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12Mo Softcover. Condition: Good. 123pp. Text is on uncreased pages; underlining and highlighting throughout. Hinges are intact, textblock is square with lightly bumped corners. Moderate+ overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edge and cornerwear, rubbing; edge patina throughout.

Condition: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Editio secunda priore auctior. 12mo. Bound in early speckled calf. Gilt meander border on covers. Spine gilt with repeating golden vines. All edges dyed red. Collated: [6], 578, [2] pages. Marbled end sheets. "A compilation of all the contemporary zoological knowledge." - Garrison-Morton 287; Wellcome I, 3477; Wood, page 409. Contents: I. Coeli. II. Elementorum. III. Meteororum. IV. Fossilium. V. Plantarum. VI. Avium. VII. Quadrupedum. VIII. Exanguium. IX. Piscium. X. Hominis. Jonston was a Scottish naturalist who traveled extensively in Europe, particularly in Poland.

Cm. 16, pp. (32) 756. Bel frontespizio figurato. Solida legatura coeva in piena pergamena rigida con titoli manoscritti al dorso. Esemplare genuino e ben conservato. Edizione non comune.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First. Historiæ naturalis: folio in 4s (14 13/16" x 9 1/4", 375mm x 236mm): full collation available upon request. 30 leaves, pp. 1-2 3-58 [2] (index, instructions for the binder). With 20 copperplate engravings. Bound in quarter blue cloth over pebbled red buckram. On the spine, date, author, and title gilt to black lettering piece. Excerpted and bound to stand alone from Historiae Naturalis de Quadrupetibus. de Piscibus et Cetis. .de Exanguibus Aquaticis; .de Avibus.; de Insectis. de Serpentibus. Lettering piece lifting away from the spine. Light spotting to the margins of the leaves. XXc ink stamp of Richard I. Johnson to the recto of the flyleaf and title-leaf. Theatri universalis animalium: folio in 4s (14 5/8" x 9 1/8", 370mm x 233mm): full collation available upon request. 32 leaves, pp. [2] (title, blank) 1-2 3-58 [2] (index, instructions for the binder). With 20 copperplate engravings. Bound in quarter green buckram over grey card. On the spine, date, author, and title gilt to spine. Excerpted and bound to stand alone from Hendrik Ruysch's Theatrum universale omnium animalium piscium, avium, quadrupedum, exanguium, aquaticorum, insectorum, et angium [sic]. Light soiling to the boards. Deep but even toning to the text leaves and plates. Occasional paper flaws, primarily at the margins and edges. XXc ink stamp of Richard I. Johnson to the recto of the title-leaf. The first installment of Polish-Scottish physician John Jonston's (1603-1675) Historiæ naturalis was released in 1650 and by the time the series reached its conclusion in 1657, it was already recognized as a standard reference of encyclopedic zoology. Jonston spent his childhood in Poland before completing his education at Cambridge, where he studied botany and medicine. He was a devoted disciple of Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), whose work he heavily drew from when drafting his own (he is chiefly referred to as a a skilled "compiler" by bibliographers). Matthaeus Merian the younger executed the vast majority of the copperplate engravings, which would be extensively reprinted and copied by fellow engravers for the next century. Hendrik Ruysch's (1663-1727) 1718 edition is one such copy. A fellow physician, Ruysch updated and revised Jonston's work for an XVIIIc audience. Ruysch was the son of the renowned Dutch anatomist, Frederik Ruysch, and had unbridled access to his father's internationally famous collection of medical curiosities, which housed countless preserved specimens and became a tourist attraction for those visiting Amsterdam. The father-son duo had significantly advanced preservation techniques, so much so that when Tsar Peter the Great paid a visit, he was so moved by the sight of an embalmed young boy that he fell to his knees and kissed him. The Tsar later purchased the entire collection and relocated it to St. Petersburg, where it remains to this day. The present examples are both book IV of the series, chronicling marine invertebrates. Other installations would focus on fish, quadrupeds, birds, and insects, and serpents, but these men of science would occasionally feature mythical creatures alongside the observable ones (some of which no doubt seemed equally improbable to XVII and XVIIIc Europeans). In conversation with one another, the Jonston and Ruysch editions dictate a century of pre-Linnaean attempts to meaningfully classify the natural world; the volumes illustrate both the triumphs and follies of Baroque scientific inquiry that Systema Naturæ would build upon and concretize, issuing in the Enlightenment. Richard I. Johnson (1925-2020) was a long time Research Associate at Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology, having started as a volunteer while still in high school. He published his first scientific article at the age of 16, beginning his life as a gentleman scholar. Though never conferred a doctorate, Johnson produced more than 50 papers on malacology and was widely recognized as a scholarly authority. Over six decades, Johnson assembled perhaps the largest private collection of books and journals on mollusks, including titles seldom found even in research libraries. The first part of his library collection was sold at Bonhams New York in October of 2020, and Litchfield Auctions handled the second session two months later. BHL 120172; Johnston Cleveland Collections 233; Nissen ZBI 2134 (Johnston) & 2137 (Ruysch) Cataloged by G.R. Murdock.

