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PAUL OF AEGINA (c. 625 - c. 690); Otto BRUNFELS (about 1488-1534); Guillaume COP (also WILHELM KOPP and Gulielmus COPUS) (ABOUT 1460-1532)

Pauli Aeginatae pharmaca simplicia, Othone Brunfelfio interprete. Idem de ratione victus Gulielmo Copo Basiliensi interprete. In Paulum Aeginatam de Simplicibus, iuxta ac de Ratione Victus, Index tum utilis, tum necessarius. (Colophon: Argentorati excudebat Georgius Ulricher Andlanus, anno MDXXXI Mense sept.) (Strasbourg, 1531) 8vo (150x100); [12], 86, [2] leaves (first of which blank); A12, B-M8 (M7 blank). Woodcut initials, printer’s device on title page repeated on last leaf. Later vellum, edges red. Annotation in an ancient hand on title page, printed exlibris on paste down (Nathan Geyde). Very fine copy.

Sachgebiete: Botanik, Medizin, Pharmazie

29.07.2026 - 18:21

2300,- EUR

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Sebastian MÜNSTER (1488-1552)

Kalendariu[m] Hebraicum, opera Sebastiani Munsteri ex Hebraeorum penetralibus iam rece[n]s in lucem aeditum: quo no[n] tam Hebraice studiosis quam Historiographis & Astronomiae peritis subservire poterit. Basilease Apud Io. Frob. 1527 4to (200x140); [8], 200, [14] (of 16) pp., missing colophon. Signature: a-z4, A-D4, E3 (missing E4, colophon). Quire A (pp. 177-184) bound upside-down. Woodcut printer’s device on title page, woodcut initials, 2 woodcut folding plates, large - full-page woodcuts illustrations. The illustrations on the last 14 pp. depict lunar eclipses, the last one (front of E3) are empty, possibly to be filled with future eclipses. Title and text in Latin and Hebrew. Stamp on title page and last page Ex Bibl Ios Ren Card Imperialis; two other stamps on last page, in Russian. Contemporary vellum. Upper margin of first few pages browned and brittle. The missing colophon, with the printer’s device (repeated) is replaced by a skillfully made facsimile. Very good copy.

Sachgebiete: Astronomie, Kalender, Erstausgaben, Judaica

29.07.2026 - 18:19

4900,- EUR

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Anton Lazzaro MORO (1687-1764)

De’ Crostacei e degli altri marini corpi che si trovano su’ monti Libri due Di ANton Lazzaro Moro. Venezia, Appresso Stefano Monti, 1740. 4to (271x192); [16], 452 pp. 8 engraved plates. Engraved vignette on title page, initials and tail-pieces. Contemporary vellum, gilt title-piece on spine, marbled edges. Very fine copy on large and crisp paper.

Sachgebiete: Erstausgaben, Illustrierte Bücher, Paläontologie

29.07.2026 - 18:16

2000,- EUR

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LEOPOLD VI, Duke of Austria (1176-1230)

Compilatio Leupoldi ducatus Austrie filij de astrorum scientia decem continens tractatus. Auguste Vindelicorum : Erhardi Ratdolt, quinto ydus Ianuarij [9 January 1489]. 4to (202 x 158); [110] leaves, last blank, signatures: a-n⁸ o⁶: 40 lines to a page; types 4:76G and 9:130G, two Roman fonts. Densely illustrated, with full-page woodcut illustration of an armillary sphere, 35 large woodcuts representing the gods and constellations, 1/3-page illustrations of the 12 signs of the zodiac (plus a smaller series repeated three times), 54 half-page astronomical diagrams, of which 2 are printed in red and black. 20th century brown calf, richly blind-tooled binding, in the style of the 16th century. An extremely fine and fresh copy on crisp paper.

Sachgebiete: Astronomie, Erstausgaben, Illustrierte Bücher, Inkunabeln

29.07.2026 - 18:15

15000,- EUR

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Carl Gustav Jacob JACOBI (1804 - 1851)

Canon arithmeticus, sive Tabulae quibus exhibentur pro singulis numeris primis vel primorum potestatibus infra 1000 numeri ad datos indices et indices ad datos numeros pertinentes. Berolini, typis academicis, 1839. 4to, XL, 248 pp.; sign.: a-e4, 1-314. Original bluette wrappers, Handwritten title-piece on spine. Well-preserved copy on large paper.

Sachgebiete: Erstausgaben, Mathematik

29.07.2026 - 18:12

450,- EUR

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Gaetano GIARRÈ (fl. c. 1740-1811)

Alfabeto di lettere iniziali adorno di aniumali e proseguito da vaga serie di caratteri. In Firennze, appresso Giovanni Moro, 1797. Folio (403x250); 25 leaves (engravede frontispiece, illustrated with decorative border adorned by animals and floral friezes, and 24 engraved plates). Contemporary half-calf. Unimportant foxing. Beautiful copy on very large paper (about 5 cm larger then copies in public libraries and recently offered in auctions).

Sachgebiete: Kalligraphie, Erstausgaben, Illustrierte Bücher

29.07.2026 - 18:10

3000,- EUR

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Giovanni GIARDINI (1646-1721), Maximilian Joseph LIMPACH (active in the early 18th century)

Promptuarium artis argentariae ex quo, centum exquisito studio inventis, delineatis, ac in aere incisis tabulis propositis ... invenit et delineavit Joannes Giardini ac in duas partes distribuit. Pars Prima - Altera Roma, Sumptibus Fausti Amidei Bibliopolae, 1750 2 parts in 1 volume, folio (410x270); 2 title pages, 101 engraved plates, 98 of which depicting different kind of richly decorated silverware; the 3 other plates are an allegorical engraved frontispiece with papal coat-of-arms and cartouche “Sanct.mo D.N. D. Clementi XI P.O.M. Bonarum artium restitutori” and an engraved dedication to the pope in the first part and the decication to the Accademia in the second part, both dedications signed by Giovanni Giardini. Plate n. 48 is present in 2 variants (with and without papal coat-of-arms), the second one bound at the end of the second volume. Large engraved vignette on both title pages (repeated). Contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt. Spine and part of both covers restored. First pages unobtrusive worm hole on inner upper corner, never affecting the engravings, about 6 pages of the second part small stain on inner margin, never affecting the engraving. Drawing by the author, engraving by Maximilian Joseph Limpack. A beautiful copy, on heavy paper from the paper mill “Rev. Cartiera Apostolica”.

Sachgebiete: Design, Illustrierte Bücher

29.07.2026 - 18:08

2600,- EUR

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Charles-Louis François FOSSE (1734-1812)

Idées d’un militaire pour la disposition des troupes confiées aux jeunes officiers dans la défense et l’attaque des petits postes. Dédié à M. Le Duc de Chatelet. De l’Imprimerie de Franç. Amb. Didot l’Ainé. A Paris, chez Alexandre Jombert Jeune, 1783. Large 4to (305x225); [14], 116, 60 pp. 11 folding colour-printed engraved plates (each one hinged to the upper margin of the relevant caption leaf, as issued), [2] pp. (approbation and imprimatur). Engraved printer’s device on title page, signed Millier sculpt 1782, large coloured coat-of-arms of the Duc de Chatelet on third leaf. Plates signed Gravé par Louis Marin Bonnet premier Graveur dans ce genre, plate III also dated 1781. Contemporary half-calf with corners, gilt title on spine. Unobtrusive stain on external margin of few leaves. Fine, uncut copy on large and strong paper.

Sachgebiete: Erstausgaben, Illustrierte Bücher, Militaria

29.07.2026 - 18:05

2300,- EUR

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