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George Virtue
  1. A philosopher as well as a scientist
    Les oeuvres de Mr. de Maupertuis
    Pierre-Louis Moreau de MAUPERTUIS

    Les oeuvres de Mr. de Maupertuis[The Works of Mr. de Maupertuis]

    George Conrad Walther|Dresden 1752|18.2 x 24 cm|Relié

    First collected edition of the author's works (see Quérard, V, 642; DSB, IX, 186–189; Poggendorff I, 85).

    Printed in Dresden by George Conrad Walther ["Printed in Leipsic by Jean Gottlob Immanuel Breitkopf"]

    Full mottled fawn calf, spine with five raised bands richly gilt in compartments with floral tools, red morocco label, joints restored, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, red edges; contemporary binding.

    Some occasional foxing; restorations to the joints, edges and corners of the boards.

    First edition of the "Works" of Maupertuis. Pages 95 to 142 contain the "Mesure de la terre au Cercle Polaire"; pages 311 to 326 feature the "Relation d'un Voyage fait dans la...

    €2,000
  2. La Suisse pittoresque, ornée de vues dessinées spécialement pour cet ouvrage par W. H.Bartlett, Esq.
    William BEATTIE, William Henry BARTLETT

    La Suisse pittoresque, ornée de vues dessinées spécialement pour cet ouvrage par W. H.Bartlett, Esq.

    George Virtue|Londres [London] 1836|22 x 28 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First edition illustrated with 108 plates including 2 engraved English titles and one large folding map.
    Half red morocco binding with corners ca 1860. Spine with raised bands in Jansenist style. Top edge gilt. Traces of rubbing. 3 corners slightly bumped. Handsome copy printed on laid paper with some occasional worming, notably on the 2 engraved titles.
    One of Batlette's first works, whose success enabled him to devote himself to making several journeys and books, on Canada, the United States, Asia Minor, etc... The romantic treatment of the animated views brought him success, but also the precision of his surveys and drawings taken from life. One of the first important books on...
    €1,000
  3. Scotland illustrated by a series of views taken expressly for this work
    Thomas ALLOM, William Henry BARTLETT

    Scotland illustrated by a series of views taken expressly for this work

    Virtue and co|London 1850 (S.d)|21.50 x 27.80 cm|2 volumes reliés
    Edition superbly illustrated with a portrait, 2 engraved titles and 118 plates and a map. The portrait of Robert Burns as frontispiece to the first volume is most often missing.
    Publisher's binding in full red grained cloth. Smooth spine richly decorated with a large special panel titled Caledonia Illustrated with the Scottish lion at head and foot. Gilt edges. Headcaps sunken. 2 tears along the upper joint of volume I, one on the upper joint of volume II. Small dark stain on the upper board of volume I.
    Magnificent illustration work by William Bartlett and Thomas Allom which leads the reader through romantic and picturesque Scotland.
    €900
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