Cum aeneis figuris [with bronze figures]. 148 plates by Matthaeus Merian, bound together after the text in each section. (illustrator). Second edition. Quarto. 163; 160; 58. 15.25" x 9.5" A remarkable seventeenth-century marvel, Historiae Naturalis by John Jonston (or Jonstonus) is an exquisite and comprehensive exploration of the natural world. First published in 1650, this lavishly illustrated work spans various volumes, each dedicated to distinct realms of natureanimals, birds, fish, and insects. Known for its meticulous woodcuts, Historiae Naturalis captures the era's curiosity and reverence for biodiversity, blending scientific observation with stunning artistry. Jonstonus' work appeals to both natural historians and art collectors alike, embodying the era's spirit of discovery and fascination with the marvels of nature. This beautifully detailed compendium is essential for those who appreciate historical scientific texts and fine illustrations. Here are three of what ultimately would be six volumes to Jonsonus' landmark work. Shallow scratches, moderately scuffed boards. Heavy triangular water staining from top, with minimal effect to text and binding tightness, previous tape repair to nine pages. Firm separation lower gutter in last couple pages. Still a tight, presentable copy. Rebound in dark brown calf with gilt spine titles, plain endpapers.

Condition: Good. Small folio. 20 x 34cm Contemporary paneled calf with gilt stamping on spine and covers; signs of age.Vol. 2 only of 2, comprising parts 5, 6 and 7, 2 engraved titles, 120 engraved plates, marginal spotting and staining, occasional marginal worming, one or two short marginal tears. Libri V bound before Libri IV.References: Johnston Cleveland 233 (1662 edition); . Nissen BBI 1007; Plesch Sale lot 409; . Stafleu & Cowan 3408.OCLC Numbers 78281239; 49754681; 891120963. DNB: JOHNSTONE or JONSTON, JOHN (1603-1675), naturalist, grandson of John Johnstone of Craigieburn in Nithsdale, and son of Simon Johnstone, who had wandered to Poland in the beginning of the seventeenth century, by his wife Anna Becker, was born at Sambter in Posen, 3 Sept. 1603. After attending schools at Thorn in Prussia and elsewhere, he proceeded in 1622 to the university of St. Andrews, where he matriculated on 29 Jan. 1623-4, and studied with special distinction in Hebrew and natural science till March 1625 (St. Andrews' Matriculation Register). The next four years he spent abroad, but returned to England towards the close of 1629, taking courses of botany and medicine at Cambridge, and continuing his studies in London during 1630, when he wrote the greater part of his first important work, the 'Thaumatographia.' .He next proceeded to Leyden, where he graduated M.D. in 1632, and visiting England for the third time in that year with two young Polish nobles, his pupils, was admitted to the same degree ad eundem at Cambridge. After more travel on the continent Johnstone appears to have settled in Leyden about 1634. He practised medicine there for several years and obtained a great reputation. He was offered the chair of medicine at the university of Leyden in 1640, and two years later a similar offer was made by the elector of Brandenburg. Johnstone, however, preferred to study independently. He retired in 1655 to his private estate, near Liegnitz in Silesia, where he continued until his death on 8 June 1675. He was buried at Lessno in Poland.Johnstone was twice married, first, in 1637, to Rosina, daughter of Samuel Hortensius of Fraustadt; secondly, in 1638, to Anna, daughter of Mathias Vechner, by whom he had four children. One daughter, Anna Regina, who married Samuel von Schoff, a noble of Breslau, alone survived him.Johnstone's works were for the most part extremely laborious compilations, and according to Chaufepié and other critics they exhibit more learning than judgment; they were, however, much esteemed in England during the seventeenth century (cf. Wilkes, Encycl. Londinensis, xi. 235). T.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. FIRST EDITION. 12mo, pp. (xii) 759 (xv) lacking final blank, but with 118 blank ll. added at end. Italic and Roma letter, woodcut floriated initials, woodcut decorated endpiece, charming engraved t-p, faded very early stamp at foot and smudged lettering, ink case mark at head. Slight age yellowing, very light browning to a couple of gatherings. A very good copy, crisp and clean, in unusual contemporary striated calf over bevelled boards, covers single gilt ruled, gilt dots at corners and fleuron at centres, spine with gilt ruled raised bands and gilt star tools in compartments, repaired at head, all edges sprinkled blue and red. Two gilt ruled leather straps, one decorated brass clasp. A very good copy of the first edition of this highly successful medical work. John Jonston (Polish Jan Jonston, 1603-1675) was a Polish world-famous physician, biologist and historian born to a family of noble Scottish origins. During his life, he travelled extensively across Europe for his education: he attended St. Andrews University, where he studied theology, and later the Universities of Cambridge, Frankfurt, Franeker and Leiden, where he specialised in botany and medicine. His reputation as a physician spread quickly, and everywhere he travelled he established contacts with outstanding men of science. An extremely prolific author and a man of immense knowledge, his large corpus include encyclopaedias of natural science, treatises on zoology, botany, hygiene, medicine, but also works on ethics and history. In 1642, Jonston was offered the post of head of the medical department at the University of Frankfurt. He rejected, however promised to prepare a textbook of medicine for the students of this university: the result was 'Idea universae medicinae practicae' (here). An encyclopaedic handbook of clinical medicine, it is arranged in eight books dealing with diseases in general, external and internal diseases, fevers, and their appropriate treatments. Interestingly, Jonston discussed a number of conditions concerned with insanity and neurosis. "In the foreword Jonston emphasizes that the information on various remedies comes from the works of the best physicians and includes what he had been able to learn from the outstanding people he met during his voyages. () Jonston intended his textbook to be a summary of all medical knowledge available at that time. When discussing diseases, he first writes about their symptoms, ten causes followed by the differences between diseases, finally treatment. Jonston is the first man to introduce a new branch of medicine, the medicine of labour, and to describe and systematize the diseases of the nails. () The treatise had many editions, and its content was twice considerably enlarged and revised. It is to this treatise that Jonston owes his name of one of the authors of the modern classification of diseases. () According to Stanisław Schwann, Jonston's textbooks of medicine and nature were still compulsory in all German universities in 1721" (Matuszewski) This copy was bound including more than 100 additional blank pages at the end, most likely for a student. Medical handbooks in the Renaissance were often prepared in this way on commission: the blank pages would have been used by the owner to write annotations, summaries and indexes. USTC 1031948; STCN 852264976; Krivatsy 6258. Not in Garrison-Morton, Heirs of Hippocrates, Brunet or Graesse. A. Matuszewski, 'Jan Jonston: oustanding scholar of the 17th century', Studia Comeniana et Historica (1989). L3895.

