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München, Piper & Co., (1950). 8vo. Original orange full cloth with gilt lettering. Original dust-jacket. Dust-jacket with some tears to extremities and lacking ab. 2 cm. at lower capital. Internally very nice and clean. With the bookplate of the famous American educator Paul Arthur Schilpp. 349, (1), (1, -advertisement) pp. Inscribed by the author to front free end-paper: "Für Paul Schilpp/ Herzlich/ Karl Jaspers". First edition, later issue (8th.-11th. thousand), presentation-copy for Paul Schilpp, of one of Jaspers' most important works within political philosophy. The German philosopher and psychiatrist Karl Theodor Jaspers (1883-1969) was one of the main exponents of existentialism in Germany and he had an enormous impact on theology, psychiatry and philosophy of his time. Later on, his works in political philosophy came to exersize an even greater influence upon 20th century thought. "Karl Jaspers (1883 - 1969) began his academic career working as a psychiatrist and, after a period of transition, he converted to philosophy in the early 1920s. Throughout the middle decades of the twentieth century he exercised considerable influence on a number of areas of philosophical inquiry: especially on epistemology, the philosophy of religion, and political theory. His philosophy has its foundation in a subjective-experiential transformation of Kantian philosophy, which reconstructs Kantian transcendentalism as a doctrine of particular experience and spontaneous freedom, and emphasizes the constitutive importance of lived existence for authentic knowledge. Jaspers obtained his widest influence, not through his philosophy, but through his writings on governmental conditions in Germany, and after the collapse of National Socialist regime he emerged as a powerful spokesperson for moral-democratic education and reorientation in the Federal Republic of Germany." (SEP).

3 cont. hcalf. Gilt backs. XXVI,796,(18)-530,552 pp. A bibliography of latin authors with good bibliographical descriptions of their printed works.

Quedlinburg, Reussner, 1767. 4to. In contemporary full calf with five raised bands and gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine. All edges coloured in red. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Miscolouring to upper margin of front board. A few scratches to boards, with a bit of loss of leather. Parts of gilting to spine worn off. Internally very nice and clean. (14), 1140, (32) pp.

Kjøbenhavn, Andreas Seidelin, 1820. Ubeskåret i original marmoreret papbind med original bogtrykt titeletiket på ryg. Forpermen løs. Permerne med spor efter tape. Stempel på titelbladet. (2),LXVI,(6),553,(1) pp. samt 10 store foldede kobberstukne plancher. Nogle få blade i forordet lidt brunplettede, ellers ren. Første danske udgave, her med Ørsteds kommentarer og anmærkninger.- Bibl. Danica II,148.

Paris, L'Imprimerie Royale, 1763. 4to. Fine contemp. full calf. Raised bands. Richly gilt spine. Tome- and titlelabels with gilt lettering. Gilt borders on covers. (8),136,519, pp., 18 partly folded engraved plates. Clean and fine. With original papers by: le Chevalier d'Arcy, Lauraguais, de la Lande, le Gentil, Bezout, Maraldi, Guettard, Maquer, De l'Isle, du Hamel, l'Abbé de la Caille, Vaucanson, Hérissant, Pingré, Tenon, Romieu.

Kiøbenhavn, Nicolaus Møller, 1777. Samt. hldrbd. med rygforgyldning, skindtitel og ophøjede bind på ryg. Papirsetiket på ryg. Ryg lidt slidt, øverste kapitæl med rifter. Et navn bortklipper af titelbladet, uden tab af bogstaver, gl. ejernavn på titelbladet. XXIV,(4),656,(1) pp. samt 38 kobberstukne foldeplancher og 4 tabeller. Indvendig ren. Bibl. Danica II,338. Det første arbejde af sin art i Danmark.

