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136 pages. Includes 627 lots. Dozens of excellent colour and black and white photos. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
164 pages. Lots 1 through 212. Beautiful glossy colour photography throughout. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. A tight copy. Book
148 pages. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Half-inch crease to top corner of back cover. Book
164 pages. The 912 lots in this sale represent "A remarkable collection of diverse material on Middle Eastern and Arabic culture, language, archaeology, history, exploration, texts, art, bibliography, current affairs and economics. It is the rare product of the combined passions of the bibliophile and the academic, representing 40 years of diligent and tenacious collecting. It could hardley be more wide-ranging (the books are dated 1488 to 1998), and the number of books (over 8,000) is in our experience without parallel." - from page 6. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Creasing to front cover. Book
116 pages. Includes auction results sheet. 203 lots. "This collection is a reflection of his singular absorption in ornithology. His aim was always to acquire where possible the best available copies of everything and in particular he regards his copies of Gould's The Birds of Australia, with the rare cancelled plates, and A Monograph of the Trochilidai, or Family of Humming-Birds as 'the finest copies you will find." - from page 6. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Book
144 pages. Excellent colour photography throughout. Clean, bright and unmarked with neglible wear. Beautiful copy. Book
12 pages of black and white plates. 210 items. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
36 pages. 211 items. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Bit of fading to upper left corner of front cover. A quality copy. Book
46 pages. 400 items. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Sunning to coverfold.. A quality copy. Book
68 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. 197 items. List of estimated prices laid-in. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Sunning to spine. A sound copy. Book
72 pages plus 18 pages of black and white plates. 380 items. Index. List of estimated prices laid in. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Sunning near backstrip. A sound copy. Book
32 pages plus 8 pages of black and white plates. 169 items. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
124 pages. Index. Printed upon glossy stock. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. 247 items. Writing/doodling on back cover, otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
36 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. 160 items. List of estimated prices laid-in. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Sunning to coverfold.. A quality copy. Book
36 pages. Index. 19 pages of black and white plates. List of estimated prices laid in. Includes the property of Eva, Countess of Rosebery, Mr. Joseph Klein of NYC, Sir Charles Hobhouse, BT, and others. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Sunning to spine. A sound copy. Book
24 pages. 149 items. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
24 pages. 150 items. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
44 pages plus 14 full-page black and white plates. 261 items. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Fading to backstrip. A quality copy. Book
24 pages plus eight one-page black and white plates. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
44 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Generously illustrated in black and white. List of estimated prices laid in. Includes works by David Hockney, R.B. Kitaj, Richard Hamilton, Dim Dine, Antoni Tapies and Roy Lichtenstein. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
SPLENDOR SOLIS alchemical treatise of Solomon Trismosin adept and teacher of Paracelsus, including 22 allegorical pictures reproduced from the original painting in the unique manuscript on Vellum, dated 1582, in the British Museum. With introduction, elucidation of the paintings, aiding the interpretation of their occult meaning, Trismosin's Autobiographical account of his travels in search of the Philosopher's stone, a summary of his alchemical process called "The redlion" and Explanatory notes by J.K.
8vo., First and Sole Edition, with a frontispiece, title-vignette and 24 plates; boards gilt, cloth back gilt, a near fine copy. Good historical overview, with illustrations of the more notable artefacts and appendices on incunabula, early printed books, prints and drawings.
