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75 1021 Langsdorff G H von 75 1021 Langsdorff G H von
75/1021 Langsdorff, G.H. von. Voyages and Travels in Various Parts of the World, during the years 1803, 1804, 1805, 1806, and 1807. Part I. Voyage from Copenhagen to Brazil, the South Sea, Kamschatka, and Japan. London, H. Colburn, 1813, 1 vol. (of 2), XXI,(3),362,(6)p., stipple-engr. frontisp. portrait, 15 engr. plates, later plain cl., 4to.

- Without the 2nd part (containing 5 plates); needs rebinding: bookblock broken; upper hinge nearly broken; portion cut from (blank margin) title-p.; portrait foxed; sl. yellowed/ stained. Sold w.a.f.

= Hill 969; Howgego L11. Georg Heinrich Freiherr von Langsdorff (1774-1852) was a German naturalist in Russian diplomatic service who took part of the first Russian circumnavigation under admiral von Krusenstern. In 1805, he left the expedition at Kamtchatka from whence he returned overland to St. Petersburg after exploring the Northwestern part of America. This first part contains an account of the Krusenstern expedition up to the separation in 1805.

€ (200-300) 250
75 1022 Maltebrun C 75 1022 Maltebrun C
75 1022 Maltebrun C 75 1022 Maltebrun C
75/1022 Maltebrun, (C.). Géographie complète, descriptive et historique de l'Europe (...). Paris, A. Everat, 1835, 3 vols., 773,(1); 793,(1); 871p., 12 handcol. steelengr. maps, contemp. unif. gilt hcalf w. 2 mor. letterpieces.

- Occas. trifle foxed.

€ (100-150)
75/1023 Maritime history Album de la Cie des Chargeurs Réunis 75/1023 Maritime history Album de la Cie des Chargeurs Réunis
75/1023 [Maritime history]. Album de la Cie. des Chargeurs Réunis. Paris/ Havre, Chargeurs Réunis, 1889, (31 advert.)p. w. num. woodengr. ills., lithogr. title printed in colours and gold, fold. col. lithogr. plate, col. lithogr. map and plan, 19 helio-engr. plates, orig. clothbacked giltlettered mor., obl. folio.

- New endpapers; sl. foxed; fold plate sl. creased. Frontcover stained; covers sl. worn along extremities.

€ (80-100) 90
75 1024 Maritime history Boudriot J 75 1024 Maritime history Boudriot J
75/1024 [Maritime history]. Boudriot, J. Le vaisseau de 74 canons. Traité pratique d'art naval. Construction du vaisseau. Grenoble, Éditions des Quatre Seigneurs, 1975-1977, 4 vols., num. (fold./ double-p.) (col.) plates, num. ills., orig. unif. cl. w. dustwr., sm. folio.

- Endpapers occas. (sl.) foxed. Dustwrs. (sl.) yellowed on spines and along edges; upper edges (sl.) foxed.

= Complete set. Collection Archéologie Navale Française.

€ (80-100) 90
75 1025 Maritime history Ingleton G C 75 1025 Maritime history Ingleton G C
75 1025 Maritime history Ingleton G C 75 1025 Maritime history Ingleton G C
75/1025 [Maritime history]. Ingleton, G.C. Matthew Flinders, Navigator and Chartmaker. Introd. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh./ Matthew Flinders Private Journal 1803-1814. The Mitchell Library Manuscript. Guildford, Genesis Publications, 1986, 2 vols., text vol.: XXIV,467, 34 (fold.) (col.) plates, 252 (full-p.) ills.; facs. vol.: VI,366p. (complete facsimile of the manuscript), printed in 600 numb. copies, orig. unif. richly gilt hleather, a.e.g., slipcase, folio.
€ (200-300) 210
75 1026 Maritime history Konijnenburg E van 75 1026 Maritime history Konijnenburg E van
75/1026 [Maritime history]. Konijnenburg, E. van. Shipbuilding from its beginnings. Brussels, The Permanent International Association of Congresses of Navigation, n.d. (±1910), 3 parts in 1 vol., 107; (4); (4)p., 7 col. lithogr. maps, num. (col. lithogr.) ills. on plates, contemp. hcl., obl. 4to.

