (ca. 1830s), with the binder's stamp on an endleaf (F. DUQUESNE À GAND).

136, [1], [1 blank]; [30] pp.Second known copy of the third edition (1635) of a rare satirical Dutch adaptation (first and second editions 1634) of a moralistic story in Latin by Filippo Beroaldo (1453-1505), possibly intended in this adaptation to satirize the Princes of Orange. The quotations from classical sources are given in Latin, each followed by a Dutch verse translation that takes some liberties with the text. Pieter Nootmans (active 1627-1635) contributed a verse about the book, printed on the back of the title-page. Following the main text is a drinking song by H. Rulant (active 1632-1634), with its own part-title, which had been published separately in 1632. We have located only one other copy of the present edition, in the library of Tresoar in Leeuwarden.The British Library database of bindings includes one binding by this Ghent binder. The title-page is worn and dirty, with a small abrasion obliterating the letter S in "Stichtigh", and the upper outside corner of the last leaf has been restored, with the loss of a few words of the text of the added drinking song. The binding is good, with some cracks in the hinges and minor damage along the edges.l KVK & WorldCat (1 copy); cf. Kruyskamp, Jan Mommaert en het "Stichtelyck Proces", in: Het Boek XXX, pp. 306-312 (1640 ed.).

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BERQUEN, Robert de.

Les merveilles des Indes Orientales et Occidentales, ou Nouveau traitté des pierres precieuses & perles, ...Paris, Christophe Lambin, 1661. 4to. With an engraved portrait of Anne Marie Louise d'Orleans facing the dedication. Contemporary gold-tooled, tanned sheepskin, gold-tooled sides.

[12], 112 pp.First edition, first issue, of a rare work on precious stones and pearls found in what the title calls the East and West Indies (but including the Gulf region), written by a Paris "marchand orphevre". It is most important for the author's new information on diamonds, pearls and pearl fishing, this last with considerable detail on the various pearl fishing sites in the Gulf. The book is dedicated to Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier and first cousin of Louis XIV. The extensive chapter devoted to pearls and pearl fishing notes the Persian Gulf as the most important source and names specific sites: "on pesche les perles en divers endroits du monde. Dans le Golfe Persique, principalement aux environs de l'Isle d'Ormus [= Hormuz] & Bassora [= Basra]: aupres de Baroyn [= Bahrain][,] Catiffa [= Qatif], Juffa [or Jafu?], Camaron [= Gamron/Bandar Abbas], & autres lieux de ce Golfe ..." (p. 74). "Very early, and important treatise on gemstones, gold & silver..." (Sinkankas).With marginal worm holes mostly at the head but slightly affecting the running head or first line of text in a few leaves, occasional marginal water stains, but otherwise in very good condition. Hinge slightly damaged, a few small worm holes and small tears in the spine and a few scrapes and scratches, but otherwise good. First edition of an important work on gems and pearls, especially interesting for pearl fishing in the Gulf, in an attractive French binding.l Alden & Landis 661/14 (7 copies, some possibly 2nd issue); GSabin 4957; Sinkankas 592 note.

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BERQUIN-DUVALLON, Pierre-Louis.

Vue de la colonie Espagnole du Mississipi, ou des provinces de Louisiane et Floride Occidentale, en l'année 1802...Paris, Imprimerie expéditive, 1803. 8vo. With 2 folding engraved maps of the Louisiana territory by Alexandre Blondeau after Berquin-Duvallon, both coloured by hand. Modern red half morocco, richly gold-tooled spine.

XX, 318, 5, [5] pp.First and only edition in the original French, of a travel account of the territories of Louisiana and West Florida, then a French possession but administered by Spain. Pierre-Louis Berquin-Duvallon (1769-post 1814) was one of the many French plantation holders who had fled the Haitian Revolution on Saint-Domingue and settled in Louisiana. Embittered by his experience, he wrote an extremely negative report of Louisiana and its inhabitants, who had refused to admit the refugees' slaves. Nevertheless, after describing the geography and economy of the territories, Berquin-Duvallon gives a colourful account of the cities and their inhabitants, particularly of New Orleans. He found the latter to be a filthy place, unworthy to be titled a city, full of ramshackle buildings and streets that for the greater part of the year turn into open sewers. Its citizens fared no better, as he considered them to be noisy and amoral, they preferred drinking wine to conversation and only sought profit instead of education. The nightlife of New Orleans is particularly mentioned, with its gambling and endless dancing where the low orders indiscriminately mix: black and white, freeman and slave. In five specific chapters, the former plantation owner Berquin-Duvallon describes the various racial groups in the colony: white "creoles", white foreigners, freed people of colour and slaves. With some insignificant wear to the extremities of the boards and some offsetting of the colouring of the maps onto the header; a very good copy.l Leclerc, Bibliotheca Americana, 1038; Sabin 4962; Streeter coll. 1530; Howes 389.

