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2 volumes in 1. Joh. Jacob Episcopus, Basel 1748 & 1747, 8°, Engraved portrait on titlepage. (50)+448+(2)+300 pages. Contemporary vellum binding. Bookplate on front pastedown. Name on front endpaper. * Part 1 with parallel text in Greek and Latin, Translated into Latin by Lucas Verhoofd.

3 volumes. Ex Officinâ Elsevirianâ (Elzevier), Leiden 1642. Small thick 8°, 614 + 550 + 560 pages. Woodcut printer's device on titlepage in each volume.Uniform contemporary full veluum bindings. Name and inscriptions discreetly erased from front pastedown and titlepage in all three volumes. * Willems 535. The three Orationum-volumes of the 11 volumes Opera edition of 1642.

Det Schubotheske Forlag, København 1896. 265 sider. Illustreret af N.P. Mols. Med portræt af HP af P.S. Krøyer. Senere rødt pluviusinbind med tresidet guldsnit. * Med dedikation fra Henrik Pontoppidan til hans hustru nummer 2: Til Antoinette fra H.P. Stenløse 13de Ottb. 96. ** Første udgave, andet oplag. Indgår i den delikate klunketidsserie Det Schubotheske Miniatur-Bibliotek.

4 volumes. Vol. I+II: Ein fragmentarisches Tagebuch aus England, Wales, Irland und Frankreich, geschrieben in den Jahren 1828 und 1829 (Dritte Auflage). Vol. III+IV: Ein fragmentarisches Tagebuch aus Deutschland, Holland und England geschrieben in den Jahren 1826, 1827 und 1828 (Zweiter Auflage). Hallberger´sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1836. Later, dark brown half calf with title, numbers and vignettes in gilt to spines. Some foxing. Volume 1 with name and notes in neat pencil to both sides of flyleaf. Volume 2 with pencilled name to flyleaf. Volume 4 with burnmarks on two pages (265 and 291). A very attractive set indeed. * Illustrated with five litographs (two handcoloured Punch-and-Judy scenes, one extendable ground plan of Warwick Castle, a portrait of Walter Scott and a scene with a dog biting rats to death) and two frontispieces (Scene from Warwick Castle and Scarbourough).

leipzig, bei Schreibers Erbe, 1837. Landscape 12mo [9,5 x 11 cm]. [14 blanks]+ original printed wrapper + 24 hand coloured maps + backwrapper + 60 blank pages. Contemporary half calf binding, spine restored. A bit of edgewear. Name to innerboard. Name and year [1839] in orange morocco labels to the boards. In contemporary marbled slipcase. * Charming pocket atlas with edge coloured maps in bright colours and blank leaves for notes.

2 dele i ét bind. Johan Friderich Morthorst, Kiöbenhavn 1789 og Christian Frederik Holm, København 1789. 8vo. XVI+303; VI+358+(2) sider. Indbundet i et smukt, samtidigt halvbind af kalveskind med smuk, tidstypisk rygforgyldning. Lidt kantslitage. * Joachim Daniel Preisler (1755-1809), der var søn af den store kobberstikker Johan Preisler, valgte til familiens store ærgrelse teatervejen. I 1788 blev han af direktionen på Det kongelige Teater sendt på en studietur til Tyskland og Frankrig - året før revolutionen.

In vita, et in morte di Vittoria, me in vita solo d'Alsae amantissime sue Donne. Venetia [Venice], Apresso Euangelista Deuchino, 1627. 18mo (7,2x12,6cm). 48+(3)+463 pages (pagination 1-43, 54-58, (3 (Errata)), 1-461 as issued). Contemporary red morocco with frame and oval surrounded by rays in gilt to boards, green titlelabel to spine. All edges gilt. Spine expertly repaired preserving most of original. Repair also to upper and lower edges of front board. Mild darkening to endpapers mirroring binding material. Small, later notes in pencil to front endpapers. Twentieth century sheet with typed description of the book inserted to verso of front free endpaper. A couple of small dog-ears. Tip of lower corner of page 453/454 cut off. * Gabriele Zinano (or Zinani) 1557- ca. 1634/35.

Two parts [of five] in one binding. Ex officina Roberti Stephani [Estienne], Paris 1538. Folio. 158 + (96 pages of index) + 416 pages. Bound in a later [ca. 1700?] half vellum binding. No spine title. Some edgewear. First woodcut titleleaf with a restoration to the lower part [not affecting the woodcut] and two old stamps. Second woodcut titleleaf with a cut-out, restored with hand drawing in old hand, as well as various old name, one dated 1594 [Nicolaus Forssaeus Andelocen]. Small holes to the margin of the last leaf, not affecting text. * Two parts [of five] of Robert Estienne's great Cicero edition from 1538-39.