Tall 4to. (335 x 211 mm) 228, [4] pp. 47 plates; text with some foxing. Original paper over boards. Housed in a custom clamshell box. Rare. FINE. An extensive work on the morphology of boned fish, cartilaginous fish (sharks, rays, skates) and cetaceans. This work is illustrated with forty-seven full-page engraved plates that are executed in superb form. Plate XLII shows a beached baleen whale and its enormous size, compared to the men in the engraving. A bit fanciful, plate XL shows a pair of Mermen; a fish on plate XXVII has the features of a human face whilst a 'shark' on plate VII has semi-human fore-limbs. Except for these anomalies, the zoological drawings are quite dramatic and relatively accurate. Jonston's works were frequently re-edited and translated into German, Latin, Dutch and English. Born in Poland, but of Scottish origin, Jonston was educated and traveled extensively. He attended St. Andrews (1623-5), studying botany and medicine at Cambridge, Leiden, and Frankfurt Universities. He earned degrees from Cambridge and in Leiden, his M. D. in 1632, where he later practiced medicine and gained a great reputation. In 1642 he briefly taught at Frankfurt as professor of medicine. He retired to his private estate in Silesia in 1655. His "four dictionary-style works on fish, birds, quadrupeds and insects -- published between 1650 and 1653 with excellent illustrations -- were widely read and translated." [DSB]. BM Readex Vol. 13, p. 765; DNB Vol. X, pp. 968-9; DSB Vol. VII, [p. 164-5; Nissen 2133. See Garrison and Morton 287.

Condition: Good. Folio. 22 x 35cm. Contemporary calf with gilt spine and 5 raised bands. age worn; 1f., 214pp. Frontispiece after Merian and 71 LXI/LXIII plates hors texte (lacks plates V et XVI). Volume 1 only. Nissen, 1007; OCLC , 5788206.Tomus primus, tabulas LXIII, exhibens. Liber I. De arboribus pomiferis et similibus --liber II. De arboribus nuciferis --liber III. De arboribus aromaticis --liber IV. De arboribus glandiferis --Originally published in 1662 as: Dendrographias, sive, Historiae naturalis de arboribus et fructibus tam nostri quam peregrini orbis libri decem.Engraved title page signed: Matthaeus Merian, invenit and Melchior Ku?sell, sculps.Signatures: v. 1: 1pi A-3H ( -3H2);Heilbronn (Wurtenberg), Eckebrecht, 1768.In folio : 1f., 214pp. ; illustré d'un frontispice allégorique d'après Mérian et de LXI/LXIII planches hors texte (manque les planches V et XVI). Texte sur deux colonnes.Veau fauve marbré, dos à nerfs orné, coiffes absentes, petits manques de cuir en tête et en pied, frottements, double filet dorés sur coupes, angles émoussés, tranches rouges.Tome I seul. Seconde édition, l'originale fut éditée en 1662. Comprend un certain nombre de plantes des Indes orientales et du Nouveau Monde telles que décrites par de Laet et Linschoten, à qui Jonston fait référence tout au long de l'ouvrage.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 6 parts in one volume. 2nd edition of the standard 17th-century encyclopedia of natural history. Folio, 36 cm. Bound in contemporary leather. Gilt ruled, 7 spine compartments. Marbled end pages. 4 engraved frontispieces and 250 engraved plates after Matthaeus Merian the younger, Caspar Merian, etc. Includes the following works, each with their own title pages: 1. De quadrupedibus. Title frontispiece and 80 plates; 2. De piscibus et cetis, libri V. Title frontispiece, 48 plates; 3. De exanguibus aquaticis, libri IV. 20 plates; 4. De avibus, libri VI. Title frontispiece, 62 plates; 5. De insectis, libri III, de serpentibus et draconibus, libri II. Title frontispiece, 28 plates; 6. De serpentibus, libri II. 12 plates. Nissen ZBI 2131-2135. Burnet 5592. (First issued in Frankfurt in 1650 - 1657).

