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79 1061 Militaria Guns  Schmidt R 79 1061 Militaria Guns Schmidt R
79/1061 [Militaria. Guns]. Schmidt, R. Les nouvelles armes a feu portatives adaptées comme armes de guerre dans les états modernes. Description détaillée précédée d'une étude générale des armes d'infanterie. Basel/ Geneva/ Lyon, H. Georg, 1889, 2nd(?) ed., 2 vols., text vol.: 187,(1)p.; plate vol.: XIp., 400 col. lithogr. ills. on 23 plates, orig. unif. wr., 4to, loose in orig.(?) hcl. portfolio w. mounted (col. lithogr.) title.

- Owner's entry on portfolio.

= Cf. Gerrare 1504 (ed. Paris, 1877). From the library of Henk Visser, with his bookplate on verso frontcover portfolio. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXXVII.

€ (150-250)
79 1062 Militaria Guns  Schön J 79 1062 Militaria Guns Schön J
79/1062 [Militaria. Guns]. Schön, J. Geschichte der Handfeuerwaffen. Eine Darstellung des Entwickelungsganges der Handfeuerwaffen von ihrem Entstehen bis auf die Neuzeit. Dresden, R. Kuntze, 1858, XVIII,182p., 32 double-p. lithogr. plates, modern giltlettered hmor., orig. frontwr. mounted on upper pastedown, 4to.

- Library stamps on title-p.; sl. foxed.

€ (50-70)
79 1063 Militaria Guns  Wille R 79 1063 Militaria Guns Wille R
79/1063 [Militaria. Guns]. Wille, R. Mauser-Selbstlader. Berlin, R. Eisenschmidt, 1897, VIII,87,(1)p., 2 fold. plates, 90 text ills., orig. gilt cl.

- Both plates w. tear at stub, closed w. sellotape. Frontcover stained.

= From the collection of Henk Visser, with his bookplate on upper pastedown. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXXVII.

€ (150-250) 170
79 1064 Militaria Guns  Wolf F 79 1064 Militaria Guns Wolf F
79/1064 [Militaria. Guns]. Wolf, F. Die Verfertigung der Handfeuerwaffen nebst einer geschichtlichen Darstellung ihrer Einrichtung von der Entstehung bis auf die neueste Zeit. Karlsruhe, C.T. Groos, 1832, XX,451,(1)p., contemp. hcalf w. mor. letterpiece.

- Text vol. only, without the atlas; sl. foxed; a few scattered library stamps. Lower joint dam.

= Not in Gerrare.

€ (80-100)
79/1065 Militaria Uniforms  Lot of ±100 drawings col  lithogr / offset plates picture postcards etc 79/1065 Militaria Uniforms Lot of ±100 drawings col lithogr / offset plates picture postcards etc
79/1065 Militaria Uniforms  Lot of ±100 drawings col  lithogr / offset plates picture postcards etc 79/1065 Militaria Uniforms Lot of ±100 drawings col lithogr / offset plates picture postcards etc
79/1065 Militaria Uniforms  Lot of ±100 drawings col  lithogr / offset plates picture postcards etc 79/1065 Militaria Uniforms Lot of ±100 drawings col lithogr / offset plates picture postcards etc
79/1065 [Militaria. Uniforms]. Lot of ±100 drawings, col. (lithogr./ offset) plates, picture postcards etc., (1st half) 20th cent., various sizes, loosely inserted in contemp. hcl. album, folio.

= Mostly showing 18th-19th cent. military uniforms. Several album lvs. with stamp "Collection Boisselier" on verso. Henri Boisselier (1881-1959) was a prolific French draughtsman specialized in uniformology. Included are at least two drawings by him, monogrammed "H.B.". SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXXVII.

€ (500-700)
79 1066 Molhuysen P C  79 1066 Molhuysen P C
79/1066 (Molhuysen, P.C.). Aardrijkskundig leesboek tot uitbreiding der kennis van verschillende volken op den aardbol. Deventer, A.J. van den Sigtenhorst, 1822, 1st ed., XVI,333,(1)p., engr. title and 28 costume-plates w. some handcolouring, contemp. gilt green hmor.

- Occas. trifle foxed; title and a few plates sl. waterst. in blank corner; publication year on title partly erased.

= Huiskamp M298; cat. De Koning 100. Not in Lipperheide, Colas and Hiler. A second edition was published in 1838, cf. The Children's World of Learning 2839.

