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London, Printed for George Kearsley, by R. Taylor and Co, 1807. 4to. 61 hand-coloured plates of flowers and 13 uncoloured plates of buildings, tools etc. Finely bound in near contemporary full calf. Spine richly gilt, with leather labels in red and green. Gilt floral border on covers. Upper joint (volume 1) split, but still holding, monor foxing in places, otherwise a fine copy.. .

Kiøbenhavn, A. H. Godiche, 1763-81. Med 296 foldede kobberstukne kart og prospekter. Samtidig helskinnbind med 5 opphøyde bind. Rik ryggdekor i gull. Grønne skinn tittelfelter. Navnet F. C. Raben i gulltrykk på forperm. Ex libris på forsats (Peter von Hemerts). Stempel på tittelbl. (Grevskabet Christiansholm).. . Contemporary full calf with 5 raised bands. Spine gilt Green labels. With 296 folding engraved maps and views. Gilt name on front board, F. C. Raben. Bookplate on front pastedown (Peter von Hemert). Stamp on title-page (Grevskabet Christiansholm). Bibl. Dan. II .600.

Leiden 1618. Folio. Modern full calf with brown leather label, raised bands. Engraved title. Illustrated with numerous woodcuts.. .

Stockholm (1824)-25. Folio. 23 hand-coloured lithograped plates (of uniforms), of which 2 folding, drawn by I. H. Sjöholm, Adolf Ulrik Schützercrantz and Alexander Clemens Wetterling. Contemporary red morocco. Spine gilt. A little rubbed.. .

New York, Doubleday & Company, 1955-56. XI + (1) + 596 + XI + (3) pp. Original full morocco. Top edge gilt. Bookplate on front pastedown (Trygve Lie). Trygve Lies signature on title-page./ Inscription in both volumes from Harry S. Truman who served as the 33rd President of the United States to Trygve Lie, the first Secretary-General of the United Nations. Volume 1. Years of Decisions. “To the Honoruable Trygve Lie with kindest regards and with great appreciaton of his friedship and contribution to World Peace. Harry Thruman. Independence. March 4, 1956”. Volume 2. Years of Trial and Hope. “To Honoruable Trygve Lie with respect & admiration from Harry Thruman. Independence. July 14, 1956”.. .

London, Printed for the Author, by T. Bensley; 1798. 4to. (98) pp. 50 hand-coloured plates. Finely bound by Axel Knudsen in modern red full morocco. Spine gilt in compartments. Covers gilt and decorated with a butterfly in every corner. Uncut. In slipcase. Occasional light spotting. First edition of this early work on Chinese insects. Beautiful illustrations, heigtened with gum arabic.. .

London, Printed by Tho. Johnson, 1670. Folio. (32) + 767 + (1) pp. Title printed in red and black. Engraved frontispiece. Large folding map of Africa. 12 engraved double-paged maps. 31 double-paged engraved views. 3 engraved full-page plates. 11 engraved additional plates on 6 leaves. Numerous engraved vignettes in the text. Attractive modern full calf with six raised bands. Red leather label. Without half-title. Some spotting and browning throughout. Frontispiece, title-page and first four preliminaries with small tears in margins. A few plates with tear in lower margin (one affecting bottom of illustration). One plate with minor hole in outer margin (not affecting illustration). Complete with all maps and plates that are called for in the plate list, and 11 additional plates on 6 leaves.. .

Copenhagen, Ex Reg. Majest. & Univerit. Typographéo, (1710). Second edition. Folio. (356 x 220 mm). Engraved additional title. 55 engraved plates. Engraved vignettes. (526) pp. Contemporary vellum. Stamp on title verso (Bibliothek D. Mecklenburgischen Ritter u. Landschaft). Contents with minor browning. 1 plate with neatly repaired tear. Complete, with the first view from Kongsberg.. .

Amsterdam, Bey Jacob Meurs, 1669. Folio. (6) + 443 + (9) pp. Additional engraved title-page. Title-page printed in red and black. 1 folding engraved map. 4 large folding plates. 20 engraved double-paged plates. 70 engraved text-illustrations. Contemporary vellum. Two-thirds of spine lacking. Bookplate to front pastedown (Sixten Bock). Only remains of silk ties. Previous owners inscription to front endpaper. Folding map with tear. 1 double-paged plate with tear (not affecting illustration).. .

