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Grisone, Frederico
18.500,00

Original richly blind-stamped vellum, spine renewed. (20), 235, (47) p. Folio. Title-page within a woodcut border, woodcut initials and tailpieces, 88 numbered, full-page plates, and one unnumbered folding double-page plate of a leaping horse, with a circular diagram of the anatomy of the horse. A free and extended German adaptation of one of the most [...]

Dunn, Samuel / WORLD MAP
9.500,00

Large World map by Samuel Dunn, 140 x 120 cm. “London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer, Map & Printseller, No. 53 in Fleet Street, as the Act directs, 20th November 1772.” “S. Dunn Teacher of the Mathematics LONDON. Boards Young Gentlemen, & Teacheth Pennmannship, Merch.ts, Acc.ts, Navigation, Fortification, Astronomy &c. CHELSEA”. Pasted text on top left [...]

Tweede druk van het uiterst zeldzame “Boeck der Psalmen” door Filips van Marnix, heer van Sint-Aldegonde (1540-1598). (12) (178) (1), (5) (30) (1), (1) (54), (9) folia. 18th century Vellum, 8° The second, much-revised, and extended edition of this rare and early Dutch Psalter by Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde, 1540-1598. The first edition [...]

(2) 368 (4) p. Contemporary Enamel binding. German Church book with 26 silver mountings with rich polychrome enamel pit relief and body enamel work and 10 bordered oval enamel miniature paintings of the 19th century. Three-sided gilt edges. With high-quality enamel miniatures in 8 openwork corner pieces and 2 equally openwork center pieces. Furthermore, 12 [...]

Attractive Worldmap, published in the first atlas by Johann Baptist Homann (1664-1724). It shows an early double hemisphere, which swirls with activity. The world is shown in two hemispheres with a double hemisphere representation of the celestial world as construed in Classical astronomy above and below. Outside of these circles are many unusual things. At [...]

Binding / N.N.
4.000,00

Greek Menologium bound in a 35 x 28 x 4 cm. beautifully crafted silver binding, with silvermarks. The binding is richly decorated with 38 different biblical images with texts in Greek. A Menologium is any collection of information arranged according to the days of a month. In particular, it is used for the liturgical books [...]

Miniature terrestrial globe with a diameter of 1,5 inches / 3,8 cm. This lovely miniature terrestrial globe consists of twelve copper engraved, hand coloured gores over a plaster and papier-mache base. The gores are varnished. The colouring is both subtle and original. The simple title is found in the North Pacific Ocean. Two metal pinions [...]

GLOBES / K. Müller
12.500,00

A rare pair of miniature terrestrial and celestial globes, each with 12 hand-coloured engraved paper gores, over a papier mâché and plaster sphere. Diameter globes: 7 cm. Total high: 14,5 cm. The globes have been cleaned and re-varnished, and the stands are later.

3 delen in 3 banden, (2, titelprent, gegraveerde opdracht) 148 (2), (2) 149-280, (titelprent, 2, gegraveerde opdracht) 160 p. Origineel blind- en goud-bestempeld Leer met ribben, Folio, imperiaal papier H. 47 x B. 33 x D. 4 cm. (De tekstbladen zijn in de marges hier en daar heel licht gevlekt, verder een goed exemplaar.) Luxe [...]

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