€ (100-150)
79 1067 Palestine  Guérin V 79 1067 Palestine Guérin V
79 1067 Palestine  Guérin V 79 1067 Palestine Guérin V
79 1067 Palestine  Guérin V 79 1067 Palestine Guérin V
79 1067 Palestine  Guérin V 79 1067 Palestine Guérin V
79/1067 [Palestine]. Guérin, V. La Terre Sainte. Son histoire, ses souvenirs - ses sites - ses monuments. Paris, E. Plon et Cie, 1882, (6),468p., steelengr. frontisp. and 20 plates, double-p. tinted lithogr. plan of Jerusalem, 310 woodengr. ills., contemp. richly gilt decorated clothbacked boards, a.e.g., folio.

- Without the second vol. that was published in 1883 (Palestine occidentale et méridionale). Upper hinge splitting; occas. sl. foxed in blank margins. Extremities sl. chafed, spine and frontcover sl. (dust)stained; sm. worn section at bottom of frontcover.

= Röhricht p.460 (no. 29, dating the two-vol. work 1881-1883).

Sacy, Lemaiste de. L'Histoire de Tobie. Paris, Librarie Hachette et compagnie, 1880, (4),48p., 14 tinted steelengr. plates by A. BLIDA and num. engr. ills., contemp. gilt cl., large folio.

- Lacks a few textlvs; dampstained in top margin; occas. sl. foxed. Corners and spine-ends sl. worn; binding duststained.

€ (60-80) 60
79 1068 Peru  Tschudi J J von 79 1068 Peru Tschudi J J von
79/1068 [Peru]. Tschudi, J.J. von. Die Kechua-Sprache. Vienna, Kaiserlich-Königlichen Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1853, 3 parts in 2 vols., (4),268,(2); VI,110,(2); VIII,508,(2)p., contemp. unif. giltlettered hcl.

- Library stamps on first free endpaper and title. Otherwise fine.

= On the Quechuan language, the main family language of the Inca empire, spoken by the Quechua peoples, primarily living in the Peruvian Andes.

€ (100-150)
79 1069 Plongeon A le 79 1069 Plongeon A le
79/1069 Plongeon, A. le. La religión de Jesus comparada con les enseñanzas de la Iglesia. Boston, W. White, 1867, (2),XVI,360,(1)p., modern hcalf.

= Contains a photogr. portrait of the author with an AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION on verso.

€ (50-70)
79 1070 Rhine  Friant a o 79 1070 Rhine Friant a o
79/1070 [Rhine]. Friant a.o. Le Rhin. Der Rhein. Guide de Pilotage et croquis de navigation de Bàle à la mer. Strassbourg, Commisariat de la Marine, 1954, XXp., 106 (fold.) maps/ plans; orig. hcl., folio (trifle foxed; stamp on first free endpaper). Sloet, L.A.J.W. and Fijnje, H.F. Beschrijving van den watervloed in Gelderland in Maart 1855. Arnhem, G.J. and D.A. Thieme, 1856, XL,224p., 4 (large) fold. tinted lithogr. maps, 12 full-p. lithogr. maps and tables, modern hrexine w. marbled boards, 4to.

- Bookplate on first free enpaper. = Gouda Quint p.459.

AND 2 others, i.a. U. GEISSELBRECHT-CAPECKI (ed.). Der Niederrhein (Kleve, 1993, profusely illustrated, orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to.

€ (70-90)
79 1071 Russia  Denisov S 79 1071 Russia Denisov S
79 1071 Russia  Denisov S 79 1071 Russia Denisov S
79/1071 [Russia]. Denisov, S. Istoria o Otcekh i Stradal'cekh Solovetskikh (...). Moscow, Preobrazhensky Dom, 1914, (400)p., Church Slavonic text printed in black and red, orig. elaborately blindst. calf w. 2 leather straps w. clasps and catches, 4to.

- Occas. trifle foxed; lacks one clasp. Binding w. some rubbed spots.

= Simeon Denisov's account of the Old Believers uprising on the Solovetsky islands (1668-1676). Reissue after the ed. Klintsy, 1794.

€ (70-90) 80
79/1072 Socialism and communism  Der rote Stern Year 4 no 11 and 16 year 5 no 22 year 7 no 14 79/1072 Socialism and communism Der rote Stern Year 4 no 11 and 16 year 5 no 22 year 7 no 14
79/1072 Socialism and communism  Der rote Stern Year 4 no 11 and 16 year 5 no 22 year 7 no 14 79/1072 Socialism and communism Der rote Stern Year 4 no 11 and 16 year 5 no 22 year 7 no 14
79/1072 [Socialism and communism]. Der rote Stern. Year 4, no.11 and 16; year 5, no.22; year 7, no.14. Berlin, Vereinigung Internationaler Verlagsanstalten, 1927-1930, 5 issues, num. (photogr.) ills., orig. wr., 4to.

