Berne: The author. First Edition. Two parts in one volume, published in July and September 1818. Recent red three quarters leather with gilt titles and red boards. Clean and tidy without major flaws. Original blue paper wrapper bound in. To the front cover paper is written "Par l'auteur" presumably by Seringe. One plate and one folding table (complete.) Rough cut page edges. A little foxing to the pages only. VI + 1 ff. + 244 pp. Text in French. 210 x 130 mm (8¼ by 5 inches).
Nicolas Charles Seringe, first Teacher at the Academy of Bern then Professor of Botany and member of the Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts of Lyon wrote a work with the exact description, classification and history of flowers. He sought to avoid scientific language, and to arrange the objects in an easy order, through which one can easily learn about plants, how to propagate them and finally how to use them. Première édition. Deux volumes en un seul volume, parus en juillet et septembre 1818. Cuir rouge trois quarts récent avec titres dorés et plats rouges. Propre et bien rangé sans défauts majeurs. Couverture en papier bleu d'origine reliée. Sur le papier de la couverture avant est écrit "Par l'auteur" probablement par Seringe. Une plaque et une table pliante (complète.) Bords de page coupés grossièrement. Un peu de rousseur sur les pages uniquement. VI + 1 sqq. + 244 pp. 210 par 130 mm
Nicolas Charles Seringe, d'abord Professeur à l'Académie de Berne puis Professeur de Botanique et membre de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et des Arts de Lyon a écrit un ouvrage avec la description exacte, la classification et l'histoire des fleurs. Il a cherché à éviter le langage scientifique et à ranger les objets dans un ordre facile, à travers lequel on peut facilement en apprendre davantage sur les plantes, comment les propager et enfin comment les utiliser.

Brünn [Brno]: Joseph George Trassler, 1801. Volume 75 of this encyclopedia. Engraved frontis and 67 engraved plates to the rear, several folding. (So complete). This volume contains the entries from "Passion" to "Linen" and many of the plates have wonderful images of people expressing different moods in the style of Lavater. Hardback, in paper covered boards (age uncertain but likely mid 20th Century) Original label pasted to the spine. Clean and tidy. Internally clean and tidy throughout, a little creasing to the edges of the folding plates, but overall in excellent condition. Brünn, the second city of the Czech republic, was at this time, the capital of Moravia, and had a German speaking majority amongst its population. VIII, 800 pp + plates. Famous economic encyclopedia written by a total of six authors. The Berlin doctor Johann Georg Krünitz (1728-1796), who himself designed the first 73 volumes, gave the name to and initiated the ambitious undertaking. After his death, the work was continued first by the lawyer and composer Friedrich Jakob Floerke (1759-1799), and by his brother, the botanist Heinrich Gustav Floerke (1764-1835), volume 124-225 compiled by Johann Wilhelm David Korth (1783- 1861),

Cambridge (MA): Harvard University Press, 1948. First edition. A hardback in its original red cloth with gilt-stamped title to spine. Original red and white dust jacket. Includes frontis portrait of Edward Drummond Libbey plus several b/w plates and in text b/w illustrations and photographs. The dust jacket has some small areas of loss, and is very faded to spine - but the book itself is in a very good state. Now protected in clear Mylar wrap to help preserve the dust jacket. xvii + 398 pages. 245 x 160 mm (9¾ x 6¼ inches).

This work encompasses not only the fine details of technology (directly responsible for the development of glassmaking, particularly from 1880 on), but goes into the metamorphosis of labour relationship, labour costs, factory management, output, price, and even into earnings and dividends paid. The leading part a handful of men in Toledo (Ohio) seem to have played in upscaling production is part of America's industrial history.

Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Caspari Fritsch, 1735. First Edition Thus. With folding engraved frontispiece by Bernard Picart and title-vignette and 4 folding plates. Two volumes in one binding, each with its own title page. Contemporary vellum over boards. Title in ink to spine. The binding is sound, but a little dirty and darkened. A touch of bumping only. Slight cracking to the top edge of the spine. Internally clean and tidy, with a little darkening / foxing to the pages. Overall a very nice copy. A collection of classical works on agriculture and natural history thought to have been assembled in the Middle Ages, and certainly printed at least 5 times before 1501. LVI, 858pp; [viii], pp859-1316, 159pp Avec frontispice gravé dépliant par Bernard Picart et vignette-titre et 4 planches dépliantes, i.a. sur la viticulture. Deux volumes dans une reliure, chacun avec sa propre page de titre. Vélin sur planches de l'époque. Titre à l'encre au dos. La reliure est saine, mais un peu sale et noircie. Une touche de cognement seulement. Légères craquelures sur le bord supérieur du dos. Intérieur propre et bien rangé, avec un peu de noircissement / rousseur sur les pages. Dans l'ensemble un très bel exemplaire. Une collection d'ouvrages classiques sur l'agriculture et l'histoire naturelle qui auraient été rassemblés au Moyen Âge, et certainement imprimés au moins 5 fois avant 1501. LVI, 858pp ; [viii], pp859-1316, 159pp

London: Griffith & Farran, 1865. Fourth edition (published in the first year as the First Edition) of this scarce work debunking Spiritualism and those who claimed to see ghosts. Through the use of 16 illustrations (13 hand coloured) the author shows how the illusion of seeing a ghost can be created. The "List of Plates" identifies what colour illusion a plate will create. "Plate II. this black figure will give a white spectre." etc. Blue boards with text (in ten different fonts !!) and a spectral figure looking particularly Scrooge Like floating across the front board. The rear board has adverts for Griffith and Farran books recently published. Red cloth spine. A touch of darkening and some rubbing (with two areas of loss to the rear panel). A couple of creases and edgewear to the boards. Title page has a small closed tear (repaired with archival tape). The rest of the book is clean, with a little handling to the pages. A small An attractive copy of a scarce work. 11, XVI. pp. 250 by 200mm (9¾ by 7¾ inches). Quatrième édition (publiée la première année en tant que première édition) de cet ouvrage rare démystifiant le spiritisme et ceux qui prétendaient voir des fantômes. Grâce à l'utilisation de 16 illustrations (13 coloriées à la main), l'auteur montre comment l'illusion de voir un fantôme peut être créée. La "Liste des planches" identifie l'illusion de couleur qu'une assiette créera. "Planche II. cette figure noire donnera un spectre blanc." etc. Des panneaux bleus avec du texte (en dix polices différentes !!) et une figure spectrale ressemblant particulièrement à Scrooge flottant sur le panneau avant. Le panneau arrière contient des publicités pour les livres de Griffith et Farran récemment publiés Dos en toile rouge. Une touche d'assombrissement et quelques frottements (avec deux zones de perte sur le panneau arrière). Quelques plis et usures sur les bords des plats. La page de titre a une petite déchirure fermée (réparée avec du ruban adhésif). Le reste du livre est propre, avec un peu de manipulation dans les pages. Un petit Un bel exemplaire d'un ouvrage rare. 11, XVI. pp. 250 par 200mm.

London: Published for the author by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1830. Second edition, bound here in two volumes. Volume 1 being the descriptions and volume 2 the plates. Volume 1, dated May 1830 to the preface. Complete with 49 plates engraved on India paper and tipped onto the pages. The binding is half leather, with attractive marbled boards. In new condition. Inside, in good condition but with scattered foxing. Half title is also on India paper mounted., title. Divisional title at page 128 and the remainder of the work covers Scottish trees separately. viii, 152., 49. pp. Ab attractive copy. Ref. Nissen BBI 1907. This work was first published by Strutt in 1826 in a folio format. For the present work, the folio plates were reduced and the folio text was modified to allow for the re-ordering of the trees into more coherent groupings

London, Paris & New York: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1890. First edition. Hardback in more recent attractive three quarters burgundy morocco, with marbled boards. New endpapers. Illustrated with 50 colour chromolithographic plates (including frontispiece) - all by J.W. Ludlow. Many in text b/w illustrations. Boards in very good condition. Contents in good clean condition with a little light foxing to extremities of a few pages. Undated, but circa 1890. viii, 392 pp. 280 x 220 mm (11 x 8¾ inches). Première édition. Relié plus récent en joli maroquin trois quarts bordeaux, avec plats marbrés. Nouvelles gardes. Illustré de 50 planches chromolithographiques en couleurs (y compris le frontispice) - toutes de J.W. Ludlow. Nombreuses illustrations n/b dans le texte. Planches en très bon état. Sommaire en bon état de propreté avec une petite rousseur légère aux extrémités de quelques pages. Sans date, mais vers 1890. viii, 392 pp. 280 x 220 mm