Medicine, Science, and Travel Books: The Property of a French Collector; Wednesday June 9, 1999; Sale #9232
by Christie's New York
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Lake Huntington, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Christie's, 1999. 93 pp + ads. 183 lots. P.O. has made short notes about condition on a few lots. Wraps nicely illustrated with a plate from Jan van der Straet's Nova Reperta showing a 16th-century printing establishment, the front wraps showing a dramatic view of the press, the back compositors, proofreaders and collators. The frontispiece shows the TP of Thomas Geminus's Compendiosa totius anatomiae dlineatio, aere exarata, 1545. Other notable illustrations include the first engraved view of Niagara Falls as it appeared in Louis Hennepin, Nouvelle decouverte d'un tres grand pays situe dans l'Amerique, entre le nouveau Mexique et la mer glaciale. Utrecht, 1697; TPs of Kepler's Dioptrice . . . and Huygens's Traite de la Lumiere. . Illustrated Wraps. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Veery Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000146
- Title
- Medicine, Science, and Travel Books: The Property of a French Collector; Wednesday June 9, 1999; Sale #9232
- Author
- Christie's New York
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Christie's
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- Auction Catalog, Books About Books, Medicine, Science, Travel, Jan van der Straet, Nova Reperta 16th-century printing establishment, press, compositors, proofreaders, collators. Thomas Geminus, Compendiosa totius anatomiae dlineatio, aere exarata, first e
- Bookseller catalogs
- Medicine;
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Lake Huntington, New York
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