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83 2442 Ceylon Haafner J
83 2442 Ceylon Haafner J
83 2442 Ceylon Haafner J
83/2442 [Ceylon]. Haafner, J. Reize te voet door het eiland Ceilon. Amst., G.J.A. Beijerinck, 1826, 2nd ed., VIII,LX,263p., engr. title, 1 fold. plate (of 2) and 1 handcol. plate by R. VINKELES after J. HAAFNER, later giltlettered hcl.

- Lacks 1 fold. plate ("De Pambourajah"); fold. plate waterstained in upper margin; bookblock trimmed just outside the text body.

= Tiele 435; Landwehr, VOC 350; Landwehr, Dutch Books Col. Plates 297-298; De Silva/ Beumer 461/462 (i.a. listing the first edition published in 1810). Posthumously published, i.a. describing the flora and fauna of Ceylon. "Importance of Haafner's eyewitness accounts is that they were done during the time of decay of the VOC. (...) Haafner was an anti-colonialist, a man before his time, for his ideas were not to be topical until more than a century had elapsed." (De Silva).

€ (100-150)
83 2443 Ceylon Lewcock R Sansoni B and Senanayake L
83/2443 [Ceylon]. Lewcock, R., Sansoni, B. and Senanayake, L. The Architecture of an Island. The Living Heritage of Sri Lanka. Colombo, Barefoot, 2014, reprint, XXXV,(1),336p., num. (col.) ills., orig. rexine w. dustwr., 4to.

- Bookblock sl. warped.

AND 2 others: L. WAGENAAR, Galle. VOC-vestiging in Ceylon (Amst., 1994, (col.) ills., orig. boards w. dustwr., 4to) and C.L. TEMMINCK GROLL, The Dutch overseas. Mutual heritage of four Centuries in three Continents (Zwolle, 2002, num. ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to).

€ (60-80)
83 2444 China Bouchot J
83 2444 China Bouchot J
83/2444 [China]. Bouchot, J. Scènes de la Vie des Hutungs. Croquis des moeurs pékinoises. Pref. A. Nachbaur. Beijing, A. Nachbaur, 1926, 3rd ed., (12),125,(4)p., 27 woodcut plates (incl. 18 chapter headings), 2 fold. handcol. lithogr. plates, printed in 500(?) numb. copies, contemp. wr. (orig. wr. pres.).

- Owner's entry on title-p.; 1 plate w. sm. tear closed w. sellotape on verso. Backstrip dam.; wrs. loose(ning).

= Rare publication on the street life in Beijing in the 1920s, with folding plates depicting a traditional wedding and funeral procession.

€ (120-150) 120
83 2445 China Wieger L
83/2445 [China]. Wieger, L. Histoire des Croyances religieuses et des Opinions philosophiques en Chine. N.pl., Hien-hien, 1917, 1st ed., 722,(2)p., ills., contemp. giltlettered (sl. wavy) giltlettered cl., orig. frontwr. pres.

- Owner's entry on frontwr. = Rare.

€ (70-90) 70
83 2446 Cook J
83/2446 Cook, J. The Journal of H.M.S. Resolution 1772-1775. Guildford etc., Genesis Publications Ltd./ Hedley Fine Art Books, 1981, 806,(1)p., (tipped-in col.) plates, ills., printed in 500 numb. copies, orig. gilt hmor., a.e.g., slipcase, folio.

= Contains a facsimile reprint of the complete journal of James Cook's second voyage, in which he was the first to cross the Antarctic circle. Splendid publication, also containing plates after the paintings by the expedition's artist William Hodges and contributions on and by the naturalists and artist of the expedition, i.a. John Reinhold, George Forster, Anders Sparrman and William Wales.