- Hinges weak. = Cat. NHSM II, p.765.

€ (100-150)
75 1027 Maritime history Lubbock B 75 1027 Maritime history Lubbock B
75/1027 [Maritime history]. Lubbock, B. Lot of 9 works in 10 vols., all Glasgow, Brown, Son & Ferguson, 1955-1976, various reprinted eds., all illustrated w. plates and maps and uniformly bound in gilt blue cl. w. dustwr.: The China Clippers (1973, 2nd ed.); The Colonial Clippers (1975); The Blackwall Frigates (1973, 2nd ed.); The Last of the Windjammers (1969-1970, 2 vols.); The Log of the "Cutty Sark" (1974); The Down Easters. American Deep-water Sailing Ships 1869-1929 (1971); The Opium Clippers (1976); The Coolie Ships and Oil Sailers (1955) and The Arctic Whalers (1968).

- Endpapers occas. (sl.) foxed. Dustwrs. and edges occas. (sl.) foxed/ yellowed; 1 dustwr. sl. frayed. Otherwise fine.

€ (80-100)
75 1028 Maritime history Lubbock B 75 1028 Maritime history Lubbock B
75 1028 Maritime history Lubbock B 75 1028 Maritime history Lubbock B
75/1028 [Maritime history]. Lubbock, B. Sail. The Romance of the Clipper Ships. Ed. F.A. Hook and A. Campbell. London, P. Stephens, (1972), 3 vols., (14),153,(1); (10),152,(2); (10),102p., 3 diff. frontisp., 1 fold. map, col. plates after J. SPURLING, orig. unif. gilt cl., orig. slipcase, large 4to.

- Occas. (sl.) foxed. = Facs. reprint of the ed. London, 1925-1933.

AND 3 others similar, i.a. C. BATESON, The convict ships 1787-1868 (Glasgow, 1969, orig. gilt cl. w. dustwr.).

€ (50-70) 50
75 1029 Maritime history Thompson W M and Lawson T W 75 1029 Maritime history Thompson W M and Lawson T W
75/1029 [Maritime history]. Thompson, W.M. and Lawson, T.W. The Lawson History of the America's Cup: A Record of Fifty Years. Southampton, Ashford Press Publishing, 1986, (10),XV,402p., num. (full-p.) photogr. ills., printed in 1500 numb. copies, a.e.g., orig. gilt dec. buckram, 4to.

- Covers trifle soiled. = Facs. reprint of the ed. Boston, 1902.

€ (40-60)
75 1030 Middle East Cruttenden C J 75 1030 Middle East Cruttenden C J
75/1030 [Middle East]. Cruttenden, C.J. Narrative of a Journey from Mokha to San'á by the Tarík-esh-Shám, or Northern Route, in July and August, 1836. (London, Royal Geographical Society, 1838), 267-289p., fold. engr. map, modern buckram.

= Excerpt from the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, Vol.VIII.

€ (60-80) 70
75 1031 Militaria Alboize de Poujol J E and Élie C 75 1031 Militaria Alboize de Poujol J E and Élie C
75/1031 [Militaria]. Alboize (de Poujol, J.E.) and Élie, C. Fastes des Gardes Nationales de France. Paris, A. Goubaud, 1849, 2nd ed., 2 parts in 1 vol., XVI,396; (4),431,(1)p., 2 diff. steelengr. frontisp., 19 plates, 3 handcol. woodengr. costume plates, contemp. hmor., large 8vo.

- Sl. foxed; the coloured plates (sl.) yellowed. Upper joint splitting at top of spine; corners showing.

