82 2644 Middle East Cheesman R E 
- Occas. trifle foxed; spine-ends sl. rubbed.
= Howgego C32: "Cheesman's geographical work began in 1921 when he was placed in charge of charting the western shore of the Gulf of Salwah which divides the peninsula of Qatar from the mainland. In 1923-24 he spent eleven weeks at Al Hufuf, after which he proceeded south to become the first European to reach the remote oasis of Jabrin (...). For his work, described in his book In Unknown Arabia, he received in 1925 the Gill memorial medal of the Royal Geographical Society."
82 2645 Middle East Cureton W transl and ed 
- Hinges sl. weak. Bnding partly discoloured/ faded.
= Fragments of early Christian syriac texts, translated and edited by British orientalist William Cureton. Contains i.a. the first edition of the Book of the Laws of the Countries attributed to Bardaisan. The rare first edition.
82 2646 Middle East Irwin E 
82 2646 Middle East Irwin E 
- The plates/ maps all doubled w. cloth; sl. yellowed, foxed and stained.
= Cox I, p.232; Howgego P117: "Many of the employees and officers of the English East India Company travelled to and from India by way of the desert route between Aleppo and Basra. Of particular note is Eyles Irwin who, when dismissed from his post as superintendent of Madras in 1777, returned to England via the Red Sea and across the Egyptian desert to the Nile".
82 2647 Middle East Marigny F A de 
- All vols. bookplate on upper (1x lower) pastedown; vol. 4 sl. wormholed in lower margin at the beginning. Joints splitting/ dam. at spine-ends.
= Gay 3586.
82 2648 Middle East Thévenot J de 
82 2648 Middle East Thévenot J de 
- Part 1 most of the contents lacking (pp.41-88 and 105-328 and frontisp.); lacks 11 plates; one plate lacks lower corner; later endpapers. Binding restored; upper joint splitting. Sold w.a.f.
= Klaversma/ Hannema 1417 and 1420; Van Eeghen/ Van der Kellen no. 47, p.66; cf. Navari 1650: "(...) wichtige Reiseberichten entstanden, so vor allem diejenigen des Franzosen Jean de Thévenot (1664) (...)"; Navari 327; Gay 133 (other ed.); Hamilton 24: "Thévenot, who is said to have introduced coffee into France, endeavoured to provide information about the vegetation he encountered on his travels as well as about the antiquities he discovered and the peoples he met. He also discusses Islam and describes Mecca on the basis of an account given him by a Muslim"; Tobler p.106: "Eine Ausgabe in Paris 1664 ist nicht gehörig verbürgt"; Biographie nouvelle XIX, p.145; Arents 397 and Cox II, p. 214-215 (and p. 278) and National Maritime Museum, Voyages & Travel, 481 listing the English translation published in 1687.
82 2649 Militaria Ambert J 
- Some foxing (a few plates worse). Binding partly sl. faded; joints splitting at spine-ends.
= Pohler III, p.381; Lipperheide Qk41; Colas 106; Hiler p.23.
82/2650 Militaria Der Bürgerkrieg in Spanien Characteristische Skizzen der verschiedenen regelmässigen und unregelmässigen Truppen Gattungen aus welchen die Armeen des Don Carlos und der Königin 
82/2650 Militaria Der Bürgerkrieg in Spanien Characteristische Skizzen der verschiedenen regelmässigen und unregelmässigen Truppen Gattungen aus welchen die Armeen des Don Carlos und der Königin 
82/2650 Militaria Der Bürgerkrieg in Spanien Characteristische Skizzen der verschiedenen regelmässigen und unregelmässigen Truppen Gattungen aus welchen die Armeen des Don Carlos und der Königin 
82/2650 Militaria Der Bürgerkrieg in Spanien Characteristische Skizzen der verschiedenen regelmässigen und unregelmässigen Truppen Gattungen aus welchen die Armeen des Don Carlos und der Königin 
82/2650 Militaria Der Bürgerkrieg in Spanien Characteristische Skizzen der verschiedenen regelmässigen und unregelmässigen Truppen Gattungen aus welchen die Armeen des Don Carlos und der Königin 
- Dustsoiled and frayed; wrappers loose(ning) and worn.
= Two issues with a total of 8 plates were published. With printed text on inside wrappers. "Seit längerer Zeit im Stabe der Königin angestellt, habe ich mich in meinem Musestunden mit Abzeichnen der verschiedenen militärischen und bürgerlichen Trachten der Spanier beschäftigt (...) so wie auch mehrer militarischer Operationen, von denen ich Augenzeuge war. (...) So viel mir bekannt, sind diese Skizzen die ersten der Art, welche in Europa publicirt werden, da man wohl durch viele schriftliche, jedoch noch nicht durch bildliche Darstellungen über den spanischen Krieg belehrt wurde". Very rare. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LVI.