John Wiley, New York 1848. 8vo. 206 pages. Apart from the 4 lithographs, also with text illustrations. Publisher's green cloth bindings with gilt and blindtooled decorations. Spine carefully renewed, reusing most of the original backstrip. Inscription on front flyleaf. Some foxing throughout. * American edition, based on the first British 1847 edition, including 'The Fir Tree', 'The Snow Queen' and 'The Red Shoes'. Otto Speckter's illustrations were highly regarded by H.C. Andersen, who often remarked that they were the most brilliant available.

Bind 1-8 (af 11). København 1755-62. 4to. Med kobberstukne titelblade, foldede genealogiske tavler samt kobberstukne portrætter og kort. Samtidige helbind af kalveskind: Bind 1-7 er spejlbind, mens bind 8 afviger ved at være et 'glat' bind, lidt større og med anderledes rygforgyldning. Permer og ryg generelt skrabede, og lidt mangler ved top og bund af ryggene. * Bibl. Dan. II,768. Bind 1 udkom i 1755, og et supplementsbind med register blev udsendt i 1780.** Brugseksemplar af en stor torso af Hans de Hofmans værdifulde værk, der indeholder et væld af genealogisk kildemateriale.

Kobberstukket kort over Jylland (Nørrejylland nord for Kongeåen). Nürnberg c. 1720. Lysmål: 57 x 49,5 cm. Med pladerande. Smuk samtidig håndkolorering. Med stor allegorisk titelkartouche. Indrammet i elegant nyere ramme af forsølvede trælister.(Grafik/Prints). (Landkort/Maps). * Dekorativt kort over Jylland fra Kongeåen til Skagen med Læsø og Samsø samt det nordvestlige hjørne af Fyn. Kartouchen oplyser, at Nørrejylland omfatter Aalborg, Viborg, Ribe og Aarhus Stift.

8 dele i 1 bind. 8°. 1: Disse Tiders Onde Optugtelse. Femte Gang oplagt. København 1749. Med træskåret drage-vignet på titelbladet. 2: Daarers Alamodiske Leve-Regler. København 1749. Med træskåret vignet på titelbladet. 3: Den daarlige Udenlandske Reyse. København 1752. Træskåret vignet på titelbladet. 4: Dend U-tidige Rang-Syge. København 1750. 5: Den Uforsvarlige Recommendation. København 1749. 6: Verden Som Et Doll-Huus Afdeelt I sine besynderlige Værelser. København 1751. Med træskåret drage-vignet på titelbladet. 7: Nyttig og absolut Nødvendig Betænkning Om Frieri og Giftermaal. København 1750. Træskåret vignet på titelbladet. 8: Aarhuus-Tids-Fordriv Over Nickels Avanture ved Holme-By den 19 Sept. 1721. København 1752. Indbundet i et smukt pastiche-helbind fra 1870 af mørkegrønt saffian med rig rygforgyldning og rammedekorationer i guld på permerne. Exlibris (Carl Elberling & Bent W. Dahlstrøm). * Bibl. Dan. IV,222. Satirer i lyrisk barokstil af Christian Falster (1690-1752). Alle er senere tryk; førstetrykkene stammer fra 1720-22 (Se Ehrencron-Müller Bd. III p. 20f). Samlingen er skabt af den bibliofile bibliotekar Carl Elberling (1834-1925), der har forsynet bogen med en smukt håndskrevet, signeret fortale på fribladet, dateret november 1870.

Synthese generale de toutes les observations. Climatologie, meteorologie, areographie, continents, mers et rivages, eaux et neiges, saisons, variations observees. Gauthier-Villars et Fils, Paris 1892. 4to. X+698 pages. Illustrations in b/w + a coloured plate of the canals of Mars. Contemporary half calf binding. Rubbing to the corners, spine and sides of the spine. 3 cm split to the outer front hinges (but still sound). Bookplate. Overall condition: very good+. * First edition from the hands of the Frenchman who turned astronomy into a popular science. Here he proposed that the surface of mars was covered with canals, pointing to a population on the planet.

Paa Forfatterens Forlag, København 1819. (6)+144+(2) sider. Trykt på skrivepapir. Samtidigt helbind af brunmarmoreret kalveskind med rygforgyldning og udvendige guldbordurer. Exlibris (Holger Gabrielsen). Ryggen og udvendige false med skrammer. * Med usædvanlig dedikation fra Baggesen på indersiden af forsatsbladet: To Miss Anne Nieven from the Author. ** Plesner, s. 163. Bogen, der blev Baggesens sidst udgivne bog på dansk, indeholder talrige hentydninger til hans strid med Oehlenschlæger.

Carit Andersens Forlag, København u.å. 164 sider. Illustreret i s/h. Indbundne med originale omslag samt rygstriber i fire helbind af gedeskind [Venedig dog i pergament] i forskellige farver med monteret marmoreret papir [originale linoleumstryk af Jens-Juncker Jensen] på permerne. Bindene udført af Henning Jensen, der har vedlagt en håndskrevet julehilsen til Juncker-Jensen, hvis exlibris også sidder på inderpermerne. Pergamentbindet lidt nusset. * Mageløst indbundet sæt af Sadolins skattede bøger fra Italiens store kulturbyer.

