Amsterdam: F. Houttuyn, 1747. Seven engraved plates from Icones Biblicae. Engraved by Johannes (Jan) Luyken after F. Houttuyn. It is unclear which edition these are from, but they are from either the 1729 edition publised by J. Cóvens en C. Mortier, or more likely from the 1747 edition published by Houttuyn. Most of the plates are in excellent condition, but there is a touch of edgewear to a couple. Creasing to one plate. Crease to the fold of each plate. The captions to each plate are printed in Each plate is 510 x 410 mm (20 x 16¼ inches).
Jan Lukyen (1649–1712) was a Dutch poet, illustrator and engraver.
"David was dancing before the Lord" II Samuel VI V14.
"Abram and Lot pitch their tent" Genesis XIII v3.
"The tower of Babel" Genesis XI v2.
"The Jews build Jerusalem" Nehemie III
"Moses drew water from the rock" Numbers XX
"The rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram" Numbers XVI v30
four engravings of Solomon's temple on one sheet. Sept planches gravées d'Icones Biblicae. Gravé par Johannes (Jan) Luyken d'après F. Houttuyn. On ne sait pas de quelle édition ils proviennent, mais ils proviennent soit de l'édition de 1729 publiée par J. Cóvens en C. Mortier, soit plus probablement de l'édition de 1747 publiée par Houttuyn. La plupart des assiettes sont en excellent état, mais il y a une touche d'usure des bords à un couple. Pliage à une assiette. Pli au pli de chaque assiette. Les légendes de chaque plaque sont imprimées en Chaque plaque mesure 510 x 410 mm (20 x 16¼ pouces).
Jan Lukyen (1649-1712) était un poète, illustrateur et graveur néerlandais.
« David dansait devant le Seigneur » II Samuel VI V14.
« Abram et Lot plantent leur tente » Genèse XIII v3.
"La tour de Babel" Genesis XI v2.
« Les Juifs construisent Jérusalem » Néhémie III
« Moïse puisa de l'eau dans le rocher » Nombres XX
« La rébellion de Koré, Dathan et Abiram » Nombres XVI v30
quatre gravures du temple de Salomon sur une feuille.

Milan: Franco Maria Ricci, 1979. First edition. Publisher's hardback covered in black silk, gilt titles, color illustration glued to the cover. Illustrated slipcase with title on spine. Both book and slipcase are clean and tidy with no significant flaws. Aloys Zötl was an Austrian painter. He was relatively unknown until his work was "re-discovered" by surrealist André Breton who was taken by the surrealist aesthetic he saw present in the images - as he writes: "Lacking any biographical details about the artist, one can only indulge one's fantasies in imagining the reasons which might have induced this workman from Upper Austria, a dyer by profession, to undertake so zealously between 1832 and 1887 the elaboration of the most sumptuous bestiary ever seen." Public Review Domain 93 pages. 250 by 235mm (9¾ by 9¼ inches).

Wien: K. K. Österreich Museums, 1871. Scarce First edition. In half leather hardback, with red mottled boards. Contains many fascinatingly detailed b/w illustrations. Text in German. Spine is sun faded and rubbed, with some splitting beginning to top front of spine. Otherwise boards show minimal handling. Internally the book does have some foxing, mainly to edges of the pages. Slight curl to both front free end paper and rear end paper. 271 pages. 265 x 185 mm (10½ x 7¼ inches). This book was issued on the day the new museum building was opened - November 4, 1871

. Première édition rare. Reliure cartonnée en demi-cuir, avec des planches marbrées de rouge. Contient de nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc fascinantes et détaillées. Texte en allemand. Le dos est décoloré par le soleil et frotté, avec un début de fissure en haut de la partie avant du dos. Sinon, les planches n'ont subi qu'un minimum de manipulations. A l'intérieur, le livre présente quelques rousseurs, principalement sur les bords des pages. Léger gondolage au papier de fin libre avant et au papier de fin arrière. 271 pages. 265 x 185 mm (10½ x 7¼ pouces). Ce livre a été publié le jour de l'inauguration du nouveau bâtiment du musée - le 4 novembre 1871.

New York: Pyramid Books, 1976. Three volumes in the "Illustrated Fiction" series published by Pyramid books. All are first editions Softback. Full colour adult graphic novels. Byron Preiss wrote Schlomo Raven Public Detective with art by Tom Sutton. "Smarter than Marlow! Shorter than Spade!" Schlomo is described as being in the footsteps of the Maltese Falcon. Byron Preiss also wrote Starfawn, with illustrations by Stephen Fabian. (An adventure in the Star Trek tradition with a fantastic multinational crew on the Starship Destiny). Red Tide was illustrated by Steranko and is an illustrated Chandler novel.
All three are in good clean condition, with just a touch of edgewear / handling. Vol 1 unpaginated but approximately 128 pages. Volume 2 is approximately 128 pages. Volume 3 is 128 numbered pages. 170 by 125mm (6¾ by 5 inches).

London: John Bale & Staples Limited, 1940. Very scarce. First Edition. Burgundy cloth covered hardback boards with gilt titles to front and spine. No date, but preface dated July 1940 and neat owner's name, and rank, to front dated June 1941. A guide to facial reconstruction, and treating war casualties, with surgery and dentistry. Includes graphic photos and illustrations of war related injuries. Boards in very good condition. Endpapers are age toned, but the rest of the book is clean and bright; including the glossy photo paper used for illustrations. xi, 199 pages - including index. 250 x 160 mm (9¾ x 6¼ inches).

William Warwick James OBE was one of the foremost dental surgeons of his time; and a pioneer in maxillofacial surgery. Benjamin William Fickling CBE was a dentist and doctor who played a major part in the development of oral and maxillofacial surgery as a specialised discipline. A seminal work by these two specialists.

Big Sur: undated circa 1947. First edition. A well designed promotional pamphlet that Miller sent to booksellers and other literary types to promote his 1947 work, "Into the Night Life." Signed by Miller himself, on 18th July 1955. Words by both Miller and the book's Palestinian illustrator, Bezalel Shatz. Comments from, among others: Beniamino Bufano, Man Ray, Will Rogers, Herbert Read and Anais Nin. Plain covers. Some fading. Internally clean and tidy. Book has obviously been creased at some point but is all in a very good condition.

"Into the Night Life" took almost two years to produce. Only 800 copies were produced, and each one was signed and numbered. This pamphlet was designed to promote the book, by giving insight in to how it was made, what it is about, together with a few testimonials from individuals deemed qualified to appraise its merits. 280 x 220 mm (11 x 8¾ inches).

Paris: Editions Albin Michel, 1937. First Edition. Extremely scarce. A humorous colour illustrated book about a young boy called Jacky who loves boxing. Illustrations by Armand Rapeño. Softback covers with colour illustration of Jacky in the boxing ring. Covers a little age toned. Contents are very good / fine. An excellent example of a hard to find book. [12] pp. 270 x 180 mm (10¾ x 7 inches)

. Première édition. Extrêmement rare. Un livre humoristique illustré en couleur sur un jeune garçon appelé Jacky qui aime la boxe. Illustrations d'Armand Rapeño. Couvertures souples avec illustration en couleur de Jacky sur le ring de boxe. Couvre un peu d'âge tonique. Le contenu est très bon / fin. Un excellent exemple d'un livre difficile à trouver. [12] pp. 270 x 180 mm