Search Results: Titles starting with M from Hellmut Schumann Antiquariat

Paris, es Fils de la liberté, 1926. With numerous illus. Elephant folio. Contemp. dark green morocco, gilt vignettes on front covers, spines with gilt lettering, gilt inner dentelles, top edges gilt (by G. Ritter, spines faded). (Paris, es Fils de la liberté), 1926. Copy no. 16, printed for "Monsieur Hans Sulzer" (souscription d'honneur). Monumental memorial to World War I, with facsimiles of autograph testimonies by prominent men of the allies, grouped by countries, i.e. France, Belgium, Great Britain, United States, Italy, Japan, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Russia, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Czechoslovakia. Preface by Maréchal Foch. HISTORY (KULTURGESCHICHTE) ;

Genova, Comune di Genova, 1976. Genova, Comune di Genova, 1976. 8vo., cloth. 143, (3) pages; 60 plates. Catalogue for an exhibition held in Genoa at the Palazzo dell'Accademia from January 9 - February 3,1976. 60 plates depicting bindings.

Copenhagen, Rosenkilde and Bagger, 1966-68. 8vo. Orig. green cloth, red and black spine labels. Copenhagen, Rosenkilde and Bagger, 1966-68. Reprint of the fifth and best edition (Paris, Firmin Didot, 1860-1865), entirely revised and augmented by the author. This still indispensable reference work is present here with the supplement of old place names in Greek and Latin, and other geographical information useful to the bibliophile. BIBLIOGRAPHY ;

Paris and Lausanne, Librairie des Bibliophiles, 1922. With 160 illus. on plates and in the text, some in color. 192 pp.; 440, XXXVIII pp. indices, 1 leaf. Small 4to. Somewhat later half brown morocco, orig. wrappers bound in. Paris and Lausanne, Librairie des Bibliophiles, 1922. First edition of the indispensable Swiss bibliography, "Ouvrage couronné par l'Académie des Instructions et Belles-Lettres, Prix Brunet 1924". One of 350 copies on vélin of a total edition of 381. Part one offers a descriptive history of printing and book illustration in Switzerland; part two gives descriptions of 3376 books illustrated by Swiss artists, published in Switzerland or abroad from 1475 till 1914. One of 350 copies on vélin of a total edition of 381. - Fine. BIBLIOGRAPHY ; HELVETICA: ALLGEMEIN ; BIBLIOGRAPHIE, BUCHKUNDE, TYPOGRAPHIE ;

London, New York, Toronto, Sydney, B. T. Batsford, 1949. With 95 illus., mostly full-page, some in color. VIII, 128 pp. 4to. Orig. cloth, dust-jacket (slightly chipped). London, New York, Toronto, Sydney, B. T. Batsford, 1949. First edition of this useful work on cartographers from the earliest beginnings to the mid-ninetheenth century. CARTOGRAPHY / KARTOGRAPH. PUBLIKATION ;

Vienna, Johann Thomas Edler von Trattner, 1777. With 17 engr. folding plates. XVIII, 546 pp. Contemp. red morocco, gilt supralibros of Empress Maria Theresa, gilt floral borders, outer edges and spine gilt, all edges gilt. Vienna, Johann Thomas Edler von Trattner, 1777. Excerpts from Wolff's "Elementa matheseos universae", first published in 2 volumes on 1713-15, enlarged to 5 volumes in 1730-41. It was the more scientific counterpart of Wolff's famous "Anfangsgründe aller mathematischen Wissenschaften". Christian Johann von Wolff (1679-1754) from Breslau, a leading figure of the German enlightenment, was Professor of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at Halle University. Distinguished copy with the arms of Empress Maria Theresa (1717-1780), Archduchess of Austria, daughter of Emperor Charles VI, wife of Emperor Francis I Stephen, mother of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France. This book was later in the library of Albert of Saxe-Teschen (1728-1823), with printed… Read More

Berlin, Christian Friedrich Himburg, 1793. With engr. frontispiece by Malvieux after Chodowiecki. XIV, 632 pp. 8vo. Contemp. half calf, spine with label gilt (sides somewhat rubbed). Berlin, Christian Friedrich Himburg, 1793. The most successful work of Selle (1748-1800), personal physician to King Friedrich II the Great, whose case history he published in 1786, and to both Friedrich Wilhelm II and III. Eight editions of the present book were published, and it was translated into several languages. The frontispiece after Chodowiecki shows a monument with the portraits of Galen, Hippocrates, and Celsus. - Some foxing. - Hirsch V, p. 356; Lesky, p. 607; cf. Blake 413. Not in Wellcome and Osler. SCIENCE: MEDICINE ;

