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247 p. 8°. Fine red morocco binding, hand-coloured, gilt-edged, and gauffered text block. Rare binding with colorful, painted, and punched gilt edges on all sides from the collection of Hans (Jean) Fürstenberg, 1890-1982. He was a Franco-German banker and book collector.
Fine and small nineteenth-century silver binding, embossed with classical acanthus, 12° H. 8,5 x L. 6,8 x W. 1 cm. Contents a blank booklet.
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.
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 [...]
(12) 696 p. Origineel Perkament met koordjes, 12° (Nieuwe schutbladen, titelpagina en 3 andere pagina’s van de voorrede in kopie, registerpagina beplakt.)
Folding coloured map, 182 (1) p. 12°. White velvet with silver thread and glass lozenge, marbled endpapers with folding hand-coloured map of Portugal. Sizes: 10 x 5.5 cm.
Miniature terrestrial globe with a diameter of 1,75 inches / 4,5 cm. This lovely miniature terrestrial globe consists of twelve copper engraved, hand coloured gores over a wooden base. The gores are varnished. The colouring is both subtle and original. With a central pin contained in a colourful card box. A little about miniature globes: [...]
Fraaie zeventiende-eeuwse filigrain band, Nederlands zilver. Bestaande uit een zilveren voor- en achterplat, rug, en sloten. H. 10,5 x B. 6 x D. 2,5 cm. De band is rijkelijk versierd: de voorplat met een spiegelmonogram “AX”, de achterplat met een afbeelding van het “Anker”, het symbool voor geloof, hoop en liefde. Met een boekblok als [...]
571 (1) p. 32°. Contemporary Leather binding, fine gauffred and gilt-edged text block, and a silver clasp. Greek miniature Bible, H. 8,5 x L. 5 x W. 2,3 cm.
The 4.25 inch. (10 cm.) spheres applied with twelve printed gores and polar calottes pivoted via the poles within brass half-meridian rings, each mounted on top of alabaster columns with molded capitals, notable entasis to the shafts and Tuscan-style bases, the plinths with gilt fluted black marble cavetto top moldings and roundel-centered skirts incorporating shaped [...]
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London Rare Book Fair 2024
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New York Antiquarian Book Fair 2024
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Stuttgart Rare Book Fair 2024
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