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[BERSE, Gaspar, Francis XAVIER etc.].

Epistolae Indicae et Iapanicae de multarum gentium ad Christi fidem, per Societatem Iesu conversione.Louvain, Rutger Velpius, 1570.With: (2) GARETIUS, Johannes. De sanctorum invocatione liber...Ghent, Gislenus Manilius, 1570.2 works in 1 volume. 8vo. Ad 1 with the title-page in a frame built up from fleurons, and a woodcut publisher's device on last blank, ad 2 with the title-page in a frame built up from fleurons, the woodcut coat-of-arms of Cunerus Petri (bishop of Leeuwarden) on the back of the title-page and on the last leaf a woodcut printer's device within a frame built up from fleurons. Contemporary limp vellum sewn on 3 leather supports laced through the joints, with the manuscript title on the spine, leather ties, red edges.

[24], “361”[=316], [20] pp.; [16], 103, [9] ll.Ad 1: Third edition of a collection of 19 letters from missionaries in the East, mostly the East Indies but also including letters from Gaspar Berse from Hormuz Island, mentioning the island’s religion, customs, and noting that the island is especially known for its trade - during the trading season you could find people from all over the world. Beside four letters by Gaspar Berse, the volume also includes letters from: Franciscus Xavier (1), Henricus Henriquez (2), Antonius Quadrus (2), Michael Barulus (1), Arius Bandonius (1), Ludovicus Frois (3), Emanuel Tesceira (1), Joannes Meschita (2), Jacobus Navarchus (1) and Joannes Berra (1). They mainly concern India and the mission on the Indian coasts, containing invaluable information on the activities of the Jesuits in the region.A second part containing the letters on Japan was separately published in the same year, but is not included here.Ad 2: First and only edition of a theological work by Johannes Garetus (1499-1571) on the invocation of the saints in heaven; a Catholic work written in a period of growing Protestantism. Garetus was a 17th-century Benedictine monk who studied the history of orthodox church fathers and saints. His work De sanctorum invocatione liber... reveals these figures' testimonies and religious conduct.With an owner’s inscription on flyleaf dated 1571 and a library stamp on title-page (“Asien’s Gesch”). A very good copy.l Ad 1: Alt-Japan-Katalog 468; De Backer & Sommervogel I, cols. 996-997; Bibl. Belg. II, p. 267 (E14); Cordier, Japonica, cols. 52-53; Floor, The Persian Gulf, p. 18 note; not in Machiels; ad 2: Machiels G-87; NNBW III, col. 3403; not in Bibl. Belg.

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[BERSE, Gaspar, Francis XAVIER et al.].

Epistolae Indicae et Iapanicae de multarum gentium ad Christi fidem, per Societatem Iesu conversione. Item de Tartarorum potentia, moribus, & totius penè Asiae religione. Tertia editio cum indice castigatior & auctior.Including: Epistolae Iapanicae, de multorum in variis insulis gentilium ad Christi sidem conversione.Leuven, Rutger Velpius, 1570. 2 parts in 1 volume. 8vo. Each part with woodcut publisher's device on last blank. Contemporary limp sheepskin parchment.

[24], 361[=316], [20]; 401[=399], [25] pp.Two important collections of letters written by Jesuit missionaries. The first contains 19 letters from missionaries in the East, including letters from Gaspar Berse from Hormuz Island, mentioning the island's religion, customs, its relation with Arabia etc., and noting that the island is especially known for its trade - during the trading season you could find people from all over the world. Beside Gaspar Berse (4), the volume also includes letters from: Franciscus Xavier (1), Henricus Henriquez (2), Antonius Quadrus (2), Michael Barulus (1), Arius Bandonius (1), Ludovicus Frois (3), Emanuel Tesceira (1), Joannes Meschita (2), Jacobus Navarchus (1) and Joannes Berra (1). They mainly concern India and the mission on the Indian coasts, containing invaluable information on the activities of the Jesuits in the region.The second collection contains letters primarily from missionaries in Japan such as: Francisco Xavier, Pedro Alcaçova, Baltasar Goa, Melchior Nunes Barreto, Luís de Almeida and Gaspar Vilela. Both works are in their third edition, but are here for the first time published together. Some occasional minor spots, a few leaves slightly browned, corner of one leaf torn off, not affecting the text, and the inner hinges worn. Very good copy.l Alt-Japan-Katalog 468 & 471; Cordier, Japonica, cols. 52-53; Floor, The Persian Gulf, p. 18 note; Streit VI, p. 245.