€ (200-300) 200
83 2447 Cook J
83/2447 Cook, J. The Three Famous Voyages Round the World of the Celebrated Circumnavigator James Cook, narrating the Unparalleled Achievements of that Great Commander (...). London, Ward, Lock, Bowden & Co., n.d. (±1890), XX,1176p., woodengr. frontisp. portrait, (fold.) maps, plates, ills., orig. gilt pict. hmor. (rebacked), a.e.g., large 8vo. Young, G. Het leven en de reizen van kapitein James Cook, beschreven naar naauwkeurige berigten, in zijne dagboeken en andere bescheiden voorhanden. Utr., C. van der Post Jr., 1854, 2 parts in 1 vol., X,VI,306; (2),246,(1)p., 2 ident. tinted lithogr. titles, lithogr. frontisp. portrait, 4 plates, orig. gilt cl.

- Lacks the map; upper hinge broken; yellowed/ (water)stained. Binding worn and soiled/ stained. Sold w.a.f.

= Beddie 2023.

AND 11 others, i.a. KAPITEIN COOK. Bijzonderheden betreffende zijn dood en de vereering hem na zijn overlijden op de Sandwich-Eilanden toegebracht (Lier, 1873, orig. gilt boards, 12mo).

€ (60-80) 140
83 2448 Cook J
83/2448 Cook, J. A Voyage towards the South Pole and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, In the Years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775. Adelaide, Libraries Board of South Australia, 1970, 2 vols., (8),XL,378; (10),396p., frontisp. portrait, num. (fold.) maps/ plates, orig. unif. cl. w. mor. letterpiece, 4to.

- Traces of sellotape on endpapers.

= Australiana Facsimile Editions, no.191. Facs. reprint of the ed. London, 1777.

Forster, G. Cook, the Discoverer. Potts Point, Hordern House, 2007, 276p., printed in 1050 numb. copies (1000), orig. quarter tan kangaroo leather, sm. 4to.

= Australian Maritime Series, vol. 6. In part a facs. reprint of G. FORSTER, Des Capitain Jacob Cook's dritte Entdeckungs-Reise (...) (Berlin, 1787).

€ (70-90) 70
83 2449 Cook J
83/2449 Cook, J. The Voyages of Captain James Cook round the World. London, R. Phillips, 1809, 7 vols., stipple-engr. frontisp. portrait, 1 fold. map, 27 fold. plates, contemp. gilt calf w. 2 contrasting mor. letterpiece.

- Partly yellowed/ browned (vol. 1 and 6 worse/ rather badly); a few plates loose(ning). Bindings sl. worn.

= Beddie 73.

€ (120-150) 325
83 2450 Cook J Banks J
83/2450 [Cook, J.]. Banks, J. The Journal of Joseph Banks in the Endeavour. Introd. A.M. Lysaght Guildford/ Adelaide etc., Genesis/ Rigby, 1980, 2 vols., 101; (10) textp., 2 diff. tipped-in frontisp. portraits, num. facs. plates, printed in 500 numb. copies, orig. unif. gilt and blindst. hleather, a.e.g., 2 board slipcases, large 8vo.

= Hill 53. Facsimile of Bank's manuscript journal of Captain Cook's first voyage (1767). "Joseph Banks was an English naturalist who inspired or organized several scientific expeditions. In 1767, the Royal Society persuaded the British government to dispatch a scientific expedition to the South Seas to observe the transit of Venus across the face of the sun in 1769. At his own expense, Banks hired the scientific staff and bought the scientific equipment for Captain Cook's first voyage in the Endeavour, 1768 to 1771. It was Banks who named Botany Bay." (Hill).

€ (200-300)
83 2451 Cook J Beaglehole J C ed
83/2451 [Cook, J.]. Beaglehole, J.C. (ed.). The Journals of Captain James Cook on his Voyages of Discovery. Cambridge, Hakluyt Society/ London, Hakluyt Society, 1955-1969/ 1974, 5 parts in 6 vols., 5 text vols.: 5 (col.) frontisp., (fold.) maps, plates, ills., orig. unif. gilt cl. w. dustwr., 8vo (4x); atlas vol.: text booklet (VIIIp.) and 58 (fold.) charts/ views, loose in orig. unif. gilt portfolio w. ties, folio.

