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Götheborg, Charles Backman 1834 & 1835. (12), IV, 492 s. + 6 litograferade planscher. Samtida halvfranskt band, något nött. Inlagan delvis lite lagerfläckad, några blad och en plansch kraftigare. En plansch lite svag i inre marginalen, en plansch med rivet hörn. Huvudsakligen ett bra exemplar. Sällsynt.

1745-1751. Folio. Engraved title, (18), 118, (6), 123-578, (4), 585-704; engraved title, (2), XVI, 768; engraved title, (12), XX, 882 pp. + 5 engraved portraits + 24 engraved plates (of which 13 are folding). Numerous engravings in the text. Contemporary full calf, spines richly gilt, covers stamped in blind. The 5 portraits and 1 map are unfortunately missing from this copy. Vol 1 with partly damaged covers, some marginal tape repairs to 7 leaves, a few leaves with small marginal wormholes, many leaves at end with waterstain to inner margin. The first two leaves in vol. 2 a bit loose. Otherwise mostly clean inside. With the signature of Albert Engström in all three volumes.

Westerås, Joh. Laur. Horrn 1773. Graverat titelblad, (24), 323, (5) s. + 4 utvikbara graverade planscher. Samtida halvfranskt band med ryggförgyllning, röda snitt. Första bladen med små maskhål, mest marginella. Försättsblad med två äldre namnteckningar, eftersättblad med ett flertal anteckningar, bl.a en sida om orgeln i S:t Petri kyrka i Malmö. Huvudsakligen en ren och snygg inlaga. Hülphers faktaspäckade historik har enligt Tobias Norlind berättigat honom att bli kallad den svenska musikforskningens fader.

Paris, Plume & Presse 1947-1948. 27,5x22,5 cm. (6), 164, (5); (6), 182, (5); (6), 159, (8); (6), 165, (6) pp. + 4 engraved plates. 4 volumes with printed wrappers, two and two loose in portfolios in slip-cases. Slip-cases with minor wear, otherwise a very good set. Published in 300 numbered copies, this is no. 263.

J.F. Gleditsch 1705-1729. 12:o. (114), 25-1344, 48; (128), 1060, (42); (116), 1056, (48); (36), 1040, (40); (150), 1041, (31); (102), 1076, (60); (10), 1200, (36); (146), 1072, (34); (14), 108, 120, 108, 108, 144, 144, 84, 72, 120, (8) pp. + 9 engraved frontispieces. First 8 volumes in uniform, contemporary full calf, spines tooled in blind, , last volume in slighly later calf. Some wear to spines but overall very good, particularly inside. Two major problems: last leaf of index in vol. 4 is missing, leaves 1047-1104 are torn out and unfortunately missing from vol. 8.

Steidl 2008. Limited edition. 29,5x29,5 cm. (37) pp. + 285 plate-pages. Publisher's hand-bound cloth, upper cover with a tipped in pigment print of Saltsjö-Boo 1977. Spine slightly faded, otherwise fine. This copy is numbered 4/50 and signed by the photographer.

Paris, Marcel Plée 1927-1934. Richly illustrated. 30 volumes with original printed wrappers. 7 volumes with damaged covers, of which 4 volumes have split spines, otherwise very good. First volume is numbered 104 of 175 copies on "simili Japon".

Greifswald, Leipzig, & Rostock 1756-1763. 4:o. (16), 3-504, (42); (8), 8 (list of subscribers), XVI, 3-712, (38); (8), 552, (24); (2), 506, (16) pp. + 3 folding engraved plates 4 volumes in contemporary full mottled calf, spines richly gilt, marbled end-papers, red edges. A very clean and attractive set in a near fine condition.

London, Rowland Ward 1902 XXIII, (1), 531 pp. + 12 pp. (publ. cat.) + photogravure frontispiece of Abyssinian Ibex + folding colour map (loose in a pocket at end). Photo illustrations in the text. Publisher's cloth, gilt lettering on upper cover and spine, zebra end-papers, spine faded. A few neat underlines in the text, edges slightly foxed. With a original handwritten letter from the author tipped in inside front cover.

