Titles starting with L from Antiquariat Botanicum

Paris: : C. Angotk, , 1677.. Second edition. Contemporary calf. Very Good. 2nd edition. 4to (247 x 187 mm). Contemporay calf with hinges cracked, cords intact. Collation : [64] 511 [9] p. There are numerous woodcuts in text from the Latin edition that have been partly preapred by de la Forge and Gutschoven. Text is sound and good. This is the second French edition of Descartes' views on embyro development and extensive commentary of Louis de la Forge. "L'homme was edited from Descartes'... more information

The Hague: : Pierre Husson, , 1715.. 1/4 Leather. Very Good. Second issue of first Hague edition, which was pirated from 1709 Paris edition. 4to (24.7 x 19.6 cm). Contemporary quarter calf with separate tooled label, gilt, on marble boards. Title printed in red and black, and 38 large double-page engraved plates three of which are signed by J. Lamsvelt one of the best Dutch engravers of this period. Collation: [16] 293 [1-errata] [10-Table des Matieres with Approbation dated 15 December 1708, signed H... more information

Paris: : Gauthier-Villars, , 1916.. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good +. 4to Original publishers wrappers. Housed in cloth clamshell box. Collation: 237 [1] p. + 25 separate manuscript pages by author. The original printed wrappers are present with minor repair to the spine. The volume is preserved in a solander box. This is Berthelot’s personal copy of an article on electromagnetism and atomic physics, a new area for the author who worked mainly in the field of organic and thermo-chemistry.... more information

Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1875. ... more information

Ghent: : chez les editeurs et E. Gyselynck, , 1851- 1854.. First edition. Contemporary quarter leather. Very Good. 4 volumes. Royal-8vo (24.8 x 16.5 cm). Contemporary quarter leather with marble boards. This is a French serial that was published over 4 years and bound in yearly volumes. There are 430 unsigned chromolithograph plates and many uncolored engraved text figures. Some of the plates are folding comprising two ordinary pages and given separate plate numbers. Internal condition is very good and ge... more information

Paris: : J. B. Baillière et Fils,, 1857. . 1/4 Leather. Very Good. This is an 8vo in original quarter calf and marble boards. There is some spotting and moderate foxing through out, mainly along the edges. Collation: [iv]-vii, 488p. Inserted in the front of the book is a piece of plan unlined paper with the following inscription in ink and script: "A Mr. de Latena/ 'emoignage de haute et sympathique cousideration/ de l'auter/ Claude Bernard” There is an ink name on the front fr... more information

London: : William Godbid, , 1674.. 1/2 Vellum. Very Good. 1st Edition 3rd Issue. 4to (19.6 x 15.9 cm). 2 Volumes in one. Bound in later half vellum on early marble boards. Collation: Vol. 1 - vi, 127 + 15 folding engraved plates; Vol 2- viii, 151 + 14 (12 folding) engraved plates. Plate 13 is duplicated. There are 3 leaves preceding the second part that are misplaced and should be at the front of the first section after the title page. This rebound copy has original marble boards and later vellum. The t... more information

Paris:: Ballière et Fils, , 1879. . First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good +. First edition. 8vo (23 x 14 cm). Original printed gray wrappers. Housed in leather back clamshell box. Collation: xvi, 614, 615-624 (advs.) + 116 figures intercalated in text, some colored. This copy is in very good condition with only a few minor chips on covers resulting in loss on top of front cover and lower outside corner of rear cover. Internal condition is excellent for this uncut and unopened copy. This is the... more information

Paris: Guerin & Delatour, 1764. This is one of the seminal books for learning optics by France's famous astronomer and teacher. ... more information

Leiden: : Samuel Luchtmans & Meynard Uytwerf, , 1750. . First French edition. Full Vellum. Very Good. 4to (260 x 204 mm). Later vellum with decorative gilt on spine and cover; title gilt on separate leather; floral end papers. xiv [1]-412 [40] Berolzheimer copy. With 15 plates of glasshouses, fruits, and one plan. Minor browning and occasional spotting to text. Plate clean and bright with strong impressions. Van der Voort applied a number of techniques in his work on growth of vegetables and fruits ... more information

Paris:: Reinwald, , 1894.. Original Wraps. Very Good. 8vo. Original issue in wrappers bound in cloth binding. Collation: xvi, 200 [3] pp. with 49 illustrations in text from the author's own drawings. This is a translation of the Spanish edition by L. Azoulay. The text and figures are very good.  This is a major work by Ramon y Cajal which "… sets out the cytological and histological foundations of modern neurology. His descriptions of the cerebral cortex are still the most auth... more information

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1914-1930. Original Cloth. Very Good. 4to (28.5 x 21.0 cm). Three volumes in four. Original brown cloth with gilt labeling on spine and bust of Galton on each front cover. Collation: Vol. I: Birth 1822 to Marriage 1853 - xxiii + [1]+246+[2]pp. + frontis portrait with tissue guard + 70 + 2 (in text) plates + 1 (Darwin Pedigree) of 5 folding plates in rear pocket; Vol II: Researches of Middle Life - [2]+xi+[1]+425+[3]pp. + 54 plates; Vol.III-A: Correlation, Personal I... more information

London: : Printed for Thomas Astley ..., , 1744.. Full calf. Very Good. The fifth edition. 8vo (19.7 x 12.2 cm). Contemporary calf (new back). Collation: [8], 332, [4] p. (lacking 16 page advertisements). Fifth edition of first part and third edition of remaining two parts and supplement. In four parts, each with a separate title page dated 1744, but with continuous pagination; part(pt) 1 title page bears edition statement: "The fifth edition, corrected"; pts. 2 and 3: "The third editio... more information