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BERTHELOT, François.

[Nautical atlas of the Mediterranean Sea].Marseille, "se vend chez Benoît", 1720-1730. Large folio (40 x 55 cm). With 4 double-page engraved maps, with the first half of the first map as the front paste-down and the second half of the last map as the back paste-down. Contemporary vellum-backed boards, reinforced with light brown leather at the head and foot of the spine.

4 nautical maps on [8] pp.Fine example of this exceptionally rare nautical work depicting in detail the Mediterranean, which was a standard reference for French sailors in the region. The four charts are very crisp and clear, and together show every part of the Mediterranean Sea and the coasts of the countries that border it. Maps by François Berthelot (dates unknown) are very scarce, both on the market and in libraries, possibly due to the practical purpose they served. The present collection can only be found in the library of the University of California Berkeley.The first chart is called Nouvelle carte de partie des cotes de terre Ferme et isles situees sur l´ocean, and shows the entrance to the Mediterranean, with the coasts of Spain, Portugal, France, the United Kingdom, and the north-west coast of the African continent, with the Azores, Madeira, and the Canary Islands. The second and third chart together form one large chart, titled Carte des Cotes de la Mediterranée. They show the east and west side of the Mediterranean sea respectively. The final chart is called Carte de l'archipel and shows the Aegean Sea, the part of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey, and the numerous islands in that region, in more detail.The collection of charts was first published in 1693, and continued to be updated and issued until the 1750s. Many of the editions are undated, but can be dated due to variations in the cartouche. The present collections was likely published in the 1720s.Berthelot was a French cartographer, hydrographer, and professor, according to the cartouche of one of the charts. He was one of a group of cartographers who created accurate and reliable maps of the Mediterranean at the end of the 17th and beginning of the 18th century. Berthelot also published a book on sailing in 1691.The corners of the boards are lightly scuffed. With a light brown stain at the top of the gutter in maps 2-4, slightly affecting the image, and small, brown stains around the gutter of map 1. Otherwise in very good condition.l WorldCat 21023723 (1 copy); Zacharakis 215 and 216.

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BERTHIER, Louis-Alexandre and Napoleon BONAPARTE.

Relation des expéditions d'Egypte et de Syrie, de la bataille d'Aboukir et de la reprise du fort de ce nom, par les troupes de la République Française, commandées par le célèbre Général Bonaparte.Including:BERTHIER, Louis-Alexandre. Éxpedition de Syrie.BONAPARTE, Napoleon. Bataille d'Aboukir.BONAPARTE, Napoleon. Reprise du fort d'Aboukir.Paris, Pelletié, an VIII [=1799/1800]. 8vo. Modern half calf, original paste-paper boards.

[1], [1 blank], [2], 3-148 pp.Rare account of Napoleon Bonaparte's campaign in Egypt (1798-1799), including Berthier's chronicle of the campaign and the official reports describing the Battle of Aboukir. Based on the various despatches sent to France in 1798, the first part describes the capture of Malta, the arrival in Alexandria, the Battle of the Pyramids and the revolt of Cairo. Of particular interest are several orders giving insight into the organization of French-occupied Egypt and concerning matters such as the distribution of bread, the free navigation of the Nile, the formation of a regiment consisting of former Mamluks and the establishment of a bureau to improve sanitation and prevent disease in Cairo. With its short-lived conquest of Egypt, France would introduce many modern ideas and inventions into the country, eventually leading to the independent and modernized Egyptian state under Mahammad Ali (1769-1849) and to the cultural renaissance in the Arab lands of the Ottoman Empire.The main part of the book consists of the official account written by General Berthier (1753-1815) for the French Minister of War and describing events from the capture of Malta to the Siege of Acre and the return of the French Army to Egypt. Following it are the two accounts written by Napoleon (1769-1821) for the Directorate and describing the Battle of Aboukir and the recapture of the fortress of Aboukir. All these accounts were published in instalments in the French newspapers, with the Relation appearing less than two weeks after the publication of the final instalment. By that time Napoleon had returned from Egypt, overthrown the Directorate and brought himself to power.With the binding lightly rubbed. Lacking pp. 1-2. Slightly browned and with water stains on the title-page and the last 10 pp.l "Annonces", in: La décade philosophique, 1 trimestre, no. 6 (an VIII/1799); CCFr (2 copies); "Nomenclature de livres militaires", in: Journal de la librairie militaire I (1875), p. 137; Van de Weyer, [Catalogue of the] Napoleon [library], p. 43; WorldCat (3 copies); cf. Hanley, the genesis of Napoleonic propaganda (Gutenberg e-book), Chapter 2.