= Lipperheide Qk49; Hiler p.12; Colas 52.

€ (40-60)
75 1032 Militaria Altena A van 75 1032 Militaria Altena A van
75/1032 [Militaria]. Altena, A. van. Een Hollander onder de Fransche Cohorten, of mijne lotgevallen als conscrit. Dordr., Blussé en Van Braam, 1827, VIII,367p., engr. title, later gilt mor.

- A few scattered owner's stamps; bookplate on first free endpaper; occas. sl. foxed; title sl. stained.

= Rare first hand account of a Dutchman in French military service.

€ (100-150) 210
75 1033 Militaria Lippmann F 75 1033 Militaria Lippmann F
75 1033 Militaria Lippmann F 75 1033 Militaria Lippmann F
75/1033 [Militaria]. Lippmann, F. Die Einzelgefechtsausbildung. Ein Buch für Lehrer und Schüler. Berlin, Offene Worte, 1930, 2nd ed., 112p., 90 ills. on plates (bound separately in inner flap backwr.), ills., orig. wr.

- Owner's entry on title-p. = Rare military instruction booklet.

€ (50-70) 60
75 1034 Mongolia Eisma D 75 1034 Mongolia Eisma D
75/1034 [Mongolia]. Eisma, D. Mongol Rule. Reflections on Mongol sociopolitics. Leyden, Karstens, 2003, 6,82p., ills., orig. clothbacked boards, large 8vo (fine). - ADDED: 11 duplicates of the same work.
€ (50-70)
75 1035 Pyrenees Petit V 75 1035 Pyrenees Petit V
75 1035 Pyrenees Petit V 75 1035 Pyrenees Petit V
75 1035 Pyrenees Petit V 75 1035 Pyrenees Petit V
75 1035 Pyrenees Petit V 75 1035 Pyrenees Petit V
75/1035 [Pyrenees]. Petit, V. Souvenirs des Pyrénées. Vues prises aux environs des eaux thermales de Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Bagnères-de-Luchon, Cauteretz, Saint-Sauveur, Barèges, Les Eaux Bonnes, Les Eaux Chaudes & Pau. Pau, A. Bassy, n.d. (±1850), lithogr. title printed in blue and gold, 5 divisional titles (each w. sm. handcol. (circular) view), 1 fold. col. panorama ("Panorama des Pyrénées") and 33 (of 38?) handcol. views, loose as issued in orig. giltlettered mor. portfolio, folio.

- Lacks at least 5 plates; general title-p. foxed and w. sm. tear; panorama foxed. Portfolio lacks closing strip and 2 narrow sides.

= The number of plates varies in most copies, with a maximum of 52. Our copy contains, apart from the general fold. panorama: Souvenirs de Pau (title and 4 (of 6) numb. views), Souvenirs des Eaux-Bonnes (title and 9 (of 10) numb. views), Souvenirs des Eaux-Chaudes (title and 6 (of 8) numb. views), Souvenirs de Cauterets (title and 7 numb. views) and Souvenirs des Hautes-Pyrénées (title and 7 views). Copies with this many handcoloured plates are extremely rare. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXVIII.

€ (700-900)
75 1036 Raynal G T F 75 1036 Raynal G T F
75 1036 Raynal G T F 75 1036 Raynal G T F
75/1036 Raynal, G.T.F. Histoire philosophique et politique des Établissements et du Commerce des Européens dans les deux Indes. Geneva, J.-L. Pellet, 1780, 7 (of 10) text vols.: 5 diff. engr. frontisp., contemp. unif. gilt calf w. 2 mor. letterpieces/ atlas vol.: 50 fold./ double-p. maps, 23 (fold.) tables, contemp. calf w. 2 contrasting mor. letterpieces, 4to.

- Lacks text vols. 8-10. Atlas: part of backstrip loose(ning); covers w. some acid bite.

