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78 1020 Japan Otterloo A van 78 1020 Japan Otterloo A van
78 1020 Japan Otterloo A van 78 1020 Japan Otterloo A van
78 1020 Japan Otterloo A van 78 1020 Japan Otterloo A van
78/1020 [Japan]. Otterloo, A. van. Japan, beschreven naar de nieuwste bronnen. Amst., Gebr. Kraay, 1860, IV,(2),398p., steelengr. title w. view of Mount Fuji, fold. lithogr. map, 17 steelengr. plates/ views, 6 tinted lithogr. plates, 1 fold. col. lithogr. plate, modern gilt embossed hleather w. circular leather onlay piece (giltlettered "Japan") on frontcover, large 8vo.

- Sl. yellowed; sm. tear in map.

= Vreemde landen en volken, vol.2. Tiele 834; not in Cordier, Wenckstern or Alt-Japan-Kat.

€ (50-70) 60
78/1021 Job Les Chants Nationaux de tous les Pays Music adapt S Rousseau Ed G Montorgueil 78/1021 Job Les Chants Nationaux de tous les Pays Music adapt S Rousseau Ed G Montorgueil
78/1021 Job Les Chants Nationaux de tous les Pays Music adapt S Rousseau Ed G Montorgueil 78/1021 Job Les Chants Nationaux de tous les Pays Music adapt S Rousseau Ed G Montorgueil
78/1021 [Job]. Les Chants Nationaux de tous les Pays. Music adapt. S. Rousseau. Ed. G. Montorgueil. Paris, H.E. Martin, n.d. (±1910), unpaginated, 18 full-p. col. woodengr. ills. (partly printed w. gold) and num. col. ills. by JOB, music scores, orig. gilt dec. cl., folio.

- Contents fine. Corners and spine-ends sl. rubbed; gilt on frontcover trifle worn. Good/ fine copy.

ADDED: Artaud, A.F. Gemälde von Italien. Frankf. a.M., S. Schmerber, 1837, (6),604p., 96 steelengr. plates, contemp. gilt halfcalf.

- Contents partly foxed (most plates not affected); upper hinge broken. Backstrip reattached w. tape; corners sl. worn.

= Cremonini 127. Views of i.a. Isola di Sora, Cascade de Terni, Turin, Naples, Isola Bella, Bologne, Ferrara, Pompei.

BOUND WITH: Lasalle, (A.E.G. de). Gemälde von Sicilien. Frankf. a.M., S. Schmerber, 1837, (2),160p., 24 steelengr. plates.

- Textleaves partly foxed.

= Cremonini 127; Fromm 730. Views of i.a. Mount Etna, Taormine, Messina and Palermo.

AND vol.1 (of 2) of: L'EXPOSITION DE PARIS 1889 (binding worn).

€ (70-90)
78 1022 Kennedy Grimsted P Hoogewoud F J and Ketelaar E ed 78 1022 Kennedy Grimsted P Hoogewoud F J and Ketelaar E ed
78/1022 Kennedy Grimsted, P., Hoogewoud, F.J. and Ketelaar, E. (ed.). Returned from Russia. Nazi Archival Plunder in Western Europe and Recent Restitution Issues. / Afterword. Builth Wells, Institute of Art and Law, 2007/ 2013, 2 vols., XXII,349; (6),50p, ills, orig. boards/ wr. (fine).

= Vol. 1 w. AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION by two editors to Ketelaar. Vol. 2 relates developments regarding archival restitutions since 2007.

Black, E. IBM and the Holocaust. The Strategic Alliance between Nazi Germany and America's Most Powerful Corporation. New York, Crown, 2001, 1st ed., (8),519,(1)p., ills., orig. boards w. dustwr.

- A few lvs w. underlining/ annot. in pencil/ ballpoint. Backstrip and wr. sl. dam. at foot.

AND 3 others similar.

€ (40-60)
78 1023 Laborde A de 78 1023 Laborde A de
78/1023 Laborde, A. de. Versailles ancien et moderne. Paris, Schneider et Langrand, 1841, 316p., engr. plan, num. woodengr. ills., contemp. gilt mor., 4to.

