Search Results: Authors starting with B from Antiquariaat Schierenberg

Oslo, Scandinavian University Press, 1995. 4to. 93 pp.; 12 text figures, 16 plates. Printed soft cover. A fine, well-illustrated monograph in the series Fossils & Strata (no. 39) with new species but also with many taxa in more or less open nomenclature. The faunas described are generally well-preserved. A very good, clean copy of the original publication, not the inferior (on demand?) reprint.

Leipzig, privately published, 1895. Small 4to (24.8 x 19.4 cm). 26 pp., one double-sized folded lithographed plate, original printed wrappers. A fine study on this enigmatic fungus. This is Johann Bachmann’s thesis. Apparently this is an offprint, with the pagination from the Botanische Zeitung (which is printed on the plate). Fold in rear blank, otherwise a very good, clean copy. Rare. Not in Volbracht (neither in the 2017 supplement).

Wien, Naturhistorisches Museum, Springer, 1959-1983. Three papers in three. 8vo (24.1 x 17.0 cm), small 8vo (20.4 x 14.7 cm). 39 [8; 9; 22] pp., 11 [4; 0; 7] plates, 9 [3; 2; 4] text figures. Original printed wrappers, or without cover as issued. Three important papers on mostly well-preserved Tertiary turtles. The first paper co-authored by H. Schaffer, the second (1981) and third paper co-authored by M. Mlynarsky. The third paper contains a new species and a review of the similar Tertiary species. The last two papers inscribed by the first author, i.e. the name of the Austrian palaeontologist A. Tolmann, and with the latter's stamp. Otherwise good, clean copies.

London, published by the author, 1834. 12mo (19.2 x 11.2 cm). Engraved frontispiece, vi, 185, vi pp.; two engraved plates. Publisher's paper covered boards with printed label on the spine. A very rare work on angling in southern England, especially the greater London area. The plates show hooks and tackle. Little is known about the author. Uncut. Boards a bit rubbed and paper cover split at the joints, binding starting, otherwise a very good, clean copy. Blakey, pp. 298, 319; Westwood & Satchell, p. 20.

Vevey, Société Vaudoise des Forestiers, 1912-1925. Two parts in two. 8vo (24.0 x 16.1 cm). 379 pp. [xx, 204; xiii, 142]; numerous fine photographs (unnumbered plates with blank versos) of remarkable trees. Original, near uniform pictorial wrappers. A seldom-seen work on Swiss trees. The Vaud Canton is situated in the west of Switserland, with Lausanne as its capital. On the south side it borders Lac léman, and it's highest point is the Alpine mountain massif les Diablerets ("the abode of devils"). The first volume is in second edition; the second in first edition. All are rare. The trees photographed are truly majestic. Their localities, owners, altitude, height and with are recorded. Inscribed by a former owner, the Swiss forester Max Oechslin (1893-1979), in the top margin of the title page, and with his stamp in the inner margin of the same, as well as with his library label "Für den ehrlichen Leser bedeutet ein Buch ein Leben...", mounted on the… Read More

München, Zoologische Staatssammlung München, 1992. 8vo (24.0 x 16.9 cm). 440 pp.; full colour frontispiece, 553 text illustrations. Laminated pictorial softcover. A major monograph by the German entomologist Martin Baehr (1943-2019), discussing, describing and illustrating 132 species and one subspecies of Australian carabid beetles. Many are new. "There is no doubt that Dr. Martin Baehr was one of the great masters of beetle taxonomy of the past 50 years. His oeuvre is outstanding, in 384 publications Martin described 2098 new species and subspecies together with 76 higher ranked taxa. ... [H]is main focus was the Carabidae of Australia which he described and revised on thousands of pages after travelling thousands of kilometres on his collection trips and spending many more thousands of hours at the microscope." (Pillukat & Melzer). Published as Supplement 18 of Spixiana. Number written in the top margin of the front cover; stamp in the lower margin of the contents page,… Read More

St. Petersburg, H. Schmitzdorff (Karl Röttger), 1876. 8vo (20.2 x 13.5 cm). xxv, 306 [175-480] pp. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards. Green label with script title on the spine. This book includes a chapter on the evolution theory of Darwin. Karl von Baer (1792-1876) was an important embryologist. Rubbing to boards and spine; some foxing; old owner's signature on front pastedown and another one on the first title verso; old library stamp - peculiarly pre-dating the year of publication - on second title, pencilled annotation on last blank recto, otherwise good. Very uncommon. Raikov, 370.

