Engramelle, M.D.J..
Papillons d'Europe, peints d'après nature par M. Ernst.
Paris; 1779-1792 (=1793); P.M. Delaguette / Basan & Poignant. 8 Parts in 4 volumes. Large 4to; half calf with marbled boards. Spines with gilt butterfly ornaments and red and black labels; top edge gilt. With 3 engraved titles of which 2 coloured and 3 full page engravings showing instruments to catch and to fasten butterflies with 24 pp. of instructions, and 350 hand coloured engraved plates. (342 numbered plates and 8 supplemental plates which are not mentioned in Nissen: 1300.)
Very nice copy with wide margins. Very rare edition limited to ca. 250 copies (In part III / IV are 215 subscribers listed.) Engravings by J.J. Juillet (and others) after J.J. Ernst and by F.L.Schwebach Desfontaines after Marie Eleonore Honecker (and others). The seventh part lacks title. Engraved plates in excellent condition; some text leaves somewhat browned and a few pages slightly waterstained in the margins.
[33715]Collective.
Encyclopédie moderne ou bibliothèque universelle de toutes les connaissances humaines. Vol. I-X and XVI- XXV.
Paris; 1841-1843; P. Duménil. 20 Volumes (of 25); cardboard covers; all volumes complete with 235 lithographed prints including 5 handcoloured folded maps: North and South America, England, Germany and France.
Covers soiled; some spines damaged; inside in rather good condition. 19 vovolumes have extra paper wrappers.
[35317]Clercq, P. le.
Schouwtoneel der natuur, of samenspraaken over de bysonderheden der natuurlyke histori, die men bequaamst geoordeeld heeft om den jongen lieden leerzucht in te boezemen, en hun verstand op te leiden. Tiende deel.
Amsterdam; 1748; S. Schouten, A. v. Huyssteen, J. Roman de Jonge, G. de Groot, S. van Esveldt en H. Boussiere; perkament; 8vo; uit het Frans vertaald; opgesplitst in 3 stukken, "De Zonnewyzerkunst", "De Bewegende Krachten" & "De Zichtkunde"; met respect. 2, 11 en 4 uitslaande gravures, van o.a. verrekijker, microscoop, wind-, schip- en zaagmolen en zonnewijzer; (6) 341 p.
Compleet deel. Rug met wat lichte slijtagespoortjes, overigens een goed exemplaar.
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