Venice 1565. Folio (317 x 213 mm). Title-Page, (6) pp. preface, (42) pp. register, 1-286 leaves. One engraved map. 467 woodcut illustrations in text. Finely bound in modern brown calf, in old italian style. Spine gilt with three raised bands. Covers gilt. Back cover a little rubbed. Title with two old signatures. Occasional minor foxing or soiling, overall a fine and tall copy. The first italian folio-edition with the full page engraved map of Scandinavia.. .

Finely bound in 62 near uniform half calfs with gilt spines and red and black leather labels. Marbled endpapers (Bound by G. Hedberg, and from 1943, Levin). To be continued to 1980 in 134 original parts (except: 1928:4, 1975 and 133:1, 1980). + General register for the years 1930-1958 & Genral index 1959-1980. Lunds Botaniska Förenings medlemsblad 1982-98, 25 original parts & Botaniska Notiser vol. 134, 2001 and vol. 135, 2002. One appendix is missing (with reference to Krok) about four pages in volume 1846 and one unpaginated leaf in 1851. Loss of text pp. 129-36 in volume 1865 and pp. 93-94 in volume 1866. Page 103-06, loosely attached in volume 1883. Complete run from 1839-1949 (year 1847-48, 1859-62, 1864 and 1869-70 were not published (Krok pp. 556-558). Lindblom was the editor from 1839-1846, N. J. Andersson 1849-51, K. F. Thedenius 1852-56, Th. M. Fries 1857-58, N. J. Andersson 1863, Fries again 1866-68, and then by C. F. Nordstedt, H. Kylin, N. Sylen, H. Weimarck, H. Hjelmqvist, T. Norlindh, B. Nordenstam, R. Dahlgren, I. Björkqvist, A. Strid, G. Weimarck and Thomas Karlsson. Contains 62 bound volumes and about 170 parts. Provenance: Peter Berström. Botaniska Notiser is Scandinavia’s oldest botanical journal.. .

. Komplett sett av den sjeldne førsteutgaven av Arild Huitfeldts Danmarkshistorie. Ny utgave i folio ble utgitt i 2 bind 1650-52. Bibl. Dan. III, 12.

. Første Deel (1808-09): Fellestittelblad, Nr. 1-57, s. 1-224. Ifølge B.N. består første deel av 61 nummer, Nr. 58-61 s. 245-260 mangler her. Anden Deel (1810-11): Fellestittelblad, Nr. 1-50 + Tillæg Nr. 1-7, s. 1-200 + 28 s. Tredie Deel (1811-12): Fellestittelblad, Nr. 1-79 + Tillæg Nr. 1-14, (4) + s. 1-312 + 66 s. Fjerde Deel (1812): Fellestittelblad, Nr. 1-80 + Tillæg Nr. 1-17, (3) s. + 638 spalter + 68 s. Femte Deel (1813-14): Fellestittelblad, Nr. 1-73. (3) s. + 580 spalter + Tillægg “Om Budstikken” (2) s. + 1 tabell + (Ny række) Første Aargang (1814) Nr. 1-38 (av 42), 304 spalter. Se Thuesen s. 49. Mer utkom ikke av denne rekken + (Ny række).Første-Tredie Aargang (1817-1822): Fellestittelblad til første og anden aargang, Nr. 1-104. 832 spalter + Nr. 7-104. Spalte 49-832 + Nr. 1-104, 832 spalter. Femte Aargang (1824). Fellestittelblad, Nr. 1-102, 816 spalter, 1 stentrykk./ Budstikken ble grunnlagt 14 april 1808 av Enevold de Falsen i samarbeid med Niels Wulfsberg etter iniativ fra regjeringskommisjonen. Regeringskommisjonen var den midlertidige regjeringen i Norge 1807-10 som ble opprettet da forbindelsen mellom Danmark-Norge ble brutt pga Napoleonskrigene. Budstikken var i utgangspunktet deres offisielle meddelelsesblad og skulle motvirke rykter og opposisjonelle meninger. De første 55 nummer ble redigert av justitiarius i Akershus stiftoverett Enevold de Falsen. Etter hans død i 1808 ble Budstikken redigert av Ludvig Stoud Platou, overlærer ved Christiania Katedralskole. Stoud Platou var med på å stifte Selskabet for Norges Vel i 1809 og Budstikken kom til å fungere som selskapets offisielle organ da regjeringskommisjonen ble nedlagt i 1810. B.N, s. 57. Skougaard IV, s. 173.

