DIETER SCHIERENBERG BV

= One of the finest books on American natural history. Very rare. This 1750 edition
is in fact the second edition of the second volume of Catesby’s “Natural History of
Carolina, Florida....”. It was printed in the same folio size as the first edition. This
Nürnberg edition should have 100 plates, but is hardly ever found complete. There
have been no complete copies in European auctions in the last 35 years, and a check
of Nissen’s ZBI shows that even he saw no complete copies (Nissen quotes this title
as having 32 to 84 plates). Endpapers renewed, very finely matching marbled paper
on boards. Paper repair on title page (not affecting text) but plates in fine condition.
Apart from the repair on the title page, this is an absolutely fine copy with the plates
crisp, clean and very bright contemporary coloring. Nissen ZBI, 846; Wood, p. 281.
7.
Chaumeton, P.; J. Chamberet and J. Poiret
Flore Médicale. Paris, Panckoucke, 1814-20. 8vo. Seven volumes
in eight, with 425 plates: 2 folding tables and 423 stipple-engraved
plates printed in colours and finished by hand by P.J.F. Turpin and
Anne-Ernestine Panckoucke. Bound in original calf bindings, boards
with gilt pattern, spines with gilt lettering and decoration including
a gilt figure of a tree. $ 3600
= First edition of this alphabetically arranged medical flora. A beautifully illustrated
book, the engravings after paintings by two famous illustrators: Turpin was one of
the greatest botanical painters of his time, and Mme Pancoucke was one of Redouté’s
most accomplished pupils. Turpin also wrote the text for the last part of vol. 7. The
botanical detail that Turpin gave to his paintings is probably unsurpassed for his
time. A rare complete set in original bindings. Most spines with some loss on top or
bottom and some considerable worming. Contents with some spotting, mostly light
ranging to moderate in a few sections. Some text with heavy browning. Plates in the
first 4 vols also affected by some spotting, browning and off-setting; about half the
plates are clean. Nissen DBB 349; Stafleu-C, 1091.
Exceptional, contemporarily hand-coloured suite by Collaert
8.
Collaert, A.
Animalium quadrupedum omnis generis verae et artificiosissimae
delineationes in aes incisae et edita ab Adriano Collardo. Antwerpen,
(ca 1612). Oblong 8vo (188 x 124 mm). 19 beautiful contemporarily
hand-coloured engravings including the engraved title page depicting
Orpheus charming and taming the birds and beasts of the forest.
All are mounted on contemporary paper and nicely framed in five
sections in a tortoise-shell frame setting. $ 27,000
= An exceptional suite in a contemporary coloured state. Of the 19 plates only 2 have
the normally present numbering and engraved signature: “Adrian. Collaert fecit et
excud”, the other 16 are most probably some sort of proof prints before letters and
numbers, which is very unusual and completely unknown in any bibliography nor
was it known by the leading expert, Sam Segal, whom we consulted. He also confirmed
the contemporary colouring, all done in the same brilliant hand. Nissen quotes an
engraved title and 19 engravings, therefore we are lacking 1 plate only, which makes
this an almost complete set of the already very rare suite of the animalium. The
plates depict men (mostly in hunting scenes), apes, cows, bulls, horses, lions, dogs,
camels, goats, deer, pigs, elephants, wolves, rhinoceroses, a cameleon, etc. One of the
nicest engravings on animals from this great Flemish artist. A few plates with a small