A Ioach. Camerario. Apud Ioannem Wechelum, sumptibus Nicolai Bassaei, Frankfurt 1593. 16mo [9 x 13 cm]. 848 pages. Contemporary full vellum binding with initials 'CVM' and '1603' as well as some ornaments and borders blindstamped to the boards. Titleleaf with old names. The first leaves somewhat dampstained. Corners to both binding and leves a bit worn. Overall condition: Very good. * Reprint of Joachim Camerarius the Elders acclaimed edition from 1552.

Gyldendal, København 1890. 236 sider. Indbundet ubeskåret med orig. bogtrykte omslag i et senere halvbind af brunt gedeskind med rygforgyldning og topguldsnit (Anker Kysters Eftf.). Lille navnetræk øverst på titelbladet. * Printing and the Mind of Mand 375. The Norwegian contribution to Printing and the Mind of Man. Under the headline »A Theatrical Revolution« Ibsen is emphazised for his influence as a social reformer and as a founder of an entirely new school of dramatic art«.

In: Leitfaden zur Nordischen Alterthumskunde, herausgegeben von der königlichen Gesellschaft für Nordische Alterthumskunde, Copenhagen 1837 (p. 25-68). 8vo. (2)+108 pages. Woodcut illustrations. Publisher's printed wrappers. Untrimmed and uncut. Spine-strip with tear. * A fine copy of of this crucial archeological treatise: In his article, Christian Jürgensen Thomsen (1788-1865) for the first time establishes a cronological system to view the earliest part of history with a division into Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. He established the system based on observations of items, not on reading. This fundamental work was published in Danish in 1836, but immediately translated into German by professor Christian Paulsen to have Thomsen's pioneering thesis known by an international audience. Besides establishing a system for archeology, Christian Jürgensen Thomsen became the founder of the Danish National Museum.

Imprimerie Adolphe Reiff, Paris 1893. (4)+362 sider. Indbundet ubeskåret med orig. foromslag i et smukt halvbind af brunt kalveskind med rygforgyldning. Velbevaret eksemplar. * Dejligt eksemplar af originaludgaven. Bogen blev forbudt og efter evne beslaglagt i Danmark, Norge og Sverige på grund af sit utugtige indhold.

B. T. Batsford, London 1960. 4to. XL+707 pages, Illustrations in b/w. Publisher's blue cloth with dust wrappers. Bookplate on front pastedown. Fine/near fine-.

1 side på fortrykt brevpapir (27,5 x 21 cm), dateret Hellerup 9. februar 1929. 40 linjer. Underskrevet i hånden, Hjertelig Hilsen, din hengivne Knud R.. Monteret på baggrund og indrammet bag glas og i ramme af forsølvede trælister. * Knud Rasmussen takker venligt nej til at skrive forord til en rejsebog af Ebbe Kornerup og fortæller detaljeret om vanskelighederne ved at få bøger ud i USA: I Amerika maa man paa en eller anden halsbrækkende Maade have henledt Opmærksomheden paa sig, før Ens Bøger bliver solgt, men kan man vinde en amerikansk Læsekreds, er den til Gengæld den største og den mest trofaste i Verden. Mig er det som sagt aldrig lykkedes.

A Rouen Chez Jean-Baptiste Besoongne 1698. 20+422+10 pages. Titlepage and halftitlepage printed in red and black. Numerous woodcut vignettes in the text. Contemporary full calf with richly gilt spine in six compartments. Lower spine end with wear and missing small areas of leather. Light wear to boards and spine. Dampstaining to edges of pages. Diverse notations i varying pens to endpapers. Modern bookplate to front free endpaper. Lower corner of page 113/114 missing, not affecting the text. Small closed tear to upper edge of page 133, again not affecting the text. Small open tear (1cm) to lower edge of page 329/330. * Jean Hermant 1650-1725. Rare.

Two parts in one binding. Georg Ritter v. Mösle, Wien 1815. 244+438 pages + 27 foldable plates [complete]. Bound in a nice, contemporary half calf binding. Stamp to the titleleaf [sold from a Danish military library]. Near fine. * Nice and extensive work on military drills. Anton, Freyherrn von Zach [1747-1826] was born in Pest, and was part of the Austrian defeat against the French at the Battle of Marengo in 1800m, where he was captured by Napoleon. His further participation in the Napoleonic wars weren't exactly flashing, but he certainly could drill his soldiers!

Gide, Paris 1859-1961. 8vo. 392 + 472 pages. With mounted etchings and woodcut text illustrations. Untrimmed in 2 contemporary red half-calf bindings with gilt decorations on spines and gilt top-edges. Nick to lower edge of front board of vol. 1.