- Loose(ning); paper brittle. = Periodical associated with the KPD, published from 1924 to 1933.

AND ±20 other newspapers and periodicals, i.a. Die rote Fahne, Bulletin der Petrograder Büros der Kommunistischen Internationale and De Roode Duivel.

€ (50-70) 170
79 1073 Switzerland and Italy  Salmon T  79 1073 Switzerland and Italy Salmon T
79/1073 [Switzerland and Italy]. (Salmon, T.). Hedendaagsche historie of tegenwoordige staat van Switzerland en Italie. Eerste deel. Vervattende de Beschryving van gantsch Switzerland en van de onderhoorige en aanhoorige Landen. Als mede Van 't Noordelykste gedeelte van Italië. Amst., I. Tirion, 1760, vol. 1 only (of 2), (8),660,(24)p., engr. frontisp., 2 fold. maps, 1 fold. plan of Geneva, contemp. hcalf w. gilt spine and 2 contrasting mor. letterpieces.

- Lacks the plans of Basle and Venice; a few leaves loose.

€ (100-150)
79 1074 Telford J  ed  79 1074 Telford J ed
79/1074 Telford, J. (ed.). The Library of Methodist Biography. London, C.H. Kelly, n.d. (±1905), 6 vols., 7 (frontisp.) portraits, (unif.) gilt cl., t.e.g., kept in a small wooden bookcase.

- Vol.5 portrait loose; all vols. endpapers sl. browned.

= 1. Jabez Bunting, a great Methodist Leader; 2. Thomas Walsh, Wesley's Typical Helper; 3. James Smetham, Painter, Poet, Essayist; 4. David Hill, an Apostle to the Chinese; 5. John Hunt, Pioneer Missionary and Saint; 6. Chu and Lo, Two Chinese Pastors.

€ (40-60)
79 1075 Thailand  Tachard G 79 1075 Thailand Tachard G
79/1075 [Thailand]. Tachard, G. Second Voyage du Pere Tachard et des Jesuites envoyez par le Roy au Royaume de Siam. Paris, D. Horthemels, 1689, (8),416,(12)p., engr. title-portrait, head- and tailpieces, 2 (of 6) plates, contemp. gilt calf w. mor. letterpiece, 4to.

- Lacks 4 plates; remaining plates cut short and laid down; several lvs. w. (crudely) restored margins; partly fingersoiled and sl. mouldy. Portion of backstrip loose(ning). Sold w.a.f.

= Cordier, Bibl. Indosinica p.953; Cat. NHSM p.229.

€ (80-100) 150
79 1076 Tibet  Kozlov P K 79 1076 Tibet Kozlov P K
79 1076 Tibet  Kozlov P K 79 1076 Tibet Kozlov P K
79/1076 [Tibet]. Kozlov, P.K. Tibet i Dalay-Lama. Petrograd, n.publ., 1920, 100p., 8 photogr. plates, 74 text ills., orig. wr., 4to.

- Wrappers worn and stained; backstrip crudely restored.

€ (50-70)
79 1077 Tourist guides souvenir booklets etc  Baedeker K 79 1077 Tourist guides souvenir booklets etc Baedeker K
79 1077 Tourist guides souvenir booklets etc  Baedeker K 79 1077 Tourist guides souvenir booklets etc Baedeker K
79/1077 [Tourist guides, souvenir booklets etc.]. Baedeker, K. Das Generalgouvernement. Leipsic, K. Baedeker, 1943, 2nd ed., LXIV,264p., 3 (fold.) col. woodengr. maps, 6 (fold.) (col.) plans, orig. giltlettered cl., sm. 8vo.

- Giltlettering partly dulled. Otherwise a very fine copy.

= Second edition with the general map dated "VI.43". Cf. Hinrichsen D258a (first ed. with the map map dated "IV.43"). "In 1943 the firm (...) was directed to publish, for the benefit of the German army, a guide titled Das Generalgouvernement, the name used by the Nazis for the puppet state they set up in what was left of Poland. The book makes depressing reading, even if its justifications for the German conquest and its exclamations over the New Order are limited to an introductory chapter by a functionary from the Institut für Deutsche Ostarbeit. Late in 1943 Baedekers headquarters in Leipzig were totally destroyed in a fire set off by a Royal Air Force bomb." (E. Mendelson, "Baedekers Universe", in: Yale Review, 74 (Spring 1985), pp. 386-403)).

