Rare books from Lloyd Zimmer, Books and Maps

Philadelphia: D. Rice & A. N. Hart, 1857. Half Leather - Hardbound. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Two volumes re-bound by Talin Bookbindery of Cape Cod, with green leather spine and corners, and green cloth over boards; Raised spine bands with gilt stamped lettering and decoration; Housed in matching custom two compartment slipcase; All edges gilded; 131 hand colored plates; Ex-Library with institutional stamps on title pages and verso, though with NO other library markings; Now rebound; Covers and slipcase remain Fine and exceptionally attractive; Moisture stains are seen on the first ten leaves near heel; Plate 1 is uniformly just a little darkened, and there are a couple of small tears in margins; Illustration remains bright; All other plates remain clean and very bright;

London, 1736. First Edition . Full Leather. Good/No Jacket. 4to. 76 pages, plus 53 copper engraved plates, most of which are hand colored. Original leather covers, with gilt decoration along edges are a little pitted, though generally good. Rebacked with leather covers over spine, which overlaps slightly with original decoration on boards. Gilt lettering on spine. End leaves are a little darkened and show various penciled/inked marks. Hinges with modern reinforcement. There is a little separation of two signatures of leaves, though paper remains tight. First four leaves are a little darkened and show a little offsetting; Volume is complete and otherwise in very good condition. Plates with life size representations of spiders are stunning.

New York: Bailliere Brothers, 1859. First Edition, Thus . Half Leather - Hardbound. Very Good/No Jacket. 412 pages, plus 52 hand colored plates, plus ads & 814 pages, plus one plate; Burgundy dyed leather over spines and corners, with raised spine bands, black leather spine labels, and gilt stamped lettering; Green cloth cover covers; Top edges are gilded; Covers are a little rubbed and scuffed, and show light wear at corners and along edges; Contents show scattered mostly light foxing and occasional smudges; Volumes remain tight and are generally very clean; Plates have been collated and are all present; Text is mostly un-opened.

London: L. Reeve & Co., 1873. First Edition . Half Leather - Hardbound. Good+/No Jacket. 4to. John Gerrard Keulemans. 370 pages, plus 26 heliotype images on 16 leaves, plus folding, color, map (now backed on linen), plus three charts of which two are colored, plus 32 hand colored lithographic plates after Keulmans, and 6 hand colored botanical plates. Exquisite period binding in half leather with raised spine bands, gilt stamped lettering and decoration, and red/green leather spine labels. Marbled paper over boards. Binding shows a couple of very slight scuffs, though remains nearly perfect. Library stamps on blank sides of plates, etc, as well as blank space on printers page and dedication page, though no other library markings. Some foxing on first and last leaves, though plates remain in very good condition.

London: N/P. First Edition . Quarter Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Nos. 1 of 1804 through 12 of 1806, bound as a single volume, with covers bound in at rear; 76 hand colored plates, of which two are folding; Modern quarter leather, with gilt stamped lettering and decoration and marbled paper over boards; Scattered mostly very light foxing; Scattered offsetting, sometimes on the heavy side; Collated and complete.

London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1857. Mixed editions, with the first three volumes being second editions published in 1857, and the last two being first editions published in 1858. Collated and complete with all color plates and folding maps. Some older moisture stains on edges affecting some plates. Leaves of volumes I, III, and V remain unopened. Hinges of all volumes have been professionally reinforced. Occasional small tears and other stains. Maps are all in very good condition. Overall tight and fairly clean copies. Five volume set will require additional postage charges for priority and/or international mail.. Cloth - Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.

London: Richard Phillips, 1805. First Edition . Full Leather. Good/No Jacket. 4to. 487 pages, plus 20 hand colored plates. Early leather covers, very nicely rebacked with polished leather, raised spine bands, and gilt stamped lettering. Marbled end leaves. Original boards shows wear along edges and scattered scuffs. Recent spine covers remain perfect. End leaves are chipped along edges, and show general wear. Book plate on front paste down has been torn out and there is a small book plate at upper corner of same page. Offsetting and scattered light foxing, mostly affecting first ten leaves. First couple plates with some darkening and light foxing, but retaining good image and color. Remaining plates are bright, though show some offsetting to opposite text leaves. Volume remains tight and contents are otherwise very clean.

London: Rowland Ward, Limited, 1898. First Edition . Cloth - Hard Cover. Good-/No Jacket. 4to. J. Smit. 329 pages, plus 24 hand colored plates after J. Smit. Number 474 of 500 copies numbered and signed by the publisher. Green cloth covers are heavily rubbed, and worn along edges. Wear is more toward fore edge and spine still looks good. All lettering on cover remains good. Small worm holes on both boards, with a little damage to blank front free end page, half title, title, and dedication pages. Damage is in blank spaces and does not affect any lettering. Small institution stamp on blank front free end page. Small tears at top edge of title page and dedication page. Last blank leaf and blank rear end leave are separated from text block though remain tightly attached at bottom cover. Plates are very slightly darkened near edges. Contents are otherwise bright, clean, and intact.

