Authors starting with J from Antiquariat Botanicum

Kyôto: : Unsôdô, , Meiji 41 [1908].. Second edition. Original Wraps. Good +. 4 Volumes. 4to (33.8 x 26.4 cm). Contemporary silk string, bound Japanese style stiff paper boards contained in printed fabric in chitsu clasped case. The volumes and chitsu in good condition. Collation: 100 full pate color prints in 4 volumes. 4to (33.8 x 26.4 cm). Collation: 100 full pate color prints in 4 volumes. Most strikingly beautiful and artistically set of flowers set in circles with fine woodblock ... more information

New York: William Wood & Co,, 1884.. Original Cloth. Very Good. 8vo. Original yellow blind stamped binding with various designs on cover and spine in black with single snake curled up staff on front cover. Collation: x,[1],292 pp. + 9 chromolitohograph plates. Binding and text have minor fraying at ends of spine and foxing to end papers, respectively. ... more information

Paris: : Chez Charles-Antoine Jombert, , 1752.. Full Leather. Very Good. 2 volumes, 4to (25.0 x 20.0 cm). Contemporary French polished calf, raised bands, gilt decorated panels, 2n and 3rd panels with red morocco leather labels having gilt title and volume no., respectively. Collation: Vol. 1- [xxii], [1-3] 4-554 + engraved frontis and 25 copper engraved plates; vol. 2- [ii] [1] 2-309, [3] pp. + engraved frontis and 29 engraved maps, plans and views on 53 sheets. Coat of arms labels on boards of both ... more information

[1650]. Full Vellum. Very Good +. Orginal German manuscript [ca. 1650] for printed text of JUNGENICKEL ANDREAS und MARTIN STIER Schlüssel zur Mechanica, Das ist: Gründliche Beschreibung der Vier Haupt Instrumenten der Machination, als deß Hebels, Getriebs, Schrauben, Kloben..(1661). Folio. Modern vellum on boards. The German text written in ink in fine hand contains numerous drawings of mechanical devices or principles. The water marks on the laid paper are from around 1650. The text is a... more information