Full Leather. Condition: Fine. Folio (14 4/8 x 9 inches): engraved allegorical title-page, 80 numbered engraved plates of animals after Matthaeus Merian the younger, Caspar Merian, and others (without plates 11 and 12). Contemporary speckled calf, the spine in seven compartments with six raised bands, red morocco lettering-piece in one, the others decorated with fine gilt tools (hinges a bit week, extremities rubbed). [BOUND WITH]: Historiae Naturalis de Piscibus et Cetis. Amsterdam: Joannem Jacobi Fil. Schipper. 1657. Engraved allegorical title-page, 48 numbered engraved plates of fish and whales after Matthaeus Merian the younger, Caspar Merian, and others [AND]: Historiae Naturalis de Exanguibus Aquaticis. Amsterdam: Johannis Jacobi Schipperi, 1665. Letterpress title-page with woodcut vignette, 20 numbered engraved plates of sea creatures after Matthaeus Merian the younger, Caspar Merian, and others [AND]: Historiae Naturalis de Avibus. Amsterdam: Joannem Jacobi Fil. Schipper. 1657. Engraved allegorical title-page, 62 numbered engraved plates of birds after Aldrovandi (1522-1605). [AND]: Historiae Naturalis de Insectis. Amsterdam: Joannem Jacobi Fil. Schipper. 1657. Engraved allegorical title-page, 28 engraved plates of insects [AND]: Historiae Naturalis de Serpentibus. Amsterdam: Joannem Jacobi Fil. Schipper. 1665. Letterpress title-page with woodcut vignette, 12 numbered engraved plates of snakes and serpents PROVENANCE: from the large and distinguished library of the dukes of Arenberg, with their engraved armorial bookplate (by E. Vermorcken according to A. F. Schoy) with their motto "Christus meus protector", annotated by hand; with the ownership inscription of Joseph Van Huerne, from Bruges, celebrated collector and patron whose famous cabinet of curiosities was dispersed at his death in 1844. SECOND EDITION OF THE FIRST FOUR TITLES AND FIRST EDITION OF THE LAST TWO. The first four were first issued in Frankfurt between 1650-1657, when this famous compendium of the animal kingdom was considered the standard zoological encyclopedia of its era, combining works on quadrupeds, birds, insects, aquatic life, and reptiles, bound here in one large volume containing 250 folio-sized plates, most of them with several figures each. Finely engraved, carefully detailed, and often featuring a touch of whimsy, these are among the most pleasing zoological plates produced in the 17th century. Mythical animals such as the griffin, the phoenix, and a variety of unicorns are pictured alongside real creatures, some of which no doubt seemed equally improbable to 17th-century Europeans. Matthäus Merian and his heirs published the first titles in Jonston's series in Frankfurt from 1650 to 1652. They were reprinted in 1657 by Schipper, as here, expanding the scope to include Shellfish and Snakes in 1665. Though born and educated first in Poland, Jonston's family were of Scottish descent, and "in 1622 [he went] to the University of St Andrews. Here he matriculated as Polonus Patre Scoto Prognatus on 29 January 1624, and studied Hebrew, divinity, and philosophy until March 1625. Jonston spent the next four years abroad but returned to England towards the close of 1629, taking courses in botany and medicine at Cambridge, and continuing his studies in London during 1630, when he wrote the greater part of his first important work, the 'Thaumatographia'. He next proceeded to study medicine at Leiden, where he graduated MD in 1632. In a visit later that year to England he was admitted to the same degree ad eundem at Cambridge. After more travel on the continent, Jonston appears to have settled in Leiden about 1634. He practised medicine there for several years and gained a great reputation. He wrote in Latin on a number of subjects, and was considered a polymath by a number of his contemporaries. Jonston was offered the chair of medicine at the University of Leiden in 1640, and two years later a similar offer was made by the elector of Brandenburg. Jonston, however, declined these. Book.