= Cf. Einaudi 4648; Sabin 68081 (other eds.): "A large part of this work is said to have been written by Diderot, and others. The sentiments and criticisms contained in it prevented its publication in France (...). The book was condemned by the French parliament and church dignitaries, and Raynal was obliged to leave France."

€ (400-600) 475
75 1037 Rhine Batty R 75 1037 Rhine Batty R
75 1037 Rhine Batty R 75 1037 Rhine Batty R
75/1037 [Rhine]. Batty, R. Scenery of the Rhine, Belgium and Holland. London, R. Jennings, 1826, steelengr. title, vignette and 60 plates, each w. accomp. text leaf in English and French w. woodengr. coat of arms, contemp. gilt hmor., t.e.g., 4to.

- Some foxing; text lvs. occas. yellowed; endpapers and first/ final lvs. stained and sl. mouldy. Binding rubbed; corners bumped.

€ (200-300) 200
75 1038 Russia Herzen A under pseud Iskander 75 1038 Russia Herzen A under pseud Iskander
75/1038 [Russia]. Herzen, A. (under pseud. Iskander). Kontsy i nachala (Ends and beginnings). Norrköping, E. Biornström, 1863, 1st ed. thus, (2),IV,96p., modern black leather w. gilt red mor. letterpiece, orig. wr. pres., sm. 8vo.

= Zaleski 197. Letters by Alexander Herzen (the "father of Russian socialism") to Ivan Turgenev. The book was banned in Russia until the Revolution of 1917.

€ (150-250)
75 1039 Russia Voltaire F M A de 75 1039 Russia Voltaire F M A de
75 1039 Russia Voltaire F M A de 75 1039 Russia Voltaire F M A de
75 1039 Russia Voltaire F M A de 75 1039 Russia Voltaire F M A de
75/1039 [Russia]. (Voltaire, F.M.A. de). Histoire de l'empire de Russie sous Pierre le Grand, par l'auteur de l'histoire de Charles XII. (Geneva, n.publ.), 1759-1763, 2 vols., XXXIX,(1),302,(1); (4),XVI,318p., engr. plate w. 2 medaillions, 2 fold. maps of Russia w. handcol. borders, title-vignettes, woodcut ill. w. plan, contemp. gilt unif. calf.

- One map w. tear along inner margin; vol. 2 bookplate of Gerrit Jan Honig on upper pastedown.

= Bengesco 1365; Cat. des Russica 472. After the publication of L'histoire le Charles XIII in 1731, Voltaire was designated by J. Schouvaloff to write about Peter the Great. Voltaire did not wait for instructions from J. Schouvaloff and the Russian Court, but immediately started to work on his book and had written 8 chapters before the instructions reached him. The first uncorrected version was published with an errata leaf just before the corrected edition was issued. This is the first edition with the errata leaf.

€ (100-150) 100
75 1040 Russia Weber F C 75 1040 Russia Weber F C
75/1040 [Russia]. (Weber, F.C.). Das veränderte Rußland, in welchem die jetzige Verfassung des Geist- und Weltlichen Regiments, der Kriegs-Staat zu Lande und zu Wasser (...) Ingleichen die Begebenheiten des Czarewitzen (...) vorgestellet werden. Erster Theil. Frankfurt/ Leipsic, N. Försters, 1744, new rev. ed., (14),490,(6)p., engr. frontisp. portrait, fold. map, 5 (fold.) plates/ portraits, contemp. calf, gilt spine w. 2 mor. letterpieces, 4to.

- The 1st vol. (of 3) only; lacks the plan of St. Petersburg and 1 text leaf (p.65/66); upper corner of title-p. torn off (without loss of text); occas. sl. foxed. Rebacked; corners restored.

= Important account of Russia under Czar Peter. The author, a German diplomat, resided in St. Petersburg at the Imperial court between 1714-1719. Contains i.a. a large folding map of the Russian Empire by MOLL (after PERRY).

€ (100-150) 140
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