[Prévost d'Exiles, A. F.]

Histoire générale des voyages, ou nouvelle collection des toutes les relations de voyages par mer et par terre, qui ont été publiées jusq'à présent dans les différentes langues de toutes les nations connus: ... Tome dix-septième. Histoire générale des voyages, depuis le commencement du XVme siècle, dix-septième partie. Livre septième. Vies des gouverneurs généraux, avec l'abregé de l'histoire des etablissemens Hollandois aux Indes Orientales [AND] Histoire naturelle des Indes Orientales.

La Haye [Den Haag, The Hague], Pierre de Hondt, 1763. 4to (25.1 x 20.4 cm). [ii], 266, 300, 48 pp.; 56 plates (of fish, etc.). Contemporary half calf over speckled boards. Spine with five raised bands. Gilt title. = Rare and very well illustrated work on the history of Dutch trade, and government, and the natural history of the former Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). The latter part contains faithful reproductions of the fish and other marine life of Valentyn (53 plates with 477 different species of fish, and five [three folded] plates with crustaceans, one folded plate with Mantodea and mammals, one with mammals and reptiles, and one with birds, including birds of paradise), and the illustrations of trees and herbs, mostly from the Hortus malabaricus, including the pine-apple, coconut palm, mango, pepper, etc.. The former part has the portraits of all the Dutch governors of the colony, including Pieter Both, Laurent Reaal, Jan Pietersz. Coen, Anton van Diemen and Karel Reniersz, to name a few, as well as plans, maps, and views of several islands and settlements, including many of the capital, Batavia (now part of Jakarta). One plate is a text written in Singhalese. The last 31 pages are titled "Considerations sur l'etat present de la compagnie Hollandoise des Indes Orientales, rélativement à sa navigation, à son commerce & à son gouvernement; & sur les moyens de remédier aux causes de sa décadence", written by Mr. Gustave Guillaume Baron d'Imhoff, ci-devant Gouverneur-Général, pour la Compagnie aux Indes Orientales. This work is dated 24 novembre 1741. This is one of the rarest parts of Prévost's "Histoire générale des voyages" and complete in itself. Prevost's name, however, is nowhere to be found. There are several similar-titled works, dealing with other Dutch travels in the region, but none contains such a great number of natural history plates. Boards and spine rubbed, hinges starting, gilt lettering abraded. Some leaves a bit age-toned, few spots, otherwise a very good, clean and complete copy. Dean III, p. 303; Sabin, 65404; Tiele, 103 (volume XX of the Dutch edition).

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Book number: 62296

[Dezallier d'Argenville, A. J. D.]

l'Histoire naturelle éclaircie dans une de ses parties principales, l'Oryctologie, qui traite des terres, des pierres, des métaux, des minéraux, et autres fossiles. Ouvrage dans lequel on trouve une nouvelle méthode Latine & Françoise de les diviser, & une notice critique des principaux ouvrages qui ont paru sur ces matières.

Paris, De Bure, 1755. 4to (28.6 x 21.1 cm). Engraved frontispiece, [6], xvi, 560 [1] pp.; 26 engraved plates. Contemporary full mottled calf, richly floral gilt spine with five raised bands and gilt lettered red morocco label. Marbled endpapers, edged red. = Next to La conchyliologie (1742, 1757) and La lithographie (1742), this is d'Argenville's most important publication, but lesser-known and rarer than the other two. It was published anonymously, as were the other two. l'Oryctologie mainly deals with corals, fossils (mainly of molluscs, and fish), minerals and precious stones, but an appendix also includes "oyseaux qui n'ont jamais eté gravés" and "Poissons de l'Amerique dessinez par la pere Plumier et qu'on pretend n'avoir jamais eté gravéz". The plates were designed by Devermont and engraved by Chedel. The frontispiece depicts Cybele with a mural crown, holding an ammonite and a coral, and with crystals and stalagmites at her feet. Light shelfwear, otherwise a very good copy; text and plates clean, with strong impressions. Ward and Carozzi 660; not in Nissen.

