7611. Vaugondy, Gilles Robert de. (1688 – 1766).

“Isles De Saint Domingue ou Hispaniola, et De La Martinique” [with Haiti and special highlight map of Martinique within the print].

Beautifully Handcoloured Original Engraving (copper). [Paris], 1750. Beautifully framed. Size of frame with map: 69.5 cm x 73.5 cm. Map itself measures: 53 cm wide x 50 cm high. Excellent condition of this beautiful original 18th century map.

7612. Veblen, Thorstein.

The Place of Science in Modern Civilization.

First Edition. New York, Huebsch, 1919. 29.5cm x 13cm. 509 pages. Original Hardcover in protective Mylar. Gilt lettering on spine. A very good+/near fine copy in publisher’s green ribbed cloth. Preowners name stamped on endpaper.

7613. [Veblen, Thorstein] Haselberg, Peter von / [Bassam Tibi].

Funktionalismus und Irrationalität – Studien über Thorstein Veblens ‘Theory of the leisure class’.

First Edition. Frankfurt a.M, Europäische Verl.-Anst, 1962. 8°. 109 Seiten. Softcover. Exemplar aus der Bibliothek des Politikwissenschaftlers Bassam Tibi. Mit seinem Namensstempelchen auf dem Titelblatt. Kartonierte Ausgabe. Sehr guter Zustand. [Frankfurter Beiträge zur Soziologie ; Bd. 12].

7614. Veitch, James (Royal Exotic Nursery).

A Manual of the Coniferae – Containing a General Review of the Order; a Synopsis of the Hardy Kinds Cultivated in Great Britain; Their Place and Use in Horticulture, Etc., Etc. With numerous woodcuts and illustrations.

First Edition. London (Chelsea), James Veitch & Sons (Royal Exotic Nursery), 1881. Large Octavo. Frontispiece, 350 pages. Original, beautifully illustrated Hardcover. Excellent condition of the binding with with only minor signs of external wear. Binding a little shaky.

7615. Velikovsky, Immanuel.

Worlds in Collision.

Fifth Printing of the First Abacus Edition. London, Sphere Books, 1974. 13 x 19,5 cm. 384 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. [Abacus]

7616. Veniard, John.

Reservoir and Lake Flies/ Fly Dresser’s Guide/ Further Guide to Fly Dressing/ Fly Dressing Materials. Four Volumes. With drawings by Donald Downs. Volume Four with a foreword by Taff Price.

London, Adam & Charles Black, 1977-1979. 12 x 12 cm. 184, 256, 266, 146 pages. Each volume includes colour and monochrame plates and many drawings. Original Hardcovers with original illustrated (price-clipped) dustjackets. In protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

7617. Veniard, John.

Trout Flies / Salmon Flies / Wet Flies. A collection of 7 pamphlets by John Veniard: No. 1. Trout and Salmon Flies [Dressings of 30 Dry Flies – 30 Wet Flies – 4 May Flies – 4 Fan Wing Flies – 8 Salmon Flies / [Possibly No. 2 (unnumbered): Fly Tying for the Beginner (Salmon) / No.3. Wet Flies – Dressings of Eighty-two useful Wet Fly Patterns / No.4: Salmon Flies – Dressings of Thirty-Two Salmon Fly Patterns (Supplementary to coloured Folder No.4 “Salmon Flies” / Possibly No. 5 (unnumbered): Trout Flies – Dressings of 140 Dry Fly and Wet Fly Patterns, 72 of them illustrated in colour / No. 6: One Hundred and one Fly Dressings – Trout – Sea-Trout – Lake Trout – Grayling / No.7: Fifty Salmon Fly Dressings /

Thornton Heath, E.Veniard, ca. 1965. 8°. Each pamphlet with ca. 20 pages. No. 5 with 43 pages. Original Softcover (printed wrappers). Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Some scribbling on a few of the pamphlets. Rare collection.

7618. Veniard, John/ Downs, Donald.

Fly-tying Problems and their answers.

London, Adam & Charles Black, 1977. 21cm x 14.1cm. 124 pages. With colour frontispiece and illustrations throughout. Original illustrated hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

7619. Verdijk, Gerard.

Zeichnungen von Gerard Verdijk.

Bilingual (Deutsch/Nederlands). Solothurn, Galerie Medici, 1976. 21 cm x 29 cm. 24 seiten / pagina’s. Original Softcover. Katalog / Catalogus. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur geringen Gebrauchsspuren / In zeer goede staat met slechts weinig sporen van slijtage.

7620. Verheyen, Philippe.

Corporis Humani Anatomiae [Two Volumes in One – Bound with: Supplementum anatomicum sive anatomiae corporis humani liber secundus]. With 46 plates / medical engravings.

Editio secunda. Two Volumes in One (complete). Bruxelles / Brussels, Fratres t’Serstevens, 1710. Quarto (17 cm x 20 cm). Volume I: Frontispice, [30], 400 pages / Volume II: XV, 428, [12] pages. Hardcover / Original, contemporary parchment. Plates complete and with some general browning. Besides a minor discoloration to the frontboard, in very good condition of one of the most important anatomical compendiums of the 17th and 18th century, effectively replacing Bartholinus. with only minor signs of external wear. Three signs of previous owners through the centuries (Bookplate of H C Lohmann / Manuscript entry by Joh. Caspar Metzger on the titlepage and manuscript ownership-entry from the 18th century by one Christopher Harden to pastedown.