- Some occas. sl. foxing. = Vicaire IV, p.756 (ed. 1839); Carteret III, p.347.

Herbert, L. Impressions of Spain in 1866. London, R. Bentley, 1857, 280p., steelengr. frontisp., 15 ills., contemp. gilt cl., 4to (foxed endpapers w. owner's entry). - AND 2 others, i.a. P.H. WITKAMP, Gedenkboek van Neerland's vijftigjarig grondwettig volksbestaan onder het Huis van Oranje (Dordrecht, 1865, 7 (col.) lithogr. plates, contemp. gilt embossed cl., 4to).

€ (40-60) 60
78 1024 Langsdorff J G von 78 1024 Langsdorff J G von
78/1024 Langsdorff, J.G. von. Reise um die Welt. Für die Jugend bearbeitet von K.H. Gutmann. Vienna, A. Doll, 1816, (2),274,(4)p., 2 woodcut plates, sl. later gilt boards w. mor. letterpiece.

- Joints, spine-ends and corners sl. rubbed.

= Abridged version of the account of the first Russian circumnavigation (1803-1806), under command of A.J. von Krusenstern. Von Langsdorff was the expedition's physician.

€ (80-100)
78 1025 Maritime history Brenton E P 78 1025 Maritime history Brenton E P
78 1025 Maritime history Brenton E P 78 1025 Maritime history Brenton E P
78/1025 [Maritime history]. Brenton, E.P. The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Year MDCCLXXXIII to MDCCCXXXVI. London, H. Colburn, 1837, new corr. ed., 2 vols., XXIV,(2),640; (4),728p., 24 (fold.) engr. maps/ plates and portraits (incl. an extra fold. plan of the harbour of Cadiz not called for), sl. later 19th cent. richly gilt blue calf w. red mor. letterpiece.

- Foxed copy; a few false folds in the large folding plate of the ships of the British and Combined Fleets present at conclusion of the Battle of Trafalgar. Paper over covers sl. rubbed.

€ (100-150) 160
78 1026 Maritime history Campbell J 78 1026 Maritime history Campbell J
78 1026 Maritime history Campbell J 78 1026 Maritime history Campbell J
78/1026 [Maritime history]. Campbell, J. Lives of the British Admirals: containing a new and accurate Naval History, from the Earliest Periods. Continued to the year 1779, by Dr. Berkenhout. Ed. H. Redhead Yorke. London, C.J. Barrington, 1812-1817, new and revised ed., 8 vols., 8 engr. frontisp., contemp. unif. gilt calf w. 2 red mor. letterpieces.

- All vols. w. offsetting of frontisp. on title-p.; first vol. w. prize (to Edward Victor Gatacre of Eton) mounted on upper pastedown. Bindings sl. rubbed; 1 vol. lacks letterpiece.

€ (100-150) 160
78 1027 Maritime history Hotz A ed 78 1027 Maritime history Hotz A ed
78 1027 Maritime history Hotz A ed 78 1027 Maritime history Hotz A ed
78 1027 Maritime history Hotz A ed 78 1027 Maritime history Hotz A ed
78/1027 [Maritime history]. Hotz, A. (ed.). Cornelis Cornelisz Roobacker's Scheepsjournaal Gamron-Basra (1645); De eerste reis der Nederlanders door de Perzische Golf. Leyden, E.J. Brill, 1907, (2),117p., 2 fold. col. lithogr. charts (1 facs. after the 17th cent. ms. chart loosely inserted in rear pocket), fold. letterpress table, contemp. hvellum, large 8vo. l'Honoré Naber, S.P. (ed.). Het journaal van den luitenant-admiraal Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp, gehouden aan boord van 's lands schip Amelia in den jare 1639. N.pl., n.publ., n.d., p.173-320, contemp. wr.

= Offprint from the Werken uitgegeven door het Historisch Genootschap, Utr.