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Book number: 63831

[Hudson, G. E.]

Homenaje a Guillermo E. Hudson.

San Miguel de Tucumán, Fundacion e Instituto Miguel Lillo, 1972. Folio (36.5 x 27.0 cm). [vi], 33 pp.; ten plates after Abello (nine in full colour, one plain), each carefully mounted on larger sheets. In original printed portfolio. = A hommage to the Argentinian born novelist and ornithologist William Henry (or Guillermo Enrique) Hudson (1841-1922). Includes a short bibliography. The plates and photos show horneros, or mud-nest building birds, native to Argentina, and described in more detail by M. Doello-Jurado. This is number 618 of a limited edition of 1,000 copies. Short tear in portfolio spine fold, otherwise very good, clean.

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Book number: 17557

The Ibis. A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology. [Eight Series, volume VI].

London, British Ornithological Union, 1906. 8vo (22.0 x 14.3 mm). xxv, 769, xxvi pp.; 21 plates (nine hand-coloured). Original red embossed cloth with gilt title on the spine, and gilt vignette on the front board. Top edge gilt. = A volume from the one of the longest running and most influential ornithological magazines. Especially the earlier years, with fine plates by Keulemans, Grönvold and others, are very uncommon and sought-after. Spine slightly sunned, as usual. Bookblock detached from binding and broken in two halves, toning to several plates due to the tissue guards; otherwise very good.

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Book number: 75648

The Ibis. A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology. [Tenth Series, volume V].

London, British Ornithological Union, 1917. 8vo. xxxvi, 670 pp.; 11 plates (seven coloured, one tinted). Original red embossed cloth with gilt title on the spine, and gilt vignette on the front board. Top edge gilt. = A volume from the one of the longest running and most influential ornithological magazines. Especially the earlier years, with fine plates by Keulemans, Grönvold and others, are very uncommon and sought-after. Spine slightly sunned, as usual. Disbound copy, edges slightlty worn.

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Book number: 75649

The Ibis. A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology. [Tenth Series, volume VI].

London, British Ornithological Union, 1918. 8vo. xxxvi, 800 pp.; ten plates (five coloured). Original red embossed cloth with gilt title on the spine, and gilt vignette on the front board. Top edge gilt. = A volume from one of the longest running and most influential ornithological magazines. Especially the earlier years, with fine plates by Keulemans, Grönvold and others, are very uncommon and sought-after. Spine slightly sunned, as usual, and partly damaged. Ex-libris pasted in on verso frontboard, whole in spine, edges slightly worn.

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Book number: 75651

The Ibis. A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology. [Eleventh Series, volume I].

London, British Ornithological Union, 1919. 8vo. xxxvi, 826 pp.; 19 plates (twelve coloured). Original red embossed cloth with gilt title on the spine, and gilt vignette on the front board. Top edge gilt. = A volume from one of the longest running and most influential ornithological magazines. Especially the earlier years, with fine plates by Keulemans, Grönvold and others, are very uncommon and sought-after. Very good condition, with very slight wear to top and bottom edge of the spine.

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Book number: 75652

The Ibis. A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology. [Eleventh Series, volume II].

London, British Ornithological Union, 1920. 8vo. xxxviii, 1022 pp.; 18 plates (five coloured). Original red embossed cloth with gilt title on the spine, and gilt vignette on the front board. Top edge gilt. = A volume from one of the longest running and most influential ornithological magazines. Especially the earlier years, with fine plates by Keulemans, Grönvold and others, are very uncommon and sought-after. Spine slightly sunned, as usual but in very good condtion, with very slight wear to top and bottom edge of the spine.

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Book number: 75653

The Ibis. A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology. [Eleventh Series, volume III].