Cm. 13,5, pp. 495 (3). Bell'antiporta figurata ed una piccola vignetta al frontespizio. Buona e solida legatura ottocentesca in cartonato rigido marmorizzato. Esemplare genuino e ben conservato. Celebre compilazione in cui si osserva il tentativo da parte di Jonston di organizzare la conoscenza scientifica in categorie: il cielo (stelle, luna, sole, ecc.), gli elementi (fuoco, aria, ecc.), le meteore (comete, folgori, terremoti, ecc), i fossili (petrolio, ambra, carne fossile (!), metalli, ecc.), le piante (aloe, cachi, ecc.), gli uccelli (aquila, cuculo, ecc.), i quadrupedi (alce, asino, unicorno, rana (!), serpente (!), ecc.), gli invertebrati (cicala, mosca, formica, verme, ecc.), i pesci (anguilla, balena, ecc.) e gli uomini (sangue, sudore, pigmei, giganti, ecc.). La prima edizione risale al 1632 e la presente risulta essere la quarta edizione dopo le ristampe del 1633 e 1661.

2 volumes, folio. (13 5/8 x 8 1/4 inches). 2 letterpress titles in red and black, text in double columns. Engraved allegorical frontispiece by Melchior Küsell after Matthaeus Merian, 137 engraved plates after Matthaeus Merian. (Gathering 3F in vol.I misbound after 3H. Expertly bound to style in half 18th century russia over contemporary paper boards, spine in six compartments with raised bands, red morocco lettering piece in the second, the others with a repeat decoration in gilt, red stained edges A fine set of the second edition of this important 17th-century survey of the known botanical world. Jonston was a "Polish physician of Scottish extraction who wrote numerous works on medicine, natural history, and more miscellaneous subjects" (Johnston). The original edition of this work was first published in Frankfurt in 1662 under the title Dendrographiae sive Historiae Naturalis de Arboribus et Fructibus. The present edition was published by Eckebrecht after he had acquired the complete set of the original printing plates for that 1662 edition. These he reprinted and added the second edition of the text. Cf. Johnston Cleveland 233 (1662 edition); cf. Nissen BBI 1007; Plesch Sale lot 409; cf. Stafleu & Cowan 3408.

Crimson early-20th century ¼ morocco with cloth boards, spine in seven compartments of raised blind-lined bands and blind floral motifs, gilt text on two and seven, all edges tinted red. , Text in two columns, printed in Latin., Size : Small folio. , Title in red and black with a copper engraved vignette of Heilbronn. Extra-illustrated with 81 copper-engraved finely hand coloured plates, including the 80 called-for animal plates and the (extra) engraved title, all engraved by Mattias Merian., P. 2 ff., engraved title ff., title ff., dedication **2,1,3-4, preface ***1-***2, A1-4?Gg1-4, list of plates Hh1, 2 ff. The book is in very good condition, plates are clean and crisp.

2 Bde. in 1 Bd. Fol. 228; 78 S., 3 nn. Bl., mit 67 Kupfertafeln. Halbleder der Zeit mit reicher Rückenvergoldung und Rückenschild, (etw.as beriebene Kapitale und Ecken gestaucht). Nissen , ZBI 2139. - Heilbronner Ausgabe des erstmals 1650 mit den Kupfertafeln M. Merians erschienenen Werkes (vgl. Wüthrich II, 32). - Die Tafeln mit Darstellungen von Fischen, Robben, Krebsen, Schnecken u. Muscheln, sowie Walen bzw. einer Walfangdarstellung. - Teilweise gebräunt bzw. stockfleckig, einige Seiten stärker braunfleckig, die letzten Blatt knickfaltig. // 2 volumes in 1 volume. Heilbronn, F.J. Eckebrecht, 1767. Folio. 228; 78 pp., 3 unn. ll., with 67 engraved plates. Contemporary half calf, spine richly gilded and label on spine, (slightly worn, corners bumped). Nissen , ZBI 2139. - Later Heilbronn edition of the first 1650 with the engravings by M.Merian published book (compare with Wüthrich II, 32). - Plates are displaying fishes, seals, crabs, snails and shells, as well as whales and whale hunting scene. - Partly spotted or browned, last leaves wrinkled.

Condition: Good. Editio secunda priore auctior. Small 12mo. (VI)+578+(2) pp. Hardcover. Contemp. full vellum. (Binding a bit soiled; free front endpaper missing, early inscriptions on pastedowns & title; mispagination: pp. 551-552 omitted without loss of text, collation complete with matching catchword page 550 to page 553).

A later re-issue of Jonston's earlier work, the Theatrum universale omnium animalium, piscium, avium, quadrupedum, exanguium aquaticorum, insectorum et angium. This copperplate, engraved by Merian, shows early engraved examples of domestic Sheep. Size: 330 x205 mm. Copperplate engraving Good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 2nd Edition. A fair copy of the extremely scarce Insectis section of Jan Jonston's famous work Historiae Naturalis. Jonston (1603-1675) studied botany and medicine and was a doctor. This copy is classed as 'fair' because it has been rebound in plain buckram binding without the title page, and the paper is very soft and lightly stained to the bottom outer corner margin. Contents are otherwise complete with 28 full page plates. The binding is clean and sound with gilt titles to spine. Contents: new endpapers; dedication 1p; Preface with plate list 3pp; Referenda ad pagninam 2pp with Plate I; text liber I pp 1-84; liber II 85-128; liber III 129-138; liber IV 139-147 with 27 further plates placed with relevant text; index 1p. Interestingly the final section includes starfish and seahorses. The contents are in very good clean condition apart from the paper damage mentioned above which has resulted in crumbling to the bottom corner of the dedication and preface leaf.

