Rare books from Lloyd Zimmer, Books and Maps

N/P: N/P No date of publication, though circa 1910; Eight page pamphlet bound in original paper wrap covers, and later bound into a cardboard library binding; Author's inscription at top of original cover reads in full "Complements to Prof. Dunlap [Charles Graham Dunlap] / O. E. Learnard"; Library covers show the book plate of Professor Dunlap and two penciled library notations; There are no other library markings; Though showing light smudges, pamphlet remains in very nice condition and authors inscription is bold and clear; Learnard (1832-1911) founded the town of Burlington, was a district judge, and a lieutenant colonel of the First Kansas Infantry. He was a member of the territorial legislature and one of the first state senators. He chaired the Osawatomie Convention and helped found the Kansas Republican party, of which he was the first chair. He purchased both the Lawrence Daily Journal and the Lawrence Daily Tribune to consolidate under the name "The Lawrence… Read More

London: Printed By Stephen Couchman, 1804. First Edition . Half Leather - Hardbound. Good/No Jacket. Contains plates 740 through 786, collated and complete with text; All plates are hand colored, and number 770 is folding; Bound with index of the first twenty volumes, which was published in 1805; Original boards are rubbed and worn at corners; Later leather rebacking is rather crude, though volume remains tight; Occasional light foxing and/or offsetting, though overall contents are intact, and generally very clean; Coloring on plates remains bright and very lovely.

Philadelphia: D. Rice & A. N. Hart, 1857. Half Leather - Hardbound. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Two volumes re-bound by Talin Bookbindery of Cape Cod, with green leather spine and corners, and green cloth over boards; Raised spine bands with gilt stamped lettering and decoration; Housed in matching custom two compartment slipcase; All edges gilded; 131 hand colored plates; Ex-Library with institutional stamps on title pages and verso, though with NO other library markings; Now rebound; Covers and slipcase remain Fine and exceptionally attractive; Moisture stains are seen on the first ten leaves near heel; Plate 1 is uniformly just a little darkened, and there are a couple of small tears in margins; Illustration remains bright; All other plates remain clean and very bright;

London, 1736. First Edition . Full Leather. Good/No Jacket. 4to. 76 pages, plus 53 copper engraved plates, most of which are hand colored. Original leather covers, with gilt decoration along edges are a little pitted, though generally good. Rebacked with leather covers over spine, which overlaps slightly with original decoration on boards. Gilt lettering on spine. End leaves are a little darkened and show various penciled/inked marks. Hinges with modern reinforcement. There is a little separation of two signatures of leaves, though paper remains tight. First four leaves are a little darkened and show a little offsetting; Volume is complete and otherwise in very good condition. Plates with life size representations of spiders are stunning.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company. First Edition . Cloth - Hard Cover. Good+/No Jacket. sm folio. Complete in four volumes, with all plates. All volumes have been professionally and very nicely rebacked, retaining original spine covers. Gilt on spine is good, though slightly faded on a few letters. Covers are lightly rubbed and show a little wear at corners in general, and along the lower edges of volume IV. Small book plate on top front paste down, and inked name on blank front free end page. Free end leaves show a few creases. Volumes remain tight and are otherwise clean and intact.

London: L. Reeve & Co., 1873. First Edition . Half Leather - Hardbound. Good+/No Jacket. 4to. John Gerrard Keulemans. 370 pages, plus 26 heliotype images on 16 leaves, plus folding, color, map (now backed on linen), plus three charts of which two are colored, plus 32 hand colored lithographic plates after Keulmans, and 6 hand colored botanical plates. Exquisite period binding in half leather with raised spine bands, gilt stamped lettering and decoration, and red/green leather spine labels. Marbled paper over boards. Binding shows a couple of very slight scuffs, though remains nearly perfect. Library stamps on blank sides of plates, etc, as well as blank space on printers page and dedication page, though no other library markings. Some foxing on first and last leaves, though plates remain in very good condition.

London: N/P. First Edition . Quarter Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Nos. 1 of 1804 through 12 of 1806, bound as a single volume, with covers bound in at rear; 76 hand colored plates, of which two are folding; Modern quarter leather, with gilt stamped lettering and decoration and marbled paper over boards; Scattered mostly very light foxing; Scattered offsetting, sometimes on the heavy side; Collated and complete.

