Lot 438
German Mineralogy
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 4 September 2013 at 12:00 BST
Description
Born, Ignaz von Briefe über die mineralogische gegenstände auf seine reise... Frankfurt & Leipzig: Johann Jacob Ferber, 1774. 8vo, original wrappers, many pages uncut, spotting and dust-soiling, RCSI library stamp to A2, lacks plates; Widenmann, Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Handbuch des oryktognostischen theils von mineralogie... Leipzig: Siegfried Lebrecht Crusius, 1794. 8vo, 2 folding engraved plates, including hand-coloured colour chart, contemporary tree calf, spotting, RCSI library stamp to title-page, plates loose, boards detached, spine lacking; Voigt, Johann Carl Wilhelm Practische gebirgstunde... Weimar: Industrie - Comptoire, 1797. 8vo, folding engraved plate, contemporary half calf, foxed, RCSI library stamps to title-page, pp.273-4 not present, although text continuous; Reuß, Franz Ambros Lehrbuch der mineralogie... Leipzig: Friedrich Gotthold Jacobaër, 1803. 2 volumes only, 8vo, third and fourth volumes of the second part (out of 8 volumes in total), contemporary calf, spotting, RCSI library stamps to title-pages, covers detached; Mohs, F. Des Herrn Jac. Fried. von der Null: mineralien-kabinet... Wien: Camesinaische Buchandlung, 1804. 3 volumes, 8vo, contemporary half calf, RCSI library stamps to title-pages, spotting, some covers detached, rubbed; Brunner, Joseph Handbuch der mineralogischen diagnosis. Leipzig: Steefeldische Buchandlung, 1804. 8vo, original blue paper wrappers, dust-soiling, RCSI library stamp to title-page; Stütz, Andreas Mineralogisches taschenbuch... Wien and Triest: Geistinger, 1807. 12mo, engraved portrait, paper wrappers, dust-soiling, RCSI library stamp to title-page; Leonhard, Carl Caesar Taschenbuch für die gesammte mineralogie... Frankfurt am Main: Johann Christian Hermann, 1807-1818. 11 volumes (1-10 and 13 only), 8vo, contemporary half calf, RCSI library stamps, dust-soiling, rubbing, several boards detached; Leonhard and Selb Mineralogische studien... Nuremberg: Johann Leonard Schrag, 1812. 8vo, engraved frontispiece, 1 hand-coloured folding map, original paper wrappers, dust-soiling, spotting, RCSI library stamps to title-page; and 2 others, sold not subject to return (24)