Au sommaire, 2 grands thèmes: "Ordre et conflits dans les villes d'Ancien Régime" ("Entre loyalisme et rébellion: les assemblées générales de la ville de Grenoble (1588-1598)" par Stéphane GAL, "Les implications de la rue: droits, devoirs et conflits dans les quartiers de Gand (XVIIè-XVIIIè siècles)" par Harald DECEULAER et Marc JACOBS) et "Les pratiques de l'Art: auteurs, institutions, publics" ("Arts libéraux et arts libres à Paris au XVIIIè siècle: peintres et sculpteurs entre corporations et Académie royale" par Charlotte GUICHARD, "La seconde révolution de la lecture dans l'Italie du XVIIIè siècle" par Brendan DOOLEY, "Le théâtre et ses publics: pratiques et représentations du parterre à Paris au XVIIIè siècle" par Jeffrey S. RAVEL, "La culture musicale d'une capitale: l'époque du "beau monde" à Londres, 1700-1870" par William WEBER, "Femmes peintres à leur travail: de l'autoportrait comme manifeste politique (XVIIIè-XIXè siècles)" par Marie-Jo BONNET, "Les matières de la modernité: la diffusion de la peinture à l'huile en Chine républicaine" par Eric JANICOT); "Du culte chrétien au culte de l'art: la transformation du statut de l'image (XVè-XVIIIè siècles)" par Olivier CHRISTIN, "L'Art: un agent déconcertant sur les terres de l'histoire" par Jean-Philippe CHIMOT; comptes rendus d'ouvrages. Français
pp. x, [11]-466 + Four plates. 12 mo. 190 mm. Scattered damp stain. Original full cloth binding, boards embossed in a handsome leaf spray pattern. Spine almost perished, but still mostly present. Text sewing loose and almost detached. Autograph ownership of G.N. Reynolds (Lancaster, PA?). Small printed yellow plate for "Leary, Bookseller, 5th & Walnut, Phila." Scarce American edition of this illustrated classic. S&S/AI 40235. AI Box 4
Multi-paginated Profusely illustrated with black and white photography, diagrams and advertisements. No. 2410 Vol. 67 contains: Maritime Britannia - first particulars of Canadair's CL-28; Re-Rising Sun - the Japanese aircraft industry 10 years after VJ-Day; Southern Air Traffic Control at London Airport; H.M. Carriers 1955 - survey's the role of the aircraft carrier in a thermo-nuclear age and previews the carrier strength of British and Commonwealth navies; Carrier Developments - recent inventions to increase efficiency on the flight deck; Scotland's Air Ambulances - two B.E.A. Herons go into operation. No. 2411 Vol. 67 8 April 1955 contains: The Speed of the Fox - a fairey occasion with historic associations; Jodel D.112 and Druine Turbi - Two French Ultra-light Two-seaters Compared; London Airport Central - photos of the new passenger handling block; Ferry 604 - The diary of a Viscount delivery flight to Montreal; Radically New Cockpit Design - U.S. Navy's television instrumentation; No. 47 Squadron - history of a famous transport command unit; Air Gunnery at Sylt; The Edo Amphibious Float; Two photos of the Handley Page Victor; The Deuce - English Electric's Digital Computer; T.C.A. and the Viscount - Background to the North American debut of a British turboprop airliner. No. 2413 Vol. 67 22 April 1955: Photo of the Hiller "Flying Platform"; Mixed Power - Engines of Different Species in Combination, Mr. M.J. Brennan's R.Ae.S. Lecture; Actuallites Francaises - the mighty Armagnac *page 519-520 missing from this article*; At the controls of the B-45 - Second-pilot time on a four-jet bomber; Britannia's Johannesburg Trials - Phase one of the tropical tests; Idlewild's New Terminal Area. No.2414 Vol.67 29 April 1955: Guide to First 1955 National Air Races; The Supercharged Turboprop - Dr. Hooker's S.A.E. Lecture on the Bristol B.E. 25, successor to the Proteus; Automatic Interception - all-weather single-seaters defending the U.K.; Meeting of the Airways; Actualites Francaises - the Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 Paris; Silencing Jet Helicopters - a notable paper by Professor E.J. Richards; Sopwith Camel - Historic Military Aircraft No. 10; Tower of London - radar, radio and lighting controls in the new central building. No. 2415 Vol. 67 6 May 1955: A Coming-of-age with Gannets; Actualites Francaises - part 3 - non-stop variety in light aircraft; Jet Provost - Hunting Percival's New Av Initio Trainer (includes 2-page detailed drawing); The First Round - Swansea sees the start of the 1955 national air races; Off the Ice - an R.C.A.F. helicopter rescues a Cessna which was partially submerged beneath ice; Igor Sikorsky in Great Britain - Pioneer Helicopter Designer's Lecture to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers; Fabrications to Float and Fly - rubber dinghies, balloons, and much else - the work of the R.F. D company; "Hot" Parts by the Hundred - Briggs Motor Bodies, Ltd. No. 2416 Vol. 67 13 May 1955: More Thoughts on Jet Lift; Routine Atlantic Crossing - Passenger's impressions of a typical Transatlantic flight by B.O.A.C. Stratocruiser; The World's Air Forces - Their compostion, duties and aircraft *2 pages of this article are loose but present*; 1955 Military Aircraft Data; National Aircraft Insignia; The World's Air Forces Cont'd. No. 2417 Vol. 67 May 20, 1955: A Truimphant British Motion Picture - The Dam Busters; Luftwaffe Redivivus - Germany's New Air Force for A.A.F.C.E. - Its strenghts and constitution; The Party Line on Airlines - Tories, Labour and Liberals express their view for "flight"; Supersonic Fighter - a critical examination of the F-100A Super Sabre (with detailed drawing); Introduction to Air Freight - Part 1 American Domestic Scene; The S.N.C.A.S.E. S.E. 210 Caravalle - France's First Jet Airliner (with detailed drawing); Regularity in the making - the technical organization behind B.O.A.C.; Flight Control - an historical review - Abstracts from Dr. Draper's Wilbur Wright Lecture; Deutsche Lufthansa in Book
