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HISTORY, TOPOGRAPHY & VOYAGES
222 Calvus, M. Fabius. Antiquae urbis Romae cum regionibus simulachrum. Romae,
Valerius Doridius Brixicnsis, 1532. Fol. 24 unn. leaves. With 22 full page
(one double page) woodcuts, representing views of the antique Rome,
three arms on title (of Rome, Clemens VII etc.) Vellum. Frs. 750.—
Brunet I, col. 1509.
First edition.
Extremely rare, interesting woodcut book on the antique Rome. It represents the oldest
Rome after Plinius (with 4 gates), then Rome with 8 gates, and the largest (double page) view shows
Rome with 34 gates. The other cuts represent the Capitol, Via Appia, Via Sacra sive Triumphalis, &c
A very interesting cut is the representation of the antique bath, showing the building, a basin
with a naked man and a child, on the left side are shown a naked man and a naked boy holding
a jug and a bathing-brush, on the right side are two bathing-brushes („strigiles“). The last cut
shows a curious representation of the Circus,with several quadrigae.
The author was an Italian physician who died at Rome inn 1527. He was one of the first
translators of Hippocrates.
Very fine and large copy, with excellent impressions of the cuts, here printed for
the first time.
See Reproductions, page 146 and on opposite page.
223 (Defoe, Daniel). La vie et les avantures surprenantes de Robinson Crusoe. Le
tout ecrit par lui-meme. Traduit de 1’Anglois. 3 vols. (Vol. Ill entitled: Reflexions
serieuses et importantes de Robinson Crusoe, faites pendant les Avantures
surprenantes de sa Vie. Avec sa Vision du Monde Angelique). Amsterdam,
L’Honore et Chatelain, 1720—21. 8VO. With 3 frontispieces, a mappe-monde
(twice repeated) and 16 copper-engravings. Contemporary brown calf. Frs. 780.—
Brunet II, col. 566. Ullrich, Robinson u. Robinsonaden p. 31, no. 6.
First EDITION in FRENCH, extremely scarce. The translation is made by Van
Effen and Miseulde Ste.-Hyacinthe, the first frontispiece is signed: B. Picart . . . 1720,
the other copper-plates are probably executed by the same artist.
This edition appeared only one year after the original edition (of 1719) in English.
The large, folding map of the world shows the whole America and the route of Robin-
son Crusoe.
Ver y n i c e c op y o f thi s ex tr e m e ly s c ar c e, v er y d es ir a bl e f ir s t Fr e n c h.
edition. The illustrations are very fresh and the copy is very clean.
With engraved armorial ex-libris of the 18th cent.
224 Demidoff, A. de. Voyage dans la Russie meridionale et la Crimee
par la Hongrie, la Valadiie et la Moldavie execute en 1837 par
Mr. Anatole de Demidoff. Edition illustree de 64 dessins par Raffet.
Paris, E. Bourdin & Co., 1840—42. large 8VO. 4 vols. Text and
1 vol. Album, fol. HE cf. Frs. 900.—
Vicaire III, 165—168. Carteret III, 196—1Q7- — On the title of vol. I we
read the address of the publisher „51. Rue de Seine” and the year „1841”. (Cf.
Vicaire); the title of the Album bears the words „Imp/' par Auguste Bry, 142,
rue du Bac”.
Vol. I cont. the history of the travel. — II: Phrenological, medical, and
botanical studies on Crimea, by Huot. — IB: Observations on the Fauna of the
Pontus. — IV; Exploration of the carbonic countries of Donetz by Le Play.
The fine lithographical plates of the Album contain interesting pictures of
civil and military costumes, views of scenes and countries of Hungary (pl. 1—8),
KATALOG Nr. 215 DES BUCH- UND KUNST-ANTIQUARIATES
222 Calvus, M. Fabius. Antiquae urbis Romae cum regionibus simulachrum. Romae,
Valerius Doridius Brixicnsis, 1532. Fol. 24 unn. leaves. With 22 full page
(one double page) woodcuts, representing views of the antique Rome,
three arms on title (of Rome, Clemens VII etc.) Vellum. Frs. 750.—
Brunet I, col. 1509.
First edition.
Extremely rare, interesting woodcut book on the antique Rome. It represents the oldest
Rome after Plinius (with 4 gates), then Rome with 8 gates, and the largest (double page) view shows
Rome with 34 gates. The other cuts represent the Capitol, Via Appia, Via Sacra sive Triumphalis, &c
A very interesting cut is the representation of the antique bath, showing the building, a basin
with a naked man and a child, on the left side are shown a naked man and a naked boy holding
a jug and a bathing-brush, on the right side are two bathing-brushes („strigiles“). The last cut
shows a curious representation of the Circus,with several quadrigae.
The author was an Italian physician who died at Rome inn 1527. He was one of the first
translators of Hippocrates.
Very fine and large copy, with excellent impressions of the cuts, here printed for
the first time.
See Reproductions, page 146 and on opposite page.
223 (Defoe, Daniel). La vie et les avantures surprenantes de Robinson Crusoe. Le
tout ecrit par lui-meme. Traduit de 1’Anglois. 3 vols. (Vol. Ill entitled: Reflexions
serieuses et importantes de Robinson Crusoe, faites pendant les Avantures
surprenantes de sa Vie. Avec sa Vision du Monde Angelique). Amsterdam,
L’Honore et Chatelain, 1720—21. 8VO. With 3 frontispieces, a mappe-monde
(twice repeated) and 16 copper-engravings. Contemporary brown calf. Frs. 780.—
Brunet II, col. 566. Ullrich, Robinson u. Robinsonaden p. 31, no. 6.
First EDITION in FRENCH, extremely scarce. The translation is made by Van
Effen and Miseulde Ste.-Hyacinthe, the first frontispiece is signed: B. Picart . . . 1720,
the other copper-plates are probably executed by the same artist.
This edition appeared only one year after the original edition (of 1719) in English.
The large, folding map of the world shows the whole America and the route of Robin-
son Crusoe.
Ver y n i c e c op y o f thi s ex tr e m e ly s c ar c e, v er y d es ir a bl e f ir s t Fr e n c h.
edition. The illustrations are very fresh and the copy is very clean.
With engraved armorial ex-libris of the 18th cent.
224 Demidoff, A. de. Voyage dans la Russie meridionale et la Crimee
par la Hongrie, la Valadiie et la Moldavie execute en 1837 par
Mr. Anatole de Demidoff. Edition illustree de 64 dessins par Raffet.
Paris, E. Bourdin & Co., 1840—42. large 8VO. 4 vols. Text and
1 vol. Album, fol. HE cf. Frs. 900.—
Vicaire III, 165—168. Carteret III, 196—1Q7- — On the title of vol. I we
read the address of the publisher „51. Rue de Seine” and the year „1841”. (Cf.
Vicaire); the title of the Album bears the words „Imp/' par Auguste Bry, 142,
rue du Bac”.
Vol. I cont. the history of the travel. — II: Phrenological, medical, and
botanical studies on Crimea, by Huot. — IB: Observations on the Fauna of the
Pontus. — IV; Exploration of the carbonic countries of Donetz by Le Play.
The fine lithographical plates of the Album contain interesting pictures of
civil and military costumes, views of scenes and countries of Hungary (pl. 1—8),
KATALOG Nr. 215 DES BUCH- UND KUNST-ANTIQUARIATES