Lyon, Paolo Frambotto, 1660. Half-title, title, 3 unn. leaves, 332 pp.; title, 70 pp., 8 unn. leaves index, 13 unn. extra blank leaves. Narrow 12mo. Contemp. vellum (somewhat browned). Lyon, Paolo Frambotto, 1660. Nice edition of these two works by Jean Prévost (1585-1631) from Dilsberg in Baden, since 1617 professor of medicine in Padua. The "Medicina pauperum", a work on general health care for the poor, gives a broad survey of common diseases and remedies. "De Venenis et Alexipharmacis" treats venoms and their antidotes. The printer Frambotto was active between 1634 and 1694, mostly in Padua, but also in Venice and Milan; Lyon might be a fictitious imprint. This edition is only recorded as a microfilm in the National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, not in BL, BN or Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon. - Old ownership entry on title, old ms. note on paste-down, initial on flyleaf, marginal tear in pp. 39/40 affecting a few letters, scattered ink annotations. -… Read More

Zurich, Heidegger & Compagnie, 1742. Engr. frontispiece "Memorabilia Urbis et Agri Tigurini" with a small view of Zurich, 1 folding map (c. 415 x 370 mm) engr. by Johann Heinrich Freytag after J. J. Scheuchzer and H. C. Gyger, and 39 small engr. views by Johann Melchior Füssli, originally mounted on blank pages. 4 unn. leaves (incl. frontispiece), 713 pp. Small 4to. 19th-century half cloth. Zurich, Heidegger & Compagnie, 1742. Most comprehensive edition of the best-known history of mainly town and canton of Zurich with many views. Entries are found about villages, buildings, historical events, battles, government offices, weather conditions, etc. arranged in alphabetical order. Hans Heinrich Bluntschli's (1656-1722) work is present here in its enlarged third edition, edited and continued up to the 18th century by Johann Balthasar Bullinger (1690-1764), and the first one depicting all 40 views by Johann Melchior Füssli (1677-1736). These engravings are mounted on blank… Read More

Zurich, Heidegger & Compagnie, 1742 (reprint Winterthur 1975). Engr. frontispiece "Memorabilia Urbis et Agri Tigurini" with a small view of Zurich, 1 folding map (c. 415 x 370 mm) engr. by Johann Heinrich Freytag after J. J. Scheuchzer and H. C. Gyger, and 39 small engr. views by Johann Melchior Füssli, originally mounted on blank pages. 4 unn. leaves (incl. frontispiece), 713 pp. Small 4to. Modern boards. Zurich, Heidegger & Compagnie, 1742 (reprint Winterthur 1975). Most comprehensive edition of the best-known history of mainly town and canton of Zurich with many views. Entries are found about villages, buildings, historical events, battles, government offices, weather conditions, etc. arranged in alphabetical order. Hans Heinrich Bluntschli's (1656-1722) work is present here in fresh copy of a reprint edition done in 1975. - Haller I, 763 and 352; Lonchamp 350. HELVETICA ;

Zurich, Heidegger & Compagnie, 1742. Engr. frontispiece "Memorabilia Urbis et Agri Tigurini" with a small view of Zurich at the bottom, 1 colored folding map (c. 415 x 370 mm) engr. by Johann Heinrich Freytag after J. J. Scheuchzer and H. C. Gyger, and 39 small engr. views by Johann Melchior Füssli, originally mounted on blank pages. 4 unn. leaves (incl. frontispiece), 713 pp. Small 4to. 19th-century half cloth. Zurich, Heidegger & Compagnie, 1742. Most comprehensive edition of the best-known history of mainly town and canton of Zurich with many views. Entries are found about villages, buildings, historical events, battles, government offices, weather conditions, etc. arranged in alphabetical order. Hans Heinrich Bluntschli's (1656-1722) work is present here in its enlarged third edition, edited and continued up to the 18th century by Johann Balthasar Bullinger (1690-1764), and the first one depicting all 40 views by Johann Melchior Füssli (1677-1736). These engravings… Read More

Zurich, Zürcher & Furrer for the author, 1841. With 5 plates in aquatint, engr. after L. Schulthess, F. Schmid, and J. H. Reutlinger. VI, 784 pp. 4to. Contemp. half leather. Zurich, Zürcher & Furrer for the author, 1841. First edition. This still invaluable chronicle of the city of Zurich, started in 1704 by Hans Heinrich Bluntschli. In his present continuation, Friedrich Vogel (1804-1855) deals with the revolutionary period from 1819 to 1840, in a series of alphabetically arranged articles, offering a wealth of historical and statistical material. The decorative views show Uster, Sitzberg near Turbental, the "Münsterbrücke" in Zurich, the church of Neumünster, and the new post office. - Some spotting as usual, 2 bookplates. - Lonchamp 3159; Barth 18233. HELVETICA: ZÜRICH-ZUG ; HELVETICA ;