Bonaparte, R. Les récents voyages des néerlandais à la Nouvelle-Guinée. Versailles, the author, 1885, (6),16,(1)p., fold. col. lithogr. map, orig. wr., sm. 4to.

- Owner's entry on frontwr.; wrappers partly discol. and duststained. Backstrip dam. = Rare. Cat. NHSM p.182.

ADDED: (Wagenaar, J.). Abregé de l'histoire de la patrie par demandes et par reponses. Traduit du hollandois. Amst., I. Tirion, 1759, (8),206,(2)p., 3 engr. ills., contemp. vellum, sm. 8vo.

- Lacks first free endpaper; upper hinge broken; partly loose. Binding soiled.

= French translation of Vaderlandsche historie verkort: en by vraagen en antwoorden voorgesteld. The last 2 pages w. an advertisement (in French) for Wagenaar's Vaderlandsche historie, with vol. 20 being "sous presse & sera publié bientôt".

€ (50-70)
78/1028 Maritime history Oval portrait of a lady 78/1028 Maritime history Oval portrait of a lady
78/1028 Maritime history Oval portrait of a lady 78/1028 Maritime history Oval portrait of a lady
78/1028 [Maritime history]. (Oval portrait of a lady). Handcol. mezzotint, 26x20 cm., signed "[?] James" in pencil, framed (frame size 34x27,5 cm.).

= With printed ticket on verso frame: "This engraving hung in the private cabin of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, on H.M.S. "Repulse", during his voyage to South America and return, 1925." The H.M.S. "Repulse" was sunk by a Japanese bomber in 1941.

€ (70-90)
78 1029 Maritime history Parkes O 78 1029 Maritime history Parkes O
78/1029 [Maritime history]. Parkes, O. British Battleships. "Warrior" 1860 to "Vanguard" 1950 - A History of Design, Construction and Armament. London, Seeley Service & Co., (1956), XV,(1),701,(5 advert.)p., num. plans and (photogr.) ills., orig. cl. w. (dam.) dustwr., 4to. March, E.J. British Destroyers. A History of Development 1892-1953. Ibid., idem, 1966, XXXII,539,(4 advert.)p., num. (fold.) plates, plans and (photogr.) ills., orig. cl. w. (sl. soiled/ worn) dustwr., 4to.- AND 2 others similar in 3 vols.: C.F. MORRIS, Origins, Orient and Oriana (Sussex, 1980, num. illls., orig. cl. w. dustwr., sm. 4to) and F.G.G. CARR (introd.), The Medley of Mast and Sail, A Camera Record (ibid., 1976/ 1981, 2 vols., num. ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., unif. w. the preceding, sm. 4to).
€ (50-70)
78 1030 Maritime history Pigafetta A 78 1030 Maritime history Pigafetta A
78/1030 [Maritime history]. Pigafetta, A. Magellan's voyage. A narrative account of the first circumnavigation. Ed. R.A. Skelton. New Haven/ London, Yale University Press, 1969, 2 vols., text vol.: (10),195p., 1 map, full-p. ills.; facsimile vol.: 99 col. facs. lvs., orig. unif. blindst. cl., orig. cl. slipcase w. mounted col. plate, 4to. - AND 4 others, i.a. R. HAKLUYT, The Principall Navigations, Voiages and Discoveries of the English Nation (Cambr., 1965, 2 facs. vols., orig. unif. cl. w. dustwr., large 4to. Cloth sl. foxed; dustwr. trifle yellowed).
€ (80-100)
78 1031 Maritime history Robison S S and M L 78 1031 Maritime history Robison S S and M L
78/1031 [Maritime history]. Robison, S.S. and M.L. A History of Naval Tactics from 1530 to 1930. The Evolution of Tactical Maxims. Annapolis, United States Naval Institute, (1942), XXIII,(1),956p., 8 fold. charts, over 140 ills., orig. dec. cl., large 8vo. Waters, D.W. The Art of Navigation in England in Elizabethan and Early Stuart Times. London, Hollis and Carter, (1958), 696p., 87 plates, 43 ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., large 8vo.