Hier das Blatt XXIX (29) aus der Folge. Auf Büttenpapier gedruckt. Bildmaß ca. 28 x 17 cm ( Höhe x Breite ), Blattmaß ca. 32,5 x 19,5 cm. Das Blatt ist etwas angestaubt, etwas stock- und fingerfleckig, zum weißen Außenrand auch stärker fleckig. ( Lagerort große schwarze Graphik-Mappe 3 / Küche )( Weitere Bilder auf Anfrage ) / Artikel 24742 /// Here is plate XXIX (29) from the series. Printed on laid paper. Image size approx. 28 x 17 cm (height x width), sheet size approx. 32.5 x 19.5 cm. The sheet is somewhat dusty, with some foxing and finger marks, and more heavily stained towards the white outer edge. (Storage location: large black print portfolio 3 / kitchen) (Further images available upon request) / Item 24742 /// Voici la planche XXIX (29) de la série. Imprimée sur papier vergé. Dimensions de l'image: env. 28×17cm (hauteur×largeur); dimensions de la feuille: env. 32,5×19,5cm. La feuille est légèrement poussiéreuse, avec quelques rousseurs et traces de doigts, et plus tachée vers le bord blanc extérieur. (Emplacement de conservation: grand portfolio d'estampes noires3 / cuisine) (Autres images disponibles sur demande) / Article24742.

Hier das Blatt LX (60) aus der Folge. Auf Büttenpapier gedruckt. Bildmaß ca. 28 x 17 cm ( Höhe x Breite ), Blattmaß ca. 32,5 x 19,5 cm. Das Blatt ist gering fleckig, verso mit fachmännisch hinterlegten Stellen zu den Ecken hin. ( Lagerort große schwarze Graphik-Mappe 3 / Küche )( Weitere Bilder auf Anfrage ) / Artikel 24741 /// Here is sheet LX (60) from the series. Printed on handmade paper. Image size approx. 28 x 17 cm (height x width), sheet size approx. 32.5 x 19.5 cm. The sheet has minor spotting, with professionally repaired areas on the verso towards the corners. (Storage location: large black graphics folder 3 / kitchen) (Further images available upon request) / Item 24741 /// Voici la feuille LX (60) de la série. Imprimée sur papier fait main. Dimensions de l'image: env. 28×17cm (hauteur×largeur); dimensions de la feuille: env. 32,5×19,5cm. La feuille présente quelques petites taches, avec des zones restaurées professionnellement au verso, près des coins. (Emplacement de rangement: grand classeur noir pour documents graphiques n°3 / cuisine) (Autres images disponibles sur demande) / Article n°24741.

Hier das Blatt XXVI (26) aus der Folge. Auf Büttenpapier gedruckt, unkoloriert. Bildmaß ca. 28 x 17 cm ( Höhe x Breite ), Blattmaß ca. 32,5 x 19,5 cm. Das Blatt ist in der Darstellung leicht fleckig, am weißen Außenrand etwas stärker finger- und gering stockfleckig sowie mit Randläsionen. ( Lagerort große schwarze Graphik-Mappe 3 / Küche )( Weitere Bilder auf Anfrage ) / Artikel 24746 /// Here is plate XXVI (26) from the series. Printed on laid paper, uncolored. Image size approx. 28 x 17 cm (height x width), sheet size approx. 32.5 x 19.5 cm. The image is slightly foxed, with more pronounced finger marks and minor foxing along the white outer edge, as well as some edge damage. (Location: large black prints folder 3 / kitchen) (Further images available upon request) / Item 24746 /// Voici la planche XXVI (26) de la série. Imprimée sur papier vergé, non colorée. Dimensions de l'image: env. 28×17cm (hauteur×largeur); dimensions de la feuille: env. 32,5×19,5cm. L'image présente de légères rousseurs, avec des traces de doigts plus marquées et de petites rousseurs le long du bord blanc extérieur, ainsi que quelques dommages sur les bords. (Emplacement: grand classeur d'estampes noires3 / cuisine) (Autres images disponibles sur demande) / Article24746.

Hier das Blatt XXX (30) aus der Folge. Auf Büttenpapier gedruckt. Bildmaß ca. 28 x 17 cm ( Höhe x Breite ), Blattmaß ca. 32,5 x 19,5 cm. Das Blatt ist in der Darstellung gering fleckig, am weißen Außenrand etwas stärker finger- und gering stockfleckig. ( Lagerort große schwarze Graphik-Mappe 3 / Küche )( Weitere Bilder auf Anfrage ) / Artikel 24743 /// Here is sheet XXX (30) from the series. Printed on handmade paper. Image size approx. 28 x 17 cm (height x width), sheet size approx. 32.5 x 19.5 cm. The sheet has minor spotting in the image, and slightly more pronounced finger marks and minor foxing along the white outer edge. (Stored in large black graphics folder 3 / kitchen) (Further images available upon request) / Item 24743 /// Voici la feuille XXX (30) de la série. Imprimée sur papier fait main. Dimensions de l'image: env. 28×17cm (hauteur×largeur); dimensions de la feuille: env. 32,5×19,5cm. La feuille présente quelques petites taches dans l'image, ainsi que des traces de doigts et de légères rousseurs sur le bord blanc. (Conservée dans un grand classeur noir pour documents graphiques, classe3/cuisine). (Autres images disponibles sur demande) / Article24743.

