Natural History

[OSKAMP, Dirk Leonard, Maarten HOUTTUYN and Carl KRAUSS]. Afbeeldingen der artseny-gewassen met derzelver beschryvingen. Icones plantarum officinalium cum earum descriptionibus.
Amsterdam, Jan Christiaan Sepp and son, "1794" [= 1796] - 1800 (or 1801). 6 volumes. 8vo. With a wood-engraved vignette on the title page of each volume and 600 numbered full-page engraved plates (100 in each volume), all coloured by a contemporary hand. Contemporary gold-tooled mottled calf. [1], [1 blank], XVI, 102, [4]; [8], 101, [1 blank], [4]; [4], 101, [1 blank]; [4], II, [2], 100, [4]; [8],100, [2]; [1], [1 blank], IV, [1], [1 blank],1-36, 1-101, [1 blank] pp. Full description

OUTREIN, Johannes d'. Wegwyser door de heerlykheid Roosendaal ofte, de Roosendaalsche vermakelykheden met een geestelyk en zedelyk ooge beschouwt en in digtmaat gestelt.
Amsterdam, Gerard van Keulen, 1718. 4to. With an engraved full-page portrait of Johan van Arnhem, lord of Roosendaal by J. Baptist, a plate with his engraved coat-of-arms, a large folding engraved bird's-eye view of the House Roosendaal, and 19 folding engraved views of houses, gardens, fountains, bridges and other buildings in Roosendaal and its surroundings, all designed by B. Elshof and engraved by J. Smit. Contemporary gold-tooled sprinkled calf. [40], 88 pp. Full description

[PAINTING - SKATE]. [Oil study of a skate].
[19th century]. Oil on canvas (ca. 20.5 x 26.5 cm), unsigned. In a contemporary wooden frame (ca. 28.5 x 34 cm). Full description

PALLAS, Peter Simon (M. GAUTHIER DE LA PEYRONIE, transl.). Voyages de M. P.S. Pallas en differentes provinces de l'Empire de Russie, et dans l'Asie septentrionale.
Paris, Lagrange (vol. 1), Maradan (vol. 2-5; colophon of vol. 5: printed by Demonville), 1788-1793. 5 text volumes (4to) and 1 atlas volume (Imperial 4to: 33.5 x 25 cm). With 123 engraved plates and maps (27 folding), including a large folding map of the Russian Empire. Uniform gold-tooled tree calf, gilt edges. [3], [1 blank], XXXII, 773, [5]; [4], 550, [1], [1 blank]; [3], [1 blank], 492; [3], [1 blank], 722, [2]; [3], [1 blank], 559, [1] pp; atlas volume with 123 plates on 108 leaves. Full description

PALLAS, Peter Simon. Voyages du professeur Pallas, dans plusieurs provinces de l'empire de Russie et dans l'Asie septentrionale; Traduits de l'allemand par le C. Gauthier de la Peyronie. Nouvelle Édition, Revue et enrichie de Notes par CC. Lamarck ... et Langlès...
Paris, Maradan, an II [1794]. 8 text-volumes and 1 atlas-volume. 8vo (text) and large 4to (atlas). With 8 title-pages and 8 half-titles, 108 engraved plates and maps, of which 22 folding and 2 double-page. Uniform contemporary mottled calf, richly gold-tooled spines. [8], 422, [2]; [4], 490; [4], 492; [4], 499; 448; 455; 448; [4], VIII, 463 pp. Full description

PALLAS, Peter Simon. Observations faites dans un voyage entrepris dans les gouvernements méridionaux de l'Empire de Russie dans les années 1793 et 1794.
Paris, Strasbourg, Amand Koening; Leipzig, Godefroi Martini, 1799-1802. 2 text volumes and 1 atlas volume. 4to (text) and oblong folio (atlas: 24 x 40 cm). With 28 engravings in the text and 1 woodcut in each text volumes (23 hand-coloured), and 55 engraved plates and maps (43 hand-coloured) in the atlas volume. Text volumes in contemporary and uniform gold-tooled mottled calf. Atlas in matching contemporary mottled half calf. XXXII, 438; XVI, 452 pp. ; 55 ll. Full description

PALLAS, Peter Simon. Lyst der plant-dieren, bevattende de algemeene schetzen der geslachten en korte beschryvingen der bekende zoorten. ... Vertaald, en met aanmerkingen en afbeeldingen voorzien door P. Boddaert.
Utrecht, Abraham van Paddenburg and Johannes van Schoonhoven, 1768. 8vo. With 14 folding engraved plates by J. van Hiltrop. Contemporary tanned half sheepskin, gold-tooled spine. XXXVI, 37-50, 654 pp. Full description

PALLIARDI, Anton Alois. Beschreibung zweyer Decaden neuer und wenig bekannter Carabicinen.
Vienna, J.G. Heubner, 1825. 8vo. With 4 full-page engraved plates of beetles. Contemporary marbled paper wrappers, with two paper labels around the spine. [3], [1 blank], X, 44, [2 blank] pp. Full description

PASSE the Younger, Crispijn van de. Den blom-hof, inhoudende de rare oft ongemeene blommen die op den tegenwoordighen tijdt by de lief-hebbers in estimatie ghehouden werden. Ghedeelt naer de vier deelen des jaers ... Noch hier by ghevoecht de manier soomen dese bloemen naer haer eyghen coleuren ofte verven sal illumineren ofte afsetten ...
Utrecht, for Crispijn van de Passe, 1614. 2 parts in 1 volume, the first in 4 sections. Oblong folio (ca. 18.5 x 26.5 cm). With a full-page plate of Flora embracing the cornucopia in a landscape with an epigram by Arnoldus Buchelius in a cartouche in the left hand corner, engraved by Simon van de Passe after Crispijn van de Passe, 2 different frontispieces (both appearing twice) of ideal gardens full of flowers, and 174 full-page engraved plates of flowers, fruits, fruit trees, and medicinal plants, mainly by Crispijn van de Passe the Younger, 3 by his brother Willem van de Passe. Later half calf, decorated paper sides, gold-tooled spine, and red sprinkled edges. [26] pp., [118] engraved ll.; [1], [1 blank] pp., [61] engraved ll. Full description

PAULSEN, Hermann Christian. Echte berichten van den akkerbouw der oostersche volkeren, ter opheldering van veele schriftuurplaatsen, ... uit de oostersche reisbeschryvingen vezamelt.
Leiden, Johannes le Mair, 1762. 8vo. With 4 engraved plates. Contemporary vellum. [66], 287, [15], [2 blank] pp. Full description