Kjøbenhavn, C. A. Reitzels Forlag, 1863. 8vo. Bound in a slightly later half cloth binding. Handwritten title label to spine. Handwritten inscription from Ingemann's wife, Lucie Marie Ingemann, to verso of flyleaf: "Til / Herr / Professor Fr. Hammerich / venskabeligst / og taknemmeligst fra / Lucie Marie Ingemann / fød Mandix." ('To Prof. Fr. Hammerich, with friendship and gratitude from Lucie Marie Ingemann, born Mandix'). Few scattered brownspots, otherwise internally clean. (4),122,(2) pp. A neat copy, inscribed by Ingemann's wife to the prominent theologian Frederik Hammerich (1809-1877).

Wittenberg, Gormannus, 1619. 4to. In contemporary full calf. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Wear to extremities, boards with holes in the leather. Previous owner's name in contemporary hand to title-page. Inner hinges split and title-page browned and a few leaves detached. Internally generally nice and clean. 195, 54, 80 ff Rare third edition of this theological work exploring problems related to the Lutheran catechism. Forster was a Proffessor of Hebrew at Wittemburg, assisted Luther in his translation of the Bible and accompanied Melanchthon and other Lutheran divines to the Council of Trent in 1554.

Kbhvn., 1924-35. Lex8vo.

Kopenhagen, Nic. Møller, 1786. Cont. full calf. Raised bands. Richly gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Gilt lineborder on covers. All edges gilt.A paperlabel taped to lower compartment. Stamps on title-page. (16),298,(10) pp. and 10 large folded engraved plates. Internally clean and fine, printed on good paper. First edition. - Bibl. Dan. II,333.

Frankfurt am Mayn, Hermann, 1797. 8vo. In contemporary full calf. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Light wear to extremities. Internally very nice and clean. XXXVI, 900 pp. + 4 folded plates (some are detached and with tears). Rare second edition of this handbook on the cultivation of fruit trees and the study of fruit by of one of the major works by the co-founder of German pomology J. L. Christ (1739–1813), a pastor by profession, was the leading pomologist of his time. In two of his own tree nurseries, he dedicated himself to the cultivation of fruit trees and laid the foundation for systematic fruit growing. His systematic classification of fruit varieties is also significant

Kiøbenhavn, Popp, 1796. 8vo. In contemporary half calf with gilt lettering to spine. Light wear to extremities. Internally with light occassional browning, but generally a good copy. (6), 730 pp. Rare first edition of Hornemann’s pioneering treatise on Danish economic botany - the earliest systematic attempt to classify native Danish plants based on their practical use in agriculture, horticulture, and industry. Issued as the result of a prize essay competition held by the newly founded Naturhistorieselskab (Natural History Society), the work marked a turning point in the practical application of botanical knowledge in Denmark. Jens Wilken Hornemann (1770–1841) later became one of Denmark’s most influential botanists. Trained under Martin Vahl at the University of Copenhagen and the Naturhistorieselskab he was appointed lecturer at the Botanical Garden in 1801, and succeeded Vahl as editor of Flora Danica in 1804. Hornemann's Plantelære remained the principal Danish handbook of economic botany until Johan Lange’s mid-century publications. As such, it played a foundational role in the systematization and dissemination of applied botanical knowledge in Denmark during the Enlightenment and early 19th century.

Leipzig, Gessnern, 1739. 8vo. In a contemporary Cambridge-style mirror binding with five raised bands and richly gilt spine. Light wear to extremities and small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. (24), 140, (4), 120, (16), 32, (4) pp. + frontispiece.

Leipzig, Weidmennische Buchladen, 1738. 4to. In contemporary half calf with four raised bands. Wear to extremities, boards with scratches with some loss of the marbled paper, showing the wooden boards underneath. Head of spine shipped, with minor loss of leather. Internally nice and clean. (52), 173, (3), 420, (2) pp. and 10 folded engraved maps and plans. First German edition. - Rumpf, 782 (1782-ed.)