Hier das Blatt XX (20) aus der Folge. Auf Büttenpapier gedruckt. Bildmaß ca. 28 x 17 cm ( Höhe x Breite ), Blattmaß ca. 32,5 x 19,5 cm. Das Blatt ist in der Darstellung gering fleckig, am weißen Außenrand etwas stärker finger- und gering stockfleckig. ( Lagerort große schwarze Graphik-Mappe 3 / Kü )( Weitere Bilder auf Anfrage ) / Artikel 24744 /// Here is sheet XX (20) from the series. Printed on laid paper. Image size approx. 28 x 17 cm (height x width), sheet size approx. 32.5 x 19.5 cm. The sheet has minor spotting in the image, and slightly more pronounced finger marks and minor foxing along the white outer edge. (Location: large black graphics folder 3 / Kü) (Further images available upon request) / Item 24744 /// Voici la feuille XX (20) de la série. Imprimée sur papier vergé. Dimensions de l'image: env. 28×17cm (hauteur×largeur); dimensions de la feuille: env. 32,5×19,5cm. La feuille présente quelques petites taches dans l'image, ainsi que des traces de doigts et de légères rousseurs sur le bord blanc. (Emplacement: grand classeur noir pour graphiques3 / Kü ) (Autres images disponibles sur demande) / Article24744.

First edition. [18], 501pp, [9]. Contemporary vellum, yapp edges. Faded manuscript title to spine. Rubbed and marked, staining to top edge. Pastedowns sprung, hinges exposed. Some staining to RFEPs, otherwise internally clean and crisp. The first edition of Polish naturalist and physician John Jonston's (1603-1675) Thaumatographia naturalis, or Natural Thaumatography. A scholar of Scottish descent, Jonston would publish this work whilst on an extensive expedition abroad with his pupil, Polish noble BogusÅaw LeszczyÅsk, and several other sons of Commonwealth magnates. In this work of 'thaumatography', interpreted as a description of the wonders of the natural world, Jonston's botanical and medical qualifications shine; he leads the reader through natural philosophy, from the heavens, elements and meteorology, down to the minutiae of plants, birds, fish, and man himself. Size: 12mo.

Hier das Blatt XXVI (26) aus der Folge. Auf Büttenpapier gedruckt, koloriert. Bildmaß ca. 28 x 17 cm ( Höhe x Breite ), Blattmaß ca. 32,5 x 19,5 cm. Das Blatt ist in der Darstellung gering fleckig, am weißen Außenrand etwas stärker finger- und gering stockfleckig sowie mit Randläsionen. Der Oberrand und Unterrand verso fachgerecht mit transparentem Klebestreifen verstärkt. ( Lagerort große schwarze Graphik-Mappe 3 / Küche )( Weitere Bilder auf Anfrage / Artikel 24745 /// Here is plate XXVI (26) from the series. Printed on laid paper, colored. Image size approx. 28 x 17 cm (height x width), sheet size approx. 32.5 x 19.5 cm. The image is slightly foxed, with more pronounced finger marks and minor foxing along the white outer edge, as well as some edge damage. The top and bottom edges have been professionally reinforced on the reverse with transparent adhesive tape. (Storage location: large black graphics folder 3 / kitchen) (Further images available upon request / Item 24745.

Hier das Blatt XXXIX (39) aus der Folge. Auf Büttenpapier gedruckt, unkoloriert. Bildmaß ca. 28 x 17 cm ( Höhe x Breite ), Blattmaß ca. 32,5 x 19,5 cm. Das Blatt ist in der Darstellung leicht fleckig, am weißen Außenrand stärker finger- und gering stockfleckig sowie mit geringen Randläsionen. ( Lagerort große schwarze Graphik-Mappe 3 / Kü )( Weitere Bilder auf Anfrage ) / Artikel 24747 /// Here is plate XXXIX (39) from the series. Printed on laid paper, uncolored. Image size approx. 28 x 17 cm (height x width), sheet size approx. 32.5 x 19.5 cm. The image is slightly foxed, with more pronounced finger marks and minor foxing along the white outer edge, as well as minor edge damage. (Stored in large black prints folder 3 / Kü) (Further images available upon request) / Item 24747 /// Voici la planche XXXIX (39) de la série. Imprimée sur papier vergé, non colorée. Dimensions de l'image: env. 28×17cm (hauteur×largeur); dimensions de la feuille: env. 32,5×19,5cm. L'image présente de légères rousseurs, avec des traces de doigts plus marquées et de petites rousseurs le long du bord blanc extérieur, ainsi que de légers dommages sur les bords. (Conservée dans le classeur «Grands tirages noirs» 3 / Kü) (Autres images disponibles sur demande) / Article 24747.

