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Published on the occasion of 50th anniversary Antiquariaat FORUM: Catalogue 118!
https://t.co/1ZtBz2ePIN
260 #rarebooks #manuscripts #drawings #maps #atlases #prints (ca. 1970 BC to 1970 AD).
On #Americana #Art #Asia #Botany #Cartography #History #Horses #Hunting #Science etc.
New on #website: #firstedition of very rare collection of 80 #engravings & #etchings, depicting exotic #plants & #animals from #Asia #Americas #Africa, compiled by #Leiden publisher Pieter van der Aa:
https://t.co/eA59eozBMd
#rarebooks #China #tea #dragons #botany #zoology
#otd 1845, Sir John Franklin left #England in search of #NorthwestPassage, never to return. A search party led by John Richardson did not find Franklin, but it did result in a beautiful #rarebook, with much information on #Inuit and other #NativeAmericans:
https://t.co/MUFsjJF4P0
French diplomat Simon de La Loubère was born #otd 1642. In 1687, he was appointed as Louis XIV's envoy extraordinary to the court of #Siam (#Thailand). His #travel account is considered to be the best 17th-century work on Thailand:
https://t.co/m910TSEV52
#history #rarebooks
Looking for an interesting educational #game to pass these disturbing times with? Check out the many pictures and description of "Grand jeu de la géographie avec costumes coloriées" (#France, 1830s) on our website:
https://t.co/vryv3q6HMZ
#costumes #ethnography #antique
New on our website, truly spectacular & rare complete set of Stradanus's magnificent series of 104 #hunting #prints, incl. #falconry #fishing and even #beekeeping, engraved in the years 1578-1596:
https://t.co/AXu9bEhzGl
#rarebooks #engraving #Florence #animals #dragons
Famous #ornithologist and #painter John James #Audubon died #otd 1851, aged 65. Most famous for his classic book on #birds, his work on #quadrupeds is no less extraordinary. Check out our copy on our website:
https://t.co/HuZA37fv3A
#rarebooks #zoology #animals #UnitedStates
A highlight in our catalogue for Stuttgarter #Antiquariatsmesse (January 24-26, Stand 71) is rare copy of 1 of finest works on #animals, by Johann Elias Ridinger (Augsburg, 1768), with 127 beautiful plates. Find out more:
https://t.co/EcPtmPyJKv
#zoology #bookfair #rarebooks
Happy to present our catalogue for the #Stuttgart #Antiquariatsmesse:
https://t.co/GyBDSxi7Sv
51 #rarebooks #manuscripts #artefacts #maps #prints, etc. (from 1470-1926) on #naturalhistory #Germany #religion #art #travel #exploration #science #medicine and much more.
#bookfair
Lured #Blixem away from #Santa to pull our booksled to #StuttgarterAntiquariatsmesse (Jan 24-26).
A #highlight we'll bring is J.E. Ridinger's "Geschilderte Thier-Reich" (1768).
Stay tuned for more info. Meanwhile, check out another #classic Ridinger:
https://t.co/DLMiPbSPjT