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BERTHOLD, Arnold Adolf.

Beiträge zur Anatomie, Zootomie und Physiologie.Göttingen, Dieterich, 1831. 8vo. With 9 folding lithographed plates. Contemporary boards coverd with black paste-paper, with a gold-tooled red spine label.

8, [2], 265, [1] pp.First and only edition of a series of 9 essays by the German zoologist and anatomist Arnold Adolf Berthold (1803-1861), in the fields of anatomy, zootomy and physiology. The main essay, "Das Brustbein der Vögel" on the sternum of birds, is illustrated with 6 plates. The others cover sea-anemones (Actinia coriacea), ruminating, and the renewing and shedding of antlers. Very good copy. Binding a bit rubbed. Essays on anatomy, zootomy and physiology by Arnold Adolf Berthold.l BMC NH, p. 153; Strong I, p. 144; for Berthold: ADB II, p. 512.

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BERTHOUD, Ferdinand.

l'Art de conduire et de régler les pendules et les montres: a l'usage de ceux qui n'ont aucune connoissance d'horlogerie. Paris, for the author and Michael Lambert (colophon: printed by H.L. Guerin and L.F. Delatour), 1759. 12mo. With illustrations on 4 folding engraved plates. Contemporary mottled calf, gold-tooled spine.

XVI, 78, [2] pp.First edition of a basic instruction on clocks and watches for beginners in the profession or trade and for all owners of clocks and watches in general. Ferdinand Berthoud (1725-1807), was a famous Swiss mechanic of clocks, watches, chronometers and the like who lived and worked at Paris since 1745. He was the inventor of the marine clock, and together with Pierre Leroi he was considered the best in his field. Berthoud was a member of the Institut de France and of the London Royal Society. He wrote a considerable number of esteemed books on his specialty, of which the present is the primer on the subject, teaching the very first beginners in the field. The book was also published in Dutch. With the bookplate of Renato Rabaiotti. Binding slightly rubbed near the edges. Very good copy.l Poggendorff I, col. 168; Tardy, Bibliogr. Mesure du Temps 30; not in Bibl. Horlogère de Monsieur R.P.

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BERTIN, Auguste.

Traité de déchaussement et de l'ébranglemement des dents et des maladies des gencives.Paris, the author (back of the half-title: printed by V. Goupy et Cie), 1865. Small 8vo. Contemporary half purple morocco.

X, 311, [1 blank] pp.First edition of a thorough study of the loosening and loss of teeth, as well as gum disease and ailments. The author was a dentist in Paris, and he dedicated his book to the memory of his father, a well-known dental surgeon in his day.With some foxing (mostly confined to the first and the last two leaves), otherwise internally in fine condition, binding very good.l David 27; Poletti 26; not in Crowley.

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BERTOLONI, Antonio.

Amoenitates Italicae sistentes opuscula ad rem herbariam et zoologiam Italiae spectantia.Bologna, Annesio Nobili, 1819. 4to. With 6 engraved plates. Contemporary blue paper wrappers.

[6], 472 pp.First edition of an extensive work on Italian plants by the Italian botanist and physician Antonio Bertoloni (1775-1869), professor of botany at Bologna. It included nine essays, some not previously published, each dealing mostly with a specific type of plant, or plants that can be found in a specific region, for example, Genoa and Ravenna. Each essay lists many species of plants, with brief taxonomic descriptions and often mentioning where the plants can be found. Two of the essays are devoted to zoophytes (animals that resemble plants) in the waters of Luni. Included at the end are an index and six engraved plates.Some minor foxing. Paper wrappers worn, damaged at the spine. Otherwise in good condition, wholly untrimmed and with all bolts unopened.l Stafleu & Cowan 486.

