Bruxelles, S.B. Petit, 1840. Royal8vo. Contemp. hcloth. Wear to spineends and spine. Apart from engraved titlepage, there is notext but 153 fine lithographed plates of portraits. A dampstain in lower left corners of last 20 portraits, mostly marginal. Some scattered brownspots.
Cöthen, Aueschen Buchhandlung, 1803. Small 8vo. Contemp. hcalf. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Stamp on verso of title-page. XXVIII,256 pp.
Leipzig, J.J. Weber, 1848. Folio. Cont. hcalf. Back worn and partly loose. 10,296 pp. and with 1559 woodengraved illustrations. A faint dampstain on foot of the first 5 leaves otherwise clean and fine.
n.d. (ca. 1850) 288 p., 2 pls, 1 frontispiece, contemporary printed, paper-covered boards. Small waterstain in lower, blank corner of frontispiece, otherwise a fine copy in a well preserved original binding.
1997 1 compact disc, 1 booklet with instructions (60 p., spiralbound), in printed plastic box. Oxford University Press.
London, 1883. Contemp. cloth-backed boards. Printed frontwrapper pasted on frontboard. Stamp on titlepage. IV,(1),97 pp. and 23 plates with many figs, 3 plates in colour.
London, 1877. Contemp. clothbacked boards. Orig. printed frontwrapper pasted on frontboard. Stamp on titlepage. (4),187,(1) pp. 43 plates with many figds.
Paris, Anselin et Pochard, 1824. Contemp. marbled boards. A paperlabel pasted on back and covers. Stamp on titlepage. 16 pp. and 1 folded engraved plate. Brownspotted.
Paris, L'Imprimerie Royale, 1820(-31). Contemp. hcalf. Gilt back. A paperlabel pasted om lower part of back. Stamps on titlepage. 323 pp. and a handwritten ""Table des matieres"" bound at end. Last leaf with a tear repaired, no loss. Clean and fine.
Roma, Voghera Carlo, 1877. Small 8vo. Orig. full cloth. Stamp on title. 452 pp. and 22 large folded plates, showing equipment for horses and their way of training. Back a little faded.
ca. 1905 Plain half calf book with 276 blank pages of which the first 70 are pasted with numerous newspaper cuttings which gives an account of the catches (and fetched prices) of the local freshwater fisheries. It concerns mainly salmon which was brought to the ''Kralingsche Veer'' market. Also with a handwritten page giving the catches of salmon, shad and sturgeon in the years 1904 & 1905 and brought to the following markets: Kralingse Veer, Gorinchem, Ammerstol, Woudrichem, Hardingxveld & Dordrecht. A few cuttings are more substantial articles on: De zalmvisscherij in Nederland & De Kuilvisscherij op de Zuiderzee.
1978 191 p., paperbound.
1980 145 p., num. illustrations (several col.), paperbound. Library stamps & markings.
Firenze, Tommaso Masi e Comp., 1806. 8vo. Orig. printed boards. Orig. spine gone, but repaired. Covers with some spots and traces of use. 288 pp. and 13 large folded engraved maps. Few scattered brownspots. Printed on good paper.
Andrew Melrose Ltd. 1917. In-12. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 344 pages, hardcover.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
3rd edition. Novel. Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
1993 New York, Christie's, 1993 : In-4 Carré, Cartonnage d'éditeurs. 79 pp., 58 lots, nombreuses illustrations en couleurs et N&B in-texte, pleine toile verte de l'éditeur avec titre doré sur le dos et 1° plat, vente du 29 octobre 1993 Très bon état, Couv. remarquable, Dos impeccable, Intérieur frais.
Francfort, (No publ.), 1761. 4to. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on lower part of spine. Stamp on foot of title-page. (2),42 pp., 1 folded engraved map, outline coloured, 7 double-page engraved plans. Title-page with a faint dampstain and some of the plates with a faint dampstain.
Paris, 1838. Contemp. marbled boards. Titlelabel with gilt lettering on frontboard. A paperlabel pasted on spine. 33 pp. and 2 large folded lithographed plates (map a. view).
Paris, (Bourgogne et Martinet), Mars1838. Contemp. hcalf. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A small nick to spine. Stamp on title-page. (2),33 pp. 2 large folded lithographed maps. Scattered brownspots.
Leipzig, Fritsch, 1725. 4to. In contemporary gilt floral ornamented wrappers. Spine with wear and miscolured. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Inner hinges split. Previous owner's name (Peter Otto Rosenørn - owner of Hersomgård) in contemporary hand to verso of front wrapper. Internally nice and clean. (10), 126 pp.
Rare Electoral capitulation (Wahlkapitulation) for Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of the Austrian Habsburg monarchy from 1711 until his death in 1740. The Wahlkapitulation was a contract or set of conditions that every Holy Roman Emperor-elect had to agree to before being officially crowned. These conditions defined the powers and limitations of the Emperor in relation to the estates of the empire, essentially functioning as a constitutional agreement. Charles VI faced succession problems due to the lack of a male heir. To secure his daughter Maria Theresa’s inheritance he issued the “Pragmatic Sanction” of 1713, allowing female succession. Despite his efforts to gain European support, his death in 1740 sparked the War of the Austrian Succession. Rivals like Prussia and Bavaria challenged Maria Theresa’s claim, leading to conflict and territorial losses. While Maria Theresa ultimately retained power, Charles’s plans failed to prevent the crisis, leaving her to resolve the instability. Provenance: Valdemar's Castle, Denmark
n.d. (ca. 1916) 6 col. folded maps, depicting: Poland/Austria & European part of Russia, Holland/Belgium and Northern France, Northern Italy and surroundings, Egypt, Turkey/Greece, Balkan (Albania/Servia/Bulgaria). in printed stiff paper covers. Ex libris.
1854 (2nd ed.) 73 p., original blue printed wrappers (back taped). Ex library Herbert Ant (with his small stamp). Some scattered foxing. Rare.
Frankfurt und Leipzig, 1793. Small 8vo. Contemp. hcalf. Raised bands. Gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Some wormtrachts to lower part of upper joint. Stamps on title-page. 61 pp. Internally clean, on good paper.
Göttingen und Gotha, Dieterich, 1773. Small 8vo. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on spine. Stamp on title-page. 108 pp., 18 folded engraved plates. A few faint scattered brownspots.
Cologne, Jeremie Plantie, 1692. 12mo. In contemporary half calf over floral decorated wrappers. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Wear to extremities. Title-page with underlinings in red. Intgernally nice and clean. 192 pp. + 1 engraved portrait.
Uncommon first edition of this account of the romantic entanglements and military exploits of Charles Louis I, Elector Palatine. The son of Frederick V, the ""Winter King"" of Bohemia, and Elizabeth Stuart, sister of Charles I, Charles Louis spent much of his early life in exile due to the Thirty Years' War and the English Civil War. His political career was eventful but he is best known for his controversial personal life including his divorce from Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel and his bigamous marriage to Marie Luise von Degenfeld. His daughter, Elizabeth Charlotte, married Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, the younger brother of Louis XIV. She later became known as the ""Grandmother of Europe"" since her descendants included Francis I and Marie Antoinette.