Heilbronn. First Edition . Half Cloth - Hardbound. Good/No Jacket. sm folio. Six parts published from 1774 - 1779. Bound and paginated into a single volume. 580+ pages, plus 35 plates, though lacking plates I, II, & IV. Some plates are bound out of order. Engraved and highly decorated primary title page, with separate title pages of each part. Original paper over card board covers with paper spine label. Covers are very worn. Small library book plates on front paste down. Inked library number at lower corner of blank front free end page and on blank verso of Part I title page. There are no other library markings. Foxing affecting first ten leaves, and edges of most plates and title pages. Part I title page with vertical crease.

London: Henry Sotheran & Co. First Edition . Cloth - Hard Cover. Very Good-/No Jacket. 4to. J. G. Keulemans. No date of publication, though 1887. 21 hand colored lithographic plates by J. G. Keulemans. Original pebbled green cloth covers over rebacked spine. Corners of covers are bumped and show a little wear, not affecting contents. Book plate on front paste down. Volume remains tight and contents are very clean and intact. Plates are all bright, crisp, and clean.

N/P: N/P, 1990. Unbound Leaf. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket.

Calcutta: Kaviraj Avinash Chandra Kaviratna Circa 1900. 2174 pages bound into three volumes, though with broken up pagination. Volume I contains 30 lessons with pagination [1] vii iv [1]-443. Volume II contains 51 lessons with pagination [445] 446-650, 1-26, 677-1013 [1], [1913] 1914-2174 (Finis). Volume III contains 30 lessons with pagination [1015] 1016-1911. Some pagination may be mis-printed. Appears complete as bound into the three volumes at a later time. Binding is black cloth with burgundy leather spine labels likely salvaged from previous bindings. Scattered penciled notations. Scattered light and small worm holes not affecting text. There are several leaves in the second volume with closed tears, mostly with previous archival tape repairs. Despite faults and damage, all text remains legible. Very scarce translation of Charaka-Samhita with extensive footnotes. . Cloth - Hard Cover. Good-/No Dust Jacket.

New York: J. H. Colton & Co., 1857. Large folding map, measuring approximately 22.5 x 29 inches, folded into a pocket sized cloth binder. Publication date is 1857, though it is stated to have been entered as an Act of Congress in 1856 and signed off by Robert Ream, Chief Clerk of the Surveyor Gen's Office, in 1856. Gilt stamped lettering on top cover and blind stamped on bottom. Brown cloth is rubbed and there is a little wear at spine ends and corners. Gilt is faded, though remains clear. Front paste down, with ads, is rubbed and shows old penciled name and address. The paste down paper on the inside of the cloth cover is torn and separated from the binding at the fold. Folding map remains complete, fairly clean, and with good color. The section attached to the covers is a little darkened from the binder's glue beneath. There are numerous fold tears over the map, and these are particularly noticed along the lower fold. One small and old tape repair is noticed. . First Edition.… Read More

Pittsburgh, PA: MacLean & Lawrence, 1857. Large folding map of Kansas Territory, measuring approximately 41 x 43 inches. Map folds into a dark purple cloth covered binding. Fairly detailed map offering not graphic scale, but is about four miles to the inch. (Streeter, 3904; Graff, 4652). Darkened along folds and showing scattered stains and brown spots. There are a few small fold tears, but paper is generally intact. Cloth binder is worn, particularly over spine, but gilt stamped lettering remains fairly good. Scarce map, with only two copies at auction over the past 50+ years and WorldCat showing only 18 copies. . First Edition. Cloth - Hard Cover. Fair/No Dust Jacket. Map.

25 hand colored copper engravings identified as "Prag bey F. G. Wolf [aka František Karel Wolf / Franz Karl Wolf, 1764-1836. Wolf was best known for his 1803-1809 series, Abbildungen sämmtlicher alten und neuen Schlösser in Böhmen, depicting Czech castles and chateaux, as well as contributions of a similar nature in other publications.] This series is believed to have been published circa 1800. The collection comes from the estate of Helen Waldes, whose father Jindrich Waldes founded Des Waldes Museums in Prague during the first half of the 20th century. All 25 illustrations have been professionally mounted with two pieces of tape to their backing boards. The materials used are archival, though to the standards of the early twentieth century. They are laid into a folder titled "Prager Volkstrachten" perhaps in the hand of Jindrich himself. The paper upon which the images are printed shows general age. There are a few scattered spots of foxing, and a couple of… Read More