Rumphius Georg Everhard (4 results)

[Den Haag], W. Buijze, [2004]. XV,422 pp. Softcover. - Small name on end paper.

New Haven & London, Yale University Press, [2003]. LI,172 pp. Ills. Orig. hardcover (clothbound), d/j.A 17th century Dutch naturalist, Rumphius was the first person to describe tropical orchids in a Western language. The original seven volume work, the 'Ambonese Herbal', describes 36 species found on the island of Ambon, plus another 12 uncertified species. Rumphius (1627-1702), founder of Indonesian botanical exploration, was the first to describe orchids in a Western language.…

(Lipsia, Gleditsch, 1752) estratto con copertina posticcia muta, pp. 175/182 - !! ATTENZIONE !!: Con il termine estratto (o stralcio) intendiamo riferirci ad un fascicolo contenente un articolo di rivista, sia che esso sia stato stampato a parte utilizzando la stessa composizione sia che provenga direttamente da una rivista. Le pagine sono indicate come "da/a", ad esempio: 229/231 significa che il testo ?® composto da tre pagine. Quando la rivista di provenienza non viene indicata ? perch?® ci ?® sconosciuta. - !! ATTENTION !!: : NOT A BOOK : ?Äúestratto?Äù or ?Äústralcio?Äù means simply a few pages, original nonetheless, printed in a magazine. Pages are indicated as in "from?Äù ?Äúto", for example: 229/231 means the text comprises three pages (229, 230 and 231). If the magazine that contained the pages is not mentioned, it is because it is unknown to us.…

Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. Ãdition illustrà e. In-folio (41 x 27 cm), (1) ff., 15 pp., (8) pp., veau marbré, dos à six nerfs orné, pièce de titre de maroquin rouge, triple filet à froid entourant les plats, double filet doré sur les coupes, tranches rouges (reliure d'époque). Illustré d'un frontispice, un portrait de l'auteur, une vignette de titre, 4 vignettes dans le texte, et 60 planches gravées. Première édition en latin du "Cabinet des raretés de l'Ile d'Amboine" (Amboinsche Rariteitkamer), publié en hollandais en 1705 ; l'auteur, atteint de cécité, est ici représenté dans son cabinet. Précieux exemplaire provenant de la famille de Charles de MONTESQUIEU, de la bibliothèque du ChÃteau de la Brède, avec l'ex-libris des Secondat, barons de la Brède et de Montesquieu, "Virtutem Fortuna Secondat, Ex Bibliotheca Bredanense", et les initiales C. M. à l'encre. Bel exemplaire. // Folio (41 x 27 cm), (1) ff., 15 pp., (8) pp., marbled calf, spine tooled raised on ix bands, red morocco title label, triple blind fillet borders on covers, double gilt fillet on turns-in, red edges (contemporary binding). Illustrated with a frontispiece, a portrait of the author, one vignette on title, 4 vignettes in the text, and 60 engraved plates. First edition in latin of the "Ambonese Curiosity Cabinet" (Amboinsche Rariteitkamer), first published in german in 1705 ; the author, blind, is here depicted in his office. Precious copy from Charles de MONTESQUIEU family, from the "Château de la Brède" library, with the book-plate of the Secondat, barons de la Brède et de Montesquieu "Virtutem Fortuna Secondat , Ex Bibliotheca Bredanense", and initials C. M. hand-written. Fine copy. (Nissen ZBI 3520).…