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Göttingen, Arkana Verlag, 1984. With full-page color illus. after drawings. 32 unn. leaves. Large folio. Orig. half cloth, dust-jacket. Göttingen, Arkana Verlag, 1984. Portraits of famous Russian poets like Pushkin, Gogol, Dershavin, Shukovski, Gontcharov, Nekrassov, Dostoyevsky a.o., with texts by them in cyrillic letters. A separate sheet contains an introduction and translations of the poems. MODERN ILLUSTRATED BOOKS (1900-1999) ; MODERNE ILLUSTRIERTE BÜCHER ;

Paris, G. Masson, 1875. With 38 wood-engraved plates by Boetzel, 3 chromolithogr. plates (1 folding) and 8 chromolithogr. plates by Erhard. (4) leaves, 388, (4) pp.; (2) leaves, 424 pp., (2) leaves. 4to (283 x 195 mm). Contemporary half red morocco, gilt-lettered spines, marbled boards. Paris, G. Masson, 1875. First edition. Denis Jourdanet's (1815-1892) observational work in remote areas of Latin America and Asia proved that altitude sickness is due to anoxaemia. Jourdanet worked closely together with Paul Bert (1833-1886), the former doing all the observational work and the latter the laboratory work on altitude physiology. - Garrison/Morton 943.1. MEDIZIN ;

Venice, Nicolo Zopino & Vincetio compagno, Nov. 1524. Title printed in red an black, within wide figured woodcut border, figured woodcut initials to each book. Printed in Italics. 176 leaves. Small 8vo. Later half vellum with spine labels (old ms. entry on title). From the collection of Hendrik D. L. Vervliet. Venice, Nicolo Zopino & Vincetio compagno, Nov. 1524. Rare edition of the Epitome of Pompeius Trogus' "Historiae Philippicae" which has only come down to us in the excerpts by Justinus (3rd or 4th cent.). The original text, in forty-four books, was a general history of the world concentrating on the Macedonian Empire founded by Philip II and the Hellenistic kingdoms. The work begins with Ninus, founder of Nineveh and ends in the year A.D. 9. The translator of the present Italian edition is not named. - Some browning and spotting, small defect to title, worm track in upper margin at the beginning, not affecting text, a few worm track filled in. - Haym (1771) 17, 2 (bella… Read More

Lyon, Antonius Gryphius, 1573. With woodcut printer's mark on title, elaborate woodcut initials, Gryphius Griffon devise on last page verso. Printed in Italics. 496 pp., (23) leaves. Small 8vo. 18th-century red leather, gold ruling, marbled endpapers, gilt edges (slightly damaged), blind library stamp on first and last leaves. Lyon, Antonius Gryphius, 1573. Rare edition of the Epitome of Pompeius Trogus' "Historiae Philippicae", the only version in which this text exists. The original text, in forty-four books, was a general history of the world concentrating on the Macedonian Empire founded by Philip II and the Hellenistic kingdoms. It began with Ninus, the founder of Nineveh, and ended about A.D. 9. Apart from the Epitome by Justinus (3rd century), we possess summaries of the forty-four books, and fragments in other writings. It is still considered, even in this abridged state, an important authority for ancient history, including ethnographical and geographical digressions. This… Read More

Cologne, In officina Birckmannica, 1582. With woodcut printer's mark on title, elaborate woodcut initials. Printed in Italics. 16 unn. leaves (incl. 1 blank), 304 pp. 8vo. Contemporary green stained limp vellum, red edges (lower part of t.p. cut out and repaired). Name on title, blind library stamp on first and last leaves. From the collection of Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland (lot 7011 in his sale, 1882). Cologne, In officina Birckmannica, 1582. Rare edition of the Epitome of Pompeius Trogus' "Historiae Philippicae", the only version in which this text exists. The original text, in forty-four books, was a general history of the world concentrating on the Macedonian Empire founded by Philip II and the Hellenistic kingdoms. It began with Ninus, the founder of Nineveh, and ended about A.D. 9. Apart from the Epitome by Justinus (3rd century), we possess summaries of the forty-four books, and fragments in other writings. It is still considered, even in this abridged state, an… Read More

Lyon, Seb. Gryphius, 1551. With woodcut printer's mark on title, elaborate woodcut initials, Gryphius Griffon devise on last page verso. Printed in Italics. 313, (27) pp. 8vo. 18th-century leather (rebacked), blind library stamp on first and last leaf. From the collection of Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland (lot 7007 in his sale, 1882). Lyon, Seb. Gryphius, 1551. Rare edition of the Epitome of Pompeius Trogus' "Historiae Philippicae", the only version in which this text exists. The original text, in forty-four books, was a general history of the world concentrating on the Macedonian Empire founded by Philip II and the Hellenistiic kingdoms. ut began with Ninus, the founder of Nineveh, and ended about A.D. 9. Apart from the Epitome by Justinus (3rd century), we possess summaries of the forty-four books, and fragments in other writings. It is still considered, even in this abridged state, an important authority for ancient history, including ethnographical and geographical… Read More