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78 1040 Middle East Thomas B 78 1040 Middle East Thomas B
78/1040 [Middle East]. Thomas, B. The Arabs. The life-story of a People who have left their deep impression on the world. London, Thornton Butterworth, 1937, 1st ed., 372p., frontisp. portrait, fold. map, 15 plates, ills., orig. giltlettered cl.

- Library stamps scattered throughout (incl. on title). Binding sl. wormholed; lacks dustwr.

€ (80-100)
78 1041 Middle East Vámbéry H 78 1041 Middle East Vámbéry H
78 1041 Middle East Vámbéry H 78 1041 Middle East Vámbéry H
78/1041 [Middle East]. Vámbéry, H. Reise in Mittelasien von Teheran durch die Turkmanische Wüste an der Ostküste des Kaspischen Meeres nach Chiwa, Bochara und Samarkand, ausgeführt im Jahr 1863. Leipsic, F.A. Brockhaus, 1865, 1st German ed., XV,(3),352p., fold. handcol. lithogr. map, 12 woodcut plates, contemp. gilt hcalf.

- One plate heavily foxed; map w. tear of 4 cm. in inner margin. Joints split(ting); backcover loosening.

€ (100-150)
78 1042 Mieli A 78 1042 Mieli A
78/1042 Mieli, A. La science Arabe et son rôle dans l'évolution scientifique mondiale. Leyden, E.J. Brill, 1938, 1st ed., XIX,(1),388p., orig. giltlettered cl., 4to (standard work). Moukhtar Pacha, G.A. Le réforme du calendrier. Ibid., idem, 1893, (4),70,(1)p., 28 fold. tables, orig. (dam.) wr. - AND 13 others, all French language, mainly on Islam, incl. some duplicates, i.a. P.J. ANDRÉ, L'Islam et les races (Paris, 1922, 2 vols., orig. unif. wr.).
€ (70-90)
78 1043 Militaria Baden Powell R S S 78 1043 Militaria Baden Powell R S S
78/1043 [Militaria]. Baden-Powell, R.S.S. Quick Training for War. A Few Practical Suggestions Illustrated by Diagrams. New York, Duffield & Co., 1914, X,(2),102,(2)p., ills., orig. cl., sm. 8vo.

- Binding trifle fingersoiled.

= Interesting instruction booklet published on the eve of World War I, in which Sir Robert Baden-Powell, based on his own military experience in Africa, lays down the guidelines for military succes according to the "Four C's of Soldiering": Courage, Common-sense, Cunning and Cheerfulness.

€ (40-60) 40
78 1044 Militaria Barado F 78 1044 Militaria Barado F
78/1044 [Militaria]. Barado, F. La vida militar en España. Madrid, Artegraf, 1987, XI,(1),343,(8)p., num. plates and ills., printed in 500 numb. copies, orig. gilt and dec. hcalf, t.e.g., folio.

- Lower corners of both covers bumped. Otherwise fine. = Facsimile reprint of the edition Madrid, 1888.

AND 1 other: Uniformes Militares en la España de Principios del Siglo XIX (ibid., idem, 1987, num. col. plates, printed in 500 numb. copies, orig. blindst. and giltlettered artif. leather, 4to. Fine).

€ (70-90)
78 1045 Militaria Beaurain J de 78 1045 Militaria Beaurain J de
78 1045 Militaria Beaurain J de 78 1045 Militaria Beaurain J de
78/1045 [Militaria]. Beaurain, J. de. Histoire de la campagne de M. le Prince de Condé, en Flandre en 1764. Paris, the author, C.A. Jombert etc., 1774, 2 parts in 1 vol., (4),XIV,63,(1); 216,(8)p., engr. title-p., 41 partly handcol. fold. (battle-)plans/ maps (incl. 1 view), 1 plate by PATAS after DE FAVAVE after CARLEVANLO, 1 plate by MOETTE after GODEFROY, 4 ills. by MOETTE after NORBELIN, 20th cent. hcalf w. gilt spine and 2 contrasting mor. letterpieces, folio.

- Partly waterstained in lower margin, also affecting some of the maps/ plans; occas. trifle waterstained in upper blank margin; a few maps/ plans sl. browned on fold(s) (1x w. some fraying); libr. stamp on title-p.