Paris: Chez P. Bertrand, Libraire-Editeur, 1847. First Edition . Half Cloth - Hardbound. Good (see details)/No Jacket. Folio. Volume appears to have been rebound in the early 20th century, incorporating reprints of a few of the missing plates. Cloth over spine and corners is rubbed and a little worn. Marbled paper over boards is a little rubbed. Scattered, mostly light foxing. Volume remains tight and in generally good condition, though head of spine has been bumped, and there is a light crease at upper inside corner of all leaves. 22 of 26 plates are present, though five are good quality facsimile color reprints apparently included at the time of rebinding. The plates with condition are as follows, with the reprints being identified: 1 (skulls): scattered foxing over plate. 2 (skulls): scattered light foxing, mostly outside of borders. 2bis (skull portions): very light scattered foxing. 3 (Cebus fulvus): Color Facsimile reprint with slight foxing outside of image. 4 (Calitrix… Read More

London: Henry Sotheran & Co. First Edition . Cloth - Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to. J. G. Keulemans. No date of publication, though 1887. 21 hand colored lithographic plates by J. G. Keulemans. Pebbled green cloth covers, with gilt stamped lettering and black stamped ruled decoration. Cloth covers are a little rubbed and show some light wear at corners and spine ends. Lettering remains bright, though covers show a few scuffs and light rubbing. Top hinge is cracked, and there is a little separation between title page and preface page. Volume remains tight, however. Scattered light foxing, mostly on first and last few leaves. The first and last plate are slightly darkened and show a little very light foxing. Other plates are very good.

London: Printed By W. Bulmer and Co, and Published for the Author. First Edition . Full Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to. Two volumes bound as one, and includes the original very scarce title page and dedication pages for volume II. Volume I was published in 1794 and volume II in 1799. 101 full page, hand colored, illustrations plates, with at least 18 being signed and dated by the artist. Original boards retained, and recased in full polished leather with raised spine bands, gilt stamped lettering and decoration, and hand tooled border over boards. Original hand tooled leather edge inside covers, and marbled end leaves. Bound by J. Bohn, No 31 Frith St., Soho, London. Blank end leaves are slightly soiled. Occasional light smudges and very slight foxing. Occasional very slight offsetting of coloring onto text. Collated and complete, with all plates being very good to near fine. Beautiful and bright. An exceptional example of this very scarce and desirable title.

Calton: T & A D Poyser, 1984. First Edition . Cloth - Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 304 pages, plus eight colour plates by the author. Volume is sold along with the eight original gouache paintings from which the plates were copied. Each painting is on a 10 x 14 inch sheet, though edges have been taped and a clear mylar(?) sheet loosely laid over with boarders showing useable space for copying. Each plate is signed by C. H. Fry and dated 1984. The painting identified to be plate number 2 shows moisture damage at lower left edge not affecting image. This damage was present prior being copied for the book, and the exact damage is seen in the bound plate number 2. Otherwise, paintings remain bright, beautiful, and in fine condition.

Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1910. 454 & 455-933 pages. Textured leather over spines and corners, with gilt stamped lettering and slightly raised spine bands. Covers are rubbed and there is scattered light wear, mostly along edges. Both volume remain tight and are internally in very nice condition. Due to weight, additional charges will apply for Priority and/or International shipping.. First Edition. Half Leather - Hardbound. Good+/No Jacket. 4to.

No date, though circa mid-late 18th century. 144 leaves (288 pages) on velum leaves, bound in leather. Sinew tied. Mostly black lettering, though with some in red. One full page illustration in color of Madonna and Child. There are a few decorative breaks between sections of text. Written in Ge'ez, an ancient South Semitic language originating in Eritrea and the northern region of Ethiopia. Once the official language of Aksum and Ethiopia, it now remains primarily used in the liturgy of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, and to a lesser degree by the Beta Israel Jewish Community (Wikipedi, 2017). Bottom cover is lacking, though all contents appear present. The first leaf is heavily rubbed and mostly illegible. Remaining contents show age, a little rubbing, and scattered markings, though are clear and legible. Estimated to be mid to late 18th century based upon examination of other volumes determined or known to be of this period. Volume is now housed in a leather carrying bag likely… Read More

Dublin: Printed for Edward and John Exshaw at the Bible on Cork-Hill, 1748. Full Leather. Fair/No Dust Jacket. Complete in six volumes. Five folding maps. Full leather covers with raised spine bands, and red and black spine labels. Both labels are lacing from Vol. II, and title label is lacking from Vols II and IV. Covers are rubbed and show scattered wear. Several boards are nearly detached. End leaves are darkened. Contents are otherwise clean, complete, and intact.

Calcutta: Kaviraj Avinash Chandra Kaviratna Circa 1900. 2174 pages bound into three volumes, though with broken up pagination. Volume I contains 30 lessons with pagination [1] vii iv [1]-443. Volume II contains 51 lessons with pagination [445] 446-650, 1-26, 677-1013 [1], [1913] 1914-2174 (Finis). Volume III contains 30 lessons with pagination [1015] 1016-1911. Some pagination may be mis-printed. Appears complete as bound into the three volumes at a later time. Binding is black cloth with burgundy leather spine labels likely salvaged from previous bindings. Scattered penciled notations. Scattered light and small worm holes not affecting text. There are several leaves in the second volume with closed tears, mostly with previous archival tape repairs. Despite faults and damage, all text remains legible. Very scarce translation of Charaka-Samhita with extensive footnotes. . Cloth - Hard Cover. Good-/No Dust Jacket.