London, The Hogarth Press and the Institute of Psycho-Analysis 1964-1974. Reprint. Publisher's hardcover with dustjackets (24 volumes). Underlining and occasional marginalaia in twelve of the volumes. Jackets, to a varying degree, faded on spine, edgeworn and with some tears and chip, vol 3 with a larger chip on spine. Complete set of the English translation of Freud's complete works encompassing all twenty-four volumes (I-XXIV) including indexes and biographies.(Extra postage outside Sweden)

Leizig, Lorck 1855 First German edition. XI, (1), 307 pp. Contemporary half calf, spine gilt, top of joint and top of spine slightly damaged, a few leaves with marginal foxing but overall a very good copy. (Hausbibliothek für Länder- u. Völkerkunde. Herausgegeben. von Karl Andree. 6. Band.)

Lugduni Batavorum, Apud Danielem, Abrahamum & Adrianum a Gaasbeeck 1665. Engraved title, (36), 878, (2); (4), 1034, (134) pp. Contemporary vellum, titles in ink on spines. Unfortunately the leaf with printed dedication and portrait is missing from this copy. Covers with some soiling, lower cover of vol. 1 slightly damaged, last leaves of vol. 2 stained. Engraved title mounted. Title-page with old signature: Lars Klase. Overall still a very good copy. Parallel columns of Greek and Latin text.

Printed for the Proprietors, London, [1798]. First edition. VIII, 4, 439, (1) pp. + 13 plates, of which two are fold-outs and one is hand-coloured. Contemporary blue boards with sprinkled edges and sparsely gilt spine label. Corners bumped, spine and boards slightly rubbed. Interior with some very occasional foxing and a couple of tiny chips and tears.The plates with some dampstaining (mainly) in the lower margins, plate 12 slightly creased at lower corner. All in all quite an attractive copy, despite the minor remarks. Condition Very Good to VG-. The Philosophical Magazine was founded by Alexander Tilloch in 1798 and is one of the longest-running scientific journals published in English. This is the first volume published, and contains articles on such diverse topics as Humboldt's 'On the Effects of Oxygen in Accelerating Germination', Schrader's 'Description of the Mechanism of a Reflecting Telescope twenty-Six Feet in Length Constructed Near Kiel in Holstein', Abbé Hauy's 'On the Theory of the Structure of Crystals' and many other articles on topics such as zoology, chemistry, physics and botany. With a beautifully hand-coloured plate depicting the 'Jumping Mouse of Canada'.

Edition GKM Siwert Bergström 1996. 109 pp. + 3 original screenprints in colour, signed by Corneille. Richly illustrated by Corneille van Beverloo in both colour and b&w. Publisher's red cloth with gilt spine and front board. Book and prints are housed in publisher's blue cloth portfolio with gilt title to spine and "Corneille" gilt on front board. Slight scratches to the gilding, else very good condition. The screenprints are in excellent condition. Poems by Maria Wine in Swedish with French parallell text. Signed by both Wine and Corneille on half title. Limited edition in 150 copies (200 in total), of which this is no 88. With 3 original screenprints ("L'oiseau exotique"; "Doublement féline"; "Après la pluie, le beau temps", all 40x30 cm) by Corneille, printed on Aquarelle Arches Torchon paper.

London, Saunders, Otley & Co. 1863 First edition. LXIX, (3), 292 pp. Contemporary (publisher's?) cloth, gilt lettering on spine, gilt emblem on upper cover, spine slightly worn, hinges weak, front free end-paper missing. First blank leaf with stamp, two leaves with marginal blind-stamp, a few contemporary oval light stamps (hard to see what it says). This copy have belonged to the British author William Macpeace Thackeray. The half-title bears the inscription: "W.M. Thackeray Esq with the authors compliments", just below the inscription and on title-page there is a small oval blind-stamp (ownership-stamp of Thackeray). Verso of this page is an old inscription in German by a Franz Ludwig Lehmann which says that the book has belonged to Thackeray. Thackeray died late the same year this book was published.

Berlin, Erich Reiss 1917. 38x34,5 cm. (30) pp. + 13 original lithographs. Original calf-backed boards. Unfortunately the spine is worn and defect at upper part. Internally very good. Printed in a limited edition of 200 numbered copies, this is no. 96.