= Cohen/ De Ricci 128.

€ (250-350) 250
78 1046 Militaria De Pont 78 1046 Militaria De Pont
78/1046 [Militaria]. (De Pont). Abrégé historique et iconographique de la Vie de Charles V. Duc de Lorraine. Nancy, R. Charlot & P. Deschamps, 1701, woodcut heraldic title-vignette, 22 (of 29) engr. plates w. accomp. text leaf, 1 double-p. genealogical plate (from a diff. work?), 2 tipped-in additional plates, contemp. limp boards, folio.

- Lacks 7 plates and text lvs.; partly loose(ning); extensive (old) annots. at the beginning and end. Binding worn/ dam. Sold w.a.f.

= Pohler IV, p.516. The plates showing i.a. the 1683 siege of Vienna by the Turks. Charles Duc de Lorraine commanded the Imperial Habsburg army.

€ (80-100) 160
78 1047 Militaria Tissot P F introd 78 1047 Militaria Tissot P F introd
78/1047 [Militaria]. Tissot, P.-F. (introd.). Mémoires historiques et militaires sur Carnot, rédigés d'après ses manuscrits, sa correspondance inédite et ses écrits. Paris, Baudouin Frères, 1824, (6),XXVIII,394p., engr. frontisp. portrait, fold. facs. plate, contemp. gilt hcalf.

- A few scattered library stamps/ tickets. Binding worn and rubbed; upper joint splitting.

= Lazare Carnot, French mathematician and physicist who participated in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Pohler IV, p.189.

€ (40-60)
78 1048 Moerlein G 78 1048 Moerlein G
78 1048 Moerlein G 78 1048 Moerlein G
78/1048 Moerlein, G. A Trip Around the World. Cincinnati, M. & R. Burgheim, 1886, 205p., chromolithogr. title, frontisp. map and 110 ills. on 56 plates, 3 other plates (2x mounted to pastedowns) of the Christian Moerlein Brewing Co. Cincinnati (1x showing the brewery), orig. gilt dec. cl., a.e.g., 4to.

- Bookblock split(ting); frontisp. loose(ning). Binding sl. stained/ soiled; backstrip darkened.

= Nice plates, "printed in oil colors".

AND 1 other: J.G. KOHL, Geschiedenis der Europeesche Volken (The Hague, 1874, chromolithogr. costume plates, orig. gilt cl.).

€ (70-90)
78 1049 Molhuysen P C 78 1049 Molhuysen P C
78/1049 (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, modern vellum-like boards w. red letterpiece.

- Waterst. in lower (blank) margin; owner's entry on first blank.

= 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.

€ (80-100) 150
78 1050 Mozambique Dias J 78 1050 Mozambique Dias J
78/1050 [Mozambique]. Dias, J. Os Macondes de Moçambique. Lissabon, Centro de Estudios de Antropologia Cultural, 1964-1966, 4 vols., fold. maps, num. (col.) photogr. plates and ills., orig. unif. cl. w. dustwr., 4to.

- Dustwr. partly frayed and/ or dam.

= Fundamental study of many aspects of the culture of the Macondes. The four vols. have the following subtitles: I. Aspectos Históricos e Económicos; II. Cultura material; III. Vida social e ritual; IV. Sabedoria. Lingua, Literatura e Jogos.

AND 1 other: P. RADIN a.o. (ed.), African Folktales & Sculpture (London, 1964, num. plates, orig. cl. w. dustwr., sm. folio. Large (closed) tear in backwr.).

€ (150-250)
78/1051 New Zealand Te Oranga Maori me ona tikanga rekareka The Maori at home with his pleasures & pastimes 78/1051 New Zealand Te Oranga Maori me ona tikanga rekareka The Maori at home with his pleasures & pastimes
78/1051 New Zealand Te Oranga Maori me ona tikanga rekareka The Maori at home with his pleasures & pastimes 78/1051 New Zealand Te Oranga Maori me ona tikanga rekareka The Maori at home with his pleasures & pastimes
78/1051 [New Zealand]. Te Oranga Maori me ona tikanga rekareka. The Maori at home with his pleasures & pastimes. Auckland, F. Duncan & Co., n.d. (±1920), (24)p. w. together 38 photogr. ills., each w. caption "Brett Copyright Photo", orig. wr., obl. 8vo.