Condition: Good. 12mo. Title 15 leaves including title, 752 pp. With engraved frontispiece. Contemporary vellum. Willems 1012; Wellcome III, 365; Osler 3098; cf. Waller 5193 (ed. 1652); Parkinson/Lumb 1352a (ed. 1648); Hirsch III, 412.

Condition: Very Good. (Nuremberg), typis C. de Lannoy, 1755. Folio. Additional engraved title leaf,(14),236,(6,2 blank) pp. & 80 engraved plates. Title page in red and black. Contemporary full mottled calf, spine in compartments with raised bands, elaborately tooled in gilt with red morocco label. Head of spine and both upper joints rubbed and worn with loss of calf, tail of spine and lower edge of upper cover also worn with loss, covers a little scratched and scuffed, extremities worn, upper hinge cracked but holding. Plates not consecutively bound but all present. First dedication leaf somewhat creased, some occasional light marginal browning and soiling, small nick at tail of p. 105. Large tear through image in plate 56 skillfully repaired. From the library of Gunnar Brusewitz. First volume only. Nissen Die zoologische Buchillustration 2139 calling for (8) preliminaries only. The first volume only of six, of the 1755-1768 Eckebrecht edition of this noted work by the naturalist John (or Jan) Jonston (1603-1675). It was first published between 1650 and 1653 with engraved plates by Caspar and Matthias Merian. The present volume deals with quadrupeds including i.a. lions, elephants, horses, frogs, unicorns and a griffin. The publication of this issue is somewhat peculiar, since the stated intention is scientific but at the same time ignores the last 100 years of zoological science. One would presume that the striking images simply were too good not to reissue.

"2 volumes. Folio (13 6/8 x 8 6/8 inches). Letterpress title-pages printed in red and black, text in double columns (spotted throughout). Engraved allegorical frontispiece to volume one by Melchior Küsell after Matthaeus Merian, 137 numbered engraved plates of plants and flowers also after Merian. Contemporary calf backed vinegar marbled paper boards (quite worn with loss to the spines). Provenance: with the 20th-century ownership inscription of Eleanor H. Richards on the front paste-down of each volume. Second edition, first published in 1662. A compendious botanical encyclopedia which includes a number of plants from the East Indies and the New World as described by de Laet and Linschoten, whom Jonston references throughout. Though born and educated first in Poland, Jonston's family were of Scottish descent, and "in 1622 [he went] to the University of St Andrews. Here he matriculated as Polonus Patre Scoto Prognatus on 29 January 1624, and studied Hebrew, divinity, and philosophy until March 1625. Jonston spent the next four years abroad but returned to England towards the close of 1629, taking courses in botany and medicine at Cambridge, and continuing his studies in London during 1630, when he wrote the greater part of his first important work, the 'Thaumatographia'. He next proceeded to study medicine at Leiden, where he graduated MD in 1632. In a visit later that year to England he was admitted to the same degree ad eundem at Cambridge. After more travel on the continent, Jonston appears to have settled in Leiden about 1634. He practised medicine there for several years and gained a great reputation. He wrote in Latin on a number of subjects, and was considered a polymath by a number of his contemporaries. Jonston was offered the chair of medicine at the University of Leiden in 1640, and two years later a similar offer was made by the elector of Brandenburg. Jonston, however, declined these offers, preferring instead to study independently. His works were considered by some to be laborious compilations, while Chaufepié and other critics suggested they exhibited more learning than judgement. However, in England his efforts were much esteemed during the seventeenth century. His chief works included 'Thaumatographia naturalis, in decem classes distincta' (1632), which was dedicated to Prince Janusz Radziwill and his son, Boguslas, 'Systema dendrologicum' (1646), 'De piscibus et ceti's (1649), 'De avibus' (1650), 'De quadrupedibus' (1652), 'De serpentibus et draconibus' (1653), 'Naturæ constantia' (1652), which was translated by J. Rouland (1657), 'Notitia regni vegetabilis ' (1661), 'Notitia regni mineralis' (1661), and 'Dendrographias, sive, Historia naturalis de arboribus et fructibus' (1662) [of which this is the second edition]. He also published a number of works on history, medicine, and ethics" (Thomas Seccombe, rev. Yolanda Foote for DNB). Matthaus Merian was a notable Swiss engraver born 1593 in Basel. He learned copperplate engraving in Zurich, though he studied later in such cities as Strasbourg, Nancy and Paris. He returned to Basel in 1615, moving to Frankfurt 1616. There he worked for Johann Theodor de Bry, the celebrated publisher whose daughter, Maria Magdelana he married in 1617. In 1620 he and his family moved back to Basel, though they returned to Frankfurt in 1623. Maria took over her father's publishing house upon his death. Nissen BBI 1007; Plesch Sale lot 409; Stafleu & Cowan 3408.".