Leipzig, Laurentius Sigism. Cornerus, 1665. Contemp. full vellum, but back to wide as another work has been taken out. Engraved frontisp. (30),391,(30) pp. Some light browning to leaves. On verso of frontispiece a note in contemporary hand. Scarce second edition of Wower's Polymathia presented as a fragment of a greater work he was writing "De Studia Veterum", i.e. on the intellectual pursuits of the ancients, or on the studies to which the ancients devoted themselves, by which he meant the "artes liberales" as appears from the plan of the work printed at the beginning of the "fragment". The "studia veterum" in Wower's eyes, the model and the point of departure from any studia of the moderns. The work concerns one of the great "artes liberales", namely "Grannatice". He tries to extract a theory of "grammatice" out of the staggering testimonies of ancient testimonies (from the third BC to the end of Antiquity), as though they were all campatible with each other, which they are not. (Benetto Bravo, Critice and Historical Criticism). - Not in Brunet . Not in Graesse.

Paris, Thomas Jolly, 1662. 8vo. In contemporary full sprinkled calf with four raised bands and and gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine. Wear to extremities, stains and scratches to boards. Foot of spine with loss of leather. Inner lower margin with damp-stain, primarily affecting first and last few leaves, otherwise internally nice and clean. (24), 134, (6) pp. Rare first edition of Tallemant’s French translation of Plutarch’s ‘The Life of Marcellus’ - The fullest extant account of Marcus Claudius Marcellus (c. 270 – 208 BC) was a Roman general and politician during the 3rd century BC and five times elected as consul of the Roman Republic.

Ca. 1920. 33,5 x 24 cm. Watercolour on heavy paper, signed in ink. A pretty girl in pyjamapants is sitting on a rococo chair Alfred Proessdorf (1882-1925)He was born in Leipzig and was educated in Düsseldorf. He moved to Sweden and Gothenburg. He worked for satirical magazines, such as Sunday-Nisse and Rattle. Images are often elegant and gives a good idea of style in clothes and furnishings.He also worked with graphics, painting and theater decoration. He did the costumes for E. Bauer revues 1919-1923.

[Various places and printer], 1935 -1962. Collection of 17 offprint from various academic journals. All with wrappers (or as issued) and in fine condition. Contained in a black kassett. Collection of Polish mathematician and statistician Jerzy Neyman famous for being the first to introduce the modern concept of a confidence interval into statistical hypothesis testing.

K., 1842. Samt. hldrbd. m. nyere papirtitel på ryg. Indvendig pæn. BFN 417. Originaludgave.

Small 4to. All orig. wrappers. No 41 of 321 "tous sur vélin de Rives". With 22 fine original etchings in colours by André Dignimont.

Karlsruhe und Freiburg, Herderschen Kunst Institute, (1831). Folio-oblong. (30 x 49 cm.). 2 contemp. hcalf. Gilt spines. Gilt lettering. Spines a bit rubbed. Stamp on title-pages. 2 engraved title-page. With 34 + 24 lithographed folio-plates. Klaus Jordan, 2541. Plates only.

Paris, Strassbourg, Levrault, 1805. 4to. Cont. hcalf. Gilt back. Paperlabel pasted on upper part of back. Back and edges a little rubbed. Rubberstamp on title. XVI,324 pp. and 16 large folded engraved plates. A few brownspots on leaves and plates. First edition of this very early treatise on mines and explosives.

Amsterdam, Kleman en Zoon, 1817. 4to. Later hcloth. Stamp on title-page. VIII,150,(2) pp. Last leaf torn at bottom right corner with minimal loss (only a few letters). Internally fine, printed on good paper.

London, 1862-69. 5 orig.hcloth. Etremities very slightly worn. With 5 lithogr.frontisp., coloured and 126 lithogr.plates, not coloured. (W.Sowerby Sc.). - First edition.

Rønne, 1906-26. Indbundet i 14 samt. hldrbd.-og hshirtbd. samt 1 helshirtbd. Rygge lidt slidte.