Natural History

MICHAELIS, Johann David. Recueil de questions, proposées à une société de savants, qui par ordre de Sa Majesté Danoise font le voyage de l'Arabie.
Amsterdam, S.J. Baalde; Utrecht, J. van Schoonhoven & comp., 1774. 4to. Set in roman type with incidental Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Syriac and 1 word in Coptic. Near-contemporary tanned sheepskin, gold-tooled spine. [4], XLIV, 256, [16], 38, [2 blank] pp. Full description

MICHELIN, Jean Louis Hardouin. Iconographie zoophytologique, description par localités et terrains des polypiers fossiles de France et pays environnants.
Paris, P. Bertrand (back of title-page: printed by Fain & Thunot), 1840-1847. 4to. With 79 lithographed plates by Ludovic Michelin and Delarue fils. Contemporary half calf. XII, 348; [4] pp. Full description

MICHIELSEN, Hans (artist). [A peregrine falcon flying in the sky with a captured pigeon in its talons].
[The Netherlands], November 1983. Mixed media drawing with coloured crayon, gouache and watercolour on paper (ca. 74.5 x 60.5 cm). Signed "Hans Michielsen" and dated "11/83" in gouache in the bottom left corner. In passepartout and framed (ca. 100 x 80 cm). Full description

MILLER, John. Illustratio systematis sexualis Linnaei, ... | An illustration of the sexual system of Linnaeus, ...
London, published and sold by the author at his house ..., [1770-]1777. 3 volumes. Imperial folio (54 x 38 cm). Richly engraved frontispiece with medallion portraits of Miller and Linnaeus at the head, 3 identical engraved title-pages, 2 series of engraved botanical plates, each series printed from the same 104 plates, but that in volume 1 in proof-states and beautifully hand-coloured, that in volumes 2 & 3 in black and white with titles and imprints, and 4 further plates, numbered I-IV, showing 178 varieties of leaves, finely hand-coloured. With a full-page allegorical dedicatory pen and watercolour drawing for Queen Charlotte of England on the end-leaf before the frontispiece of the first volume, and a professionally lettered index covering all 3 volumes, specially made for this dedication copy, at the end of volume 3. Contemporary uniform gold-tooled mottled calf, richly gold-tooled spine. Full description

[MIQUEL, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm.]. Over de Noord-Nederlandsche vergiftige gewaschen.
[Rotterdam?, 1836?]. 4to. Manuscript in brown ink on laid paper, written in Dutch in a small but neat Latin hand.With: [MIQUEL, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm?]. Pharmacie.
[Rotterdam?, ca. 1845?]. 8vo. Manuscript in brown ink on wove paper, written in Dutch in a small but neat Latin hand. Near contemporary half cloth (impressed with a diamond diaper pattern), marbled sides (light brown unusual spots on dark brown shell spots, the interior of the unusual spots looking more like "tourniquet" or "Gustav" marbling than Stormont or "cassés"), sewn on 2 tapes. With the second manuscript never sewn or bound and loosely inserted.
Together with: (2) MIQUEL, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm. De Noord-Nederlandsche vergiftige gewassen.
Amsterdam, C.G. Sulpke (back of title-page: printed by C.A. Spin), 1836-1837. 8vo. With 30 partly hand-coloured lithographed plates. Original publisher's printed paper wrappers over boards. Ad 1: [1], [3 blank], 145, [3 blank] pp.; [3], 10, [10], [5 blank] ll., both written primarily on the rectos. Ad 2: 198, [2 blank] pp. Full description

MIQUEL, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm. Leerboek der artsenij-gewassen. Nieuwe uitgave, in verband met de Nederlandsche apotheek.
Utrecht, Amsterdam, C. van der Post, 1859. 8vo. Original publishers boards covered with grey paper with printed title in ornamental border and shortened title on spine. XVI, LX, 406 pp. Full description

MOLDENHAWER, Johann Jacob Paul. Beyträge zur Anatomie der Pflanzen.
Kiel, Königlichen Schulbuchdruckerei (printed by C.L. Wäser), 1812. 4to. With 6 engraved folding plates, 3 partly handcoloured. Contemporary half calf, gold-tooled spine, black spine label. xii, 335, [1] pp. Full description

MÖLLER, Christian Heinrich. Lexicon Entomologicum, oder entomologisches Wörterbuch, in welchem alle in diese Wissenschaft einschlagende Begriffe und die in den Linneischen und Fabrizischen Schriften vorkommende Terminologien überstezt, erklärt und mit Beyspielen, nach beyden Systemen, erläutert werden.
Erfurt, Georg Adam Keyser, 1795. 8vo. Contemporary blue boards. XVI, 704 pp. Full description

MONTHANS, P.J., Carl BRUZELIUS and Engelbert JÖRLIN. Underrättelse om Hö-Slagen Avena elatior, Knyl-Hafre eller Fromental och Trifolium hybridum, ett nytt Klöwerslag.
Lund, 1783. 4to. With a folding engraved plate. Disbound. 29, [1 blank] pp. Full description

MOQUIN-TANDON, Alfred. Histoire naturelle des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de France. Contenant des studes sur leur anatomie et leur physiologie et la description particulière des genres, des espèces et des variétés.
Paris, Bailliere, 1855. 2 text volumes and 1 atlas volume. Royal 8vo. With 54 engraved plates. Contemporary half calf. VIII, 416; 646; 92 pp. Full description