- Dustwr. sl. yellowed and frayed at spine-ends.

AND 2 others in 3 vols.: C. HOCKING, Dictionary of Disasters at Sea during the Age of Steam, Including Sailing Ships and Ships of War lost in Action. 1824-1962 (London , 1969, 2 vols., orig. unif. rexine, 4to) and P.S. DULL, A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy (1941-1945) (Cambridge, 1978, ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., large 8vo).

€ (40-60)
78/1032 Mexico Altas General del Distrito Federal Geografico Historico Comercial Estadistico Agrario Vol 2 78/1032 Mexico Altas General del Distrito Federal Geografico Historico Comercial Estadistico Agrario Vol 2
78/1032 [Mexico]. Altas General del Distrito Federal Geografico, Historico, Comercial, Estadistico, Agrario. Vol. 2. Mexico City, Talleres Graficos de la Nacion, 1930, 1 vol. (of 2), (4) lvs. (htitle, title, index and text leaf), 50 (of 55) (col.) maps/ plans/ plates/ views, 1 very large loosely inserted plan of Mexico City (130x175 cm.), orig. clothbacked pict. boards, large obl. folio.

- The 2nd vol. only; lacks 5 maps/ plans/ plates. Binding (water)stained and worn.

€ (50-70) 50
78 1033 Meyer J 78 1033 Meyer J
78/1033 Meyer, J. Meyer's Universum, of afbeelding van het zienswaardigste en merkwaardigste van natuur en kunst op den ganschen aardbodem. Vol. 1, 2 and 4-7. Dutch transl. C. ten Brink a.o. Amst., Bibliografisch Instituut, 1834-1843, 6 vols., 2 steelengr. titles and 281 views, contemp. (partly unif.) gilt hcalf (3x w. mor. letterpiece), obl. 4to.

- Partly browned and (occas. rather badly) foxed (vols. 1 and 2 worse). Vols. 1 and 2 rebacked w. modern leather; vol. 5 lacks letterpiece.

€ (100-150) 100
78 1034 Middle East Bury G W 78 1034 Middle East Bury G W
78/1034 [Middle East]. Bury, G.W. Arabia infelix, or the Turks in Yamen. London, Macmillan and Co., 1915, 1st ed., X,213,(3)p., photogr. frontisp., 3 col. lithogr. maps, 17 photogr. plates, orig. giltlettered cl.

- Two bookplates on upper pastedown and first free endpaper; occas. sl. foxed. Backstrip partly discoloured.

€ (50-70)
78 1035 Middle East Chardin J 78 1035 Middle East Chardin J
78 1035 Middle East Chardin J 78 1035 Middle East Chardin J
78 1035 Middle East Chardin J 78 1035 Middle East Chardin J
78/1035 [Middle East]. Chardin, J. Voyages de Monsieur le Chevalier Chardin, en Perse, et autres lieux de L'Orient. Vol. 2 and 3. Amst., J.L. de Lorme, 1711, 2 vols. (of 3), 2 ident. engr. title-vignettes, 2 headpieces, 51 (of 61) (fold.) plates on 58 (of 61) lvs., contemp. unif. vellum, sm. 4to.

- Without vol.1. Lacks 7 plates and 3 half plates but w. 1 half plate from vol.1(?); 7 (half) plates loose(ning); 10 plates w. (large) tear; both vols. endpapers loose(ning)/ creased; first few textlvs. (incl. title) frayed; owner's stamp on first free endpaper; vol.3 upper hinge broken; bookblock loose but holding on cords.

= Atabey 219; Howgego C102: "The earliest editions of Chardin's travels curiously contain nothing on his journey to India. Chardin apparently refused to include his Indian travels as a consequence of his imperfect understanding of Indian religion and culture. The first edition to include his Indian travels was published in Amsterdam in 1711."

