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Manuscript of one of the first printed books on Dutch poisonous plants, together with the printed edition,
bound with an unpublished pharmacological manuscript

[MIQUEL, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm.]. Over de Noord-Nederlandsche vergiftige gewaschen.
[Rotterdam?, 1836?]. 4to. Manuscript in brown ink on laid paper, written in Dutch in a small but neat Latin hand.With: [MIQUEL, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm?]. Pharmacie.
[Rotterdam?, ca. 1845?]. 8vo. Manuscript in brown ink on wove paper, written in Dutch in a small but neat Latin hand. Near contemporary half cloth (impressed with a diamond diaper pattern), marbled sides (light brown unusual spots on dark brown shell spots, the interior of the unusual spots looking more like "tourniquet" or "Gustav" marbling than Stormont or "cassés"), sewn on 2 tapes. With the second manuscript never sewn or bound and loosely inserted.
Together with: (2) MIQUEL, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm. De Noord-Nederlandsche vergiftige gewassen.
Amsterdam, C.G. Sulpke (back of title-page: printed by C.A. Spin), 1836-1837. 8vo. With 30 partly hand-coloured lithographed plates. Original publisher's printed paper wrappers over boards. Ad 1: [1], [3 blank], 145, [3 blank] pp.; [3], 10, [10], [5 blank] ll., both written primarily on the rectos. Ad 2: 198, [2 blank] pp. Full description
€ 3,950
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Circumstantial information on the plants used in Dutch pharmacology, by a famous botanist

MIQUEL, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm. Leerboek der artsenij-gewassen. Nieuwe uitgave, in verband met de Nederlandsche apotheek.
Utrecht, Amsterdam, C. van der Post, 1859. 8vo. Original publishers boards covered with grey paper with printed title in ornamental border and shortened title on spine. XVI, LX, 406 pp. Full description
€ 400
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Entomological dictionary

MÖLLER, Christian Heinrich. Lexicon Entomologicum, oder entomologisches Wörterbuch, in welchem alle in diese Wissenschaft einschlagende Begriffe und die in den Linneischen und Fabrizischen Schriften vorkommende Terminologien überstezt, erklärt und mit Beyspielen, nach beyden Systemen, erläutert werden.
Erfurt, Georg Adam Keyser, 1795. 8vo. Contemporary blue boards. XVI, 704 pp. Full description
€ 975
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A fantastic copy of this attractively illustrated work on molluscs, with 54 plates

MOQUIN-TANDON, Alfred. Histoire naturelle des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de France. Contenant des studes sur leur anatomie et leur physiologie et la description particulière des genres, des espèces et des variétés.
Paris, Bailliere, 1855. 2 text volumes and 1 atlas volume. Royal 8vo. With 54 engraved plates. Contemporary half calf. VIII, 416; 646; 92 pp. Full description
€ 875
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Beautiful engraved views of Heemstede manor house and gardens

MOUCHERON, Isaac de. Plusieurs belles, et plaisante veües et la cour de Heemstede, dans la Province d'Utrecht. | Verscheyde schoone en vermaakelyke gezigten van Heemstede, gelegen in de Provintie van Utrecht.
[Amsterdam], Hendrik de Leth, [ca. 1731/40]. Small oblong folio (22 x 32.5 cm). With 26 numbered engraved prints, including the title-page. 20th-century half vellum, marbled paper sides. 26 engraved ll. Full description
€ 2,750
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A fine example of a "William and Mary House and Gardens"

[MULDER, Joseph and DE LESPINE]. Veues de Gunterstein. Dediees A Madame de Gunterstein et de Thienhoven.
Amsterdam, Nicolas Visscher, [ca. 1690]. Oblong 4to (20.5 x 28 cm). With richely engraved allegorical title by J. Mulder, and 15 fine engraved views of the House and Gardens of Gunterstein, on the Vecht near Breukelen, engraved by De Lespine. Old boards. [16] ll. Full description
€ 4,500
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