Stockholm, Ivar Haeggströms Boktryckeri, 1879-1880 XXV, (1), LXXII, (2), 155, (1), 87, (1); XII, 172, (2), 72, (4) s. + sammanlagt 24 färglitograferade planscher. Illustrerad med träsnitt i texten. Första delen i ett något senare halvpergamentband med brunröd ryggtiteltikett, andra delen i ett senare, blågrönt halvmarokängband med marmorerade pärmpapper, övre guldsnitt och fyra upphöjda bind samt båda häftesomslagen medbundna. Första delen med något gulnade pärmar och rygg, inlagan med ett par sidor (smutstitelbladet samt sidan VI) delvis loss. Del två med svagt gulnad rygg, i övrigt mycket gott skick. Komplett uppsättning av av Stråles historik över Rörstrands och Mariebergs porslinsfabriker och deras tillverkningar. Ovanlig.

Dublin, William Porter 1803 First edition Engraved frontispiece, VII, (blank), 55 (2), List of subscribers, 4 pp. Contemporary marbled wrappers. Minor foxing to endpapers, else is content clean. The wrappers are worn and ocassionally chipped, front wrapper is partly detached from spine. Overall a good and rather well preserved copy. Irish vicar and playwright Matthew West (1749-1814) produced three tragedies, two of which were unstaged, a collection of poetry, and a lengthy compilation of sermons. Female Heroism, A Tragedy in Five Acts (1803) is West's final and only performed drama, about Charlotte Corday, a figure of the French Revolution. In 1793, she was executed by guillotine for the assassination of Jacobin leader Jean-Paul Marat.

Paris, au Bureau de la Pasigraphie 1797. First edition. 4:o. (4), 66, 63 pp. Contemporary half calf, spine with a minor damage, occasional foxing but overall a very good copy. A writing system where each written symbol represents a concept, made for constructing a universal written language. The German edition was published simultaneously.

Lith. de Lemercier á Paris; Stockholm i Hörbergska Tryckeriet 1837 Folio. Litograferat titelblad, 32 s. + 20 litograferade planscher. Samtida halvfranskt band, titeln i guld på främre pärm, marmorerade snitt. Ryggen lite nött, skadad nedtill, inlagan med enstaka lagerfläckar men huvudsakligen ett bra exemplar.

Stockholm, Niclas Wankijff 1671. (24), 725, (blank), 725-947, (11) s. Samtida pergamentband, med brun och grön ryggtiteletikett. Försättsblad med Sten Westerbergs, Beatelund, blindtryckta exlibris. Den graverade kartan, det graverade titelbladet saknas och det sällsynta indragna Eeeeee arket saknas som vanligt. Ett blad med lagning. Ett trevligt exemplar.

Stockholm, H. Fougt 1775 (22), 650, (26) s. + 11 utvikbara graverade planscher. Samtida skinnband, röda snitt. Ett mycket rent och fint exemplar, tryckt på skrivpapper. Med Julius Lagerhoms exlibris, första blanka bladet med gammal namnteckning. Andra betydligt utvidgade upplagan av Acrels opus magnum, denna upplaga utökad med graverade planscher. Den tyska upplagan har 12 planscher, den tolfte planschen återfinns ibland även i denna andra svenska upplaga men gavs alltså inte ut med denna.

Stralesund, O. Reumann 1664-1669. 4:o. (16), 32, (8), 458; (8), 560, (24); (8), 644, (30); (8), 618, (28); (8), 604, (30); (8), 588, (28), (144) pp. Bound in three volumes, contemporary vellum, a bit worn at extremeties, otherwise a very good set. Two first volume with old ownership signature: C. Iserhielm. Mevius (1609-1670), German jurist in Swedish service.

Stockholm, Frithiof Hellbergs Förlag 1891. Första upplagan. (4), 287; (4), 296 s. + 1 karta. Häftade, med svarta omslag. Ryggarna skickligt renoverade, senare försättsblad. Exlibris. Ett bra exemplar.

[Holmiae, typis viduae B. Nicolai Wankifvii typographi regii] [1696-1701.] Folio. 104, 125-132 (komplett, oregelbunden paginering). Senare pergamentband (ca. 1900), ryggskylt i skinn, marmorerade försättsblad (G. Hedberg). Omslag medbundna, det främre med tryckt titel. Exlibris för professorn vid Barnmorskeanstalten i Stockholm Mårten Sondén (1846-1913), med devisen Hvem visar väg till vett och visdom? Bandet lite skevt, pergamentet har släppt lite vid bakre pärm, annars ett mycket bra exemplar. Flera var inblandade i denna aldrig avslutade textdel till Dahlbergs Suecia antiqua et hodierna.