Nell`Haia, Appresso Isaco Valliant, 1725. Folio. (4) + 171 + (5) pp. Engraved title-vignette. 24 engraved plates, of which one large folding. Contemporary mottled calf with eight raised bands. Red leather label. Spine richly gilt. Worn at top and bottom of spine. Corners rubbed. Old library stamp on front endpaper verso (Frederiksborg). From the library of Count Adam Gottlob Moltke, with his gilt supralibros on both covers. A description of the Colosseum. The engravings were made by D. Franceschini after drawings by Fontana.. .

(Frankfurt, Main 1652). (2) + (4) + (2), 5-129 + (7) pp.; 53 + (3) pp.; 36 + (4) pp. With engraved title, dedicatio, title, 4 double-paged engraved maps and 71 engraved plates, of which many double-paged (and three large folding). Contemporary calf with six raised bands, spine richly gilt. Bookplate to front pastedown, one leaf with minor marginal dampstaining, 2 plates with restored tear. A complete and fine copy. Views of Anklam, Berlin Frankfurt a.d. Oder, Greifswald, Stettin, Stralsund, Danzig, Königsberg, Riga, and more.. .

Fourth Latin edition. Basel, Emanuelis König, 1657. Folio. Woodcut title-vignette. 2 folding woodcut plates. 270 woodcut illustrations, of which 67 full-page. (10), 708, (90) pp. Contemporary full calf with five raised bands, rubbed, 5 cm split at head of rear joint. Contents with light browning and offsetting. A few leaves with minor spots, but overall a fine copy.. .

Lund, C. F. Berling,lh 1832-40. Folio. (37 x 26,5 cm). (148), (152) bl. 200 håndkolorerte litografier. Eleg. priv. håndb. helmaroquinbd. med 5 opphøyde bind. Ryggdekor og permbordyrer i gull. Permbordyre i blindpreg. Topp gullsnitt. Innvendige bordyrer i gull. Marmorert forsats. I marmorerte forede kassetter (Hedberg). Samtlige hefteomslag medbundet.. . Illuminerade figurer till Skandinaviens fauna ble utgitt i 20 hefter i to ulike størrelser. En i 4to og en i folio. Kun 50 eksemplarer ble utgitt i foliostørrelse. Dette eksemplaret er sammensatt av 13 hefter i 4to som er oppklebet til foliostørrelse og 7 hefter i folio. / Full morocco with 5 raised bands. Gilt spine and borders. Top edge gilt. In marbled slip-cases. (G. Hedberg). Bound with original wrappers. 200 plates, coloured by hand. Illuminerade figurer till Skandinaviens fauna was published in 20 wrappers in two different sizes (4to and folio). Our copy is put together by 13 wrappers in 4to re-margined to folio size and 7 wrappers in folio. Only 50 copies was published in folio size.

Kjøbenhavn, Carl Lunds Bogtrykkeri, 1883. Folio. 5 + (1) pp. 212 hand-coloured plates. Contemporary half calf. Gilt spine. Spine a little rubbed. Occasional light spotting. Scandinavian agricultural plants from Flora Danica.. .

København 1633. Folio. (380 x 250 mm). (1 blankt) bl. + (18) + 354 + 226 + (1 blank) + 158 + (3) s. + (1 blankt) bl. Kobberstukket portrett av Christian IV. 3 kobberstukne tittelblad. Illustrert med 64 tresnitt med røskenramme i teksten. Samtidig helskinnbind over trepermer. Ryggdekor i gull. Rik gulldekor på for- og bakperm. 2 spenner. Hjørnebeslag. Sisselert snitt. Ryggen fagmessig restaurert ved øvre og nedre kapitél. Spenner forsterket med nytt skinn. Mangler 2 blanke blad, ellers komplett. Portrettet, fortalen og første tittelblad fagmessig restaurert i ytre marg. Svakt brunplettet og noen spredte skjolder, ellers et fint eksemplar.. . Bibl. Danica 1,9.