- Spine dam.; wr. foxed and sl. frayed. = Very rare.

Maori Sketches. N.pl., n.publ., n.d. (±1910), (16)p., each w. full-p. photogr. ill., orig. wr. w. mounted photogr. plate, 4to.

- Some sl. foxing/ thumbing. Wrappers badly foxed. = Rare.

€ (80-100) 100
78 1052 Numismatics Grierson P 78 1052 Numismatics Grierson P
78/1052 [Numismatics]. Grierson, P. Münzen des Mittelalters. Munich/ Fribourg, E. Battenberg/ Office du Livre, 1976, 324p., num. (col.) photogr. plates w. 602 coins, orig. cl. w. dustwr., large 8vo. Clain-Stefanelli, E.E. and V. Münzen der Neuzeit. Ibid., idem, 1978, 326,(1)p., num. (col.) photogr. plates w. 926 coins, orig. cl. w. dustwr., large 8vo. Schulman, J. Handboek van de Nederlandse munten van 1795 tot 1969. Een tijdperk van 175 jaren uit de Nederlandse Numismatiek, met volledige opgave van de in die tijd geslagen munten, en afbeeldingen van ieder nieuw type (...). Amst., the author, 1969, 4th ed., 214,(1)p., num. photogr. ills. of coins, orig. cl. (owner's entry on first free endpaper). - AND 3 other numismatic works, incl. J. GHYSSENS, Les petits deniers de Flandre des XIIe et XIIIe siècles (Brussels, 1971, 16 photogr. plates w. num. coins, orig. wr.).

- All (near) fine.

€ (40-60)
78 1053 Oceania Domény de Rienzi G L 78 1053 Oceania Domény de Rienzi G L
78 1053 Oceania Domény de Rienzi G L 78 1053 Oceania Domény de Rienzi G L
78 1053 Oceania Domény de Rienzi G L 78 1053 Oceania Domény de Rienzi G L
78 1053 Oceania Domény de Rienzi G L 78 1053 Oceania Domény de Rienzi G L
78/1053 [Oceania]. Domény de Rienzi, G.L. Historia de la Oceania, ó quita parte del mundo. Barcelona, Imprenta del Fomento, 1845-1846, 4 vols., 5 fold. steelengr. maps, 304 plates, contemp. unif. marbled calf w. gilt spines.

- Plates generally yellowed; one plate censored w. pen and ink.

= Cf. O'Reilly/ Reitman 3773; Hill 485: "Domény de Rienzi gathered a particularly important collection of material on Malaysia, Micronesia, Polynesia and Melanesia. The work contains a thorough discussion of the area's peoples, natural history, geography, and commerce, as well as the history of its exploration. This edition also contains handsome illustrations and maps."

€ (150-250) 150
78 1054 Oceania Heeres J E ed 78 1054 Oceania Heeres J E ed
78 1054 Oceania Heeres J E ed 78 1054 Oceania Heeres J E ed
78/1054 [Oceania]. Heeres, J.E. (ed.). Abel Janszoon Tasman's Journal of His Discovery of Van Diemens Land and New Zealand in 1642, with Documents relating to his Exploration of Australia in 1644. Being Photo-Lithographic Facsimiles of the Original Manuscript in the Colonial Archives at the Hague With an English Translation and Facsimiles of Original Maps to Which Are Added Life and Labours of Abel Janszoon Tasman (...) and Observations made with the Compass on Tasman's Voyage (...). Amst., Frederik Muller & Co., 1898, (10 [prel.]),(195 [facs.]),1(blank)),(2),59 [transl.],(1 blank); (2),163 [biogr.],(1 blank),(2),21 [Observations]p., Errata slip and 5 large (partly col.) fold. maps in rear pocket, num. maps and illustrations in the text (incl. 41 full-page and 4 double-p. (some partly col.)), orig. gilt vellum w. ties, t.e.g., folio, in custom-made clamshell cl. box.

- Endpapers foxed. Binding trifle warped.