82/2651 Militaria Collection of ±45 items 
82/2651 Militaria Collection of ±45 items 
82/2651 Militaria Collection of ±45 items 
82/2651 Militaria Collection of ±45 items 
= The 25th (1st Württemberg) Dragoons "Queen Olga" regiment participated in i.a. World War I and the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871).
82 2652 Militaria Gogniet L and Raffet A 
82 2652 Militaria Gogniet L and Raffet A 
- Spine-ends worn; frontcover w. sm. dam. spot at upper edge. Otherwise fine.
= Rare series of lithographs, showing French soldiers in various countries and regions, i.a. The Netherlands, Spain, Italy, the Alps, Russia, Egypt, mostly during the Napoleonic campains. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LVI.
82 2653 Militaria Lange G and Balaschoff P de 
82 2653 Militaria Lange G and Balaschoff P de 
82 2653 Militaria Lange G and Balaschoff P de 
- Several flimsies lacking/ dam. Binding sl. worn along extremities and on raised bands; lower outer corner of frontwr. sl. dam.; coat of arms on frontcover and backstrip sl. worn (flaked).
= Colas 152; Hiler p.525; not in Lipperheide. (Very) rare. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LVII.
82/2654 Militaria Manuel complet des sous officiers et caporaux d'infanterie conforme à la décision ministérielle du 14 aout 1856 
82 2655 Militaria Valentini G W 
82 2655 Militaria Valentini G W 
- Some foxing; one table loose; all vols. w. stamp and ticket ("4de Bataillon Veld-Artillerie") on title-p. Bindings sl. worn; all vols. w. shelf ticket on spine; vol. 4 upper joint splitting and portion of backstrip loosening.
= 1. Abhandlung über den kleinen Krieg und über den Gebrauch der leichten Truppen, mit Rücksicht auf den französischen Krieg; 2. Abhandlung über den Krieg, in Beziehung auf große Operationen; mit Rücksicht auf die neuern Kriege (2 vols.); 3. Der Türkenkrieg. G.W. Baron von Valentini (1775-1834) was a Prussian army officer.
82 2656 Moravia Ulmann M 
- Without the heraldic plate; sl. foxed. Binding chafed and sl. rubbed.
82 2657 Palestine Ben Artzi Y 
- With bookplate: "With Compliments. Research Institute for the History of JNF, Land and Settlement".
82 2658 Philippines Chesnoff R Z 
82 2658 Philippines Chesnoff R Z 
82/2659 Poland Polska Lotnicza 
82/2659 Poland Polska Lotnicza 
82/2659 Poland Polska Lotnicza 
82/2659 Poland Polska Lotnicza 
- Without the etchings (which were published separately, but often found in the book); hinges sl. weak. Binding worn along edges.
= Album dealing with the Polish airforce, designed by Anatol Girs and Bolesław Barcz, a prolific graphic designer's duo in pre-war Poland.
82/2660 Poland Polska na Morzu 
82/2660 Poland Polska na Morzu 
82/2660 Poland Polska na Morzu 
82/2660 Poland Polska na Morzu 
- Probably lacks one or more plates. Binding sl. fingersoiled and partly sl. faded. Sold w.a.f.
= Album dealing with the Polish fleet, designed by Anatol Girs and Bolesław Barcz, a prolific graphic designer's duo in pre-war Poland.
82/2661 Relation des cours de Prusse et de Hanovre Avec les Caractéres des principales Personnes qui les composent Envoïée à une Personne de consideration en Hollande French transl by J Toland 
82/2661 Relation des cours de Prusse et de Hanovre Avec les Caractéres des principales Personnes qui les composent Envoïée à une Personne de consideration en Hollande French transl by J Toland 
- Occas. trifle foxed; sm. annot. in sepia ink on upper pastedown, otherwise contents fine. Vellum sl. soiled and w. scratches on backcover.
82 2662 Robertson W 
82 2662 Robertson W 
- Plates sl. yellowed. Bindings sl. rubbed at extremities. Good/ fine copy.
= Lowndes p.2106; cf. Sabin 71973ff. Comprises: I. The Life of Dr. Robertson; The History of Scotland (3 vols.); II. A View of the Progress of Society in Europe; The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V (4 vols.); III. The History of America (4 vols.); IV. An Historical Disquisition concerning Ancient India.
82 2663 Russia André E 
- Vaguely waterst. in upper and lower edges; sl. foxed.
Kubalski, N.-A. Voyages entre la Baltique et la Mer Noire. Tours, Mame & Cie., 1854, 186p., woodengr. frontisp., contemp. gilt cl.
- Foxed; new endpapers; frontisp. doubled; stamp on title-p. Binding stained and sl. worn.
= Cat. (...) des Russica K1484.
ADDED 1 other: P. BIGELOW, Paddles & Politics down the Danube (London etc., 1892, ills., orig. gilt cl.).