Idem. The United States with an Excursion to Mexico, Cuba, Porto Rico, and Alaska. Leipsic, K. Baedeker, 1909, 4th rev. ed., CII,724p., 74 (fold.) (col.) lithogr. maps/ plans, orig. giltlettered cl., sm. 8vo.

- Two leaves and plan of Philadelphia loose. = Hinrichsen E262.

Idem. Egypte. Leipsic, K. Baedeker, 1898, 1st French ed., CXCII,399,(1)p., 27 (col./ fold.) maps, 48 (col./ fold.) plans, 65 plates/ ills., orig. giltlettered cl., sm. 8vo.

- Lacks the plan of Cairo. Otherwise very fine. = Hinrichsen F221.

€ (80-100) 150
79 1078 Tourist guides souvenir booklets etc  Baedeker K 79 1078 Tourist guides souvenir booklets etc Baedeker K
79/1078 [Tourist guides, souvenir booklets etc.]. Baedeker, K. The Mediterranean, seaports and sea routes, including Madeira, the Canary Islands, the coast of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunesia. Leipsic etc., K. Baedeker, 1911, 1st English ed., XXXVI,607p., 38 (fold.) col./ tinted maps, num. (col. fold.) plans, orig. gilt cl., sm. 8vo.

- Plan Cairo loose; map Mediterranean w. sm. tear in inner margin. = Hinrichsen E179.

Chamberlain, B.H. and Mason, W.B. A Handbook for Travellers in Japan (including Formosa). London etc., J. Murray/ Kelly & Walsh, 1913, 9th rev. ed., XI,(1),555,38(advert.)p., 29 (of 30) fold. col. lithogr. maps/ plans, woodengr. ills., orig. gilt cl., sm. 8vo.

- Lacks general map of Japan; 7 maps w. (sm.) tears.

AND 2 others similar, i.a. A.J. DU PAYS, Itinéraire descriptif, historique et artistique de la Hollande (Paris, 1862, 1st ed., 1 large fold. engr. map in rear pocket, 1 double-p. map and 6 plans, orig. gilt cl., large 12mo). - ADDED: one other.

€ (60-80) 60
79 1079 Tourist guides souvenir booklets etc  Baedeker K 79 1079 Tourist guides souvenir booklets etc Baedeker K
79 1079 Tourist guides souvenir booklets etc  Baedeker K 79 1079 Tourist guides souvenir booklets etc Baedeker K
79/1079 [Tourist guides, souvenir booklets etc.]. Baedeker, K. Lot of 18 Baedeker guides, Leipsic, 1894-1930, various editions, (fold.) maps, plans, orig. unif. cl.

- Not collated, but apparently (mostly) complete and in good/ fine condition.

= I.a. Schweden und Norwegen nebst den wichtigsten Reiserouten durch Dänemark (1894, 6th ed.); Das Mittelmeer. Hafenplätze und Seewege nebst Madeira, den Kanarischen Inseln, der Küste Marokkos, Algerien und Tunesien (1909, 1st ed.); The United States with Excursions to Mexico, Cuba, Porto Rico, and Alaska (1909, 4th rev. ed.); Berlin und Umgebung (1910, 16th ed.); Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, with Excursions to Iceland and Spitzbergen (1912, 10th ed.); Spain and Portugal (1913, 4th ed.); Die Riviera. Das Südöstliche Frankreich. Korsika (1913, 5th ed.); Österreich-Ungarn nebst Cetinje, Belgrad, Bukarest (1913, 29th ed.) and Nordost-Deutschland nebst Dänemark (1914, 31st ed.).

AND 3 others.

€ (100-150) 150
79/1080 Tourist guides souvenir booklets etc  Guide G B Indochinois 79/1080 Tourist guides souvenir booklets etc Guide G B Indochinois
79/1080 [Tourist guides, souvenir booklets etc.]. Guide G.B. Indochinois. Hanoi, Publications G.B., 1927, (2),231,(1)p., 5 fold. col. lithogr. maps, 3 fold. plans, orig. wr.

- All maps w. (large) tear; 1 map stained. Wr. soiled/ stained/ dam.

= Rare guide covering the areas of Tonkin, Annam, Cochinchina, Cambodia and Laos.

€ (80-100) 80