= First edition of the first complete English translation of Tasman's journal, produced in only 200 copies. Hocken 1; Ferguson 16722; Cox II, p.311f; Davidson p.30 ("Indispensable to the study of early Australian discovery"). A sumptuous publication. SEE ILLUSTATION PLATE XXI.

€ (1.500-2.500) 1700
78 1055 Palestine Gadsby J 78 1055 Palestine Gadsby J
78/1055 [Palestine]. Gadsby, J. My Wanderings. Being Travels in the East in 1846-47, 1850-51, 1852-53. London, Gadsby, 1872/ 1871, 2 vols., 594,(30); (8),546,(18)p., engr. fold. map w. handcol. borders,m num. woodengr. ills., contemp. unif. giltlettered hcalf.

- Vol.1 lacks first free endpaper. Backstrips and corners trifle rubbed.

AND 1 other: LA PALESTINE, LA SYRIE, LA BASSE ÉGYPTE, NAPELS, ATHÈNES (...) (Paris, 1922, 3rd ed., num. (fold.) maps/ plans/ views/ ills., orig. gilt green calf. Binding sl. worn).

€ (50-70) 90
78 1056 Palestine Luthereau J A 78 1056 Palestine Luthereau J A
78/1056 [Palestine]. (Luthereau, J.A.). Le Livre d'Or des Familles ou la Terre-Sainte illustrée. Brussels, Société des Beaux-Arts, 1847, (4),232p., col. lithogr. frontisp., fold. map, 58 tinted lithogr. plates, contemp. gilt panelled full mor., richly gilt inside dentelles, purple leather doublures w. giltlettered "Souvenir à Mlle Adrienne Sotteau" on upper doublure, a.e.g., 4to.

- Sl. foxed. Binding trifle scratched.

€ (50-70)
78 1057 Palestine Luthereau J A 78 1057 Palestine Luthereau J A
78/1057 [Palestine]. (Luthereau, J.A.). Le Livre d'Or des Familles ou la Terre-Sainte illustrée. Brussels, Société des Beaux-Arts, 1847, (4),232p., col. lithogr. frontisp., fold. map, 58 tinted lithogr. plates, contemp. gilt hmor., 4to. Scholten, F. Palästina. Bibel, Talmud, Koran (...). Stuttg., J. Hoffmann, 1930, 2 vols., XLVI,203; XLII,(4),170p., 449/ 371 photogr. ills., orig. unif. w. (dam.) dustwr., 4to. - AND 1 other: P.W. VON KEPPLER, W#anderfahrten und Wallfahrten im Orient (...) (Freiburg i.B., 1922, 8th-10th ed., richly illustrated, orig. hcl.).
€ (80-100)
78 1058 Polynesia Erskine J E 78 1058 Polynesia Erskine J E
78 1058 Polynesia Erskine J E 78 1058 Polynesia Erskine J E
78/1058 [Polynesia]. Erskine, J.E. Journal of a cruise among the islands of the Western Pacific, including the Feejees and others inhabitated by the Polynesian races, in her majesty's ship Havannah. London, J. Murray, 1853, VI,(2),488,32(advert.)p., engr. fold. map, 4 col. lithogr. plates, 14 woodengr. plates/ ills., contemp. calf w. richly gilt spine and green mor. letterpiece.

- Owner's entry (of Herbert Bagge) on first free endpaper. Fine copy.

= Abbey, Travel 602; Hill 568: "Captain Erskine sailed from Russell, New Zealand, in 1849, and reached Niue or Savage Island. He visited Manua, Tutuila, and Upolu of the Samoan Islands. Next, Lifuka, and Tongatabu were visited, the Fiji, the New Hebrides, New Caledonia, and Port Jackson." SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXII.

€ (200-300) 200
78 1059 Russia Dijkema H 78 1059 Russia Dijkema H
78/1059 [Russia]. Dijkema, H. Winterreis door Rusland, gedaan in het jaar 1841. Gron., C.M. van Bolhuis Hoitsema, 1849, XVI,346p., fold. lithogr. map w. handcol. borders, contemp./ later plain black leather.

- Map w. brown stains and traces of sellotape; upper hinge strengthened w. scotch tape; lower hinge weak; sl. yellowed. Binding worn; top of spine dam.

= Cat. (...) des Russica 521.

€ (80-100) 80
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