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BERZELIUS, Jöhns Jacob.

Nouveau système de minéralogie.Paris, Méquignon-Marvis, 1819. 8vo. Modern marbled boards.

[4], VI, 314, [1], [1 blank] pp.First edition of the French translation of a classic mineralogical work by the Swedish chemist Jöhns Jacob Berzelius (1779-1848). "The methods of mineral classification existing at the time were based on appearance and physical properties. These seemed highly unsystematic to Berzelius. He concluded from his analytical experience that a logical classification could be based only on chemical composition. In his original system, first published in 1814, he arranged the minerals in terms of their basic constituents, although he later revised this and placed chief emphasis on the acid component" (DSB). The book opens with a dedication to the French mineralogist René Just Haüy and a brief preface. In the main text Berzelius sets out his development of a new system for classifying minerals (according to their chemical structure). The second half of the book sets out these new classes, orders, families and genera. All the minerals are mentioned by their French names followed by their chemical structure.Some foxing, otherwise in good condition.l DSB II, pp. 90-97; Hoover 122; Schuh I 537; Ward 202.

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BESCHI, Constanzo Guiseppe.

A.M.D.G. Grammatica Latino-Tamulica, in qua de vulgari Tamulicae linguae idiomate [in Tamil type: kotun tamil] dicto, fusius tractatur …. Novo edition cum notis, et compendio grammaticae de elegatiori dialecto [1 word in Tamil type] dicta, ab uno missionario apostolico congregationis missionum ad externos.Puducherry, Apostolic Missionary Printing Office, 1843. 4to. Text set partly in 2 sizes of Tamil type. Contemporary tree calf, gold-tooled spine.

[4], VIII, 215, [1 blank], 28, [2] pp.Rare fourth (first Puducherry) edition of the first Tamil dictionary, a ground-breaking linguistic work by the missionary Constanzo Beschi (1680-1747), first published at Tranquebar in 1738 and 1742 and at Madras in 1813. References to an 1845 Puducherry edition merely misread the 3 as a 5.The Italian Costanzo (Constant) Giuseppe Beschi, also known by his Tamil name, Viramamunivar, was a Jesuit missionary in South India. Having acquired a great mastery of the Tamil language, and written popular works in the language, he is sometimes regarded as the father of modern Tamil literature. He published 23 works in Tamil. The present dictionary translates the every-day "low" Tamil language used by the common people. The main work is followed by a 28-page compendium.Small bookplate in Tamil on the front paste-down, stamp on the back of the title-page. Inscription in ink on back paste-down, dated from Rome, 14 December 1947. Some spotting throughout. Top of spine slightly damaged, covers slightly rubbed. Otherwise in good condition.l Bibl. Danica IV, 83; Jean-Luc Chevillard, “The challenge of bi-directional translation ... by the first European missionary grammarians and lexicographers of Tamil”, in: La traduction dans l’histoire des idées linguistiques, pp. 111-130, item 4 on p. 115; De Backer & Sommervogel I, col. 1402; Missionary linguistics III, 1738 [1728].

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[BESNARD, Thomas Pope].

A voice from the bush in Australia: shewing its present state, advantages, and capabilities, in a series of letters from an Irish settler and others in New South Wales. With appendices ...Dublin, William Curry junior & Co.; London, Smith, Elder & Co.; Edinburgh, John Johnstone, 1839. 12mo. With wood-engraved frontispiece, nearly full-page wood-engraved illustration on page 25 and a letterpress folding table. Modern marbled wrappers.

108 pp.A collection of letters from New South Wales by Thomas Pope Besnard, an Irish colonist of Cork, with 4 extensive appendices containing valuable information on the early colony. Besnard became an overseer on a chain gang and writes enthusiastically about the great possibilities of life in Australia, where he is "working and faring hard, yet earning the sweet bread of honorable independence" (p. 17). The frontispiece shows a farmer in front of his small house, with other men, a kangaroo or wallaby and other animals. The wood-engraving, by Caroline Clayton, shows a hunter with two dogs. The appendices contain practical information for settlers (lists of public and commercial institutions, information on post coaches, etc.) and extracts from various publications relating to Australia.In very good condition.l Ferguson 2713; WorldCat (7 copies); for Caroline Clayton: Strickland, Dictionary of Irish artists (1913), II, p. 108.

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