Stockholm, Carl Delén, 1803- (1809). 4to (282 x 220) mm. 36 hand-colured and engraved plates. 36 pages with text to plates + 7 pp. text. Finely bound in later half calf. Spine richly gilt. Yellow edges (Signed Nord-Kompaniet, 1930). A fine copy. Rare to find in such a fine state. From the Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven.. . This rare and beautiful Swedish work on flowers and fruit was published by August Pfeiffer who draw 27 of the 36 plates. Other artists that contributed was J. W. Palmstruck and J. G. Ruckman.

Amsterdam, Jacob de Meurs, 1680, (or: Paris, Antoine Cellier, paper pasted on title). Folio. (4) + 227 + (9); 146 + (6) pp. Additional engraved pictorial title, Title-page printed in red and black, 1 large engraved map, 25 engraved plates (of which 21 double-paged, and 4 large folding). Numerous engravings in text. Contemporary full calf with six raised bands. Spine richly gilt. Top of spine with minor loss. Covers a little watertained. Upper margin with minor waterstains, touching a few plates towards the end. An attractive and well preserved copy. Provenance: Valdemar’s Castle, Tåsinge. Carl Juel (1706-1767), bookplate to front pastedown.. . Important work on Japan. First French edition.

Trondheim & København 1776-72. Folio. (377 x 245 mm). (8) + 96 + (4), (4) + 148 + (60) + VIII + pp. 12 engraved plates. Recent brown half calf. Title with some foxing and soiling. Some marginal damp-staing. Occasional minor foxing and soiling. Complete copy with biography and preface.. . Johann Ernst Gunnerus (1718-1773). Norwegian bishop and naturalist. Flora Norvegica is the first Norwegian flora, with description of 1118 species. The second volume was published after his death by his nephew Niels Dorph Gunnerus, who also added biographical information about his uncle.

Nürnberg, Christophorus Riegel Literis Knorzianis, 1696. Folio (362 x 235 mm). Engraved frontispiece. 12 engraved portraits. 114 double-page or folding engraved plates. The large funeral scene is bound as 12 separate plates. Bound in two contemporary full mottled calf. Red label. Gilt spine, gilt Royal Crowns on spine. Rebacked preserving original spine. Occasional brown spotting. Volume I. Name on fly-leaf. A minor waterstain in lower margin. Volume II. Upper joints starting, but still holding firm.. . The writing of this official history of the Swedish wars with Poland and Denmark from 1655 to 1660 was entrusted by king Charles XI to Samuel Pufendorf, a German historian and expert on international law, who held the first chair of history at the new university of Lund (1668-1676) and was the official Historiographer of the Realm from 1676 until 1689. (Sten G. Lindberg: Swedish Books 1280-1967, No 38). Warmholtz: 4840.

Copenhagen, Peter Haubold, 1673-1680. 4to. Vol. I (1671, 1672): (16) + 316 pp. (Numerous mispaginations). 16 engraved plates. Vol. II (1673): (20) + 376 pp. 24 engraved plates. Vol. III & IV (1674, 1675, 1676): (16) + 174 ( i. e. 176) pp (With a few mispaginations). (Vol. IV): 216 pp. With 15 engraved plates. Vol. V (1677, 1678, 1679): (8) + 352 pp (With mispaginations, pp. 329-342 mispaginated as pp. 319-342). 8 engraved plates. Four title-pages printed in red and black (vol. III & IV are bound together and only title-page for vol. III was printed). 63 engraved plates, of which two are folding. Illustrated with numerous woodcuts in the text. Contemporary vellum with green leather labels. Name on front endpaper (John Fish) and bookplate on title-page verso (John Earl of Bute). Occasional brown spotting.. . A complete copy of one of the first medical journals, and the first medical and scientific periodical to be printed in Scandinavia. With significant contributions by Steno and the Copenhagen biologists. The Copenhagen biologists under the influence of Thomas Bartholin produced five volumes of transactions known as the Acta Medica et Philosopica Hafniensia. The leading authors besides Thomas Bartholin and Niels Steensen (Steno) were Holger Jacobsen (Jacobaeus), Caspar Bartholin, Ole Borch (Borrichius), Ole Worm, Simon Paulli, Johan Rodhe, Caspar Kölichen and others.

St. Petersburgh, 1828. Oblong-folio. (334 x 465 mm). Engraved title-page. 25 + (1) pp. 6 lithographic plates by Arnoud after Chislard. Paralell text in Russian, Swedish, German and French. Contemporary half calf.. .