€ (200-300) 230
78 1036 Middle East Dapper O 78 1036 Middle East Dapper O
78/1036 [Middle East]. Dapper, O. Naukeurige Beschryving van gantsch Syrië, en Palestyn of Heilige Lant. Amst., J. van Meurs, 1677, 2 parts in 1 vol., (10),262,(4); (2),581,(7)p., engr. title, 7 (of 8) fold./ double-p. maps, 13 (of 31) (mainly single-p.) plans/ plates/ views, num half-p. textills., modern leather w. use of contemp. binding, folio.

- Poor and incomplete copy, thoroughly restored. Lacks 1 map and 18 plates; several lvs./ plates dam./ restored (worse at the end); final 2 index lvs. supplied in photocopy. Sold w.a.f.

= Tiele 301; Europe and the Arab World 27; Atabey 324; Navari 451; Blackmer sale 88; Roehricht 1171.

€ (100-150) 220
78 1037 Middle East Meulen D van der and Wissmann H von 78 1037 Middle East Meulen D van der and Wissmann H von
78/1037 [Middle East]. Meulen, D. van der and Wissmann, H. von. Hadramaut. Some of its Mysteries unveiled. Leyden, E.J. Brill, 1932, 1st ed., XXVI,248p., large fold. col. map (loosely inserted in rear pocket), num. photogr. plates, ills., orig. giltlettered cl.

- Occas. foxed. Lacks dustwr.; spine sunned.

= English translation of Voorlopig verslag van een reis in Hadramaut en de omliggende gebieden (Amst., 1932). Account of a journey to the interior of Yemen. Howgego M55: "(...) a rarely-visited region of inter-tribal conflict".

Idem. Aden to the Hadhramaut. A Journey in South Arabia. London, John Murray, 1947, 1st ed., XVI,254p., double-p. map, num. photogr. plates, orig. giltlettered cl.

- Bookplate on upper pastedown; occas. sl. foxed.

AND 4 others by the same (incl. 2 duplicates), i.a. Faces in Shem (London, 1961, 1st ed., num. photogr. plates, orig. cl. w. dustwr.).

€ (50-70) 50
78 1038 Middle East Philby H StJ B 78 1038 Middle East Philby H StJ B
78/1038 [Middle East]. Philby, H.StJ.B. A Pilgrim in Arabia. London, Robert Hale Limited, 1947, 2nd ed., (4),198p., frontisp. portrait, num. photogr. plates, orig. gilt cl. Idem. The Land of Midian. Ibid., Ernest Benn Limited, 1957, 1st ed., XI,(3),286,(2)p., fold. map, num. photogr. plates, orig. cl. w. (sl. frayed) dustwr. - AND 4 others by the same, i.a. Sa'udi Arabia (ibid., 1955, photogr. plates, orig. cl. w. dustwr.) and Harun al Rashied (Edinburgh, 1933, orig. cl.).
€ (50-70) 80
78 1039 Middle East Shaw T 78 1039 Middle East Shaw T
78 1039 Middle East Shaw T 78 1039 Middle East Shaw T
78/1039 [Middle East]. Shaw, T. Reizen en Aanmerkingen, Door en Over Barbaryen en het Ooste (...). Uit het Engelsch vertaald door P. Boddaert (...) met Aanteekeningen van den Vertaler S. Rau, M. Tydeman, C. Saxe. Utr., J. van Schoonhoven en Comp., 1773, 2 (of 3) parts in 1 vol., (6),224; 144,(32)p., engr. title, 6 (fold.) maps, 21 (fold.) plates, 2 large vignettes, ills., modern vellum-like boards w. 2 black letterpieces, 4to.

- Without the 1st part; "Tweede deel" on htitle and index leaf blotted out w. ink; partly waterst. and fingersoiled.

= Tiele 1001; Cox I, p.377; Nissen, ZBI 3841. The first (English) edition was published in 1738, four years after Shaw's return from Africa. Howgego S92: "English scholar, natural historian and traveller (1692-1751). (...) After receiving holy orders, Shaw was appointed chaplain to the English factory in Algiers. He held the post for twelve years, then travelled for three years across North Africa, passing through Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt, and continuing into Palestine and Syria."

€ (80-100) 180
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