6051. Battiscombe, E.

A Descriptive Catalogue of Some of the Common Trees and Woody Plants of Kenya Colony.

London, The Crown Agents for the Colonies, (1926). 18.5 cm x23.5 cm. 142 pages with numerous photographic illustrations and an Index of Vernacular Names. Hardcover [publisher’s original dark green cloth] with gilt lettering on front board. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior bright and clean. Binding strong and firm. Front pastedown carries bookplate of the Linnean Society of London – dated February 1922. Tipped into the endpaper is a Pro forma-‘with compliments’ letter to the Linnean Society’s Librarian from The Crown Agents for the Colonies on behalf of the Government of Kenya.

6052. Herder, Johann Gottfried von.

Der Cid – Nach Spanischen Romanzen besungen.

Tübingen, Cotta, 1806. Kl.-8°. 236 pages. Originaler Halblederband mit Rückenschildchen und Stehkantenvergoldung. Etwas stärker berieben. Mit privatem Besitzvermerk und Stempel Friedrich von Lamprecht, 1816. Innen nur gering fleckig.

6053. Maier, Vivian [Maloof, John / Dyer, Geoff].

Vivian Maier – Street Photographer. Edited by John Maloof / Foreword by Geoff Dyer.

18th impression of the First Edition. Brooklyn (NY), powerHouse Books, 2011. 4°. 136 pages with numerous black-and-white photographs. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Mint condition.

6054. Prescott, William H. / Robertson, William.

History of the Reign of Charles the Fifth; with, an Account of the Emperor’s Life after his Abdication.

First Edition. Two Volumes (complete set). London, George Routledge & Co., 1857. Octavo (15 cm x 22 cm). Portrait-Frontispiece of Charles the Fifth (engraved by Charles Cook), VI, 612, 652 pages. Hardcover / Original publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering and ornament to spine. Excellent condition. Rare in this condition and on excellent paper with nearly no sign of foxing.

6055. Seydel, Gerardus / [Dr.Max Drescher].

Symbolae ad doctrinae graecorum harmonicae historiam.

Leipzig, Noske,s, 1907. 8°. 111 Seiten. Softcover / Kartoniert. Minimale Gebrauchsspuren. Widmungsexemplar des Verfassers an Dr.Max Drescher.

6056. [Wolff, Kurt Heinrich] Comfort, Alex.

The Novel and our Time.

First Edition. London, Phoenix House Limited, 1948. Small Octavo. 80 pages. Original hardcover in original illustrated dustjacket. In protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of sociologist Kurt H. Wolff, with his signature and mention when he purchased the book (Princeton, 17 Aug 58).

6057. Sander, Fritz.

Alte und neue Staatsrechtslehre – Kritische Bemerkungen zu Karl Bindings “Zum Werden und Leben der Staaten”.

Wien/Leipzig, Franz Deuticke, 1920. 8°. 57 Seiten. Softcover / Originale Broschur. Sonderdruck aus der “Zeitschrift für öffentliches Recht” – Herausgegeben von Hans Kelsen. Mit beiligendem Billet “Vom Verfasser überreicht”.

6058. Tyler, Josiah.

Forty Years Among the Zulus.

Boston and Chicago, Congregational Sunday School and Publishing Society, no year (c.1891). 14 cm x 20 xm. 300 pages. Hardcover [publisher’s original brown cloth] with gilt lettering and gilt tooling on spine and front board. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

6059. [Wolff, Kurt Heinrich] Janik, Allan / Habermas, Jürgen.

Philosophical Sources of Wittgenstein’s Ethic [by Allan Janik]. Inscribed and signed by Allan Janik to Kurt Wolff: “For Kurt – best wishes – Allan”.

St.Louis, Telos, 1980. 8°. 15 pages. Original brochure. Very good condition. Signed / Inscribed.

6060. Coombes, James.

Timoleague and Barryroe / Tigh Molaige agus Barracha Rua.

Timoleague, Muintir Na Tire (Friary Preservation Committee), 1969. 8°. Frontispiece, 85 pages with one folded map and one folded plan. Illustrated Softcover. Some clear signs of wear to the binding. Internally with some minor staining. Very Rare local publication.