London, British Ornithological Union, 1921. 8vo. xl, 799 pp.; nine plates (two coloured). Original red embossed cloth with gilt title on the spine, and gilt vignette on the front board. Top edge gilt. = A volume from one of the longest running and most influential ornithological magazines. Especially the earlier years, with fine plates by Keulemans, Grönvold and others, are very uncommon and sought-after. Spine slightly sunned, as usual but in very good condtion, with very slight wear to top and bottom edge of the spine.

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The Ibis. A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology. [Eleventh Series, volume IV].

London, British Ornithological Union, 1922. 8vo. xl, 791 pp.; eight plates (one coloured). Original red embossed cloth with gilt title on the spine, and gilt vignette on the front board. Top edge gilt. Original wrappers preserved and bound in at the back. = A volume from one of the longest running and most influential ornithological magazines. Especially the earlier years, with fine plates by Keulemans, Grönvold and others, are very uncommon and sought-after. Disbound. Spine slightly sunned, as usual. Small hole in spine and some slight wear to top and bottom edge of the spine.

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Book number: 75655

The Ibis. A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology. [Eleventh Series, volume V].

London, British Ornithological Union, 1923. 8vo. xl, 828 pp.; 17 plates (one coloured). Original red embossed cloth with gilt title on the spine, and gilt vignette on the front board. Top edge gilt. Original wrappers preserved and bound in at the back. = A volume from one of the longest running and most influential ornithological magazines. Especially the earlier years, with fine plates by Keulemans, Grönvold and others, are very uncommon and sought-after. Disbound. Spine slightly sunned, as usual. Small whole in spine and some slight wear to top and bottom edge of the spine. Ex-libris of S. Dillon Ripley 2nd, pasted in on verso front board.

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Book number: 75656

The Ibis. A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology. [Eleventh Series, volume VI].

London, British Ornithological Union, 1924. 8vo. xl, 892 pp.; 31 plates (two coloured). Original red embossed cloth with gilt title on the spine, and gilt vignette on the front board. Top edge gilt. Original wrappers preserved and bound in at the back. = A volume from one of the longest running and most influential ornithological magazines. Especially the earlier years, with fine plates by Keulemans, Grönvold and others, are very uncommon and sought-after. Disbound. Spine slightly sunned, as usual, split and damaged at several places. Ex-libris of S. Dillon Ripley 2nd, pasted in on verso front board.

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Book number: 75657

The Ibis. A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology. [Twelfth Series, volume I].

London, British Ornithological Union, 1925. 8vo. xl, 990 pp.; 27 plates (five coloured). Original red embossed cloth with gilt title on the spine, and gilt vignette on the front board. Top edge gilt. Original wrappers preserved and bound in at the back. = A volume from one of the longest running and most influential ornithological magazines. Especially the earlier years, with fine plates by Keulemans, Grönvold and others, are very uncommon and sought-after. Disbound. Spine slightly sunned, as usual, split and damaged at places.

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Book number: 75658

The Ibis. A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology. [Twelfth Series, volume II].

London, British Ornithological Union, 1926. 8vo. xl, 990 pp.; 14 plates (four coloured). Original red embossed cloth with gilt title on the spine, and gilt vignette on the front board. Top edge gilt. = A volume from one of the longest running and most influential ornithological magazines. Especially the earlier years, with fine plates by Keulemans, Grönvold and others, are very uncommon and sought-after. Spine slightly sunned, as usual, split (still holding) and lacking a small part at the top.

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Book number: 75659

The Ibis. A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology. [Twelfth Series, volume III].

London, British Ornithological Union, 1927. 8vo. xl, 7[xxxii-xxxviii], 817 pp.; 19 plates (four coloured). Original red embossed cloth with gilt title on the spine, and gilt vignette on the front board. Top edge gilt. = A volume from one of the longest running and most influential ornithological magazines. Especially the earlier years, with fine plates by Keulemans, Grönvold and others, are very uncommon and sought-after. Spine slightly sunned, as usual. Slight wear at top and bottom part of the spine and three tiny parts are missing.

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Book number: 75660