A Amsterdam, Jean Frédéric Bernard, 1753. LXVI, 210 pp.; 178 pp. 12mo. Full red morocco, spines with gilt lettering, double blind fillets around sides, gilt outer and inner dentelles, edges gilt (by Dunezat). A Amsterdam, Jean Frédéric Bernard, 1753. A compilation of facts pertaining to French history and legal matters, by the great historian de Mézeray (1610-1683), author of the important "Histoire de France" (1643-51). The original manuscript of the present work bears the title "Dictionnaire de la France", which the editor takes to signify that a larger opus was planned. Present here is the second printing by Bernard (first 1732), edited with a lengthy introduction by the French historian Denis-François Camusat (1695-1732), active in Amsterdam. - Quérard, La France littéraire, VI, 105 ("La liberté avec laquelle l'auteur et l'éditeur de cet ouvrage ont parlé sur des matières… Read More

Paris, Ponthieu et comp., 1828 (I-II); L.-G. Michaud, 1831-38 (III-XIII). 8vo. Slightly later three-quarter tan leather, spines richly gilt with two green lables (by Young & sons, Liverpool). Paris, Ponthieu et comp., 1828 (I-II); L.-G. Michaud, 1831-38 (III-XIII). First edition of this detailed account of the campaigns against France from 1792 until 1815, published anonymously. They are not real memoirs, but a compilation from historical sources. The Revolution occupies the first seven volumes. It is sometimes assumed that copied parts of the unpublished memoirs of the Prussian statesman Karl August von Hardenberg (1750-1822) were incorporated in this work. Hardenberg's manuscript had been given to King Frederick William IV who prohibited its disclosure before 1850. The first two volumes are the work of Beauchamp and Schubart; Schubart published vols. 3-5, followed by d'Allonville who compiled vols. 6-9; Beauchamp wrote vol. 10, and 11-12 are by d'Allonville. - Barbier II, 260-61;… Read More

Mainz, Balthasar Lipp, 1604. Title printed in red and black. With woodcut device on title, full-page heraldic woodcut on title verso, woodcut head-piece and large figured intital on leaf 2, and 7 engr. plates (one folding, with a view of Mainz). 8 unn. leaves, 980 pp., 7 unn. leaves. 4to. Contemp. richly blind-stamped pigskin over wooden boards, 1 clasp (second clasp broken), ms. title on spine. Exlibris Clemens Reitmayer, Brussels. Mainz, Balthasar Lipp, 1604. Important history of Mainz, including letters of Saint Boniface, by Nicolaus Serarius (1558-1609), Professor of Exegesis at Mainz university. A highly esteemed authority in his field, he was best known for his exegetical works and his polemical writings against Luther and some of his followers. The present work leads up to the time of Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg (1553-1626), Archbishop and Elector of Mainz, Arch-chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire, to whom the book is dedicated, with his fine coat of arms on title verso. Under his rule,… Read More

New York,, 1974. With 52 tippedin color plates with 63 illus. and 125 b/w illus., 1 folding plate. 164, (4) pp. Folio. Orig. cloth, with d/j. New York, (1974). One of 700 copies printed at the press of A. Colish, New York. BIBLIOGRAPHY ;

Paris, Defer de Maisonneuve, 1793. With color-printed engraved frontispiece and 5 color-printed plates engraved by Colibert, Clément and Casenave. 3 blank ff.; 161 pp., 3 blank ff. Royal 4to. Contemp. full calf with red spine, triple gilt fillets on covers, gilt inside dentelles (back rep.). Paris, Defer de Maisonneuve, 1793. De luxe edition printed on "grand papier vélin" with the six stipple-engraved color-prints "avant la lettre" after the Paris book illustrator and painter Nicolas André Monsiau (1754-1837). Still a good copy of one of "the most beautiful editions in French" (M. Bircher). - Slightly foxed. - Leemann-van Elck 699; Maler und Dichter der Idylle S. Gessner (1980), no. 92; Cohen/de Ricci 436; Lewine 211. LITERATURE: FRENCH ; HELVETICA: ALLGEMEIN ; ILLUSTRIERTE BÜCHER [vor 1900] ; ILLUSTRATED BOOKS (BEFORE 1900) ;

London, J. Dodsley, 1781. 2 leaves (misnumbered), 88 pp. 8vo. Contemporary half calf (rubbed). From the library of John Whitefoord Mackenzie, with his bookplate (his sale March 24, 1886). London, J. Dodsley, 1781. The preceding first edition was privately printed in 1768 in an edition of only 50 copies on the author's own Strawberry Hill Press, in Twickenham south-west of London. This present drama by Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (1717-1797), cousin of Lord Nelson and English man of letter, dealt with another topic that would attract much (scandalized) attention in the Romantic period: incest. - ESTCT 41679; Dibdin, Tour II, p. 619.