St. Petersburg, H. Schmitzdorff, 1864. 8vo. vi, 296 pp., one engraved portrait. Contemporary marbled boards. Spine with gilt title on green morocco label. First part of a work that finally consisted of of three volumes. This part was published ten years before the second and is complete regarding the subjects treated. Including an old newspaper article on this eminent German embryologist, with a portrait. Lightly spotted throughout, and outer margins toned. Raikov, 370 (in part); Bibl. Waller, 12204.

Gotha, Justus Perthes, 1928. 4to. 137 pp. Twelve plates. Original printed wrappers. Ergänzungsheft 199 zu Petermann's geographische Mitteilungen. Back wrapper is missing. Nevertheless a good copy.

Marseille, Institut Colonial, 1920. 8vo. 370 pp., Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Spine with gilt title. A very good copy. Rare.

First edition. London, Ray Society, 1850. 372p., 36 lithographs, of which 14 are partly handcoloured. Orig cloth. The beginning and the end of the text a bit foxed.

Tokyo, (circa 1881-1882). Two volumes (of three). Japanese stitched binding (24.8 x 16.5 cm). With 67 coloured woodblock prints and text in Japanese. Original stitched wrappers. A very pleasing collection of Japanese birds, many of them waterfowl. "This was Kono Bairei's first kacho, for in spite of the title it may be so classified, since many of the pictures emphasize the plants as much as the birds. The illustrations in these volumes are in black (with dilutions to grey), orange-brown (with dilutions), and vaguely perceptible tinting of the grays with green or blue. Being printed from the same block... the effects are extremely life-like and pleasing" (Barlett and Shohara). Complete copies would comprise three volumes, with 100 plates. Some 20 plates are double-paged. In fine condition. OCLC reports a complete set in the New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art only. Barlett and Shohara, Japanese Botany, p. 529. Not in any western bird bibliography.

with sketches of its climate and physical geography. London, Williams and Norgate, 1868. 316p., 1 coloured geological map with 11 different colours of Northumberland, and one partly coloured folded map. Orig. front wrp. (lower part chipped and spine split) - uncut. This is also vol. 2 of the Natural History Transactions of Northumberland and Durham.

Samara, Samara scientific centre Russian Academy of Sciences, 2004. 4to (28.8 x 20.3 cm). 192 pp., 19 full colour plates and maps, 44 text figures. Original full colour pictorial soft cover. Important contribution to the rich snake fauna of Tatarstan in south-eastern Russia with excellent photos and distribution maps. In Russian with Latin nomenclature. Spine a bit frayed, tiny number written in the top margin of the title page, otherwise a very good, clean copy.

Cape Town, etc., A. A. Balkema, 1966,1968. 8vo. xiii, 274 pp. Yellow printed cloth. A volume of an important monographic series. Erased former owner marking on front free endpaper, otherwise very good, clean.

Cape Town, etc., A. A. Balkema, 1969. 8vo. xiv, 240 pp. Yellow printed cloth. International council of scientific unions, scientific committee on antarctic-research conference on quaternary studies. Held at the Scott Polar research intsitute, Cambridge, Engeland, 24-27 July 1968. A volume of an important monographic series. Small bump to top front board, binding slightly soiled, stamp on front free endpaper, otherwise very good, clean.

Cape Town, etc., A. A. Balkema, 1969. 8vo. xiv, 240 pp. Yellow printed cloth. International council of scientific unions, scientific committee on antarctic-research conference on quaternary studies. Held at the Scott Polar research intsitute, Cambridge, Engeland, 24-27 July 1968. A volume of an important monographic series. Small stamp on half-title, otherwise very good, clean.

Cape Town, etc., A. A. Balkema, 1973. 8vo. x, 198 pp. Yellow printed cloth. International council of scientific unions, scientific committee on antarctic-research conference on quaternary studies, held at the Australian academy of science, Canberra, 9th, 10th and 12th August 1972. A volume of an important monographic series. Binding slightly soiled and stained, stamp on half-title, otherwise very good, clean.

Cape Town, etc., A. A. Balkema, 1973. 8vo. x, 198 pp. Yellow printed cloth. International council of scientific unions, scientific committee on antarctic-research conference on quaternary studies, held at the Australian academy of science, Canberra, 9th, 10th and 12th August 1972. A volume of an important monographic series. Binding slightly soiled and stained, stamp on front free endpaper, otherwise very good, clean.

Jerusalem 1953. 8vo. 644 pp. numerous figures and tables, some (folding) maps. Wrappers. This is the special publication no. 2 of the research council of Israel. Including a photo of the opening session (Dr. L. Kohn, Dr. J. Malina, Prof. S. Sambursky, and others). Small tear on spine, otherwise a very good copy.