= Including the portfolio with the Charts and Views, drawn by Cook and his officers. Hakluyt Society Extra Series No. XXXIV-XXXVI.

€ (300-500) 450
83 2452 Cook J Champagnac J B J
83/2452 [Cook, J.]. Champagnac, J.-B.-J. Le Cook de l'enfance et de la jeunesse. Paris, Fruger et Brunet, 1836, 319p., 4 engr. plates, contemp. calf.

- Lower hinge sl. weak; occas. sl. foxed. Lacks letterpiece. = Not in Beddie.

€ (80-100)
83 2453 Cook J David A
83/2453 [Cook, J.]. David, A. The Charts & Coastal Views of Captain Cook's Voyages. London, Hakluyt Society and the Australian Academy of the Humanities, 1992-1997, 3 vols., LXIV,328; C,332; CXXXVI,319p., profusely illustrated, orig. unif. gilt cl. w. dustwr., folio.

- Very fine publication.

= I. The voyage of the Endeavour 1768-1711; II. The voyage of the Resolution and Adventure 1772-1775; III. The voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1780. Hakluyt Society Extra Series No. 43, 44, 46.

€ (200-300) 210
83 2454 Cook J Ellis W
83/2454 [Cook, J.]. Ellis, W. An Authentic Narrative of a Voyage performed by Captain Cook and Captain Clerke, in His Majesty's Ships Resolution and Discovery, during the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780 (...). Amst./ New York, N. Israel/ Da Capo Press, 1969, 2 vols., (12),358; (8),347p., fold. map, orig. unif. boards.

= Bibliotheca Australiana, vol. 55 and 56. Facs. reprint of the ed. London, 1782.

Rickman, J. Journal of Captain Cook's Last Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, on Discovery; performed in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779. Ibid., iidem, 1967, (6),XLVI,388p., fold. map, 2 fold. plates, orig. boards unif. w. the preceding.

= Bibliotheca Australiana, vol. 16. Facs. reprint of the ed. London, 1781.

AND 3 others from the same series.

€ (70-90)
83 2455 Cook J Joppien R and Smith B
83/2455 [Cook, J.]. Joppien, R. and Smith, B. The Art of Captain Cook's Voyages. New Haven/ London, Yale University, 1985-1988, 3 parts in 4 vols., (col.) ills., orig. unif. cl. w. dustwr., folio.

- Vertical cut in dustwr. vol. 4.

= Comprising: I. The Voyage of the Endeavour 1768-1771 with a Descriptive Catalogue of all the known original drawings of peoples, places, artefacts and events and the original engravings associated with them; II. The Voyage of the Resolution and Adventure 1772-1775 (...); III. The Voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1780 (...). Text/ Catalogue (2 vols.). Lavishly produced catalogue.

AND 2 others, i.a. G. QUILLEY and J. BONEHILL (ed.), William Hodges 1744-1797. The Art of Exploration (New Haven/ London, 2005, (col.) ills., orig. wr., 4to).

€ (100-150) 140
83 2456 Cook J Kaeppler A L ed
83/2456 [Cook, J.]. Kaeppler, A.L. (ed.). James Cook and the Exploration of the Pacific. London, Thames & Hudson, 2009, 276p., num. col. ills., orig. boards w. dustwr., 4to. Carr, D.J. (ed.). Sydney Parkinson. Artist of Cook's Endeavor Voyage. Canberra, British Mus./ Australian National Univ. Press, 1983, XV,(1),300,(1)p., (col.) ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., sq. 4to. Hauser-Schäublin, B. and Krüger, G. James Cook. Gifts and Treasures from the South Seas. Munich/ New York, Prestel, 1998, 350,(1)p., (col.) ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., folio. - AND 9 others in 12 vols., i.a. B. FINNIS, Captain James Cook. Seaman and Scientist (London, 2003, (col.) ills., orig. boards w. dustwr., 4to); A.W. REED and A.H. REED (ed.), Captain Cook in Australia./ - in New Zealand (Wellington, 1969, 2 vols., fold. maps, plates, orig. unif. cl. w. dustwr., slipcase); G. CAMPBELL, Captain James Cook (London, 1936, fold. map, plates, orig. cl.) and A. MacLEAN, Captain Cook (ibid., 1972, (col.) ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr. With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION on first blank).
€ (80-100) 80
83 2457 Cook J Parkin R
83/2457 [Cook, J.]. Parkin, R. H.M. Bark Endeavour. Her Place in Australian History. Melbourne, Miegunyah Press, 1997, 1st ed., 2 vols., text vol.: XI,(1),467,(1)p., maps, ills.; atlas: 15 large fold. plates, loose in portfolio; all maps and ills. by R. Parkin, printed in 1000 copies, orig. unif. giltlettered cl., together in slipcase, 4to.
€ (70-90) 70
83 2458 Cook J Skelton R A
83 2458 Cook J Skelton R A
83 2458 Cook J Skelton R A
83 2458 Cook J Skelton R A
83/2458 [Cook, J.]. Skelton, R.A. James Cook, Surveyor of Newfoundland. Being a Collection of Charts of the Coasts of Newfoundland and Labradore, &. Drawn from original Surveys taken by James Cook and Michael Lane (...). San Francisco, D. Magee, 1965, 2 vols., text vol.: 31,(2)p., 6 plates, printed in black and red in 365 copies, orig. wr., folio; plate vol.: 10 (fold.) facs. maps and 1 facs. list of contents, loose as issued in orig wr., large folio, together in orig. cl. box, large folio.

= The maps are facs. reprints of the maps publ. by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1769-1770.

€ (60-80)
83 2459 Curaçao Lidth de Jeude O C A van
83 2459 Curaçao Lidth de Jeude O C A van
83 2459 Curaçao Lidth de Jeude O C A van
83/2459 [Curaçao]. Lidth de Jeude, O.C.A. van. De Haven van Curaçao. 's Hertogenbosch, Lutkie & Cranenburg, (1910), XII,100,(53)p., orig. cl., 4to, w. 19 loose col. fold. plans/plates, together in orig. cl. portfolio w. ties, 4to.

- Trifle foxed; sm. library stamp on title. = Very rare.

€ (70-90) 110
83 2460 Dozy R
83/2460 Dozy, R. Het Islamisme. Haarlem, A.C. Kruseman, 1863, XI,(1),356p., 13 lithogr. plates/ views, contemp. gilt hcalf w. red mor. letterpiece, 4to (fine).

= Published in the series De voornaamste godsdiensten.

Thenon, A. A travers l'Inde. Paris, Th. Lefèvre, n.d. (±1872), (4),II,391p., 21 woodengr. plates, ills., contemp. gilt and blindst. red mor., a.e.g.

- Occas. foxed.

AND 1 other: H.M. STANLEY, Dans les ténèbres de l'Afrique. Recherche, délivrance et retraite d'Emin-Pacha (Paris, 1890, 3 (2x fold. and col.) maps, num. woodengr. plates/ ills., contemp. unif. gilt hmor., t.e.g. Foxed copy; sm. (closed) tear at inner margin of fold. maps).

€ (70-90)
83 2461 Economics Keynes J M
83/2461 [Economics]. Keynes, J.M. The End of Laissez-Faire. London, Hogarth Press, 1926, 1st ed., 2nd printing, 53,(1)p., orig. clothbacked boards.

- A few annots. in pen and ink; owner's entry on 1st free endpaper. Covers partly discoloured.

€ (70-90)
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